The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-03-26
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... or Taas Never Came.
&c" en- descriptions Of 2 good
MA edlings, SAID the colonel
lro, but was present 1T a
au ceremony over in Geoyre-
&bP to those who Know about
IT, romance. Tire marriage
OF the Hev. Dr. j. Henry Da,.s and
Miss Annie a. Hunter at Christ church,
In Georgetown, by the Rev. DIR. Stew
art, is no .airy tale.
"Over thirty years ago Annie Hunter
was u pretty, red checked maid, be-
longing to a well known Virginia
family. That was before the war, when
She hosp.tabie Virginia planters kept
open housc, and when a house full OF
guests vas "A every day occurrence
annie Euarr happened to be visiting
vi the house If her bosom friend during
y Presbytcrstn convention in the vii
iage. The ministers were scattered
about az the different houses, and
among the ;uests at this particular
mansion WIS young theological stu
Dent who ha just passed his examina-
5ion for the ministry, and the briiliancy
Of bis exam. alton was the talk of the
whole country round about. He was
a. handsome as he was bright. He re-
manned long enough to become quite
fascinated nth pretty Annie Hunter
4 r,,Y. Ia. fn hn fnknn
s1th linz Neither of these facts was
known, how yer, until later.
"A week or so after his departure
ami 'lntDr received letter from
the eoung Minister. 1t was great
surnr.a ~ 20 girl, for while it did not
contain 90 aroposal exactly, it was so
worled b. mean that, if replied to
In siulf brit. 1t took Miss Hun
Ter only taoyt two days to realize that
she Wa aaiiy in love with the hand
some young man, and she proceeded
10 write "a r,ply. While engaged in the
pleasant ta'. her intimate friend en-
tered Annie room.
"'Oh, you are writing letter, An
uieY she I'D. We'll, Pm going to
tlo villa I'D will mail it for you
"'Ne.cr Ind said Annie. I won't
trouble yuu, but will send it by the
post boy
"Nut her lend insisted, and the re-
sult was hat the fair letter writer
sealed her njssve and intrusted it to
der hiend' IRE.
''She knew about what day to ex-
poct an answer and when that day had
passed and 10 letter came, and then
months followed weeks, the girl felt
much ch,piued, but her pride prevent
cd her from telling any one Of her
trouble She endeavored to Danish the
uemory 81 her tickle lover. The whole
thing was q secret for several years,
when Il mutual friend told the disap-
pointed a.. that the letter had beer
deqtroyed by her bosom companion, to
whom she lad intrusted it. Annie
could not and would not believe it, but
when seve years later the same false
TREND pr ,nted what would have
been happy marriage with another
sutton she aould doubt no longer.
She ne er told her secret, though,
and it was only years afterward that
4le family new the story. The young
minister was called to u thriving city,
became prominent and popular, and in
the coui t years married. All this
Annie Hum n heard from time to time,
and coul. Ut help thinking what her
lot nigh ave been. She was still
very I'tcacve, and before she reached
middle lie r9ceived numerous offers OF
marriage he was engaged more than
once. bG Tho engagements all came to
nothing.
The vas Presbyterian conven
Sion IN N.nrilester recently, which was
attended bv the Rev. DR.. Davis, g.
more than middle aged minister He
heard IN some way that Annie Hunter
was IN tho ueighborhood, and wrote a
polite MOI. skiing permission TO call to
Tenew M Old friendship. The request
was granted The minister came He
did nos aat the pretty girl who wor
his heart over thirty years ago, but hi
old love was reawakened. Annie then
iearnyL ioI he first time that he was
widoNer nd he learned for the first
time OF Che otter that never came. 1t
didn take 'ong for them to come to an
understanding. Washington Star.
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