Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-03-26
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True Love in the Olden Time.

In a memoir of the late DR.. John Mil
Ter, of Cortland county, read before the
New York State Medical Society, by DIR.
Geo. W. Bradford, of Homer, the fol-
lowing anecdote is told, which is worth
preserving -
Before coming into Cortland County,
in 1901, Dir. Miller had formed an at
tachment to, and an engagement with a
young lady living in Rensselaer, county,
N. Y, whom he expected to become his
partner and help-meet in and through
the journey Of life. After his settlement
here they bold constant correspondence,
and, while the doctor was laboring with
all his energies to prepare for his chosen
one home, she remained behind making
preparations for residence in the wilds
Of the West. Matters went smoothly on
with them for some months, each fire.
quently receiving assurances of faithful
ness and mutual attachment After some
time letters were not as frequently re-
ceived by either party as formerly, and
at last ceased entirely The doctor wrote
often, butreceyed no reply to his anxious
inquiries for the cause of this total silence
on the part Of her he SO ardently loved.
just SO with the lady /; she too had written
time and again, seeking to know the
cause of this seeming GOODNESS, this aban-
donment of him to whom she had plight
ed her first love- Each had come to the
conclusion that the other was false to the
sacred engagement
MATTERS remained thus for some time
without either hearing anything from the
other. AT last the doctor received a
letter from friend Of his living in Troy,
(thc place Of the young lady's residence, }
informing him that the young lady in
question was to be married to some one
there, on such an evening, but few
days from that date. The friend know
ing something of the previous engage
ment OF the doctor to the lady, learned
she had been induced to marry the per-
son OF her second engagement from the
belief that the doctor mad cast her Off
had forfeited his plighted honor, she not
having heard anything from him in reply
to her letters for many months. The
friend at once suspected something
wrong. He knew John Miller would
never be guilty of 50 base an act as to
leave one to whom he was betrothed in
such manner That ii it were impos-
slble for him to fulfill his engagement. or
If he desired to cancel the obi CATION, Mil
Ter would at once frankly and honestly in-
form the young lady That he was
far too honorable. too noble to do 50 base
an act. Believing this he wrote the
doctor OF the expected welding to take
place on the day designated. At that
early day our country mails we're like
angels visits, few aud far between conse-
quently Miller did not receive his
friends letters until less than twenty
four hours before the time appointed for
the wedding. This was in the latter
part Of the month of March, when the
snow was melting away by the rays of
the warm sun OF spring, the roads were
IN bad condition riding exceediugl, bad
and III some places dangerous, ana the
doctor one hundred and thirty miles from
Troy. Stages and railroads were at that
time out OF tue question. What should
he do! give up his hearts desire. his
long-wished-for aud earnestly-sought
companion, her on whom bis most ardent
love had conferred, and remain during
all his future life under the imputation
OF forfelting his piighted faith, aud act
ing IN a dishonorabie manner with a
noble, worthy lady, or should he make
one effort to retrieve all? His mind
was soon made up, He mounted bis
faithful horse 'Gersaom, one he had
often tried in cases of urgent necessity
one too in all respects possessed of the
physical endurance--the determined en-
ergy never to be outdone equal even e
his master. 'Gersiion' was headed fol
Troy, a distance Of one hundred and thirty