The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-13

Last.
The VOWS of eternal fidelity which
lovers pour into feverish cars, while
with humid eyes they seek to look into
each others thoughts, was found yester-
day to be as quick and shifting as is the
hind foot of disconnected mule, and
leave al everlasting blight upon the
constancy of Danville maidens. The
tale OF woe is thus narrated by an init.
mate friend Of the Tilted Romeo, whose
sad roundelay will soon be told:
ALBERT j. Hawkins and Mollie ".
Howard, Of Danville, after swapping
stored oaths Of cons tarcy for some time
past, agreed to cement the ripened
friendship with the bonds of matrimony.
Albert is man Of thirty December
SHOWS and tobacconis5. Mollie is sweet
sixteen and wife, and what Is more q
wife for the second time, for at the age
OF thirteen she entered into the ripe
wisdom of the home circle by marriage
with Mr.. Howell, Of Danville. This
is not the gentleman who made Rome
howell.
The ring was bought, the cake was
baked, the trousseau purchased by the
ardent lover and the hour set for bind
ing the happy pair on Saturday last in
Danville. When tho expectant bride.
groom came the hoped for consort had
flown.
BY following up various clues Haw.
kins traced his betrothed to Roanoke.
The lady arrived here on Saturday and
went to 207 Seventh street S. W. TO
reside. Hawkins followed and arrived
in town yesterday morning, wearing his
bridegroom's wardrobe, which was com.
plete even to the gloves. He was ac-
companied by the lady's tronseau, which
he had thoughtfully brought on, and
armed to the teeth with Danyille mar
riage certificate.
After few inquiries he located his
lnamorata and with officer Rigney went
to her dovecote. There was q scene Of
tears and denominations, but the flood
OF passion dried up in the lovers heart
when the lady informed him that she
had married w. II. Woody, brakeman
on the Radfcrd division OF the Norfolk
and Western railroad, last Sunday.
the lady made restitution of the GOV
gifts of their lover days, such as q
watch, ring, etc, and the Tilted man.
supported by the officer, passed in stony
silence through the portals out into the
glittering light of the baleful day.
Upon inquiry and careful search of
the records by the Danvlle swain it
was found tina. the lady had wilfully
mislead the broken hearted lover and
that the wedding announced as having
taken place on Sunday was really to be
perpetrated yesterday afternoon and
that the marriage certificate had not
been procured until Monday.
Once moro hope sprang to life in the
breast Of the man from Danville; he
would sue once more for favor and re-.
turn the little insignia of the dead love
and make it bud and live again. But
after the officer, who had been friend
from childhood, had spent an hour con-.
vincing him that love was indeed blind
and hope was dead he concluded to play
the hero and return home
Before going, however, no was mag
nanimity itself, for he seat to his late
sweetheart the trousseau which he had
fondly thought would fill and rustic
and frou frou for him alone. TO Officer
Rigney he presented his wedding
gloves, and on the noon train going
from Roanoke to Danville there
Down wont McGinty
sat silent man, whose only
To the bottom of the sea,
baggage was busted heart.
All dressed in his best suit of clothes.
WO0DY-HoWARD-Ats $50 p. M wcdnc sday
ny Key 6. Il. ID. Collins, pastor OF st James NJ.
y: Church. at 20I Seventh street g W., WN. H.
Woody, of Roanoke. and MoLLIEV HOWARD, OF
North Danville. No cards.