The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
a 'VERSlTY ROMANCE.
An English Girl Who Would Not Give Up
Her Lovcr for Money.

An Engiish Girl who Would Not Give In
Her Lovcr for Money.
THE conservative spirit of English
life Is nowhere moro strongly marked
than in the university towns of Oxford
and Cambridge" said q man from Cam
bridge, England, recently. Tho regu-
lations surrounding tho daily life OF
men attending Cambridge University
are strict, and violators Of rules are
punished severely. University mon may
only room atlodging-houses whose keep
ers have licenses from the university
authorities; each man must have at
least two rooms; and it is expressly for
bidden that university man shall eat
his meals or associate with the family
OF the clearinghouse Keeper Inasmuoh
as violations of rules are followed by
revocations of licenses, these rcgula-
tions arc moro strictly observed than
would be thought possible by one unac-
Quainted with the ways of Cambridge
However Frank Brown mot the mans
name, by tho way) paid scant attention
to these stringent rules; but by dint of
going into tho apartments of the lodg-
ing-house Keepers family and having a
quiet smoke and drink in tho evening,
he fell head over heels in love with one
OF tho daughters of tho family, Fannie
Burton, a fine-looking young woman not
far from twenty-one years old. Her
father, who, besides keeping lodgings
for university mon, was porter in one
of the colleges, frowned on the growing
intimacy between his daughter and
Brown, fearing the consequences if
Browns people in Yorkshire heard OF
the matter. His displeasure did not
trouble tho young people to any great
extent and matters ran smoothly
enough; until one day Browns mother,
coming down in hot haste from York
shire, appeared upon the scene, having
boon informed of the state of affairs
''Shc had a consultation with Fannie
Burton. and offered her GO, 600 in cash
and 21Oo year to break the engage
ment with her son; which offer the girl
promptly refused. The mother then
went to tho university authorities and
stated her case, whereupon they prompt
ly took Rnrton's license as a lodging
house keeper from him, and shortly
aftcrward he was discharged from tho
place rs porter, and was thus left prac-
tically without means of livelihood. In
tho meantime Brown and Fannie had
settled their part in the affair by get
ting married Browns supplies from
homo were cut Off, tho only thing loft
him being n little property in his own
name. So Burton, with his family, and
Frank Brown and his wifc Joined hands
and took little farm somo distance
from Cambridge, and lived for some
time there. Fannio's sister had married
q university 'gyp,' or man.scrvant, and
Brown, who was a thoroughly demo
cratic, good-hearted follow, treated his
brother-in-law, who, by Cambridge law,
was in another caste, as an equal.
Now, here comes tho part of the
story which looks suspiciously like
climax in novel, but is true, just as all
the tale but tho names is true. Within
two years of Franlo Browns marriage,
his father died, and. as tho estate was
entailed, he came in for tho property.
His mother and sisters came down to
some extent from their height of SUI
periority, and received young Mrs.
Brown on something like terms of
equality. Brown allowed them to live
on tho family estate, and he and his
vito taking place elsewhere; and at
last accounts tho young couple wero fol-
lowing the ordinary manner Of lifo
among tho English gentry, and enjoy
Ing themselves in pleasant, quiet
fashion. But Burton never regained
any of his former privileges in Cam
bridge; for he who violates rule of the
university is not knowingly given
chance to repeat the oifense. IN. y.
Tribune.