The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-13
A NEW UPTOWN ROMANCE.
ONE nhRBfhGE IND EFJNTrELY DE-
IERRING ANOTHER
New York Belle who was not GwcndoIeu
h"rie'h-A Neglected Wtte. then Widow,
ana NOVA Wife whose Death IN Awaited.

aud now "A Wife whose Denth h. Await.,.
Neo FORK Letter N tie Bringors American.
Some time ago it was observed that N
gentleman whose age enutled him t. be com
sidered a bachelor, and a Lady arLst, not much
younger, but very attractive, aud VINO makes a
great del ~ money, were 80 intimate and 40
UGH together on all public occasions as to war.
rant the Ouinion that they were engaged. ThIs
proved e. he the fact. and many were the CON
Rratulations' and much the joking in conse-
guence: for the gentleman, because OF his cvni-
oisn, had been unders God "a a confirmed wo-
man bater. and the LADY had EXPRESSED herself,
alter the M mn r. OF ladies' on tho wrong side OF
twenty I'VE. as determined never 10 marry. They
were evidently very much IN love, md the only
question thty troubled their friends was, why
tnev did not get married.
PRIVATELY. this problem disturbed the lady as
much as II dli her friends. here seem,d TO he
no reason why they should not marry Botn
were tperaby well of, eacn seemed lndepen-
cent OF Tho world and of relatives. for the lady
nNed with ana supported her mother and had
done so for MANY years, aud the only rel tive
OF the gentleman that any one knew OF was
sister at school. Tho question Of ways and
motnods had often been discussed between the
contracting parties. and ~ bad been decided
that tho lady should retain her home (sne had
declared II Impossible for her to leave her mother
nS i'ng rs she should iive); that she should en-
i,t9e ner pretty French - Hat" by ticking two
additional rooms watch she volunteered to ne
up thu arrange In the most approved "Eistlake"
~, m 10Y sun the lover apparently shrank
10 be tled. But the time came wien II was me-
ces ~ 70 begin prep ratiOns the rooms had
70 ne TAKEN OF eft, and, Of course, they were
taken, ana In g. short time exuui-tteiV furnished
stili the DAY had not been set ana one evenina
the lover, after requesting tie ldy To- attire har-
sell Tor w'ik. took her to "a autet city nnr,, ma
H. petuously asked her To IA rry inn I'M diateIv
ana leave with Dim for a FIVE war; ahsena, ~,
Europe. Ths proposition umralvzsd her III
course she refused. she could not leave her
house; she mad X II upon herself he.yi r obli-
cations H. regarded rent sue had contr cts nm
i4ih'led. IL was simpi, lmpOssioe. lie, man
Ike, repro Ched her -derrrred tuat she aid not
love hii. and left her III passion of rage which
astoni-hed ana overwhelmed her. Lut which, OF
coute, principally Vrctence. A few even
in4s after that VISITOR was announced who re-
quesled to see her alone. and shown into
her studio. On entering she found a small,
slender woman. dressed IN bl iuk, VINO, throwing
aside her veil pprO ched ter
Madame she sad, You do not know me,
nut understand tnat you are engaged to be
married To man whp ought to be NV husband,
lni came 70 throw myself upon your pity and
forbcarance." Her story was tba she n ID been
M rtied To "A mao who negi cted ner that some
eight wears previous she become acquainted
with Mr.. d., who nrst pited, pien loved: that
che left her husband for MIN on his solemn
promise to m rry her If ever she was free tn Il
subsequent (sonle i've years later, her husbsnd
died 81 hard drinking, out he had tnen refused
tofulul his prOuii-c and IL was not until recently
that she md discovered that he IA ii fo,med
other plnns. Sue Ia ID then made -prrate APP
pod To him. and threatened ex osure. lie had
dehed ner, ada mere sue was.
ms story suggested an explanation to the
lauy II her lover conduct ~ tuc previous even
ing. and = cuu not repiess q ftclins OF pity
f0r The poor turloru, ana lovely woman, 30 shut
u rom syup.tnY. 50 desperate Ia her need,
aud 80 evidently destined 10 au early grave, Tor
she was uumistak.bly IN the grasp Of con
sumption.
week after this, and before she had decided
whether to write ~ hiu or not, she received a
visit from her All need. who. ignorant OF what
she KIN W, began To uig1 a European trip OF
longer Or shorter duration. She silenced. ia fact
summed HIN, uv giving tho history OF the Wait
she n,d rec, wed, ana urging upon MIN the duty
81 IN king whatever rcplrdttun he could to the
unfor.un T. woman, II her story was true lie
acknowledged its trutn, tue DECLARED that be
u been entirely seq rated froiu her since his
eugas 'mrn', only paying small sam per week
lDi Acr subsistence.
tiu Iht Der voluntary promise that she would
never marry unic.s she married INN. her pray
'f-' uer tear. ner entfelties DreV.i eI lie con
scntni to marry he Woman he mad dishouored,
tu"il' " ner t. bear his II une. but ON the con-
uiti. ilat he Mas not 900 i've WITH her. le took
z -.n u Il flr tJ- her, furuisucd IL neatly, uuder
Mis- T. = sup, rint rndt nee, ana - month ago
Wa, married IN tho " iittle CIurch Round the
Corner" with OILY Mis- i---- aud her mother
as witnesses. H. drite- MS wife out OCCASION
aliN, Du, only when his former bctr0tlf! viii
iCcuMs ANY Item. an ,grrtinent DCff ct, agree
able TO his wife, fr she relies upoh ner. and
has learned 10 iuVc her lne at. CT ulv tuet
the strange trio H. tne PARK, and neither one
looN~d unhappy. OA the c Intr,ry, thure were
inaicait .ns Of INV al peace ami Sutisf leii IN
an u, them all and fancy all Will come out
night.