The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-07
YOUNG LOVE THAT FADED.
THE TfIUE or 4 BROkEN HEART
INSUSSEX CONNTY. N IL

fhe Bhu OF Loves lllusiye Dream.
Nearly dozen years had elapsed since
Sussex county, N. j., had the excitement OF a
breacn Of promise case. Whether 1t was that
In that pleasant country the adage was no longer
true that men are deceivers ever" OF that the
maidens were discouraged by the result OF the
last case on recordfor no young woman, Of
even the most modest pretensions, can bind up
lacerated heart with 800, the amount Of that
historic award certain II Is tn at dam ared afoc-
| tions had long ceased to have a market value in
| Sussex.
| But ut the last term Of the Circuit Court. hold
In the town Of Newton. IN the closing week Of
December, Middlesex merchant named Oscar
Address found himself on the ragged edge OF
the law For eleven years he had wooed fair
Teresa o. kintner. daughter OF a hotel keeper In
Vaudeville. Knowing the old age all Jut ro-
penting at LEISURE" he did not propose to
marry in haste,' or any other way, so far
Teresa was concerned When that fact became
clear to her she warned him that there was
going 70 be trouble He rashly dened her. aud
continued to do so until they were both in
court and no saw what a cloud OF witnesses she
bad. Then hasty CONFRONT 30 was effected. by
which he paid the lady $3.50 for her ruined hopes,
and the suit was withdrawn.
second case. OF much greater interest, was
that in when Martha J. Roc claimed comprnsa-
ton from per1dious Robert Emmett wilson.
Martha. as she appeared In court. was de-
ciJeuly prepo>sc-sing girI, - years old, blue
eyed blonde, with a cehcatelv fair complexion,
ana slender II rure. sac l. the a ushter Of "A
wcll-tO-do farmer living near Beaver Run In
Want1ge township MIR. wilson Is young man,
not more til year her senior. with much
darker compie kim, and .ther consciously good
loOkiig. lie " the suh Of a farmer living near
MISS Rve's home. but has received Sufficient
education T. enable him to teach school ut
hnuxNlle, lloga cou1ty. Pa. and AZ ~ .tbraok-
viile n. j. Onc of the fiuhrOokville witnesses
Indeed testified that he was the ysrS best
teacher they ever mad IN h. dee trick"
From the story told IN Court ~ the pretty
pliniiH, 1t appeared that tue defendant was
nrst Introduced to her aoDnt the lst or2I #
July, 49,, AT her HON where he had been
brought Nv h'- cousin. FL ward Wilson, VINO was
at That time paying attcution TO her sister. TwO
Or tnree dys after. she met him again at a
fourtn OF July celebration, ana he s,w her
homs. Already a careful diagnosis Of the symu-
toms woul have made the case one II "lOye al
1rit sight: aud tue sufferers seemed equally
affected; VERY frequently ne use TO cal upon
her aud breiths IN hcr wiiling e.r his airy
nothings a.9ut dclthlcss low and ali tnst sort
OF thiug. H. sad that her love made MIN am-
nl,l US 10 uecome 9reat man, Wort VI sucn
priceless treas IRE. lie did 20. III November,
49,. " Knoxville, Pr. aud thence wrote letters
to ner w to April 1873
AZ mat time, IL ne IL to he believed. he was
faithful To his dearest little girl " IN Sussex
county, for, under dase De. -. ls12. he wrote, Ia
aqueer manner Tor a scaoUlmistrr:
went TO 4 bail danced so hard that danced the
,@ies az ON from ny oloss odi oidcat see 10 ne un
iaee " ZAP year a invite me nOms with ner nut axed
~ Oe excused.
