The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-09-03

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" TWO yoenG l0dieA Ooe ovea 4
Hartford. Conn, cad Ne oeheg lived 4
New York. Whether this young man
complications were due 70 his suscepti
cility TO the tender passion. or were tn
deliberate result Of q Suischievous an.
dishonest disposition. u not certain
The facts Of the case. a. now mad,
public. throw some light On the prevail
Ing looscness OF ideas relating to matri
monial engagements. Tho Young ma,
In question claimed to b . Vircinian
probably one Of the r. F. v. He wa
ssHaged 70 b married 10 On estimabl,
young lady Of Hartford, whose famil,
connections were very good, indeed
The wedding day came but the bride
groom came not, There was q painful
disappointment and AN equal, painful
suspense. Finally. II was discovered
that the bridegroom had actually rur
away. His case was rclegaied BY tn.
general public to the limbo Of my
nous di:appesrancss Of tardily repent
ant swains. ...-.
But II turns out that the fugitive
l|othario was . thief. Not ouly did hs
engage himself 70 marry . highly ~.
spectacle young lady Of Hartford and
IN estimable young millinerof this city,
but b obtained tho gold watches Of the
two ladies and ran away with them. Il
seems incredible that even In this free.
and-easy country Of ours; where the
gravest concerns Of lie are treated with
dippant irivolity. . young man Of sucl,
character - this young rascal has
shown himself.to have should be able "a
in:inuase himself INTO . highly respect.
able family and secure the promise Of
the hand Of one Of the daughters Of the
house. So little was known OF this fel.
low BY the members OF tho family into
which he was about to be adopted that
when his mother wrote from Virginia,
after bis flight, Il was discovered for
the irst time that part Of bis story, ut
least, was true. He had . mother, and
she lived In Virginia. lie had said this,
and the fact that subsequent events
showed that he had told the truth 40 far
~ this WAS concerned. was set down
70 his credit. -
But what . queer state Of society Is
this 10 which . man who proves to be a
thief can be promised the hand Of . re.
spectacle young lady, while the natural
guardians Of the intended bride do not
even know Except on tho word OF the
sdventurer) anything whatever OF his
.ntecedents. A young man energies
from obscurity and, on bis mere
"cheek." manages TO get two young
ladies 70 agree to marry him. He 80
insinuates himself into their confidence
that they intrust their property to him.
And then he runs away, his little play
beng played out. II young men can
60 around the country in this fashion,
without inquiry into their antecedents
being made, securing promises Of mar.
rage TO cay nothing Of watches) from
respectable and carefully .nurtured'
young women, society he's let down the
oara The safeguards OF pure and hon.
0r1ble homes are 0verthrown, and every,
gay and plausible adventurer NAV float
prosperously ca the surface Of social
life, received for oil that he appears to
BE-. and no questions asked.
The case to which We have alluded ia
only exceptional In some OF its more
scandalous features. II the young man
from Virginia had not weekly INDUCED
In overmuch love.making. and il he had
not been tempted to run away with the
personal property Of bis lsdy.loves, he
would have married into an eminently
!sspeotable family, and his vices would
have been found out slowly, instead Of
ali at once. Then people would have
SAID that this was On example OF marry.
INK In haste. Two young ladies have
nad . narrow escape. How they must
shudder to think what would have been
their state Il, after marriage, the real
character Of the now fugitive bride
groom had been gradually uniolded! Il
b . lucky thing. sometimes, that Young
people who have intended marriage End
out that they could not possibly live
happily together. Alas for those who
nake thu discovery too late! TO NARY
u haste and repent st leisure Il 20 old
. custom that lnnumerabIe wise old
Iews have beoa constructed upon H.
6ut ths marrying In haste against which
!oe philosophers have warned mankind
% not that species Of matrimonial an.
gagement to which We have lust refer. |
nd. The modern affair y MARRYING in
absolute ignorance. The old.fa;bicned
notion wae that two people should not
marry until they knew each other thor.
pa&hly They must b familiar WITH
each others tastes, moral idsas sad BE- |
!iets. habits a thought and possible
ldaocyncracies. Above I'll, no discreet
parent orguardian would think Of conn. |
ienancing the marriage Of : young lady |
(waM or daughtsr) with . man Vhoce |
!amily anteoedents had not been care.
!1!ly md satisfactorily Investigated. |
We have changed all that A few con.
Dervasavs people nay cling 70 The ancient
caseon, but many . man gives hb
laughter. - the dadIhter 4ivee her |
aeert 20 awoEthlen scamp, WHO proves |
. b nothing more than ! mere ann. |
dence man. 1nnunerabls distances Of |
tnis variety q marrying IN haste pub.
llsh Themselves 70 the world. kanv
more are doubtless hidden away ia ia |
ooeome o. unhappy and miserable fami.
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