The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-15
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MISS ROSE PLANTS LETTER.
THE iNNOyNCr,UENT or 4 POSTPONE
NENT or HIR UfERIfGE



The friends OF Miss Rose Plant deny that
they have any motive for conceaing the con.
tents OF the letter that Pontin sent 10 her post.
poning thcir marriage. Relative 10 the inter.
view that he had with her on the afternoon of
his denth. they say that he called at the house
Mt i've minutes to I. and wont away at ia
o'clo *; that the interview with Rose related
mainly 10 his father from whom he had expect.
eu To receive So mo money: that he was so much
IN want of money that he even told her he had
not enough To pay for carriages: that Il is not
true that he asked her for his money ne she
had none " his to give him. having returned nlI
he had given her to keep for tho purpose of
huynE the furniture and his wedding suit.
This was small sum. and no Ind used IT all in
The hope Of getting some from his fnthcr. Rosa
told him that there need be- no trouble about ths
crrriaces, and that If his frenls would NOT como
without coaches. IL would m1ie no III ron ,a ns
lQnI ns ho was there himself There was no, tho
iii-i,'cai Nori - uhpeasanin.s So between the
lover iui"nI, thny never had any disu.tron-
mrni during tho two Years oi thrir oneagemcnt.
u sn know iliui le was poor, and 10 Wae Ia hn n
iNN' ,inNleh. Iucy parted lovingly. and She
heard not word from him To dive tho sligbiesi
lhdi'tlgn ot his intention To cummit suicide
u = lithcr hHs lel her sir'c bis death to- infct
trW lh1l might hnvc possibly tcrn the causo,
hcr trunk was packed To- the a-t article and
W., ~ i,hy 10 Eo' friends werc waiting. and
lo,!dar tae ~ o'Hrle 9elt.&l & gt oc2.k and Pontlqs
l'iter was delivered hy a telegraph mcssdneof cor
her sister received Il and opened ii, supposing
J. lp bt % lcsrapl pie n .-nge, She hanl1d 4 ia
Rose. nul 0itrr She had read il she requested
per per sl,ler To reno ! a. oud To- their mother. The
letter was read and shown 10 several persons
VINO unite in saying that II was substantially
~ ~ loiloWs ~ nearly word Tor word as ncr sis.
Ter can hpw rccollcct. ior. in the confusion, II
Was either lost or burned:
Tl.a. rl.a Iha. ftishard tornu Tho f'nt iLN,
fi''n ,o9 a,e. ID WI keep unul ea DO ii. part
ring at my quest and at the requc :, q my uncle,
Both Rose and her family were dunbfound.
ed, Al lcnlh Roses brother volunteered To- 70
TO- tsll lhr9@k 9g and Ssrerinin. ,is d[gssed hfr:
was. iion motiy.s Of dclicacy. not tod the
s"" ,king u"in; She was taken home by her
until o'clock the following day All day ions
she watched at the window expecting him and
5laitins whenever there WAS a ring at the front
,pontin'a sister, who was at the house with
Mlss hoss when the news .gnc that her brother
WIS ray, shid at once. u IL mother died In.
SAN. and his uncle. too" His mind was much
troubled ny his troubles with his father ON
one OCCASION, about q y.nr ago. he went to gei
some money that he had saved in his fathcrs
hand-. anu could not get IL. Whether he sub.
sequcutly got II is not known but Ros IS friends
positively DENY that she has n single cent OF liz
money. They speak in the highest terms Of
Ioni.n, and fancy that his troubles with his ia
thcr proved upon his mind. His sister Is said
" nave turned her Jack upon the father ut the
funeral. Rose did not even suspect that her
10 othc house. her brother told her.
-. ko3c rant was not working at Ridlcy's. but
was living in romiortnhlc circumstances with
ner mother. and had no use for her lovers
money. lie began to save it last fall. giving her
small sums from week 10 wcck. and every cent
ol this was returned to HIM. The wedding
presents that he bought consisted OF two bottles
3fwne Miss Plant upon recommendation Of
her physician. has been taken out Of the city for