Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-08
"OUR ENGAGEMENTS OFF,
A Good Story of tpe Uneven Course of
True Love on tie Pacific Coast.
(San Francisco Cor. H. Louis Globe-Demo-

A Good Story of tse Uneven Course of
True Love on tie Pacific Coast.
[San Francisco Cor. It. Louis Globe-Demo-
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There is a good stoy told of the uneven
course of true love Which will end happily
on Thursday next in he marriage of young
Tom Williams to Mis- Susie McMullin-
both representatives O two wealthy Ken
tucky families, who .ccupy a prominent
place in the Fashionable society of this
city. The young man S the son of General
Williams, now of Stockton, but formerly
Attorney General of 0lifornia. He owns
thousands of acres of Hne wheat land in
the San Joaquin Valley who is as wild as
Prince Hal in the days when he consorted
with Falstaff and Doll 'earsheet, is known
as the "Duke of Union Island" from one
of his fathers possessins. He is a great
rOysterer, and has the routation of hard
headed youngster, WHOM not even West
ern whisky can seriouslyaffect He was so
Wild, in fact, that when b met the heroine
Of the tale and fell in love with
her his father refused % listen to his
plan of proposing 10 the gfl. Her mother
was equally wroth at the sggestion, for it
seems there has been a fed between the
head of the Williams houseand Mrs. Nc
Mullin for many years, andSouthern fam
iy feuds are never settled by marriage.
Old McNullin was a wholesae grocer. and
died years ago, leaving irge property
20 his widow and his three dnghters. The
girls hare had many admires, and when
the mot ,er summarily put N end to the
relation between her and nc lover. Miss
Susie devised an ingenious pla for bring
ing the y ing man again unde her power
and lousing the heads of bothlouses. So
she beamcd on another admir-. a Young
lawyer named Hsnlon, and wiAin a week
after her mothers ultimatum AZ was of
with the old love and on with ,hnew. Her
engagement with Hanlon wasdulv an
nounced. and of course caused tstorm Of
rage in the breast of the doughty
Young Duke Of Union Island. tie came
down 10 the city and soon the ee,ssips
had the rare story that Mis- Susie
was being escorted to All placesH fash
iouabIe resort bv the young 4on Of
chivalry while the engaged low was
working away like Trojan in theeourts.
and only saw her once or twice aveek
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and he sent = note demanding an sxlana-
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