The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-21
A REAL ROMANCE.
Separated For Over Eight Years,
Lovers Meet and Are Married
By Justice Macs,

Justice Macs, whose Office is opposite
the Court House, concluded the last
chapter of an interesting romance at eight
O'Clock last night. At that hour a
coach drew rein in front of his office, and
four persons, two young ladies and two
young gentlemen, all richly dressed.
alighted. When inside the splace, one OF
the gentlemen nervously and anXiously
inquiredfor the Justice. Mr.. Macs appeared
and soon learned that George J. Hermann.
a handsome young man OF thlrty-oud
years, and Miss Antoinette Beck. beau
titul brunette a few years younger,
wished to be married. The other Two
persons were Frank Hermann. brother
of the groom to be, and Miss Refine, a
friend of all. When the justice per-
formed the ceremony the groom handed
him fifty dollar BILL The justice. with
much surprise, pocketed the money, and
to show his appreciation of this fat fee
invited the quartette to his house on
Oakland avenue, where wedding supper
might be had. They accepted the JUS
tice's kind invitation and a wedding sup
per was soon provided. which all heartily
enjoyed. AT its conclusion the husband
told the Justice story. 1t was tale OF
love and adventure.
A REAL ROMANCE.
When about twenty years of age, Her.
mann and Miss Beck, both of whom are
of French descent, met at carnival in
Paris. He became enamoured of her, and
she of him. She was the daughter OF a
multi-millionaire, and he the son or one
equally as well provided with worldly
goods. 1t did not take the rich son long
to pledge his love to her, and she assured
him that it Was reciprocated. They be-
came engaged 20 be married year later,
and the wedding day set.
But the son was compelled to leave
Paris on business one month before she
time set for the happy event. The we'd
ding was postponed until his return,
which, he thought, would soon be. But
disaster befel him in his travels and he
found himself penniless many miles from
home. He could get no Wold to his
dancee, and was forced TO dig trenches TO
earn livelihood. The days rolled on,
and five years soon passed. She became
desperate and tried to find him. but could
not
SEARCHING FOR ONE ANOTHER.
Then she came to America, and took
uD her residence at Astoria. Long Island.
with an aunt. Mrs. Rockafeilow.
Hermann. who had saved a small sum
of money, had, after eight years. absence,
returned to Paris, but could find no trace
of bis parents or Miss Beck. He was
GtOdb4y OIohppOlAtSus 6Ati OCSluCtt w 1--WE
the rest of a sorrowful life in America.
He came here and secured a POSITION in
Astoria, Long Island, by mere chance.
MET BY CHANCE,
One evening, about Il month ago. he
was standing at the ferryhouse at AS
toria, whee ne saw face which ne
thought he recognized. The person
was young lady, neatly attir-
ed. but whose appearance in
dicated she had suffered some sorrow
Hermann approached her, and was over
joyed to find it was his old sweetheart
Justice Macs finished the romance, and
Hermann told him that he has since
found his parents. who, also, are in
America. and were searching for him.
The two happiest people on earth today
will live in New York.