The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
A REAL ROMANCE.
remarkable Meeting i'm Church.
What q Preachers Earnest Gaze De-

remarkable Meeting i'm n Church
what Prcacher's Earnest Gaze De-
The Denver (Col.) Tribune. of recent
date, says: Once upon time. as all true
stories begin-but for the sake of accu-
racy, say fifteen years ago-Rev. DR..
Warren, a celebrated Clergyman of Phil
adelphia, performed the marriage cere-
mony for two people, who afterward
sent out their cards inscribed: "Mr. and
Mrs. Avery, at home to their friends
tuesdays and Fridays, in the afternoon. :"
A few weeks later found Mr.. and Mrs.
Avery comfortably located in Manhat-
tan, Kansas. Mrs. Avery was one of
that class called strong-minded
women" She was an advocate of
female suffrage, made speeches and
wrote for the papers. So far, however,
as the public knew, the married life of
the Averys had the average amount of
felicity in it. One day Avery went
away-nobody seem to know Just where.
Some said he went to Colorado to make
his fortune in the mines; some said he
had gone to lcok after railroad con-
tract somewhere.
He never came back. The people of
Manhattan forgot him, and even Mrs.
Avery gave him up for dead. Her
HI.
and she is very intelligent, energetic
woman. She is now a member of the
law firm of Fc ter & Foster, of Clinton.
Iowa, and is said to be the only woman
who has ever been admitted to the bar
in that State.
Her name isn't Avery now. One day
Judge Foster was introduced to Mrs.
Avery Another day, few months
later, he married her, she in the mean
time having taken care to procure fi-
vorce from Avery on the ground of de-
sertion, for fear that he might turn up
some time.
Mrs. Foster studied law with her hus-
band, and assisted him in his legal busl-
ness, which is quite large. as Judge
Foster is one of the most eminent law
yers in the Hawkeye State. Being a
woman of spirit, OF rather q public
spirited woman, she naturally enlisted in
the cause of temperance, and was elected
president of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union. She attended the
national temperance camp meeting at
Bismarck in August, and took very
active part in the proceedings. She re-
manned also through the church en-
campment which Immediately followed
the temperance encampment. Rev. DR..
Warren, of Philadelphia, who per-
formed the ceremony at the time Mrs
Foster was married to her first husband,
attended the church encampment and
| renewed their old acquaintance.
When the church encampment closed,
Mrs. Judge Foster and lady friend
came to Denver together. A few days
later Rev. DR.. Warren took the train at
Lawrence for Denver. In this city he
was the guest of Rev. Earl Cranston,
| pastor of the Methodist Church. On
the next Sunday after his arrival he sat
| in Earl Cranston's pew, and glancing
| up at Mr.. Cranston in the pulpit. he no.
| ticed a very strange look in his face.
| Mr.. Cranston's gaze seemed to be di-
rected to some one behind DR.. Warren,
md the doctor turned Ground to see
what had attracted Mr.. Cranston's atten-
| ion. On the next seat behind him DR.
Warren saw Mrs. Foster, and just be.
| lind her a man whom he recognized as
the long-lost Avery. The look of sur
prise and astonishment which the doc
or 5 features wore attracted Mrs. Fos-
ter's attention, and she turned to see
what it was behind that interested &c
many people. AS she turned her move
ment attracted the attention of the peo.
| ole in the next seat behind her, and she
found herself face to face with her first
husband, whom she supposed dead
Their eyes met and the recognition was
instantaneous and mutual, although
they had had not seen each other fol
thirteen years. Beside Mr. Avery sa
two or three children and woman
Mrs. Foster glanced at them and turned
pale. 1t was his family. She got W
and left the church. Avery remained
through the service.
All that night Mrs. Foster walked tn,
floor of her room, silent but great.
tgitated. The next morning Mr.
Avery called, and, in the presence o
friends, had an interview. The meet
ing was like that of acquaintances
cold, formal, and yet very quiet an,
ievoid of any sensational features. Mr.
Avery, so far as the reporter knows
gave no explanation of his mysteriou
disappearance and his subsequent mar
riage, and was asked for none. II
lad married during his absence and ha
i've children, whom he invited Mrs
Foster to visit. Later in the day Mrs
Foster called hack and went to Sc
Mr.. Avery and family. Mrs. Foste
has returned to her desk and resume
her law practice in Clinton.
| The meeting in the Lawrence Stree
Church was a strange one. The mar
he woman, and the clergyman VIII
married them sat in adjacent seats. Th
presence of Judge Foster was all tha
was needed TO make the tableau CON
plete.