The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
REVENGE AFTER 10 YEARS.
10 We'd Man Who Had Once JiIt-
cd Her.
From the Scranton (Pa.) Special.

10 We'd a Man Who Had Once JiIt-
cd Her.
From the Scranton (Pa.) Special
After bitterly biding her time for fifteen
long. dreary years Margaret Moore desert
ed Timothy Fo,ey at the very foot of
the altar, and a woman scorned tasted
sweet revenge on her former lover. Such
is briefly the tragic story of a romance
that comes from the little village of Mos
COW, nine miles south of this city.
A decade and half ago Margaret Moore
was one of the bellies of the village, and
many youth coveted her smiles, but she
was cold to all save ore Timothy Foley
a sturdy young fellow, successfully court
ed her, and the village gossps said that
he had won her and that there would be
a pretty wedding some early days. The
days and the months siipped by and Mar
garet Moore was looked upon as the
fiancee of Timothy Foley.
But the trusting maid was doomed to
disappointment, for one morning the start
ling news cane that Timothy, forge[ful
of his first love, had welded another. In
able to bear the humiliation of her posi-
ton, Miss Moore left the scene of her
iHe's romance and its tragic sequel and
moved to Wil.iamsport, Pa.
The years slipped by and the incident
was forgotten. But one woman remem-
bered IL. Timothy Foley prospered and
enjoyed life, while the girl he had disap-
pointed nursed her wrath and walled.
Then one day Mrs. Foley sickened and
died. Her bereaved husband wore his
widower's weeds, as custom prescribed.
He had DOTTED his mourning when Mar
QaTet Moore u
turned to visit the scenes of her child
hood and as If by accident met Timothy
Foley, her old-tme lover. He wooed her
again, and it was thought, won her heart
Yesterday was set for the wedding, and
all the village was in gala attire and hum
ming with the talk of the gossps who re-
called the incidents Of Timothy Foley 5
early courts.ip and first marriage.
AT II O'Clock St. Catharine's Catholic
| Church was crowded with the friends OF
the bride and groom 10 be- when Marga-
ret Moore came up the aisle, in her bridal
| robes, leaning on the arm of Miss Foley
! her iance's sister At The altar Timothy
! Foley met them, attended by Frank Do
| herty, jury comm .ssioner of Lackawanna
county. The bride was smiling and happy.
seemingly, and the groom joked with his
! best man, for ne was about TO wed his first
love.
The bridal party gathered in front of tht
| altar, facing the priest, Rev. Father r. II
Welsh. The priest put to the happy groom
the usual questions.
"Wll you, Timothy Foley have this wo
man, Margaret Moore, for your lawfully
| welded Wife," asked the priest, and the
groom firmly replied Yes"
Then, turning to the bride-to-be, thu
priest in turn asked.
"Wll you, Margaret Moore, have thi:
man, Timothy Foley for your lawfully
welded husband?'
Instead of the expected reply there was
| a pause. The groom cast a quick, search
ing look at his bride, but never doubted
| She was pale and her lips trembled. Thu
/ members of the bridal party felt a touch
of embarrassment The congregation notet
slight hitch, but not even the boldes
dreamed that drama was about to be en-
acted before them.
VIII you?" repeated the priest witt
| amazed emphasis.
Then, to the establishment of all the
bride stammerngiy asked:
is it too late 10 say no?"
NO" replied the astounded priest.
Then l will noe" cried the bride with
| dramatic intensity, and dashing from the
| delaining hands of her startled attendants
| she wheeled about with a quick turn and
| fairly ran from the church. Leaping into
! her carriage without a word of explana-
ZION, she babe the coachman drive her
! home.
Dumfounded in the church stood groom
| and priest and people, speechless with
! amezement al the tragic turn affairs had
taken. They waited, hoping against hope
that 1t was simply a strange freak of the
! bride and that she would return But they
waited in vain, for Miss Moore was gone
TO stay She had publicly spurned the mar
who in her youth had deserted her for an
other She had her revenge