Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-05
FROM HER LOVER.
An Abbeville Belle il Rewarded
for Devotion.
Her Ssighbors Get Worked Up Over the
Matter, and Eadesyor To Eaiist Her
Speculative sympathiss - A
Singular History.

Singular History.
[Chsrleston IS c. Special
Miss Mary Z. Brown, the belle of Able
vile, received to-day check for - 900
from Mr.. John Mcneil as payment in full
tor her feelings outraged by his refusing
20 marry her after promising 50 70 do.
She sued for $1,000. but consented TO take
half the amount and avoid court publicity.
The lady who has thus come into a small
wind fall is a handsome and accomplished
society lady of Abbeville. She belongs 10
a wealthy family, and the money she re-
ceived from Mr.. Mcneil she regards as
trust fund 10 be used in behalf of other
young ladies who fall victims 10 the wooer's
wiles. The fact that she was thus to dis
pose of her money was generally known
throughout this county a week ago and APP
plications for relief are now pouring in up
on her, with an aggregate amount of sums
demanded of $4,000.
One young and foolish maiden of Colum-
bia, who was cruelty Tilted, was the first to
ask for slice of the 5000. Being modest,
she requested but 5000 of the amount,
wherewith 10 institute a suit for So, 900
against her deceiver. If successful she
promised TO repay the sum borrowed, with
one hundred per cent. interest. She wrote
that she had splendid case, letters, eye
witnesses TO huggings and kissings, atfida-
Wits of the First Methodist Church Sewing
Circle aud host of rnimpeachable wit
nesses. This young lady advocated the es-
tablishment of permanent fund for dis
tressed damses as the only means of
checking trihers with the susceptible fe-
male heart.
Miss Phoebe Hoge, of Hoge's Cross
Roads, was the next applicant. She de-
sired the loan of the full amount, as she
knew two men whom she could sue for
$4,000 apiece. Each had asked her to
marry him and she had promised both, and
both subsequently broke her heart. The
men would probably prefer to compromise
on $4,000 apiece rather than have their
letters published. She sent sample of
letters from either man. From one signing
himself George" she submitted the follow
ing epistle:
90 DEAR LITTLE SING How long must It's
own George stay away from his birdie? l
haven't seen you for years and ages, not
since last evening. had Il beautiful dream
| last night l dreamed that we were on our
visiting Niagara. j could feel the spray from
| the mighty falls. When Iawoke found that
| the skylight over my head had been left
| open, and that 1t was raining hard.
Ever yours, with q billion kisses.
GEORGE.
p. S.-Iwlll try to live till evening in the
| hope of seeing you. q.
The other sutor was business man. His
hogs roamed over a hundred hills. His
| letter was characteristic:
| DEAR PHGBE, OLD GIRL: am coming to
see the old man next Tuesday about those
Chester pigs, and l hope to see you after we
! fix up the trade. You know that 1 mean
business up and down. amt no shote, but
I've got plenty of stuff. Good bye,
BILL.
| Miss Hoge wrote that she had stacks o.
letters from George, but only three from
| Bill, SO that, if Miss Brown did not care to
invest in the enterprise, she must return
| Bill's letter sure. Miss Brown returned
both, with thanks.
| An Abbeville lady who was caught in a
shower and accepted the loan of gentle
| mans arm and his umbrella asked Miss
Brown for a section of the fund, as the gen.
tleman had squeezed her arm ON the way
home, and limited that he was to get mar
ried some day. She asked him into the
parlor and sang "Some Day" at him. She
said that he was visibly affected, and il
there had been one verse more in the song
he would have succumbed. She though,
that jury would give her little some
thing for her blasted hopes, shortlived as
they were. If she could get money enough
to buy Mother Hubbard she thought thai
she could influence the jury to the extent
of 500 or so. Miss Brown did not answer
this letter, thereby losing a lifelong
| friend.
Miss Brown told friend this evening
that she had changed her mind about th'
disposition of her 5000. She had decided
TO buy a silk dress, a horse, gold watch,
piano, and to pass lively winter at Au
gusta.