Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
CHILD LOVERS REUNITED.
4 Wedding Surrounded by Very Pretty
Romance.

A San Antonio (Texas) special says !;
John Nj. Roberts, of Metehuala, Mexico.
was married to-day at st. Mary's Catholic
church in this city TO Miss Margarine IL.
Curtin, of North Park, Col. The chronicle
of the mere tact Of the marriage would
leave untold as pretty q romance as ever
blessed and beautifod wedding.
Both the bride and groom were born In
the little town OF Hudson, Ohio, where
they grew up school and classmates ana
had been child lovers. When their school
davs were over they plighted their troth.
Nr, Roberts, however, determined TO make
his fortune before entering tho matrlmo-
NAL state. and in 1876 he came TO Texas to
crow ND with the country. He worked at
This and that trade First he drove cattle.
then be railroaded. Once he lived IN
Texas. next he was heard Of IN Mexico,
then again he bobbed upvery prominently
in FL Paso politics, making O most re-
markable and successful race for County
Clerk IN 1896.
moved westward. She located in Colorado
and took TO scbool-teaching. In the ex-
citing times that followed she showed her
self courag eous Young woman. She took
up two claims and bravely held her own.
She worked the claims and made success
of them. A number of attempts were
made to bul loze and frighten her out OF
her possessions. but while quiet and very
reserved in demcanOr, she was determined
and finally came out successful
When Mr.. Roberts and Miss Curtin trst
left their old home they kept up a regular
correspondence. as conditions and circum-
stances permitted. thus fostering tho love
that had sprung into existence while they
were vet at school. Finally. frequent
changes of residence resulted IN both par
ties losing oil track of each other. Then
Mr. Roberts drifted South, going az far as
the CITY of Mexico. He he'd long ago lost
all hope Of ever meeting his lost
love, and finally be was married IL
the City OF Mexico 10 a beautiful Span
ish senorita of wealthy family. At
ter fifteen months his wife died, leaving a
bright boy. who is living with Mr.. Roberts's
parents in the Northwest. In 1871 Mr.
Roberts. who had worked himself mp IN
the railway service II Mexico, went 10
Denver, Col, to attend the International
Accountants Convention. While there he
learned that Miss Curtin was in Colorado.
but he failed to meet her. Miss Curtin,
too. learned of the visit of Mr.. Roberts
through the reports of the convention IN
the newspapers. and secured his address;
She had remained firm IN her belief and
hope that they should meet again.
Soon after the Denver convention the
old correspondence was opened anew.
Then. in the summer of 1892. they met tor
the first time in eighteen years. The lovers
fixed as the date the Christmas holidays
and San Antonio as the place of marriage.
Accordingly they met in this city on
Christmas-Day. few of Mr.. Roberts, s
friends here met them, and quiet wed
ding took place at 1T. Marys church this
morning. The Rev. Father Smith per-
formed the ceremony. After the marriage
collation. was served for the party. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts departed Tor tneii
future home, at Metehuala. Mexico.