Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-09
FOR TRUE LOVE.
How Poor SchOOlmaster Tested the
Love of the Fair Sex.
Fran, The Atlanta Journal.

Fran, the 4 tanta Journal.
In a county not far remote from Atlanta
there dwells a gentleman of fair estate
and moderate wealth.. For prudential
reasons we omit names, and simply give
the facts, which prove that truth is
stranger than fiction"
One beautiful day in spring this gentle
man, who was the most prominent and in
| tiuential citizen In his section, was APP
preached by young man, in neat but
threadbare garments, and asked for per-
! mission 10 open a school in a building be-
longing to him on one of his farms. The
bright, intellectual eyes and frank
cOuntensnce of the young man
at once won the sympathies of
the gentleman, and his consent was
promptly and freely given. In order TO
! encourage the effort of the young man,
his patron told him he would send his
children TO him, and he did. School was
opened with large attendance owing to
the influence OF this leading citizen.
Among the pupils was a young lady, the
daughter of mis- patron, sweet Is, a blonde
of the fairest and most impressive type, u
! model of beauty and accomplishments.
The teacher gave satisfaction to the pa
rents, 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 oYercame his modesty
and ''Opened up his beart' to the lady In
question. With a true womanly heart,
she responded that wealth was nothing
! compared TO worth and honor, and that
she loved him sufficiently to link her des-
TIMES with him ''for better or for worse"
despite his poverty.
Feeling that family pride would pre-
vent the parents of the bride from con-
senting to their union, the Young couple
| LETT one night, the bride carrying with
her all the surplus cash she could get
from her indulgent father, who loved her
as ''the apple of his eye"
The community was amazed and bewil-
dered the next morning when the closed
doors of the school house met 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 con-
viction that "what cannot be cured must
be endured" with philosophic spirit. He
! employed friend to start in pursuit of
the couple, with funds enough to support
them year, believing that III the impe-
cuniOus condition of his sOn-in-law, this
course would be absolutely necessary.
| The man started at once, and reaching
Atlanta discovered from Porter, the
| watchtul gate keeper at the passenger de-
pot, mat 6uch couple mad left on the
! State road for Dalton. At Dalton he
! found that they had been cared for by the
veteran VIII Lewis, and sent on their way
| rejoicing to Chattanooga. When he
reached the depot at Chattanooga and in.
| CURED for the couple, man whispered
in his ear, 81 can tell you, If you
are friend of his" Respond
ing that he was his friend to the core, he
gave the address of the young teacher as
| No. 1907 Second street, Memphis, Tenn.
! The messenger hurried on to Memphis,
and was astOnished to find 1907 Second
street one of the handsOmest private resi-
dences there. He was met by veneer
able old lady and escorted to the parlor,
she stating that her son and his bride
would soon come in. But his astonish-
ment was made greater when the bride
informed him that the poor teacher she
married as such was really one OF the
Wealthiest young men in Memphis, and
that instead of needing assistance she
was in position TO assist her fBther.
Her husband had adopted this ruse SIM
ply to test the female heart-to see
whether they would marry for loYe in
stead Of gold.