Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-10-30
Sued by His Aunt for Breach of Promise.

The New York EUentng Post has an
editorial account of a curious case tried
in the United States Circuit Court at
Albany: In the first place Mr.. Orson +.
Champion was so incautious as to send
his aunt valentine; there can be at
least no doubt that he did SO, consider
ing the nature of the missives put in
evidence on the trial Miss Nancy v.
Campbell is Mr.. Champions mothers
haf-sister. She is six years younger
than Mr.. Champion, and is Young, pre-
possessing, and lady of unexception-
able habits and manners. Mr.. Crampton
fell deeply in love with his aunt in No
bile SIX years ago, and in that warm
southern city, rich in the perfume Of
orange blossoms and magnolia, and mu-
sical with the song of the oriole and the
mocking- bird, they pledged to each
other deathless constancy. This hap
pened during an afternoon drive on the
6 shell road D in 1873. Two years after
ward Mr.. Champion visited his be-
trothed at Batavia, in this State, and
thence went with her to her brothers
house at Fairfield, in Michigan. A week
was passed there, during which, and
afterWard, on his departure for Mobile,
the enamored nephew renewed his vows
them was confidence and Joy, and the
happy pair dreamed of nothing but q the
bloom OF young desire and purple light
of love-"
So full, in truth, was Mr.. CHAMPION
of his cherished project that he soon be-
gan in amatory letters to anticipate its
consummation. Instead of signing him
self Your affectionate nephew his
epistles ended with Z Your affeetionate
husband" He covered his fair CORE
spondent with chicographic caresses,
styling her his darling precious wife,
his :" dearest Nancy" and, in short, his
everything imaginable that is loving
and complimentary except his " dear
aunt" Time rolled on, and the course
OF true love seemed in all ways to run
smooth. But Miss Campbell appears to
have thought time was rolling too long
before coming to business, and SO she
made visit to Mobile to see what was
going on. The immediate incentive to
this step seems to have been letter in
which Mr.. Champion philosophically
intimated that although he was rapidly
speeding on life's journey he was CRATE
full that he had the love and confidence
of so good and true Christian woman.
The sentiment was unobjectioHable, no
doubt, but it implied certain GOODNESS
and dellberation not altogether consist
ent with the warmth and wild rapture
with which Mr.. CHAMPION had meta
phorically clasped his beloved to his
bosom in the letters that had gone
before.
The matter at all events would bear
watching, and with this persuasion Miss
Campbell suddenly landed on the shores
Of that Lovely bay where Fsrragut's can
non had thundered fourteen years be-
fore. But her nephew soon reassured
her. She had not heard from him in
six months, and she surprised him by
sending a card in another name asking
him to call. He was, however, equal to
the occasion. He said, { Nancy, do you
think L have no honor left? Could |
marry any other woman but you?n He
went on to remark that he was making
81, 900 Il year and would soon be ready
to carry out his engagement. Doubtful
but fond, the lady listened and believed.
She went back to Michigan to wait, ex-
pecting her amOrous nephew to f1y to
her ike the song-birds in the spring of
1879. Month after month, notwithstand-
ing, glided away and the once passionate
lover failed to appear At last, in Aug
ust last, he anticipated another visit by
letter. 1t was written from Wheeling
Springs, in Virginia, and it mentioned
that he felt sick. He had gone to Wheel
ing Springs for his health, he said, but
had not recovered it. He had, however
found there a lady whom on the whole
he liked better than his aunt. His letter,
with charming frankness, announced as
much with the further pleasing declara-
tion that his and his aunt's course in
life must hereafter be a separate one;
and this time, if not before, he was her
affectionate nephew. Such was the last
letter that passed between the once love
lorn couple; and favorable opportunity
presenting, Miss Campbell began in New
York the suit for breach Of promise that
the Circuit Court at Albany has decided
in her favor with the award of $4,000
damages.