Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
A Boston Romance.

About eighteen months ago a young
| gentleman living in Commonwealth
| avenue, was smitten with a violent pas
sion for pretty servant girl employed
in his mothers house. They were mar
ried secretly, but the family early dis
covered the state Of affairs, and theI
there was a terrible time. 1t was pro
posed to the erring son that his low.
born wife should be given a certain sum
of money and sent so far away that she
could never trouble him. 1t is pre-
sumed he regretted his hasty act, for he
accepted the terms, and the girl was
sent away. The matter was confined to
members of the family, with the excep-
tion Of an aunt of the young man, who
helped furnish the money to buy the
silence of the girl, not even the most
intimate friends having an idea
of the way things stood. The young
gentleman, of course, passed for an un-
married man.
About six months after the disappear
ance of his wife he met beautiful girl
at Cambridge, with whom he fell des-
perately in love. She was lovely, accom-
plished, and his equal in birth and
fortune. He paid her marked attention
for several months, and finally offered
himself in marriage. The young lady
accepted him, and the engagement was
announced. Now, during this time,
the aunt who knew his secret had been
taken violently insane, and was put in
the Mclean asylum for treatment. The
Cambridge young lady, whom we will
call Miss White, had a sister in the
same asylum, who was insane from
melancholy. Miss White frequently
visited her sister, aud continued to do so
after her engagement, even speaking of
her coming happiness during one of
her visits. One day one of the keepers
at the asylum said to the melancholy
patient: "Miss White, your sister is
coming to see You to-day" In the op-
posite gallery the aunt of the young
man was confined, and she overheard
the message. She Immediately called
out: 81 must see your sister when she
comes; have a secret to tell her."
Accordingly, when Miss White called,
the aunt found means to see her, and
after asking if it was true she was en-
gagged, told her the story of the young
mans marriage, and that he had never
been divorced. The young lady was
almost stunned, although, obtaining the
news in such place, she couldNnot be-
lieve it. Returning home she told her
father what she had heard, and upon in
vestigation he found it true. At this
time the invitations were out for the
wedding and all preparations made.
Miss White sent to her betrothed hus-
band a note asking him to call at a GER
tain time When ne arrived she walked
into the room and in the presence Of her
parents accused him of his treachery
and the terrible position in which he
had nearly placed her. He did not at
tempt denial, and could not find any
thing to say in extenuation except that
he loved her and thought that his wife
would never appear. The young lady
suffered a serious illness, which suf1iced
as pretext for recalling the invitations.
The kind of honor in q family which
could permit such a thing to go on, and
allow an innocent girl to be sacrificed,
ought to be round in a separate edition
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