Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-10-21
A Double Wedding and a
Double Funeral IN
Pennsylvania.
PenuS'
Roseville Correspondent of the Philsdel
phia Telegraph.

ABOUT AFe ears ago " IIIIdlll
Russell, a farmer, living a few
miles from this village, was left
q widoWer, with one child. The
care Of the farmers house then
devolved upon his daugher Har-
riet, aged sixteen years. a girl
named Mary Stokes, about the
same age, was employed to aid
in the household work. Miss
Russell discovered that her
father was paying the attention
Of a lover to the girl.
The farmers daughter dis
missed the Stokes girl from her
situation in the family. When
Russell learned Of this proceed
ing he Immediately brought the
girl back, hnd told his daugh-
ter that she was to remain there
as long as she chose. The
daughter thcrcupon left the
| house, and went to work at sew
ing in the neighborhood. Mary
Stokes finally left RusselPs and
in few days afterwards Miss
Russell resumed her old posi-
tion in her fathers house.
Living in this village was a
highly respected young carpen-
ter named Horton Hurst. His
father owned a farm adjoining
that Of Russell's. Some years
ago Il difficulty arose between
the two farmers about the prop
er location of a line fence. \
long, bitter and expensive law
suit followed. Farmer Hurst
WAS finally successful in the
suit, and died two years ago
Russell hated the name Of Hurst,
and when, some three years
since, he made the discovery
that his daughter and the son Of
the enemy had formed an at
tachmcnt for each other, and
were actually engaged to be
married, he threatened to dis
own Harriet if she did not at
once renOunce the idea Of we'd
ding young Hurst. She made
the sacrifice in obedience TO her
parent.
About three months ago Rus
sell astonnded his daughter by
telling her that he intended to
soonmarry the girl Mary Stokes,
and bring her back to the farm
house. Harriet assured him
that when he brought his wife
home he would find his daugh-
ter gone,
Friday morning the old farm
cr, telling Harriet that he would
return with his wife in the al
tcrnoon, drove away toward the
home of Mary Stokes. The
daughter placed the house in
readiness for the return Of her
father, and about noon started
for Roscyillc. She left behind
her, on the bureau in her room,
the following letter addressed to
her father:
Dear Father: | have always
tried to be q dutiiuI daughter o
you, but the act YOU intend toI
do to-day is more than | can
submit TO, as | have more than
once told you. You choose a
companion above me. l hope
she will be as true to you as l |
have been, and that you both
will be happy. Do not think l |
am writing this with a light |
heart, although in leaving the |
home of my childhood l go to
find a home with one | have |
long loved and whose wife / eX-
pect to be in few hours. God |
bless you, father, and gOod-by. |
Your oncc-Ioyed daughter,
HATTIE.
Upon reaching this village |
Miss Russell was met by Hor-
ton Hurst. They proceeded to
the house Of Mrs. William Fill !
lev, a sister of Hurst's, and a.
bout s o'clock IN the afternoon |
were married by the Rev. Mr.. !
Young, of TIE Methodist church. |
Afterward they went in company |
with Mrs. Filley and young gen
tleman, a friend Of Hurst's, to
the village tavern, where 1t had |
been arranged to take dinner
They were nearly through the re,
past, which had been very like a
wedding feast, when the dOOrof the !
dinning room was burst in, and !
Russell, pale with rage, and a sin
gular glitter in his eye, sprang in
to the apartment. His daughter
arose hastily and ran toward him
with outstretched arms, but he
threw her aside and sprang upon
her husband.
"You scoundrel!' he exclaimed
"You set my daughter up to leave
her heme y