Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-06-19
A ROMANTIC STORY FROM
TROY.
How Two Medical Students Strove
for and Won the Hand of the
Same Lady.

Same Lady.
Troy Press.
The following very romantic
story is but the substance of
what happened in our own city
many years ago. The eharac-
ters that appear as principals
have passed away, but their
descendants yet live among us
and occupy honorable positions.
in society. Two young men
who had passed through college
and graduated with honor were
studying medicine. They were
fast friends and were almost in.
separable. They entered socie-
ty together, and were well re-
ceiyed in the best houses. They
were together one evening at a
reception in one of the wealth.
est mansions OF the city, when
a new star appeared in the per-
son Of a niece Of the hostess,
who had come from Massachu-
setts. She was handsome, and
reports agree in saying she was
as good as she was pretty.
Both of the medical students
were smitten, and for the first
time in their lives a feeling Of
estrangement came between
them. The natures of the two
young men were essentially diff
ferent. One was frank and o.
pen as the day, while the other
tactiturn and reserved. Both
paid court to the lady, but she
soon manifested a choice for the
more frank character and they
became engaged. The defeated
suitor seemed to bear his disap-
pointment resigncdly. In time
the lady went home, and the
successful suitor went abroad
to complete lis studies. While
absent letters were received by
the girl concerning her lover
which created the feeling that
he was false to her, and finally
one came in his own hand wri-
ting bidding her farewell, and
stating that he was to be mar
ried to a lady of rank. This
proved almost a dealh-blow 10
the girl, but she soon rallied and
sought in every way to conceal
the traces of grief. The defea-
ted suitor was at hand and a.
gain proffered his homage, and
finally, in a fit Of pique, she
married him. Had this heen
the finale of the story there
would be no romance. 1t was
not long after the wedding be-
fore the lover returned. He
could not be made TO believe
that the one he loved was false by |
nature. lie reasoned that there
was cause for her change, and,
like sensible man, he COM
menced the task of unraveling
the mystery. A ftcr much
trouble, he obtained an inter-
view with the wife in the alb
sencc of her husband, and as
answer to his upbraidings she
handed him his letter Of renun-
citation. She was happier than
she had been in many days
when she learned that The let
ter was a forgery, and that the
lover had always been true to
her. She at once rcnounced
her husband, and soon oppor-
tunity offered and she procured
a divorce, and was united TO her
first and only love. The hus-
band and wife settled down in,k
this city, and here he enjoyed a
long and successful career, and
when he died, full of years and
honors, he was surrounded by
his wife and family. The false
friend who, by his wicked
Vaccinations, had wrought SO
much sorrow, removed to Lam
where he became a
physician of note. lie after
ward remarked, and his poster
ity to-day occupy honorcd po-
sitions in the State. In two
family Bibles in this city the
marriages are recorded among
the family archives fsn