River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-20
A Cincinnati Sensation.

Nothing in the fashionable social world
here has created such sensation recently,
and nothing ever so strange, as the
strangely romantic marriage of Miss
Blanche Worthington, of Coving:on, Ky,
a leading belle of great beauty and accom-
plishments, to Mr.. B. V. Jackson, Of
Parkersburg, W. Va, son of Judge
Jackson, Of the u. S. Court of West
Virginia The affair was q runaway
match, and the ceremony was performed
at the Burnett House by the Rev. DR.. Gray,
an Episcopal divine.
The lady has long been engaged to Maj
ByrDe, prominent young railroad man
of this city, very worthy gentleman, and,
as his conduct on this occasion shows, a
chivalrous one. The Major is devoted
CsthoIic, which faith the young lady
voluntarily adopted after careful investi-
CATION and long course of instruction
from leading divines of the Catholic
Church in this city ana Ccvington, and
which she was to formally embrace on
her marriage day in June.
During the festival week Mr.. Jackson
and sister visited Cincinnati, where Maj
Bgrnc, assisted by his lady love, contri-
/
day they all dined together at the Bur
net very happily. That evening the low
er placed his betrUthed in the company
| 0i Mr. jackson for the festival. On Fri
| iay she VAS TO entertain him by introdgc-
tiou 20 ner lady friends and did 81.
! Ga Saturday afternoon MIR. Jackson
cl'lel upon b. friend Mai. ByTne to as
! sist him in getting marriage license, to
which he responded As friend at once.
and to xether they repaired to the Probate
| Court, the Low little dreaming what was
| in store for him The names Of the CON
tracing parties were there first pronounc-
! ed. Imagine what must have been the
/ feelings of the strong man, the ardent
| lover, when hearing the name of his al
most wife in such a connection, but lie
! believed it cruel joke, and not until h
met the lady did be doubt her. He was
/ invited 70 give the bride away, and, hav-
/ ing to release her from her engagement
with him "a most solemn one), he con
cented, being lifelong friend Ct both
| parties There seldom has been witnessed
a nobler exhibition of true manhood and
chivalry than when this gentleman
| suffering the agonies of crushed heart
and Inundated 81 lrit, with calm
nerve and bearing, having formally re-
leased the lady from her plighted troth
forgiving her the great wrong she had
done him in blasting his life by precipi
lately trampling under foot the pledges
f fidelity and love still warm upon hei
lips, gave away in marriage TO another
the idol of his own heart. He has no
since permitted the affair to be mentioned
in his presence, but is evidently suffering
as such man can suffer His friends
have been apprehensive of the result up
on him. The prominence of the parties
Miss Worthington being member o
a leading Kentucky family, great favor
lite, a famous beauty and belle, some
twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old
Mr. Jackson, the lady S Junior, the scio,
of prominent Virginia family, cousin
of "StoDewall," and son of distinguished
iurist, and the deserted lover, promi
nent gentleman in railroad end bushes
circles, of high moral worth and culture
and, l believe, native OF your State
Maryland-makes this leading sensa
ton in the three States of Ohio, KentucB J
and Virginia inataaatj Cor. Baltjmor
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