Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-09-03
TILDEN'S LOST LOVE.
St, Louis Dispatch In Chicago Tribune.

name year ago was mentioned In con-
nection with that of Samuel j. Tilden, it
being reported that she wa. engaged To
marry him. The gentleman In the pres
ent case is John Amweg, a blonde. with
fair voice. fine eyes and n good leg lie
has held subsidiary positions in the Ford
Opera Company for some time past, and
this is probably the first time his name
has appeared prominently In the newspa-
pers. II appears, according to his story,
that three weeks ago a young lady OF
great beauty occupied front seat Al the
Uhrig's Cave Theatre and seemed only TO
take an interest i'm shc proceedings whea
he was OH the Stage. She looked a: him
lfSedly and smilingly, he says, until at
last his attention was drawn to her, and
one evening she took the boQuet from her
! breast, kissed it, and, by moving il about
pinned his attention 10 it, Then with u
smile she placed il under III, seat upon
which she was sitting. As soon rs the
curtain dropped Anweg FASTENED TO the
place aud secured the flowers, among
which there was note, and then asked u
friepd who the lady was. Miss Nellie
Hazeltine," was the reply. "And who l.
she?" The belle OF ST. Lonis." An IN
terview was arranged in the course of
which, Amweg says, the lady told him she
! had received ninety-nine offers of marri-
! age, one of them from an old man in New
! York worth SIS, ,OO0, 200; that he was 4
| Democrat (meaning Tildenl, and she WAS
I Democrat, but that she could not marry
! where she did not love. lie says she went
! on to tell him that he (.,mwcg) was tho
/ only one who had touched her heart.
/ Amweg said that he replied that IA hsi
I not s. in the world, and that he would
I lust rs soon settle in st. Louis rs any
! where. Several notes, he alleges, passed
between them, and two photographs. upon
/ the back of one Of which Was written,
Yours until death do us part. Nellie"
! Naturally all this good fortune, real or al
! legged, turned Amweg's head, and he con-
! fided the matter 10 two or three dozen OF
friends, besides writing home To his moth
or that lie was going 10 get married and
! sending her one Of the letters which he
! claims TO have received. or course tho
story spread. Last Monday night Miss
! Hazeltinc and her mother left for the
! White Sulphur Springs in West Virginia,
! where they now are. At this point Amwcg
may be left for while and the attention
! of the reader concentrated on Miss Hazel
| tines brother and Mr.. Fred Paramorc,
who, 1t was explained, "has right to act
! In the premises"
! These two gentlemen heard The stofics
aioat. aud concluded that the proper
| course 10 pursue was 10 pinch Amweg's
| eye, and FOR this purpose that singer wss
| yesterday afternoon beguiled up into Mr..
| Paramour's office on the fourth floor of
the building on the southeast cagncr or
! Fourth and Pine streets. Mr.. ilazclino
! had asked Mr.. Linn to be present rs AM
weg's friend to see fair play. As soon as
the party gathered Mr.. Hazclline asked
Mr.. Amwegi II he said he was going To
marry his sister. Mr.. Amweg replied
that that was his intention. Mr.. Hazeltine
then struck Amweg with HE fis,, which
was returned, and the two parties caught
each other by the hair and swung round
| and AS though practicing new-fangled
German. Mr.. Paramore In the meantime
produced q cowhide, which he had bought
for the occasion, and was waiting for
somebody's pants 20 get tight SO that he
| could have a little of the pie himself when
| he WAS collared by Mr.. Linn, who remark
ed that one at time was enough for Am
wec. OF course Paramore resented this
interference, and for time there wv
double-shuiiie, in which much hair, many
collar buttons and considerable temper
were lost. When everybody was tired OF
| the circus they all drew of and began 10
| discuss the matter.
"You know you must be mistaken"
in what you believe, but my sister could
not have written you any letter."
"But I've got the letters"
"Where ~
"Out at my house"
He was compelled to give Hazcltlne n
written order 10 search through his trunks
and that young gentleman soon returned,
looking very much annoyed and bringing
| two letters and two photographs, all OF
which were promptly coniiscatcd. The
young lady's friends still declared that
there was some mistake, that Ainweg had
been imposed upon by one Of Hazeltinc's
servants, and he was asked To- come out TO
the house and see II he could Ideptify one
OF the girls there. On the way out Hazel
tine asked him to describe the position of
the furniture In the parlor II he had really
been there. and he did this very correctly.
At the house Hazeltine summoned one Of
the servants, a very pretty lanalrcss, ND
stairs, and asked Amwcg IL that WAS not
the girl he had met.
"So," he replied. "lt was Miss Nellie
JIazeltine ! met-she whose Photograph
you have there" NO amount Of auestsou-
ing, no threats, could turn him from his
story, and the idea was at last abandoned.
The party broke up on the Hazeltine door
step. All four Of the gentlemen wrr,
pretty badly rumpled up from the fuss at
Paramore's office, Amweg being especial
ly beaten up about the head aud face. so
that he could not appear upon the stage
last night. To-day he says he will begir
two suits against VIII Hxzeltine and Fred
Paramore, one for assault with intent to
kill and the other for civil damages. The
case IL more than a cause colebre. Am
veg belongs TO highly respectable Phil
adelphia family, aud his father is we'll
known lawyer there. His brother holds
very responsible position with the Penn
sylyania Railroad, being Inspector Of
Bridges on that line. For three years
young Amweg has been oil the stage, hay
ing frat been connected with Frank Mayo.
playing minor part Ia "Davy Crockett. u
Since then he has been singing In tho
! chorus Of Ford's Opera Company, and ba.
been connected with the various "Pina.
| fore ,""FatiDitza," "BOccaccia," "BilIec
Taylor" and "Oliyette" productions. m.
is a tenor and makes up well on the stage.
having the foundation or framework for a
good physique. which will fll I'm witi,
/ time. His folks have long urged him 10
leave the mimic stage, and fhas been
against their wishes that he has continued
the business.
Mrs. Virginia Talley, widow LADY ro.
siding In Depwiddie county, Va. was
struck by lightning during the storm
OF last saturday, and Instantly killed.
She was sitting In her house in the mldst
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