Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-11
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
Resulting in the Romancer Getting
a Horse.Whipping.
A Lively Sensation AT Knox.
vile.
Special to tho Cincinnati Commercially

Special to the Cincinnati Commercially
KNOXVILLE, TENN, February T.
Last Saturday the Tribune Of this
city announced that its Sunday issue
would contain local sensation in the
shape of love story, the characters
in which belonged to the best society
Of Knoxville, and said that though the
names would be fictitious, yet the per-
sons would be recognized by many. As
a result of this announcement of course
everybody was on the qui vive, and
the Sunday edition OF the paper was in
extraordinary demand. The story ap-
peared and with the writer's name at
the head, John w. Russell" The
sequel will show that if Mr.. Russell
had been less ambitious to see and
have seen his name in print, he would
now feel less Inundated and less sore.
The story was quite well written, and
despite the fact that it was a true one,
would compare very favorably with
many written for lovers of light
reading by more notorious writers.
Edward Moreland loved and was be-
loved by the sweet Belle Weldon, and
the match was regarded as an excep-
tionally good one. Rena Retcar was a
brunette and a popular girl, rather
more fond of causing heartaches among
her own than the opposite sex. She was
envious of the demure Belle and re-
solved to estrange the happy lovers.
She used all the arts of coquetry to
win Edward Moreland, and succeeded
in eliciting from him an avowal of un-
dying love, and received from him
handsome cluster diamond rings. She
had no feelings of affections for him
whatever, but was happy in the
thought of having caused poor Belle
pain and humiliation. Edward, under
her magnetic charms, was completely
fascinated, and neglected and fcrsook
his first love. 1t was not long, how
ever, before Edward Moreland awoke
from the spell, and discovered what a
fool lie had made of himself by dis
carding the true and constant love for
the brilliant, designing and heartless
coquette. He resolved to confess his
waywardness to Belle and endeavor to
reinstate himself in her affections. He
broke with the brilliant Rena and was
put upon probation by the sweet and
demure Belle.
About this time Miss Retcar be-
came conscious of very strong and
unreasoning love for Moreland, and
in her endeavoTs to convince him of
her mad love subjected herself to
humiliation, but to no avail, for
after repeated attempts and failures to
see him, she at last succeeded only
to hear him say that his infatuation
was at an end. That he was on pro-
baton and would not give up the
true woman whom he had wronged
and whose love was great enough to
forgive his errors. Edward and
Belle were married and are happy.
Rena is still living in single blessed.
ness and has a brother.
The publication Of this story ere
ated a sensation at once and the true
characters were in everybody's mouth.
1t has been talked of to the exclusion
of almost everything else. A great
deal of indignation was expressed by
the brother of Rena Retcar, and he
expressed a determination to horse
whip the author of the story. Mr..
Mcmillan, a young merchant of Knox
vile, is the Edward Moreland of the
story, and Belle Weldon is Mrs. Nc.
MILAN.
Last night about IL o'clock young
man by the name OF John w. Russell
was awakened by rap upon his bed
room door. He arose aud opened his
door, and before him stood Mr.. James
Carter, horsewhip in hand. accompa-
MED by several friends. Mr.. Russell
was informed of the cause of such
late disturbance, and was told to put
on his clothing. The particulars Just
here cannot be cotton, but it is enough
to say that Russell has not appeared
in public to-day. Sympathy is with
the newspaper man, as the people be-
lieve he only wrote the story for
amusement and to create a demand
for his paper.