Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07
AROMANCe IN REAL LIFE.
A wedding Postponed for Over Thirty
Years Finally Takes Place.

A Wedding Postponed Tor over lhrJ
Years Finally Takes Place.
Washington Evening Star. 81
"I have seen descriptions OF n good
many swell weddings in the society col
umn OF the star lately" said the Colonel
from Virginia to Star reporter, but L
was present at a quiet simple ceremony
over in Georgetown to-day that was to
those who knew about genuine TO-
nance, the kind you read OF in novels but
very seldom run across In real life. L
guess I'm the only person IN town be-
sides the bride and groom and perhaps
one other who knows the true love story
which eliminated to-day in the marriage
Of Rev. DR.. J. Henry Davis and Miss
Annie a. Hunter at Christ church, in
Georgetown, by the Rev. Or. Stewart.
This is no fairy tale I'm going to tell
you, for I've just put the marriage no.
tice in the Star.
COVER THIRTY YEARS AGO
Annie Hunter was a pretty, red.cheeked
maid belonging 30 a well-known Virginia
family. That was before the war, when
the hospitable Virginia planters kept
open house and when q houseful OF
guests was IN everyday occurrence.
Annie Hunter happened to he visiting
at the home Of her bosom friend
during n Presbyterian convention N
the village. The ministers were scat
tered about at the different houses, and
among the guests at this particular
mansion was q young theological student
who had Just passed his examination for
the ministry, and the brilliancy OF his
examination was the talk Of the whole
country round about. He was as hand
some as he was bright. He remained long
enough to become quite fascinated with
pretty Annie Hunter and for her friend
10 be greatly taken with him. Neither
of these facts were known, however, until
later. A week or so after his departure
Annie Hunter received letter from the
youn0 minister. 1t was a great surprise
TO the girl, for while it did not contain
proposal exactly. it was SO worded as to
mean that if replied to in a similar spirit.
II took Miss Hunter only about two days
TO realize that she was really in love with
the handsome young man, and she pro-
ceeded TO write reply. While engaged
in the pleasant task her intimate friend
entered Armies room.
"Now, here is where the novelist
might Get in his work. 'Oh you are
writing q letter, Annie?' shel said;
'Wen, I'm going to the village and VIII
mail it for you.
"sOh. never mind, said ANNE. Il
won't trouble you, but will send it by the
post-boy.
"But her friend insisted, and the re-
suit was that the fair letter-writer sealed
her massive and intrusted it to her
friends care.
THE LETTER THAT NEVER CAME.
"She knew about what day to expect
an answer, and when that day had pass
ed and no letter came and then months
followed weeks the girl felt much
chagrined, but her pride prevented her
from telling any one of her trouble.
She endeayOred to Danish the memory
of her tickle lover. The whole thing
was secret for several years,
when mutual friend told the
disappointed girl that the letter had
been destroyed by her bosom companion
10 whom she had intfusted It. Annie
could not and would not believe it, but
when several years later the same false
friend prevented what would have been
a happy marriage with another sutton she
could doubt no longer. She never told
her secret, though, and it was only
wear. afterward that the family knew
the story. The young minister was
called to a thriving city, became
prominent and popular, and in the
course Of years married. All this Annie
Hunter heard from time to time. and
could not help thinking what her lot
might have been. She was still very at
tractive, and before she reached middle
life received numerous offers OF mar
rage. She was engaged more than once,
but the engagements all came to no.
thing. She told me this morning why 1T
was that she didn't marry. She didn't
know the reason herself, though, until
last year
THE OLD STORY.
"There was Presbyterian conven-
ton in Winchester then. which was at
tended by Rev. DR.. Davis, a more than
middle-aged minister. He heard in
some way that Annie Hunter was IN the
neighborhood and wrote q polite note
asking permission to call to renew an
old friendship. The request was grant
ed. The minister came. He did not
find the pretty girl who won his heart
over thirty years ago, but his old love
was reawakened. Annie then learned for
the first time that he was a widower and
he learned for the first time OF the letter
that never came. 1t didn't take long
for them TO come to an understanding.
They we're married to-day. And now
about the false girl friend who post
poned this wedding for over thirty
years. She lives not very far from
here. She is married TO q man she
doesn't love, has no children, and alto
Qether doesn't lead Q very happy life,
and when she reads to-nights Star her
"reminiscences viii not be very pleasant"
II you suffer from catarrh why don't