The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-26
LOVE THAT LIVED.
julius Weiss and Anna
Keefus Married After
Ten Years.
ANOTHER WIFE MEANWHILE
Story Of a Trip to Germsny-Rs-
nance Ends Happily
at Last.

A romance which began over ten years
ago was happily ended last night In the
study of the Rev. Gottleib Andreae.
Pastor of ST. Johns German Evangelical
Church, on Fairview avenue, when julius
Weiss, of No. 62 Madison street, Hoboken,
was quietly to Miss Anna Keefus, Of
Stapleton, Staten Island.
Ten years ago the couple were to have
been married, but another woman sup
planted Miss keefus in the affections OF
her intended and became Mrs. Weiss. The
blow was a terrible one to Miss Keefus,
who never once however, ceased to re-
tain a high regard for the man she
loved and who had loved her. She re-
manned faithful all through tn eyears
that followed and last night her faith
fulneSS was rewarded.
The circumstances which attended tho
separation Of the lovers were romantic.
Anna keefus, then a miss of twenty, lived
with her parents in Jersey City She was
of beautiful face and figure and was con-
she moved. She was wooed and won by
Julius Weiss, who was then, as he is now,
a prosperous merchant and was consider
ed an eligible matrimonial catch for any
sensible young girl. The two became en-
gagged and the betrothal was publicly an
nounced, 1t was agreed that they should
be married in one year from the date of
the engagement. Mr.. Weiss was proud of
his sweetheart and wrote to his parents
in Germany, who Were wealthy, and
whose heir he was, extolling her beauty
and character. He sent them her photo
graph, and so pleased were they with
her appearance that they invited her
cepted the invitation and left for the old
country, where it was understood she
would remain until shortly before the in
tended marriage. Her lover correspond
ed with her regularly and she received
no intimation while abroad that his love
for her was waning.
She spent several months with Mr..
Weiss parents and returned to Jersey
City. She expected her intended to meet
her and understood that all the arrange
ments had been completed for their we'd
ding. She was doomed, however, to BIT
ter disappointment. He did not meet her.
She sent for him but he did not come.
Then she made inquiries among her
friends and as gently as they could they
broke the news to her that during her
absence he had married another They
had not written her the news while she
was among strangers, as they feared it
would be too great a shock for her.
She was heart broken and declared she
never could and never would love any
other man. She kept her VOW. During
the eight years following she kept from
the path of her faithless lover, never
meeting him when she could avoid it.
and @ RTs ff mutual @ sss friends learned 81
Two years ago Mrs. Weiss died and
all the old love which Weiss once
had for Miss Keefus returned. He hunt
ed her up, acknowledged the wrong ne
had done her and pleaded for her for
giveness. She gave it freely. Then be-
He wanted to be married year ago bdt
she insisted upon a longer period of pro-
baton as she feared his love for
her might grow cold. She agreed to marry
him in two years, the date of their
second engagement If he were then of the
same opinion regarding her. Time ex-
pired last night and together they
l0nrDaV6n nj q f.
lieb Andreae. who speedily reunited them
Mr.. Weiss is the head of large pro-
vision establishment in Hoboken and is
well known in German-American circles,