The Dawson journal., 1885-09-17
FOR TRUE LOVE.
How Poor Seh0olmaster Tested the
love of the Fair Sex.
From the Atlanta Journal .

Va AetAA CotdtG anu mOu6f-
ate wealth. For prudential rea-
sons we omit names, and simply
give the facts, which prove that
truth is stranger than fiction"
One beautiful day in spring
this gentleman, who was the most
prominent and influential citizen
IN his section, was approached by
a young man, in neat but thread
bare garments, and asked for per-
mission to open a school in a
building belonging to him on one
OF his farms. The bright, intel
lectual eyes and frank counte-
nance OF the yonng man at once
won the sympathies Of the gentle
man, and his consent was prompt
ly and freely given. In order to
encourage the efforts of the young
man, his patron told him he would
send his children to him, and he
did. School was opened with a
large attendance owing to the in
fuence of this leading Citizen.
Among the pupils was young la
dy, the daughter of his patron,
sweet l6, a blonde OF the fairest
and most impressive type,a model
of beauty and accomplishment
The teacher gave satisfaction to
the parents. and was adored by
his pupils. But he fell victim
to the wiles of Cupid and was
caught in the meshes of his fair
ones golden locks. For awhile
he repressed his feelings, owing
to his poverty and her wealth, but
finally overcame his modesty and
Opened up his heart" to the lady
in question. With a true woman
ly heart, she responed that wealth
was nothing compared to worth
and honor, and that she loved him
sufficiently to link her de8tinios
with him "for better or worse"
despite his poverty.
Feeling that family pride would
prevent the parents Of the bride
from consenting to their union,
the young couple left one night,
the bride carrying with her all
the surplus cash she could get
from her indulgent father, who
loved her as"theapple OF his eye"
The community was amazed and
bewildered the next morning
when the closed doors of the
school house me- their view and
the disappearance Of the tutor and
his fair pupil was announced.
The father was almost frantic
in his grief, yet soon settled down
to the conviction that"what cannot
be cured must be endured with a
philosophic spirit. He employed
a friend to start in pursuit Of the
couple, with funds enough to sup
port them a year, believing that
in the impecunious condition of
his son-in-law this course would
be absolutely necessary. The
man started at once, and reaching
Atlanta discovered from Porter,
the watchful gate keeper at the
passenger depot, that such a coup
le had left on the State road for
Dalton. At Dalton he found that
they had been cared for by the
veteran Will Lewis, and sent on
their way rejoicing to Chattanoo-
ga. When he reached the depot
at Chattanooga and inquired for
the couple, a man whispered In
his ear, 81 can tell you, if you are
a friend of his" Responding
that he was his friend to the core,
he gave the address of the young
teacher as No. 1907 Second street
Memphis, Tennessee. The mes
senger hurried on to Memphis,
and was astonishel to find 1907
Second street one of the handsom-
est private residences there. He
was met by a venerable old lady
and escorted to the parlor, she
stating that her son and his bride
would soon come in. Bat his as
tonisbment was made greater
when the bride informed him that
the poor teacher she married as
such was really one of the wealth.
lest young men in Memphis, and
that instead of needing assistance
she was in position to assist her
father.
Her husband had adopted this
rule simply to test the female
heart-to see whether they would
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