The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-06
A Jersey Romance.

The creations of fiction have theil
counterparts almost daily in real life
and ltwould appear to the close observ
er OF events that the latter exceed ir
strangeness the most exaggerated crea
tions of the romancer. New Jersey
whose system of jurisprudence is prob
ably inferior to that of no State in the
Union, furnishes more sensations, anna
tory and criminal, in proportion to its
population, than any other State.
The scene of the following incidents
is the quiet suburban village of Ruther-
ford Park, and the opening act was
played Just six years ago, when the vii.
lage was not one-third its present di-
mensions.
At that time Philip Woolmer, a young
man engaged in grocery store, first
saw Emma Sorley, the pretty sixteen
year-old daughter of wealthy mer-
chant residing in the village. Philip
was handsome, had figure like Apollo,
rand was not troubled with that great
bar to youthful love-making, bashful-
ness. They seemed to be mutually
attracted, and soon were on in
innate terms of acquaintance. Six
months after they had met, they,
after having passed through the usual
course of billing and cooling, became
engaged to be married. The audacious
suitor for the hand of an heiress, nothing
daunted by the disparity in their social
status, applied to the wealthy merchant
for the hand of his daughter. The as
tenishment of the latter was so pro-
found that he was petrifed into silence,
and when he did speak he accompanied
very uncomplimentary language with
pedal movement that sent the eager
suitor out of the door. Evidently in
that direction there was no help, and at
an interview the young man had with
his intended short time subsequent to
the unfortunate contretemps mention
ed, he tried to induce her to elope. 1t
probably spoils the romance of the
story to state that she refused point
blank to do any thing of the kind, but
she promised to remain true to him, to
remain unmarried until his circum-
stances would remove her parents
scruples to their union. He was salts
fed even with this slight hope, but
wnen she bade him a fearful
farewell his heart became
faint at the prospect of
the dismal vista of many weary years
before him, before he could accomplish
the object of his wishes. After leaving
Rutherford Park, he visited different
cities and States of the Union, and af-
ter struggling with misfortune for two
years he finally made his way to Peru,
where he obtained a position under
Gen. Meigs, the great railroad con-
tractor. Since leaving the village where
he had left all that was dear to him, he
had managed to keep up a correspond
ence with his fancee, but three years
ago it had stopped entirely, and his let
ters were returned to him unopened.
He concluded that his Emma had for
gotten her promise, or, weary of longer
opposing her parents, had married an
other, and left him alone in the world.
He was, however, agreeably disap-
pointed when, month and half ago,
be received a letter from the object of
his affections, informing him of a seri- !
Ous change in her circumstances, and |
him, if h had still any re-
gard for her, to come to her at once. !
What the nature of the change was she |
lid not state, but the eager lover did |
not wait to consider, but at once started |
for the village which he had left over
i've years before.
He arrived at Rutherford Park re-
Gently, and found that Miss Sorley, his
fancee, had been compelled to leave her
'ather's house, in consequence of her
'efusal to marry man inimical to her,
1ut favored by her parents. He, how
sver, discovered that the true and ar
lent object of his affections was en-
olOyed as a governess in a small Jersey
own.
He proceeded thither, and with but
title difficulty discovered the object of
lis eager search. The joy of the long
separated lovers at meeting may be sup
posed. Language is too tame to paint
he feelings of hearts reunited under
uch circumstances, and eloquence of
words could not express the joy-in-
ensifed in the present instance by long
eparation-which has in all ages been
described as foretaste to the elysium
# the blessed. The two true lovers
we're married in quiet way, and last
week Mr.. Woolmer and his fair bride
eft for Peru, whsre position of emol-
lment and trust awaits him.
The husband is possessed already of
wealth, and it is quite pos
ible that at some future day the parents
nav relent and acknowledge a son in
aw in every way worthy of their daugh-
er.