The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-09-04
QUEER LOVE STORY. 8
What Happened e. q Pert ,Jarvi,
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what Happened T.. q Pert Jarvis
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A little more than four years ago q
gentlemen Of this village, then about
90 years of age, fell in love with u
young lady, aged about 19, ialso. Of
Port Jervis. She returned his affec!
tion and for n time all Went along
smoothly. The lady was 4 daughter
of pious parents, and although she
was not connected with the church,
was . firm believer in their tenets;and
looked with . feeling akin to horror,
on anything approaching to akepti-:
cism or doubt. But the time came
when she learned that her lover was
an atheist that he disbelived in re-
veaIed religion, had no veneration for
the Bible, and took no. interest in
churches, seldom or never attending
them save as her escort. She was
deeply panied by this revelation. She
sent for her lover and eudeavored to
convince him of his error, but he was
not satisfied with her arguments and
refused to sccede to surrender of his
principles. The more the lady pom
dered the moro her duty seemed to
her., and .she finally decided to re-
nouncel her love. She accordingly
wrote.te him . long and 4edr-stained
letter bidding him goodbye forever.
The gentleman again and againi urged
her to- reconsider her determinAtfop,
-but,she WAS obdurate, and . separa-
tioi tooksplaes. Hesw deeply grievs
lea, but although he wss, as hethoaghtI
badly used he sfslt that she hsd acted.
up to what her convictions ~ right
demanded. He could not IS easily
tifyest hihseif Of His love, ana after .
fsw MAonths he LEFT thiss villxgs and !
1sngaged in business elsewhere. The.
young lady mourned, baf tried 10 at.
isfy ihsfseif that she had acted correct
~. Two years made Ter more iiberaH
than she had been, and she began to-
study on ~ the subject. The
more she " read tlie more she
tifstrdsted her former decision, and
she finally became quite as liberal as
the lover she had discarded. Whether
the logic of the books she read, or the
prompting Of the old love had most to
do with the change, It would be hard
to tell. The lsver, too, bad undergone
. change. The fact that his creed had
cost him his sweetheart annoyed him
and, struggle ss he would could not
banish her from his memory. Last
winter q revival of religion took place
in the city in which he was engaged
in business. At the solicitation Of
friend he was induced 10 attend. As
in the other case, IT would be hard to
tell whether the change was brought
about by the arguments of the preach
er, by the excitement which prevailed,
or by the memory Of his old love.
Suffice it to say that he united with
the church, and in short time became
a Jealous member He thought over
the action of his former sweetheart in
him for his. infidelity, and
wrote her brief note asking the priv
ilege of once more calling on her. She
in the, Affirmative. The
gentleman came, andswhen Ashee tim.
eily apologised for her previous dis
missal OF him, he. to her surprise, de-
Tended her conduct, said she had been
in the right, and in her place he would
to-day do the same. Her heart sank
at these words. She confessed the
great change in her sentiments, from
being q firm. believer in the Bible, she
had discarded it, and with it her be-
lief in any revealed religion. It was
the gentleman's turn to be horrified.
He pleaded with her urged everything
he could think of to induce her to
change her mind. She could not and
told him so. He felt that he must not
be "unequally yoked with an uDbe-
liever," and taking counsel of his re-
ligion. gave her up.-[Port Jervis
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