, 1879-06-24
4 MATRIMONIAL sNARL.
t]ol. William t. Williams, uF Albion. Inti.
Tells tho Story uf lIIs Two Marriages.
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Indfanaoans sentinel
Un the morning oI A1ay ~ tie staftn1 pub
llshcd m account uf the matrimonial infelc!ttcs
OF Col. ". &. Wi,,iant. Of h,bi,n. Nob,n Conn.
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Mrs. Louisa Wflliuns werc that Col. Williams
procured divorce from, hor II, the Wells Circuit
Court. In ,sGa. hy rnavtnr franau,ont ron7e.
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s'"sat4o.0 ~ u'' evu'7 s4''o nau hll'.u mo.''ea
a second wife. Also, Tint shs would bring
Of fraud IN tts nYocuremcnt, The article ID
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s ost!s o. 1ae COUNTY, aha .he ral!a"s'pna p'ess
took tho matter UP and published statement
from Mrs. Louisa Williams. Tile Sentia4 Ia In
rrcr,n. NJ the f,1tov,n,, communication frnrn
t.ni Wn,,sr,s xhtrh - dnc,oa m ,nora th,n
M eoi' "nnsns' "h,en !. "ee1us Ao h!o5e 'as"
ALsios, Ind, June Is, 1879.-7s the Editor Of
he Seatir.e!: Was, ~ stated by "Mlss
nrewstcr.n married to her III Phladclpha in
March, 1HjJ, by tho Her. j. j. DoKllng, .. D.,
The marriage was strictly prsyats,-so private,
indeed, that neither nv family nor Miss
Brcwsler's knew Of the marriage until after tho
c.ramony had been performed. "Miss Brewster"
ACiIlGH LNiH+ H0 WETE lNMFTle4 AT Ll1H Tc3luGNE4
Of tho minister who solcmnfzed the rits. Wa
!al no friends nfessnt. had earnestly bS-
sought ''aliss Bsuwstcr" for months prior to
tho marriage to release ms from the engagement,
which iclt well assured would result only It,
much unharpfness to bot'L And, notwith-
stunning "Atlss D1ewstsF's" assertion to tha
eoutrasy, assert IL s4 the truth, that tbs en-
gagemrnt was exceedingly distastcful 10 mr.
parents. They had repeatedly cudcarored to
convince INC that had not chosen wisely. l
knew their opposition to tho marriage
was only from al earnast desire that should
nafr7 sumo one whom tleY believed would
prove u blessing rather tuan curse. The
sequel sadly shows how clear and sound their
Judgment was. Ny feelings towards the boautf-
fnl ind accomplished laly slowly underwent n
change, ind had glintncr Ut ercnt truth at
TINT early age, which since have seen 80 often
verified, namely, tllat no woman who lows
tlastery and Besks II III tho crowd ean confer IN.
diyitIual happtucss on nlan. Miss Drewster was
YAln of her beauty, nsld had .s.any a4.nlrers.
81 sho was Iauct io society," mud always u;e csntrs
sfy mo!iler, witlI tnore discerning eye, ssw
what was too blind to sts. Until wns caauht III
the tolls Of III unwlse engagement. | dwell
on th!s putnt BECAUSE Mles Brswster saYs that
tlo engagement was approved By tush families.
uatras Htp md &ss s' koss k t. sAs rasiay sy IT,
torlue long !,eforu tho marriage Of tho views Of
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Gully did i aux Miss B. to release mo f,pup this
engagement, but Informed her repeatedly that
s|,ouId never llyu with her even II married
hur These itnpur1ant tacss Miss d. entirely
supprcsses, md I would let Them slcop forever
In the sl.cuce whence nov 1 drug them, but tie
truth must be my warrant ior paradlng them,
aster Il hlccp Of twenty-five years. bciure tho
public gaze. Miss D. seemed more lntc1tt on
Tic musrtaec than anytltus tint might follow
1t. She seemed utterly indifferent when ns-
s,,rcd her TINT would not liyo with l,1r. Yet,
Instead Of breaking lllu engagement myeclf.
lIkn a great foul al wns 1 tusrrled her and
left her,
HA!!ss Brewster =" says uthnt tbree n,ont,u
aftor l,arrlaro u left her, sic further saTs:
"Fvr economical rcasonss It VA sgrced wien
they married tia. they should Iiyo aunrt until
| s,Irh time as tho husbani's Income pcrnjtteJ
largcr coInforts!" / do not waut to Be- harsh,
but the siatement+ / hayo uuuiel aro nbI,lutc.
wlful faIschoods. d,.l not rgtr,aiu in thu citT
"tbrre mo,lths,n nor three weeks. / did not
rc,paIu to oxceed reek, Wo wcro msrried on
| Thurat!ay. unu rcmnluou only iope ynouvh ia
tic yty 70 coIjert what bills tor proicssiopaj
services could, and thcn started for the coai
| rcrious in Northern Pcnus ylYanIa, hut did moi
|, remain long there. How prcposterot,s and aily
to tay tilat bccause was poor comjd nat liz
win MI wi!el The Eroat majority Of Young
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