The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-06-04
LOVE DIED ON THE TRIP.
MISS PRICE WENT 5000 MILES TO GET
MARRlED AND CAMEBACK UNwED.

MISS PRICE WENT 5000 MILES TO GET
MARRIED AND CAMEBACK UNwED.
New York World.
Miss Edith Price, rosy and pretty
as a picture, was all smiles; so was
her mother and her married sister,
Mrs Ely. They we're holding a recep-
ton yesterday in their house, No. 3O4
Warburton avenue, Yonkers, to cele-
brate the death Of d romance, and all
their friends were droppitig in to offer
congratulations.
mo" said Miss Price, with a shad-
Ow OF Blush, I'm not married, and
| I'm glad Of it. South Africa is a
pretty lonesome place. and I'm de-
lighted to be back in Yonkers among
my friends. have been sixty days on
the water and twenty more on the
land; I've Travelled $4,000 miles, and
now I'm home for good
"Yes, put in Mrs. Ely, 'fny sister
went to South Africa to get married,
but Dr. COrrigan was in no health to-
marry, and it's broken OFT. That's all
there is to it,"
The Price family is one OF the best
known in Yonkers. Mayor Peen's
sou is the husband Of Miss Prices sis
ter. In 1892 Miss Price spent the
summer abroad, On the steamer re.
turning home after d vacation Id
America was young John CUrrigan,
an Oxford student and the son OF one
OF the officials Of .he Bank Of Ireland,
They met, and moonlight and sum
mer sea did the rest When the ship
cast anchor at Southampton Edith
Price and John Corrigan were plight
ed lovers.
"Well get married, said the young
man. Gust as soon as get my degree
as physician" and the girl gladly as
scntcd, though it meant two years
wait for her.
When the Prices learned that the
young man was a son Of one OF the
best families in Dublin they gave
their consent, and for once, at leastj
the course of true love started to run
smooth. The Corrigans entertained
Mrs. Price and their sons tlancee at
their splendid home at South Circular
Road, Dublin, and there rich uncle
OF the young man came on the scene.
The engagement had not been an
nounced and the uncle fell in love
with the charming American girl.
| When he offered himself he found that
she was engaged to his nephew. Sum-
mer over Miss Price returned home.
Letters passed over the sea in every
ship, and both young people were look
ing forward to the day when gradua.
tion would bring them happiness.
Then one ship came without letter.
and then another and another
Miss Price wrote and wrote, but
still no reply. At last her pride got
| the better Of her love; she wrote no
more, but plunged deeply into social
gayety to forget the romance Of days
now dead.
Another young man, who lives In
this city, became Smittcn, and he was
accepted. Last September was set
for the wedding, One day just before
the date, came letter from Ireland.
1t was from a mutual friend Of the
Corrigans and the Prices, and it told
in the most casual way Of John Corri-
gan's graduation from Oxford and OF
his large practice as physician in
ROndebosh, South Africa.
The old flame sprang into life again.
Explanations followed - each had
thought the other tired OF loves fet-
teis, and miscarriage Of the mails
had done the rest. Well, they became
engaged again.
II can't come to America to be
married" wrote the young doctor.
my practice won't allow it. Meet
me at Southampton with your moth
er and we will be married there,
and then you can come back with me
To Rondebosh."
Then came the busy times. Miss
Prices trouSscau had TO be made in q
hurry. But at last it was done, and
on January last she and her mother
sailed on the st. Louis for the other
side. Imagine their dismay when
they found a cable despatch there
y from young Corrigan, saying that he
| couldn't leave South Africa, and asked
mother aud daughter TO meet him at
, Capetown. Again the two took ship.
What happened when they arrived at
Capetown is not part OF this story.
p Suffice to say Saturday Mrs. Price
returned to New York with her
daughter who was still Miss Price;
=. and glad to get back they were. They
Y were full Of the drcariness Of South
Africa and bubbling over with the
joys OF Homecoming. But IonkeTs
heard and wondered Yesterday 1t
: called to learn why.
" "It's nothing" said Miss Price u
" every one. "Dr. Corrigan was not
" well enough to marry; that's all
And something over Il score Of the
II eligible young men OF YUnkers re-
IS joiced when they heard it.
$. Two women, daughters OF the late
IS Judge Robert Gregory, Of Indiana,
I'd have after two years Ut labor, COM
,r pleted and had patented a bicycle tire
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