The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-08-17
JOSIE'S MARRIAGE.
A Chicago Heiress Weds an Eu-
glish Aristocrat
Surprising Him to BE a " Lord Us She Gels
y Divorce - Suddenly Becoming VS.
count She Desires Relitch, But
He Cawn't, You Know.

Brother, Hon. Francis Galloway.
GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL, Chicago, April IL,
lSSS-Dedr Frank: 1t is ages since 1 heard
from you, but suppose every thing goes on
as usual, and that you can find nothing to
write about. When wrote last told you
about my engagement to Miss Josie Fair
field, only daughter and heiress OF Jere-
miah Fairfield; and l think gave you a
fair description of your future sister-in-law.
Old Jeremiahis behaving very handsomely,
and IS going TO plank down fair share of
his dollars in hard cash. am in excellent
condition, and, to use favorite expression
of my fiancees, "am just having lovely
time"
Every body here makes an awful fuss
over me, and will insist on calling me "Lord
Galloway" Titles here are held in the
highest generation; but the majority of the
people have met don't seem TO know the
difference between an honorable and mar
guess My future father-in-law took me
over his pig-sticking establishment yester-
day, and each time he came to group of
butchers at work he would stop them for an
instant and say: 'This is Lord Galloway,
my future son-in-law."
There is one curious mistake that every
one has made here. and that Is that they
have all taken it for granted that am the
elder son and heir to the title, although
have never done or said any thing to cause
them to believe so. AS old Fairfield has al
ready told all his friends that shall be Wis
count Decatur, and consequently his daugh-
ter Viscouutess, hardly dare now to I'M
deceive him in case he should want to break
of the match. My fair fiancee also has told
all her girl friends that on the death of my
father she will be Viscountess Decatur, so
that really see nothing for it but to leave
them in ignorance of the true state of the
case until after the wedding, which has
been fixed for this day week. Consequently
when you receive this my proveroial i'll
luck will have deserted me and | shall be
ne happy possessor Of a millionaire bride.
am sincerely attached TO Miss Fairfield;
but, as told you in my last letter, my
er-in-law-elect as they say over here,
10 the worst specimen Of low-bred Yankee
that / have ever set eyes on. Your affec
tomato brother, ~ FRED.
From Hon. Frederick Galloway to Hon. Francis
Galloway.
NEW York, May IL, 1SSS-Dear Frank:
The affair went of splendidly and without
q hitch All the Chicago papers teemed
with accounts Of the brilliant ceremony and
the magnificent presents made to the BRIDE.
Unfortunately, they all accepted it as a fact
that / am the future Lord Decatur, and
have not yet had the courage to undeceiye
my bride. As we sail for England
next week shall not say any thing about
the mistake, but will leave 1t until she meets
you and finds out that you are the heir and
not myself. One paper in Chicago inserted
that should soon be a Duke, us my father,
one .tate NJ health rhat ,vas a oood r. st ratob
~ imao;nat;oo for q Ch;co 90 io,,rraI;s,
l}ood.hve' old fellow yonr affee,s hrothe Other.
- IS -, FRED.
From Mr., F,yd,ricl CoIlo,r,, 10 5,r Father
.L.r.,n;nh Enira,Id
Gp,xn Hor.y IoxnoS .I,,o N 1900
heart Ihave heen the victim of a yonst
shameful imposture. and / am the misers
able unhannv wife ~ the yilest of sco,,r.
drels. NV husband ia NOT Lord Gallo,vav,
He will never he a Viscountl He will newer
own Decatur castlel He will never sit in
sha Housa ofTonSs, pnt ha r,,,I ai',,a,.s ~ -,
n miserah,e sneaL;no na,,ner wonngar son
How could Won let me marry him withor, tind
ing ont ali about him2 your carelessness
ignorance l may in charity call it--has
ruined your daughters life and wrecked
her prospects forever. am coming home
Immediately, for l will never live with the
wretched impostor, who gained my affec-
ton under false pretenses. dare not face
the girls in Chicago; so meet me in New
York and advise mo what to do. sail on
the Umbria next Saturday. Your broken
hearted daughter, Josie.
Caoiegram Jrsm jeremiah FdirFetd to Mrs.
Frederick Galloway.
Mgnt. Come home. Will meet Umbria
al DOCK 11sse~~ ~ FAIRFIELD"
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