The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-27

But when the father was told the truth
he was wild, and rpbraided his daughter
for her fickleness. From that day and
for weeks. greatly to the amazement Of
Anthony Fraley, Annals father used ev-
cry means to reconcile the stubborn and
inexplicable lovers. but Anna would not
yield. and declared that she would never
again see or speak to Anthony. On the
contrary, she openly accepted the atten-
tons Of James johnson, q widower, twice
her age. In the meantime Fraley had
repented Of his hastine.& in revenging
himself on Anna on the day of the elope-
ment, and persistently endeavored to OBJ
tain his former sweetheart forgiveness,
but she held out stoutly against his ap-
peals, although they were aided by the
efforts Of her father. Six months after
her elopement and its peculiar ending.
she told her father that she intended to
marry Widower johnson. As Widowe1
johnson was by no means a PROPOSES
ing man and had three children, one
nearly as old as Miss Colbert, every one
knew that the girl was going to marry
him simply out of pique.
No one knew this better than Anthony
Fraley, and he made up his mind to pre-
tent the wedding. He chose q singular
way of doing it. lie went to johnson
and told him that If he married Anna
Fraley he would shoot him dead on HE
wedding day. Whoever johnson was
not a man of particularly strong per-
sonal courage, and Fraley's manner was
so determined hat he was filed with
mortal terror. The result was that he
broke his engagement with the tailor's
daughter. This did not seem to grieve
her in the least, neither did it have any
effect in softening her toward her old
lover, and Tailor Colbert at last gave up
all hope of ever having Tony Fraley's
great expectations as a part of the Co
bert family, and ceased his endeavors to
bring about a reconciliation between
that young man and his daughter. Fra
ley himself finally made up his mind
that he might as well give up his efforts
to renew the old relations, and about
three months ago apparently showed
considerable Partially to the daughter
of his old employer, he having in the
mctutlulo ntdI tEu III DuSlubrS LOT u1Lu-
self. Some time before he began paying
attention to his former employers daugh-
ter Miss Colbert had gone to Clairsville
to live with an aunt, who was an invalid.
According to the gossip of Coalition
about the Fourth of July a letter from
one of her girl friends in this place con-
veyed her the intelligence that Tony
Fraley was going to marry his new
flame, and in replying to this letter Miss
Colbert had written, 'Tony Fraley isn't
going to do any such thing" at any
rate day early in July she returned
10 her fathers unexpectedly and with
out notification. The gossip Of the place
declares that she told her father that
she wanted him to send for Anthony
Fraley. Whether she did or not An
thony Fraley certainly went to Cobert's
on the very night of Anns's arrival. He
continued going there right along, and
the first thing people knew it was an
nounced that Anna Colbert and Anthony
Fraley were to be married on Friday,
July 81, and SO they were.
Such is the romance that has kept the
| gossips Of this place more than busy for
two years, the denouement TO which has
lifted a great burden of suspense from
their minds, and carried joy to the heart
Of Tailor Benjamin Colbert.