Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-08
A LOVE MATCH,
THE SECOND MEETING.

1t was audaoious enough that a poor
bookkeeper like Charles Hammenway
should aspire to the hand of old Walters's
daughter, but that he should continue his
attentions even after his firm had failed
and he was out of a place seemed most
reprehensible proceeding. Emily's father
forbade him the house, but that did not
prevent the young people from seeing each
other very often. Her parents were very
anxious that she should marry John
Warrior, who was at least twenty years her
senior and man of money, but SO far the
young lady had Indignantly refused him.
The time came at last for the lovers to
separate, for Hemmenway had resolved to
try his fortune elsewhere, and she told him
of John Warton's proposal, and vowed that
she would never become his wife.
Her lover, knowing what pressure was
brought to bear at home to further the
match, shook his head sadly at her protest.
"You feel this way tonight, dear Emily,
but sooner or later your family will prevail.
1t is only question of time. Sooner or
later you will become his wife, though he
is twenty years your senior"
CHOW can you suggest such q posi-
bility ?" she said warmly.
81 know il is at this moment disgusting,
and you may experience astonishment at
these words, dear Emily, but you will not
forget them. predict it though it burns
my heart to give this thought an utterance.
These are my last words, dear Emily, at
present. I will pray for happiness. l will
be true to you under all circumstances
And now, farewell until we may meet
under more promising auspices for you and
for me-"
He kissed her, embraced her. and left
young Hemmenway took passage in brig
bound to the West Indies. After delay
of four months he found situation in a
shipping house, where he succeeded very
handsomely in business fer a time. He
then went to Valparaiso, where he was still
more fortunate and where he remained
some years.
The above events occurred in 1856 and
'57. No communication passed between
the parties for long period. The sum
mers came and the winters passed away,
year after year. And Emily reached her
twenty-second birthday. John Warrior
had been q constant visitor in her fathers
family. Meanwhile John was very re-
spectacle man, and his wealth increased as
he grew older. The mother of Emily had
been unremittiDg in her efforts to bring
about union between her daughter and
this Exemplary man." And Emily yield
ed at last and made John externally
happy" SO he declared, by finally becom,
ing Mrs. Warrior.
Charles Hemmenway's prophecy was
thus fulfilled. Emily had never heard one
word from her former ardent lover from
the night he left New York and she did
not know whether he were alive or dead,
fortunate or unfortunate, married or single,
happy or miserable.
In the meanwhile the young bookkeepel
pursued the even tenor of his way, but
never heard of Emily's fate during his long
absence from home and kindred.
And so some seven years passed away
Emily had been welded wife five years
and was the mother of two lovely children.
John Warrior died and left Emily heir tc
his handsome property, which proved ample
for her generous support and that of hel
two little ones.
The blooming widow went to reside upon
a quiet estate on the Hudson river, leaving
the children to be educated near the city il
competent hands, and visiting them very
frequently, but keeping herself aloof from
society and ignoring all advances she en-
countered from the opposite sex, though
she still retained her beauty, and was roW
a matured and elegant woman in every re-
spect.
One morning in the early summer of 1866
Mrs. Emily Warton was returning from {
visit to her children. She sat alone in
seat in one of the rail cars, upon a traiI
which ran from New York city up thu
banks of the Hudson river. A gentleman
apparently thirty-two or three years of age
though somewhat older, IN fact, entered
the car and took the unoccuped seat beside
her. She was atUired in plain black and ;
veil fell from her bonnet over Der face. Tit
gentleman was a stranger, and he did no
observe her troubled countenance for mo
ment. Mrs. Warton thought she recog
nzed him, however, and she threw aside
her veil to zee what might be the effec
perhaps. AS she turned toward him h,
started, peered into her face, put out hi
hand and earnestly exclaimed:
emily, is it you?n
"Charles Hemmenway," responded tn,
fair widow, sis it possible you have re
turned alive ~
And the two old friends were quickly il
pleasant converse.
Emily's former lover had just returned
from South America, where he had resided
during the last four years, and where HI
had amassed pretty fortune. He had nov
come home to enjoy it. He had learned
only the day before that his Emily had be
come Mrs. Warrior that she was now ;
widow, and he resolved to seek her out
and learn whether he had ''waited ant
hoped" sufficiently long to deserve the low
he had sacrificed, for the time being, at he
request.
He was still bachelor, and he Still fel
as strongly devoted to his "dear Emily,
as when in the old bright days they liyet
only in and for each other.
We will not enlarge upon the details o
the succeeding interviews between the nov
supremely happy lovers. Each was nov
master and mistress of their cwn fortunes
And three months elapsed only from thi
happy meeting when Emily Warton becam
Mrs. Charles Hemmenway, and to-day the.
are living, in the midst of plenty and happi
ness, upon their elegant estate on the bank
of the noble Hudson.