The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-03-01

4 TRIBUNE SENSATION,
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Ifthere Is one thing more thar
another that gives prominence tc
the Knoxville Daily Tribune, it i.
its sensational local news. The
mantle Of the Knoxville Dispatch
has descended lcgitimately to it
Bat not with the success the Dis
pztcA had. A special from Knox
willie 20 the Cincinnati Commercial,
OF February Z, gives the particulars
ora litIe affair, only limited at in
the Knoxville papers. 1t says;
Last Saturday the Tribune of this
CITY announced that its Sunday issue
would contain 4 local sensation in
the shape OF a love story, the char
acters in which belonged to the best
society Of Knoxville, and said that
although the names would be ficti-
tious, We. Che persons would be rec
ognized by many As a result Of
tbs encouragement Of course every !
body was on the qui vive, and uhe
Saudav edition Of he paper was in
extraordinary demand The story
appcarei and with the writer's name
at the head. ~John W. Russell"
The saaucl viii show that if Mr.
Russcl. had bsen less ambitious to
sec auIt0 have seen his name in
nrint ne would now feel less humii-
iatod and less sore. The story was
quite well written, and would
compare very favorably with many
written for lovers of light reading
By more notorious writers.
Edward Moreland loved and was
beloved by the sweet Belle Weldon,
and the match was regarded as an
exceptionally good one. Rena -
wis n brunette, and a popular
girl. rather more fond of causing
heartaches among her own than the |
opposite sex. She was envious of
the dcmure Belle, and resolved to
estrange the happy lovers. She
used all the arts of eoquetry 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 affection for
him whatever, bat was happy in the !
thought of having caused poor Belle /
pain and humiliation. Edward, un-
der her magnetic charms, was COM
pletely fascinated, and neglected /
and f0rsoOk his first love. 1t was
lGng, however, before Edward More
land awOke from the spell, and dis
covered what a fool-hc had made Of
himself by discarding the true and
constant love for the brilliant, de-
and heartless cOquette. He !
resolved to confess his waywardness
20 Belle and endeavOr TO reinstate
himself in. her afecti0ns. He broke
with the brilliant Rena and was put
upon probation by the sweet and
demure Belle
About this time Miss - be-
came conscious Of a very strong and s
love for MOreland, and I
ID her endeavors to convince him of :
her mad love subjected herself TO
great humiliation, but To no avail,
or after repeated attempts and fail
ares 10 see him, she at last succeed \
~ only 10 hear him say that his in
atuatiOn is at an end That he Z
Sas OF probation and would not
rivc up the true woman he had
Eron@ed and whose love was great Q
enough 10 forgive his errors. Ed @
ward and Belle We're married and +
ire happy Rena Is still living in
inglc blessodnoss and has a brother.
Tho publication or the story crea
ed q sensation at once and the true -
haracters were in everybOdy's / S
mouth. II has been talked of to i
he exclusion of almost everything 4.
lsc. y great deal of indignation
vas expeesscd by the brother Of 2
sena -, aad he expressed a
to horsewhip the an q
hoF of the story Il
Last night about u O'Clock a I
-oang man by the name of John w. :
russell was awakened by a rap :
IpoR his be,lro0m dgor. lfe arose
MI onaned the door, and before =
lim stool Mr. ----- -, horse II
Whip ia hand, accompanied by sew h