Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-18

loves Folly and PARENTS Rage
A stolen wedding and a Widowed
BFIde-Hearts that were Mended
and Vows that Were Foregone-The
Latest Louisville Rage-PrOfessOr
Jennings Raking In the Shekels-
Art In Kentucky's Metropolis
Tsraelites In Palaces.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 13.-Something more
than thirty years ago there was pretty. quiet
little town in Southern Kentucky sitting of the
line of railroads and merely strung on the chain
Of stage routes that connected it with its
more Southern and Northern sisters. The
town Is in the same place yet. but instead of
the numbering coach that ratified through its
hilly main thoroughfare every alternate day,
and the musical horn that aroused echoes from
fairy voices all the region round, a sinuous
iron track cuts through corner, and ashriek-
ing, putting monster flashes into and out Of
town every few hours.
The town itself has kept pace with the march
of events, and is not so much of the primitive
borough as it is of the thriving young city
But at the time mentioned it hardly dreamed
of future greatness, and was content to derive
its information of the outside world from the
budget brought in by the stage, and the still
more voluminous gossip of the driver, at that
period an autocrat whose authority was as
unquestionable thing as the divine right of
kings There was no such progressive idea in
embodiment as newspaper with them, nor
within radius of fifty miles. Think of their
happy condition-no editor-no local reporter
neither an interviewer nor interviewed-no
society column! o golden age! o dream of
Already But present bliss is never appreci-
ated. 1t was vaguely whispered that the
mighty enginery OF the press was to
be set up amongst them-that it was actually
on the way. The village was in an ecstacY of
delight, and went out en- neGsSe to welcome the
distinguished arrival The editorial sanctum
was located in an upper room of 6ilapidated
building. and here the presiding genius went to
work with sll the vim of youthful ardor and
enthusiasm. He was a fine fellow, CAV and
sunny tempered and high.Spirited, light OF
heart and light of pocket, his college education,
his stock in trade, with the world all before
him, but with hope and courage to overcome
it.
The belle of the village was brown beauty.
the daughter of a wealthy and influential
Judge, whose elegant farm and ariStocratic
mansion were amongst the most noted iu the
county The daughter was wild, hoydenish
creature. brought up in unrestrained freedom
impulses, rosy and Sun-burned, but a beauty for
all that. and with an eXuberance OF spirits
and flow of natural wit that made her a most
captivating young person as she grew to
ma hood OF course when the stranger editor
came upon the scene, and was invited to par
ticipate in the wild revels that broke out in
his honor-for it was very moral community,
and no unbecoming festivit es were tolerated
he very naturally met the village beauty. and,
like everybody else, was attracted toward her.
The attraction was mutual. and his attentions
became so devoted that the gossips took it up
and commented in their privileged way.
Amongst the more prominent of the native
young men was one, the son of rich but hon
est parents, newly-fedged lawyer who de-
that he landed them all in the penitentiary.
He had always been the boy lover of the nut
brown maydie. "and had grown up with the idea
that she was his especial property. When, there
fore, he saw the turn affairs were taking his
hatred of the interloper knew no bounds The
demonstrations OF ill-will were covert at first,
but. as matters proceeded, became more and
more marked Nowadays the belligerent
would have thrown himself into a card in the
opposition paper, but in the case in hand it
must be confessed there was a Journalistic
monopoly. Therefore the aggressor resorted
to hand-bills and placarded the editor. This
gentleman'S patience gave way, and, being
man of deeds. he took vengeance by giving the
author good square horsewhipping. This
was fine old custom that obtained with us in
those days. Previous to this the Journalist had
made suit to the Judge for his daughters
hand, and had met with a peremptory
almost an insulting refusal The Judge
all was excitement after the public ''thrash-
ing" the nutbrown maydie and the editor
turned up missing. They crossed the boun-
dairy line were married in an adj Dining State
and started on their way home But the suitor
left in the lurch and the brides father who
was practical man, resolved to make a hand
some little tragedy and teach a wholesome
moral lesson at the same time So when the
newly mated couple rode towards the town,
at bend in the road they were confronted by
the two, who rode up without word, and
each sent bullet into the bridegroom's heart.
