The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-26
ROMANTIC WEDDING
At BLACKSTONE
Lovers Join Hands After Twenty
Years Of Separation Between
Texas and Virginia.
,snec,a1 pi.natch to The Times


BLACKSTONE, VA. July 25.-It is not
clten mat D4acnetUlle mas IuuIancs 10
occur WIInln It's busy llIe, where sent1-
ment must neeuS give pace 10 the more
praculcai demands OF life. Nor is TINS
entlrely a Blackstone romance now, since
Texas as well as Virginia, snares in
furnishing the principals.
What is referred to was the marriage
here at $3.50 o'clock on Thursday even
ing at the home Of the bride brother
in-iaw, Mr.. w. T. Jones. of Miss Lizzie
Ccnnally, Of this place, to Mr.. Harrie
Matthews, Of Eagle Lake. Texas.
With this is story Of youthful lovers,
a separation, an occasional exchange Of
letters. a return of the departed lover
after twenty years absence, a renewal
of youthful days, the joining of hearts
and the departure of the now happy
pair for their home In tbs Lone Star
State. where the bachelors quarters Of
twenty years will make room for the
Virginia bride.
Twenty years ago Mr.. Harrie Matthews
was young man who had just reached
his majority in the county of Lunenburg.
just in her "teeens.'' The two became
sweethearts. The story does not say If
there was a lovers quarrel.
Just prior to this time Mr.. Matthews
father, who owned very valuable
landed property in Texas, had died. An
older brother had gene there to take
charge of it. This section of the country
becoming too dull for the younger Mat
thews, he, too, decided to seek his for
tune in the far South. and joined his
brother on the estate in Texas.
Time wore on and success crowned
the efforts of the young man. But he
did not forget his Virginia sweetheart.
Every now and then missiye found its
way back to the home of bcyhood's love.
At times months would elapse without
an exchange of greetings, but again the
the cid longing for homo and the fair
face behind would cause a. renewal of
correspondence.
Thus matters wore on during the
twenty years until two weeks ago. with
out word to any of his relatives in this
section. Mr. Matthews arrived In Black
stone, accompanied with friend from
his home in Texas, and registered at the
hotel here.
There We're but few to recognize him.
since twenty years makes many changes
However. 1t was net long before most
people knew who the tall distinguished
looking stranger in his own home was
His brother. Hon. Nat. Matthews. of
Lunenbnrg. heard of his arrival and
FASTENED over to call upon him Soon
after it became noised around what his
seeming visit only to this place meant
Pnt the bride-to-he required time in
which to arrange her tror1seau This
was hurried as fast as possible. and in
the eantime the Froom-to-be visited
Richmrnd and Manchester in tho after
o'ace of which lives A sister Mrs Feru,,a
On Sunday LAST he in com-n-v with
his sister. returned here. and Thursday
the cni-oination of the visit.
The ceremony was a urint home fair
70 which only few intimate fria,de
o"d members of the ar1ly were invited
Immediately after the ceran,orv tho
VOW hannv couple took the train fo-
Virginia Reach where tho hcr,e,-rnoor
Sc to he snert before hid1-o, adieu to
Virginia for their home in Texas.