Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-01-20
A LOVE AFFAlR.
Now a Young Woman Served q
lover VINO was in haste to Marry
on short Acquaintance.

siding in the eastern part of the city
met a young lady with whom he fell
desperately in love. The lady having
no other company here seemed to en-
courage his addresses, but in reality she
was only using him as ID walking STICK,
or perhaps it would bo more polite to
say escort. He was most assiduous In
his attentions and his visits could be
looked for almost nightly, in fact he
was becoming too attentive and the lady
commenced to try and devise some plan
10 rid herself OF what was daily becom-
ing greater annoyance.
TO make matters still worse, the
young wolnan's mother encouraged the
Wilmington chaps addresses, and even
told her daughter that she would have
to marry him. In this dilemma the
girl wrote to man in Philadelphia, to
whom she had long since given her
heart aud promised her hand. In re-
ply she was instructed to let the Will
Iningson chap % on, and then teach
him lesson that he would!not soon tor
get.
On last Friday evening he came as
usual and after sitting u while, sudden
ly said: MARY, l have bought a. nice
chamber set, and now l AIN ready to
have the knot tied.
There was silence of some minutes,
which was broken by his saying that
he intended to 60 to the Clerk of the
Peace the next day and get the license,
and urged her to name an early day TOR
the ceremony. Finally, the young la
ay. in accordance with her instruc-
tins, named day and the next even
ing he showed her the license, all duly
made out and properly attested. Inc
evening for the ceremony arrived, and
the bride was dressed for the occasion,
but a close observer might have noticed
that instead of a bridal robe, she wore a
neat fitting tray cling dress. The would
be bridegroom was gotten up regardless
of cost, and he looked as though he had
inst stepped out of band box, and the
barber, whose shop he had lately left,
WAS instructed to have every hair IN
place and not to allow them to stand
like ouills upon fretful porcupine.
The tonsorial artist, in addition to his
fee, was promised liberal share OF the
cake in the morning Shortly before the
arrival of the minister, the young lady
came into the room and stated that she
had lost one of her gloves, and informed
him that she would have to 60 up town
and get another pair, as she coulu MOI
think of being married without gloves:
The groom offered, nay even insisted
that he should accompany her, but she
firmly declined his escort and told MN
to wait patiently until she returned
| which he reluctantly consented to 40.
Accompanied by a lady friend who
was in Lbe secret, she started, but IN
stead Of going toward Market street,
thew turned Oft and wended their way
toward the depot. They had scarcely
arrived there when they were Joined by
a yonug man, who appeared to have
been expecting them, and the Whole
marty took u north bound train that
wa lust ready to start, and proceeded
to Chester, where the young man and
the Wilmington chaps girl were soor
jcined in matrimony by the kev' MT
Paxton, the pastor OF the M. H. churcl
Of that place. .
Meanwhile there was waiting par
lty in Wilmington; for q while the time
Ipassed pleasantly in social conversation
but as the minutes heightened int
hours, and still she came not, the woalt
be groom became alarmed, and startihe
out he hunted the streets in searcf
of hor, but without avail. When HI
yeutured to the house he found tina
the company had dispersed, some on'
having let them into the secret, whieL
was also Impaired to him, ana ne lei
th,t bnuse fnriOus. yoWing vengeance
on the fair being, who he claims has de
ceived him. There is now nice cham
. ber suit that will be sold cheap, or vii
be traded for good revolver and scalp
ing knife. Tue lesson was perhap
more severe than was justified by tn
circumstances, but it is to be hope;
that 1t will prove salutary, and teacl
the young man never more agar
, to press his attentions upon youn
=. lady, and to DO sure tha;: the next on
' he courts is heart free before he pr
! poses or secures the marriage license