The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-06
BALIIMORE'S LATEST ROMANCE.
A Rr0ken Engage ment Caused by n DIf-
ference In Religious opinion.
Especial Dispatch to Cincinnati EnauirerI


| Especial Dispatch to Cincinnati EnuuirerJ
| BALTIMORE. April IA romantic affair In
| real life WIS brought to light here to-day. As
the Allag Line steamship Sandman was being
| lowed into the stream q carriage drove rap
IDLY up to the pier, from which young and
s s1,lh1,g pretty girl, fashionably alfred
glance ut the st-disappearing steamer was
sufficient to Indicate that they were too late
ior the contemplated European trip. TIE
young lady appeared distressed, and finally
| burst into tears Her friends attempted to
console her, and In q few minutes they all re-
entered the carriage and drove to the office Of
Lne CassAfd agency, where a cabin passage
was secured III the steamer Scythia, which
| sails from New York tomorrow
IL appears from Inquiries that the young
| lady who goes abroad was for some time the
fGncee Of Mr.. John Rltche, a well-kDown
| citizen Of Baltimore county. about fifty years
Of age. Her name ID Amelia Graham, and
| visit her sister and other relatives In Balti-
| more county She was then quite child
but has since developed into wolnantood. and
| her char1us won for her numerous snitors for
her hand. Mr.. Richie was among other WIS.,
itors, and notwithstanding the disparity In
| years. aR attachment sprang up between
them, which rlpened ON the part OF the lady
at least In the tenderest affection The eoli-
pie became engaged, and wedding was
talked Of, but while arrangements were being
made that the groom that was to be was
q member Of tho Episcopal Church,
and the brIde-elect o strict member OF
the Roman Catholic Church. Nor was this
all, the venerable Richie Insisted upon the
nuptial knot being tied by an Episcopal
clergyman, while his .fancee was equally de-
termined that Roman Catholic priest should
solernnize the wedding. After lovers quar-
rel, broken engagement and re-engage-
ment, Miss Graham at last yielded reluc-
4nV, Tn. Db..ta ipt,f .t,d ft,tp
day for the wedding was agreed upon. Invi-
tatlons were issued, but before the day fixed
for the ceremony arrived Miss Graham again
refused to be married by any but q Catholic
priest. Il was Mr.. Ritchi g turn to releut,
which he apparently did but before the we'd
ding day arrived he, again refused, influenced,
1t IL said, by his friends Fearing, however
that he might have compromised himself
toward the lady, he addressed the following
letter to mutual friend:
baltimore COUNTY, March 20, 1870.
"Den iSir-You are aware that Amelia has
loved we'll, but not wisely. / am this month
fifty years old, and she Is only twenty. Be-
sides, our religion is different, and all OF my
friends are very much averse to 1t, so thai
am afraid that 1t would make Amelia's life D
bitter one; yet III she insists l will fulfill my
promise not that / love her or respect her
any less Now II you can use your influence
with her to let the whole matter drop, tell her
to keep all she has got and accept $500, will
consider our relations ended, except as far as
good friendship Is concerned. am very sorry
that this went so far, and her feelings are
wounded SO much, but | was not aware that
people were SO much aveTse to It..
yours, respectfully, JOHN RIToH1H
up. Sunless Amelia accepts the above
proposition, / will notsconsider myself for
given or my conscience clear. Then l will
make out that her friends put her off IL.
-. r."
The mutual friend after considerable diff
Guilty, succeeded in getting Miss Graham's
family to consent to break the engagement,
and {, farewell interview between the lovers
took place yesterday ut Miss Giaham's home.
She appeared deeply moved at the sight Of
her old lover, and positively refused to accept
the money, but it Vas left with her friends,
and paper was then signed by both parties
declaring the engagement ut an end. Miss
GrahYm then resolved to accompany her Sis
ter on trip abroad, but, 40 already indi-
Gated, reached the piYtoo late She will,
however, reach IrelaD6by the Scythia about
the same time. Thee Romantic case has ex-
cited much comment r the circles Of society
In which all the partl& b moved, and In which
they are highly ested he'd.