He fell from his horse stone dead. and the
father. taking the bride of his fainting child's
horse, rode gallantly away. There was great
trial. and the outcome was Observation-Disclosures
and jnries and populace were the same then as
they are to day. The victim was a stranger,
poor and friendless the murderers repre-
senia scented the Us,.,H wealth. the influence, the
ssQuently they were cleared young brother
of the murdered man, who came from nobody
knew where, sat through the trial until the
verdict was rendered. and then as the prisoners
were leaving the court room fired on them and
wounded the younger one slightly. Time
passed on and the girl-widow was induced TO
become the wife of the man who had helped |
to make her widow. They were married and |
went South to live on a plantation. The war |
came on and the husband entered the Confed- |
crate army with the rank of Colonel He was |
killed in the Virginia valley and his family left |
in the desolate condition shared by so many |
hundreds Finally the widow made her way |
back to Kentucky with her children, and ia |
the course of time her son, while be- |
ing educated for the ministry at theological
college jim the East, became betrothed to q |
beautiful young girl attending a fashionable |
seminary in the same town. 1t turned out that |
she was the daughter of the young brother |
who attempted the life of his brothers. MUIR
derers, and the living representative of the |
vendetta that existed between the two fami- |
lies But her father also was dead, and as the
hnh frsl lyoa
old wound, and as there was no one to make |
them afraid, when their educations were COM
pleted they made their plans. and were mar
ried short while since, leaving at once for
San Francisco, thence to Burmah. India where |
they go as missionaries, pledged for ten years
service. After all, happier ending than the
Montague and Capulet
Wi b the warm weather and the breaking
up of schools and academies, is also disbanded
that populer institution, the riding school, Il
was organized here last fall by an Eastern gen.
tleman, Captain Jennings, whose ability as a
riding master is considered something supe-
rior. Certainly something was needed to
teach the Louisville girls how to sit a horse
and hold themselves decently. There may be
many things Louisville girl does to perfec-
tion, but riding is an accomplishment wherein
she does not excel 1t is said that q graceful
and beautiful woman is never so graceful and
beautiful as when seated on a horse and we
get very pretty mental picture from the as
Sertion, but when we see her bounce into the
saddle with jerk. and start away leaping in
\ she s,n ar Nth hah every every step of the horse,
reins with both hands for dear life,
The picture Is not SO enchanting as it might
be. And that's the way we have been doing
until Captain Jennings, probably with pre-
science or how sadly ne was needed, came all
the way from New York to make something OF
Us The young ladies' riding school leaped into
favor from the word s'go," and all the winter
and spring has been the most popular amuse-
nent of fashion. The lessons were given In
,he Exposition building. and the long rides
aiken in every suburban direction. Village
editors came to town. saw went back home
and clamored for riding schools of their own
It was considered quite the thing for the young
aides, after lesson. with the beaver, the
yauntlets and dainty whip and the habit gath
cred in hand, to sally forth for promenade
IN the fashionable thoroughfsre. By next
season Captain Jennings will erect an eQues-
'rian temple for his class.
If we could not have an art school in Louis
lille, as so many Of US desired and endeayored
20 have. Carl Brenner has given us studio and
gallery that does much to compensate. 1t was |
Dur own artists who disagreed and dashed the
expectations of the art patrons TO the earth |
But Brenner is honest and thoroughly unseIf- |
sh, and does ali he can to develop the art idea.
His studio is beautifully fitted up, and there |
me may linger by the hour with the most cele-
lrated artista either from home or abroad
This is the only studio open 70 the public in our
ity- Brenner is constantly at work; one of
lis pictures, "A June Afternoon" was pur- |
hased last winter for the Corcoran art Gal
cry. in Washington. for five hundred dollars.
Art lovers and critics have recently enioyed a |
reat in the exhibition of Virgilio Torjetti's
plendid painting, "Richelieu and JuIe,P It
vas purchased in New York recently by one of
ur wealthy art patrons, who placed it upon ex-
ibition upon its arrival for the benefit of the I
1asonic widows and orphans. It is the largest 1
anvas seen here since Duboetfs 1iProdfgal |
on, " and attracts just as much admiring at
ention.
Mr.. q. Victor Eewcomb's elegant broadway