. Slightly jealous no must have been at this
tiue, Tor he wrote:
am sorry 70 hear mat you have fallen love with
ht g1pd ioosins eH mat YOU p Se Of geuss that
That, however. did not prevent him sending
~ pecks \ quart OF love and good utght to
YOU DE rest strange idea OF humor tins
JaD. 1, 1873, writing OF a " nrst.r.te tune" at
ball III Knoxville, he narrated
But Nhere tae lie Of the thin; girltoox quite
n huttun to lett n " "A
maze al II maj Sne We Wa coming from the table
knocked DER q sels over neli Wv So - va ''''
LIZ lns men % was KEEP, up until Aer
Jersey and Dis darling little girl" to whom
he used to make regular aud formal visits once
a 10. tDigut, vi irregular and informal G lis
between times, further cas- ng his l,ourlng heart
IN moments OF leisure by wri.ing freqI ent
At the beginniny Of November. ls.3, he went
10 i,ator9"k 'iio to ietcl hooi, aud remained
there anu the March following. Prior To this
second departure. IN the month OF July, is7s. u
regdi ar ensa-euent of marriage nj been en-
tered into between the parties. III tOken Of
Whicn ne nut an engagement ring upon her
nnger. Hy virtue VI toe new aud positive rcla-
ugns now extstin-, us Letters from f.ator1 x.
vi " became even more gushing tnIn those
watch mad been written from Rockville. Win
tpat cumulative thotofic common TO lnvers. ne
nov al Irts o. her as "Dedtest, best Ioyed;"
say pr pn" .ic-clnfu ln OF idea In tho ending
Of one i~tter: From ono WHO ever tuinls VI
H. ~ de- tFo iisits to his home AMI to 3D. IN
ME" during that school teriu-one ~ NoVen-
btr. the Vihrr ~ tue holiday &c ~ N.
IN the early - TT Of VI s., lSii Mr. lis N said
TIA u. wpild oe ready to u - rln< Jen-
mis- uis WE M the following Ottlb. o. the
Stnla' before Tue last IN taIt uoutu Of May ne
c.lt1 upun her, aud euoWcd the usI.l wrath
Of grc;ion Ihat Wa the last visit he piiI h.r
Toe following letter told tue story OF nov love
had GO.e a-stTilns:
DaAR JESSfg; som 'thins has happenr, -iIcr saw
lon Inat cg 70 ehin me e4lr ~ 90 ate o)4
no, 10 deceive YOU, ~, II wAsmJ lEen ,oi Out viii
ryns Win i1of or ~ yea u. And :. S Si ,c -r
prospaet' eou ln. asS You or any o.her 4d, to Al
ruort.. frcey rcles,e you from Oar engagement
rS IA, sad Su' Iy w., Ho' SI,'a e l ss i,r u.s. de
nave nave GOT TO worN aad cara myself ana jeaait
rS to iirse ~ aa yoa may 3, sapSytyet Aii II
~l OF i4e. c1nHo, Nrllc auJ iuort Il va have any
ihins 10 sAy sny You cin wre. Bat 10 not hlaf III.
l4lsf have .o'hAs a. inst loa. Fare zee eelL .ad
r -Na,n saw you last l tried to tciy j aaic
pa cnai w., y ., Du. In 90 Z To .tniii asnn mi
1pto "ii i.r me i1r, as sad Uslore. my eala
EAaErf.
The poor slrl whose hopes were thus sudden
Is am cruelty demolished, was prO-trated ~
the uloM, a"d tuon to her bed. sick.
us ne followed ~ OS anoshor letter, Aug u,
lo'i' addressed 10 " Miss Honor X IutesrltS."
soon al rr That date n applied SIMS II 10
courting Mi.. Laura Carlson OF the Same
TOWNSHIP. and matters butween MIN aud Ms,
Roe remained la 81 tu quo.
In JAW $50 tnsp l iAuh IN this suit received
-hier OF tie ; .ssex National Is ma, and otnsr
tNpef,s positively tV tIil "a As Wuiteu bl tne
same Ia ia that uennua mo IN Any otnsr. son a
by Young WILSON. Judge Keol. IN ms cuar.s tO
Tue J.rN, illlS Characterized tnIs latter as "a
si.HpN ini Mou- tnihl.' II pr1ie.sed 10 cone
his maud - Aliss Roe II she would sond Dach
MI NLspns iins, aud letters At iho s,ne
time Il sct FORM, ~ runor, and conNsrs .tiuu,
the most dlmulng cilumnie- ~ tin.t IN yotlny
ihdN character, ana tiuet trued the vi lstin. of