The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-03
MILAN EXCHANGE
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1888.
\ LOVE LETTER
Concealed In Bouquet Occasions &
Lovers Arrest.

Sunday publishes the following, which
i If local interest here, the young
pan being son Of w 3 Williams,
E.q. The postmaster who opened
The package aud reported tho affair,
we understand, is the officer at Hum,
inldt, anil not at jackson. Mr.. Will.
rims says TIE postmaster here told
nim there was sufficient postage on
Tie package;
"a very pretty little romance was
outlined before Judge Hammond on
his recent trip to Jackson where he
iield coUrt frr abuut Il week. 1t ill
ustrales the fact that young love is
usually blind and that the lover of
tender years is really IA very daring
fellow, who fancies himself like joey
b b., "Sly sir diviiish sly" The
case, too, is not without its warning
to youthful lovers. and hence the Av
alanche being friendly to the tender
passion that makes the world better
and purer and more nearly akin, gives
full publication to the details.
THE FATAL BOUQUET.
A handsome, high spirited young
fellow, named j. T. Williams, was
on trial brfore Judge Hammond for
violating the postal laws. Young
Williams has very pretty sweetheart
living near Jackson, to whom he
wished to send handsome bouquet.
The choicest flowers in the field were
secured by him and fragrant and
beautiful bouquet, such as would
awaken the tenderest emotions in a
young girls breast, was the result.
Bright visions arose before him as to
the JOY with which she would receive
the tender message of the flowers
He sent the bouquet
THROUGH THE MAILS AS MERCHAN-
Disc
or fourth class matter; but, alas he
made one fatal mistake. Concealed
among the roses he placed IA note,
which was written in way not intend J.,
ed for and eyes but those of the young
lady.
The flowers of course passed
through the hands of a Satanic
postmaster. Naturally he was at
tracted by their beauty and his SEN
ses were lulled by their delicious odor.
While he was critically examining
Flora's beautiful offerings he noticed
the end of letter peeping out from
its he Of roses. He pulled it from
its hiding place, opened it and de-
voured its contents. Now, instead of
keeping the secret with himself, that
diabolical United States official forgot
the romance Of his youth and the
carelessness Of loves young dream,
and saw nothing in the circumstan,
ces but violation of the postal laws,
which provides that no writing of any
kind shall be sent with merchandise;
accordingly he had young Williams
arrested, and while Judge Hammond
was in Jackson the trial came off.
1t is said the handsome federal
judge, who is not without touch of
romance in his composition, had a
hard time wrestling with the judicial
problem before him. He had been
familiar with mandamuses against
counties, processes against moonshin-
ers, and various other kinds of GRIM
inal and civil procedures, but this
was something novel in the law, and
all his native sympathies were with
the boy. Williams pleaded guilty,
and the judge picked out the very
lowest fine prescribed by the statute,
namely, SO, and imposed it. This
is the first instance on record of low.
er having to pay fine for conceal.
ing letter in bouquet. Young
Williams said he did not mind pay
ing postage or the $40 fine, but he
disliktd intensely to have his letter
aai. The case aroused great inter>
in Jackson. and the general senti>
there was that President Ar.
ught to bounce that postmaster