The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-13
GAVE UP WIFE
Who Confessed She Loved
Another From Childhood.
\ PATHhIIC ROM ANCt
ia The Life OF Rev. W. P. Cady Crops
Out In the Story of HIS Di.
vorce Suit Against His Wife
at Bridgeport Conn.
Recently,

Recently,
at Nswburg, N. Y, one night
last week the scattered threads In the
romance Of May Foster Nichols and
Rev. William ]. Cady were finally
drawn together by tho wife's story OF
uhe strange circumstances that led to
the divorce which was granted to the
minister few days before O.,
Bridgeport, Conn, by Judge eager
Of the Superior Court.
1t Is story OF blighted love which
on the part Of the broken hearted
Clergyman at least, closely parallels
that other story OF love and sacrifice
In which John R1skin, discovering
that his young and beautiful wife
loved and was beloved OF Sir John
Mlllais, out Of the noblenes Of his
nature freely gave her up to his bosom
friend
The Rev. William ]. Cady, blluded
by his own great love for May Foster
Nichols, learned from her lips six
months after their marriage, and
~hen she belle yed she was on her
death bed, 80 he asserts, that her
heart was in tho possession of anoth.
or. Stunned, but still loving her, the
broken hearted man sealed hls lips
until, her mind freed Of the grea,
burden whicn it had carried for six
months, the Wifes health mended, he
gently and lovingly turned her from
MIN and resigned her to the sweet
heart OF her childhood
Unlike Rlskin, however, he still
yearned for her affection, and by all
the artihces.l DOT the ardent wooer.
sought to awaken in his wife the az.
leotion which she had avowed belong
ed to another. To this extent he sue
ceeded, that the wife once more r.
>urned to his home, and on her part
sought to kindle the flame which
would weld hey heart to his. 8
But her 6houg Isss994 SD0fisSail lily
back to the sweetheart OF old, and
sadly and sor or.owfully they parted
The end came In the Superior Court
at Bridgeport. The minister was
granted decree Of divorce on the
giound Of desertion. The same day
his dream Of love shattered, his con
gregatlon rent In twain by tho reve
lation OF MS dom site tragedy, his
heart numb within him, he departed
Tor Kansas City, where am d new
scenes he has taken new charge in
the hope OF bIotting out the past,
Mrs. Cady, free now to place her af-
fections whore they have constantly
wandered since childhood has return
ed to the home of her mother In New
ourg where lives Dr.. &c. e. Brooks,
Vlle man to whose love the minister
has resigned his wife.
Rev. Mr.. Cady's last words on leav-
ipg for the We8t were Of atfsction AND
forRiv ness for the woman who was
nis wife After we had been mar
ricd six mOntha," ne said to an init
mate friend, my wife wss 6aken Ill
Hith severe cold, She feared she
vas gotng to die. While in this con-
dition she confessed to me that she
fas In love with Or. E F. Brooks, OF
Newburg, N. Y. They were old and
intim lte friends. | told her she was
free to go with the man she loved,
but she remained With me year
after that. Then she went to hel
home In N3wburg, where she is al
present. and the physician in question
boards at her home. wrote her sew
eral letters asking her to return, bu,
they were ignored. 1t Is better 80. |
have no bitterness In my heart for
her, Rut 1t was u terrible awakening
My only hope now Is that I may for
get and that she may be happy"
The n mArca dates back severa
years, at the beginning is the ole
story of parental influence guidinl
the ohoice Of husband. Even olt
folks may sometimes be wrong" sale
che mother Of the young wife as sh,
, shook her head In reoounting tn,
story OF her daughters marriage.
The couple were uoited on April 4
1900, at NeWburR. Cady, the son o
4 wealthy Canadian planter, came t,
Nav York several years prior an
worked SUGGEST yely as Clerk and bool
agent before his oriina1ion as o. min
ster In the Methodist Episcopa
Church. 1t waH in Newburg, aite
that, he met Miss Nichols, whose fatl
or no dead, Was di,tantly related t,
Commodore Vanderbilt. He fell II
love with the girl, who was tall hand
some and a. favorite In Ncwburg 50
ciety circles, and In the blindness 0
nis own love and me ting favor In tn
eyes Of DR.. Elizabeth Nichols, lie
Gother the young Clergyman fancle,
his all ction was returned.
Mrs. N chols, herself strlc
cEurc woman, saw nothing but ad
vantE g IN tho marriage OF her daugh
ter to ii sualwayt young member @
the cloth, aud Though her dauRhte
, vas mady In love with young Df
Brooks, her playmate OF childhoo
she was encouraged to accf pit the al
. ten,ionS OF Oady, and the match wa
4 finally arranged. a dutiful daugh
Ger, tho young girl gave her con
c and, obvious ofaeverything else bu
0 that the dream OF his life was abcu
to be realized, the young minister lie
!. his low le & wife TO the al ar.
i Toe young husband took his wifi
s to Manorviile, L. whtre he was /
J charge OF a church, and for six month
q his happiness knew no abatement
t Then the young wife was suddenl
T. taken Ill. a heavy cold settled on he
G lungs, and tho husband was almos
!. frantic as he saw her fading ava
8 before his eyes. Her mother attenoe
4 her during her illness, and she as we
s as the languishing patient, knew to
well that another illness that centere