The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-28
ANCIENT ROMANCE
Is HAPPILY ENDED
After Long misunderstanding
Couple Are United at
JasonviIIe, Indiana.
LOVER WENT TO BRAZIL.
LETTERS CAUSED EACH TO
WE'D AMID OLD DECORATIONS.

Jasonville, Ind, June pa wedding
which took place near here today, and
which was within itself very unique
affair, brought to an end one OF the
most remarkable romances of this vi
cinity. Although there were original
ly several persons concerned in the
chain of strange circumstances, which
began 10 years ago, James B. Walter
man and Miss Emma Mayburn, the
united parties, are the only characters
left in the drama.
Ten years ago these two people were
engaged to be married. and the date of
the marriage had been decided upon.
The bride elect was the only child of
well-to-do people and Waterman had
Just completed a law education and
was preparing to enter the practice of
his chosen profession.
The day of the wedding drew near,
and invitations were sent out to
friends of the young people. The lit
tie parlor at the home of the bride,
where the wedding was to take place,
was decorated for the occasion. The
day before the wedding was to take
place Waterman received telegram
that an uncle of considerable means
was, dying in New York. and as he had
named his nephew as the heir, the pres
ence Of the young man was required
at his bedside. He wished to be mar
ried before starting on the journey, but
his fiancee and her parents decided it
would be best for him to go to New
York and have the wedding take place
when he returned. Those who had
been invited to the wedding, were mott
fed of the postponement and the
young man set out on his journey to
New York.
On arriving thereafter his uncle's
death, he learned from his attorneys
that the estate consisted of coffee
plantation in Brazil, where the uncle
had been a planter and was at the
time Of his death only temporarily re-
siding in New York. He further learn
ed that conditions demanded his pres
ence in Brazil.
Waterman telegraphed his fiancee's
parents, requesting that she be allowed
to join him In New York, where they
would be married and go to Brazil to-
gether. This did not meet the approx
al of the parents, and they decided that
as the engaged pair were young, there
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and that it could take place after the
young man returned from Brazil,
where, as had been stated in the tele-
gram, he did not think he would be de-
tanned more than six months.
Reaching Brazil, Waterman wrote
to Miss Mayburn and her parents, but
received no answer. He found that
more time than he had at first believ-
ed would be required to get the bust
ness shaped up, and, thinking that the
first letter had probably been lost, he
wrote another stating that he could not
return as soon as he had told them. To
this he received no answer, and wrote
many letters, but did not get a reply.
He concluded that the young woman
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The coffee plantation offered rare op-
portunities for making money and he
remained in Brazil and gave it his at
tention.
In the meantime Miss Mayburn and
her parents anxiously awaited the let
ter which Waterman had promised to
send, but 1t failed to arrive. None of
No
ton. They finally decided that the
young man had proved false to Miss
Mayburn and she was heartbroken
through this belief. At her request
the room which had been decorated for
the wedding was closed and never en-
tered by any of them. Things ran
along in this manner for about i've
years. when the young woman's par
ents died within few months of each
other and since that time she has liv-
ed all alone in the old house. She had
many suitors, as she was q very popu-
lar young woman, but gave no atten-
ton to any of them.
After almost 10 years had passed
Waterman, who had acquired for
tune from the coffee plantation. and
who also had remained single. decided
to sell out and come back to the United
States and to Indiana He arrived here
a few days ago. and not until then did
he know that his former fiance had
remained true to him. 1t required
but short time for the two to come
to an understanding. and the date of
their wedding was set for daylight this
morning. A number of guests were
invited. and the old room, which was
decorated 10 years ago, was for the
first time during that period thrown
open Most of the old friends have
during those years either died or NOV
ed away, and there were only two of
those who had been invited TO the
wedding 10 years ago who witnessed
the ceremony, which took place amid
the dust-covered decorations arranged
so long ago.