Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-09
ROMANCE IN AN IOWA TOWN.
A Girl Marries the Son of the Man
whom Her Mother FOrsOOk on the Eve
of Marriage.

n VIII lnC sun VI the man
whom Her Mother FOrsOOk on the Eve
of Marriage.
A quaint little town west of this city,
says a Dubuque (Iowa) special to the
Chicago NeloS, is the scene of a romance
in which an heiress to vast estate ap-
pears, after a quarter of a century, and
marries the son of man from whom her
mother fed on the eve of marriage.
Twenty-Five years ago young English
man of happy ways and good demeanOr
landed in the little town. Two weeks
later he entered q store of general mer-
chandise, where his pOliteness attracted
a large patronage and made him favorite
with his employers and rural society gem
orally. Among his customers was the
handsome little black-eyed daughter of
farmer who had made a half million dol
lars in the silver mines of Colorado. The
clerks attentions were opposed by the
Iady's father, and clandestine meetings fol-
lowed. The young lady was soon sent to
boarding school near Chicago. stipu-
latiOn of her attendance being that the
principal should inspect all her letters eX-
cept those bearing a certain mysterious
mark. The young couple who had ex-
pected to carry on secret correspondence
were batiied, and, while neither could hear
from the other, they revered an oath that
they had taken to remain true to each
other. After year the young man be-
came victim of melanehOlia. which
ended in his discharge from the store and
consequent disgrace in the neighborhOod.
He walked to this city. He Overcame his
malady, and, getting a situation in a
wholesale house, soon won the confidence
of his employers and was promoted to
positions of Importance. Five years had
gone since he had seen or heard
from the little girl he loved, when he
was sent by his firm to the town in
which he had met her. He called on his
old employers. and in a conversation
learned that within two weeks a grand
marriage was to be consummated be-
tween wealthy merchant of the little
place and Miss -, whose father had be-
come rich in the mines of Colorado. The
lady was his old sweetheart. Her name
rekindled the ardent affection he had
borne for her when they were young. A
clerk in the store carried her note and
waited for this reply:
DEAR GEORGE-I received your long and
anXlously awaited note. Come at once.
Yours, ever, JANE.
George went. He promised to return
again as soon as he could 90 to Dubuque
and resign his situation. A week later,
and within less than that time from her
marriage, the lady disappeared mysteri-
ously, and was never afterwards seen or
heard from by her parents.
Three months ago young lady arrived
IN Jackson county, Iowa, ''tO seek her
fortune in the Far West,' as she called
it. She procured a situation as teacher
In one of the country schools. Her efforts
were attended with success. She was ac-
cepted into the society of her patrons.
and two weeks ago was married to a rich
young farmer. He is the son of the
wealthy merchant whose betrothed had
forsaken him quarter of a century be-
fore. On her bridal trip the young lady
visited the home that her mother had
abandoned, and was given brilliant re-
ceptiOn.
She remembered the story OF her moth
er's elOpement. The young commercial
man returned his samples to the store at
Dubuque, and, drawing all his money,
bought wagon, in which he Travelled to
the home of his sweetheart. She met him
in the outskirts of the town at a time he
had appointed. They drove to Wisconsin
and were married. His money was soon
exhausted, and he sold the rig to pay his
way TO Chicago. He and his wife OBJ
tanned work in an old hotel that stood
somewhere on Clark street. They saved
enough money to take them to New York.
His knowledge of commerce helped him
into situation as a brokers' clerk. Pri-
vate speculation increased his income
until be had sufficient money to go into
business on his own account. His deals
were not successful, and within two
years bankruptcy and drink had made
him wholly destitute. His father
was an English nobleman and the young
mans early training had impressed a
character which rebelled against such
life. lie drowned himself in East river.
His body was never recovered. His wife
and child were thrown upon their own re-
sources, and for two years lived in mis-
cry. The mother died in grief, and the
child sold papers for a living until she
was picked up by the police. She was
sent along with many other waits to West
ern New York. A well-tO-dO farmer
adopted her and gave her a good educa-
tion. She came West to earn her liveli-
hood, and until circumstances aided her
recollection she was not aware that her
new home was the birthplace of her
mother. Her identity has been estab-
lished to the satisfaction of her grand
father, and he will mention her IN his will.