The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25
4 ROMANCE OF MATURE LIFE.
Begun In scotland Many Years Ago and
Now Happily Completed.

From ne Kansas Cry Jour,mL
Donald Purvis was quietly married at the
Court House in lnTIepandengGte Wednesday,
y" ono who saw them coming ont from
tho corrid"lS of the building and cross
would have guessed that II was Il wedding
party. They bore the appearance rather OF a
happy and contented couple who were moving
down the shady side OF lie together after hav-
ing fought It's battles and won its victo. les
side 10y side. Tho bride was IS years of aga
and hrs. luyis went to the home Of tho
bride. u few milos southeast OF Independence,
whore they spent yesterday, together This
spend their honeymoon III II visit to their old
scotch home near Aberdeen, where their youth
was spent, and whore they llrst learned to love
Theirs is n romantic story. and though their
declining years will be llEhtened by the great
much that is sad in their rast hat 1t Is doubt
iu il for then, lilo AMI love can bring compcn-
SHt0n for their was RIqr ne old
TruOsuale titled his broad acres, le was
prosperous farmer, who stood high in influence
in the county. and who was proud Of his rich
farm. his fine cattle his valuable buildings
But he was proudest OF his daughter, Rosulle,
handsome lass, Of whom every laddie In the
Sunday i e Morning. Many ny besu2x fee came
woong at her fathers door Of a winter
among all tho eligible bachelors, and widowers
in all tho country, sido liut the iavorite of
them all was Donald Purvis, stTapping young
fellow OF good family and good habits. who
lived on an ad dining farm, and who had grown
~ with her and loved her from his boyhood.
The girls choice had the nlp iCN OF her rar-
ents and the Ros sips wagged their heads whom
OF Sunday afternoon lD,nhll and Resale
were seen walking through the iields together.
parish church" And. indeed. the gosslps were
right in this case, for YOUNG, Donald pressed
his suit the maiden answered yes. as her heart
But liosali1, like all women, had u vein OF the
coquette in her, and she couldn't help tossing
her pretty head aud sometimes noddnG en-
couraGingly Mt the SWANS who threw admiring
gances nj her. One day Donald came TO walk
home rom church Win III bo ho sd as usual and
looks piqued the girls pride and she showed
her spirit by speaking to hin, eoldly, whilo she
That night Donald met her under the old tryst-
ing tree In the meadow, and taxed her hutly
with ineonstaney' His biting TtnG words brought
sleeplessness the unhappy lover sought his
fused to see him. and sent him back The be-
trothal ring by his mother saying she could
Thai might Donald Purvs, with n little bun
die swung oyor his back and all his small CAPT
tai. the SLOW savings which he had accumu-
his home good by, received his aged mothers
blessing, and started for America. That was
fifty-two years ago this coming autumn. He
farm. then followed the tide OF strong young
In Marinetts county. Wisconsin. There his
thrift and industry reaped q rich reward and
no prospered. His farm yielded him rich re-
aud Michigan iron and copper miurs. al %
which were near him. III tim" he married, ard
proved u true k"Imort. rei tho inlHgo nf nj p,
youthful love remained in his hrNr A." il-
ways carried abOGl him hor unrtrait, which he
hnl received from hen, Rand at tnoir be-
trotha and which no had NOT returned to her
when they had separated.
Whom he 10 for America lt9salie went, but
she comfOred herself with the belief that he
would return. &eaTs went BY however, and no