Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-04-29
Romance in Real Life.
The ApparitiOn that Fitted about
the Streets of OsWegO, n. ". and
Astonishing Results of Treating
the Mysterious Stranger Kindly.

UA0 "a A5sCeFiOuS stranger Kindly.
About a year ago there drop
ped in here a tattered. oray
bearded individual, about sixty
years old. Where he came
from nobody knew, but he at
tracted attention by his seedv
appearance and the melancholy
air with which he wondered
aimlessly through the streets.
At first he was taken for a
tramp who had struck the town
dead broke, but as he continued
to stay around an atmosphere
Of mystery gathered about him,
and it was supposed that he es-
capped from some asylrm for
the insane, or was a man with
out country, OF something Of
the kind. Pretty soon he began
to patronize tie reading room,
and was a constant attendant
on all the literary and religious
exercises, and those with whom
he talked said he had an air of
"a cultivated person; had more
than ordinary intelligence, and
evidently had once been some
body. They noticed, however,
that he said little about himself,
his origin, or his destiny.
The old man at length went
to board with Mr.. Z. Z. Ham,
mond, a reputable and respect
able resident. Mr.. Hammond
has a fine family and in it Il
daughter of twenty years, an
intelligent, cultivated, beautiful
girl. With the girl the un-
couth boarder Of sixty soon be-
came deeply enamorcd, and he
made frequent proposals Of
marriage to her, and was
promptly rejected on every oc-
casion. He was so gentlemanly
in all his relations with the
Hammonds, that they hesitated
about turning him away, al
though they were terribly an
nOyed bY his attentions to the
He paid his bills
promptly, and was not guilty
Of an act to. which they could
take exception. He was still as
tattercd as usual, and was not
warmly welcomed in his wan
dering about town.
The stranger went to Grace
Church, the most aristocratic
in the city, on Sundays, ana
his shabby appearance shocked
the piOus worshippers beyond
expression, and pretty soon
some one of them intimated to
hIm that his presence was not
altogether acceptable. This
reused the old mans ire, and
he dropped Grace Church in a
hurry. and went to the east
side Episcopal house Of wor-
ship. The first Sunday he was
there he put a s. bank note
III the contribution box, and
in q short time he aunoun-
ccd TO the officials that he dc
sired to carpet the church anew
and lie did so; and in giving he
Was-n0t behind the most liberal.
This Of course made consider
lJle talk, and the mystery of
The old man OF. tie tattcrcd coat
lecpened.
Meantime the Hammonds
heard their boardcr was throw
ng his cash freely among the
'ast side Episcopalians, and
hey began to open their eyes.
When he next resumed bis pro
'osaIs Of marriage to the oirI.
he drew from him his history,
which put an entirely new prase
o everything. He showed her
.eWspapers and other proof that
e was from New York citv.and
ad possessed great wealth: that
is property had become in
olvcd, and tired Of litigation.
e had stolenaway from the citv.
is@uised himself. and had gone
0 OSWego as Il retreat until his
Hairs should be wound up. He
id not wish to have his friends
now where he was. With
4 month his business had
cen successfully settled, his
anncial embarrassments were
Yer, and he was in the possess
ION Of large property.
Miss hammond waited long.
noGgh to allow. him to substan-
-ate his hlstOry,''Which he did
D her satisfaction, and that of
er parents, and then she was
larried to the tattcred old man
y the Rev. Mr.. Emerson. The
larriage was kept quiet until
esterday and then the old gen
eman sent to the newspapers
ne notice Of the marriage of
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