Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-16
The Old, Old story.

individual. calling himself Samuel f.
Yeager, and purporting to be engaged
10 sketchlng for the New York Graphic
arrived In this city, and took up bis
abode 10 an uptown boarding house.
His erra:ic disposition was not long in
exhibiting itself, and 10 a day or two.
or probably 40 hour or Two, he abrupt
ly proposed marriage, 80 1t was SAID to
The lady's daughter, who, being sen'i-
BILE young lady, aud not desiring to
Ink her fortunes with a stranger on
so short an acquain ance. declined the
proposal. Yeager after cutting up as
many monkey shines as the young
man named Guppv.' when similarly
repulsed, betook himself 10 his room
and attempted or pretended 10 at
tempt. suicide, la Judas Iscariot. The
inmates of the house, so the story
runs, in a short time were startled by
hearing a thud in this adventurer's
room, and Upon proceeding thither.
we're led by him to believe that he had
made futile attempt to shuttle off this
mortal coil by hanging HIMSELF but
that the rope had broken.
H. commenced soon after to con
valesce from this severe attack OF love-
sickness, and was not long in making
the acquaintance OF another Alexandria
girl; this time, however, an unsuspect'
Jog, innocent Miss, to whom he forth
with laid court, with all the ardor OF a
Romeo: Yeager's victim, who had
long since been rendered an orphan.
was at the time employed at large
tailoring establishment In Washington,
was earning her own living, aud en-
ioyed The esteem of her employers and
associates. Yeager, after an extended
ou:tship of Two days, grew exceeding
ly fervent 10 his devotions TO the young
woman-so much so, that with iremb-
ling hands, palpitating heart. Gf he has
such an organ in his make-up.) and
cbatterlug teeth, be demanded her hand
in marriage. Amid bushes aud stam-
mering innocence, her ear, if not her
heart. took 10 all bis toamY CAB, and
upon the pretended rash youth, threate-
ming to spill blood in case his suit was
rejected, she not knowing whose gore
he meant, 10 an ungHarded moment
assented to her companlon's proposal,
and with no apparent thought of the
solemnily OF such a step, pledged her
trolh then and there 10 almost a stran-
ger. The lack Of judgment is not al
wa,s a lack of men tai power, as some
rashly assert, for the history Of the race
is studded with the gravest, some life.
long, mistakes OF the greatest, and
should any one reading this Item, hnd
themselves prone to sit harshly 10
lud yment on this young lady's sad act
of inadvartence, they will do well
20 ponder the maxim, Take heed
lest ye fall. To return 10 the story,
the young lady, upon being impOrIu
nately pressed by her adventurous ac-
quaintauce, commenced perfecling ar
angements TO forfeit her liberty, quit
work and join herself for life to Que OF
the towers of whose air castles loomed
before her fancY's eye
Next day by agreement. the gentle
Miss, with a nervous gait, mode her
way 10 the capital city, accompanied
by Yeager. and The couple procured a
marriage license. and sometime during
the day were married. and the pair
proceeded to the house Of an aunt oil
the bride. Yeager spun large num-
her of extravaga1t yarns about bis
nexhausiihle means and the sflIence
of his people at home-in keeping with
the twaddle often heard from characters
from a distance. who at different times.
holably during the war, have roo ted
in Alexandra. The groom shortly
Afterwards proposed starting on the
bridal tour, and taking train on the
B. g. P. road. proceeded TO Bowie, a
station a few miles from Washington
the strapgest spot IN the universe 10
take in on a wedding tour, especially 10
mid.wiuter. The newly-married couple
pu. up at country boarding house,
and continued there two days, at the
end of which time Yeager proposed to
his wife that they both take French
leave for Baltimore, and not pay their
bill. This the newly made bride
erempiorilY refu.ed TO do, and having
t~ enty five dollars IN her possession,
which fact had previously been k'p!
secret from her husband, she gave him
twenty. one Of the same, and enlreated
him 10 go and settle the board bill at
once. Yeager took the money aud
started 10 carry OLt the request, and
the woman he had three dAvs before
called high heaven 10 witness he would
protect and honor, after this attempt TO
have dshonor cast upon her by her
failhless husband, tnok her seat on the
cars sad detected. 1t was then, but too
Haze. alas that the heretofore upsus-
pecllng girl had the horrible suggestion
TO d ash on her mind that she had link
ed herself to an uLscr upuous man,
,hose integrity she had god reason 10
question. Yesger joined his wife in
| few minutes, and the couple proceeded
to Baltimore, where the adventurer,
10y bis questionable acts, soon dropped
bis mark, and exhibited himself in bis
natural charAce to bis heart-broken
dupe. Af.er several exploits, the prlu-
c,pal ooe being to leave his wife 10
certain place while he pretended to go
| IN a neiphborinx city to receive money