Year: 1870

Westward HO HO!-HInrriaGe of the EIOping
Young Lady-A Lover whose EIith Could
Net BE shaken,


Since the final scene at the New York East
Conference, and the vote was cast which de-
clared him criminally unfit for the Methodist
ministry, the Rev. Horace Cook, according to
report has been engaged in packing up his
effects preparatory to starting to the West
His destination will probably be Minnesota.
For several weeks the disgrace he had brought
upon himself weighed heavily, and he might
have sunk under the burden of it only for the
devotion of his good wife, who stuck to him
like true Christian through good and evil
report and succeeded in endearing herself to
him more than ever before.


Among the number of his fast friends are
several ladies who were converted through his
efforts at the Seventh Street Methodist Church.


MISS HATTIE JOHNSON,


the young girl who was the companion of Cooks
flight to Philadelphia, since her return has not
been followed up 30 closely by the newspapers,
and short sketch of her life from that time
will be particularly interesting. While yet
quite young, and before leaving school, she be-
came an object of admiration to young busi-
ness man in the city. He loved her, but her
father was unwilling that she should be married
at such tender age, and postponed the matter
indefinitely. An engagement really existed be-
tween the young people, when Hattie began to
receive attention from Cook. As matter of
course the young man never suspected that there
could be anything wrong, and continued his
visits to her house mp to the day of the elope-
ment, when the news of the affair reached him.
He felt the disgrace very keenly, but cherished
no unkind thoughts towards Hattie.


When she was restored to her family, with the
word of Cook that she was still as pure as ''the
beautiful snow" the young lover returned to his
allegiance, and approached the poor girl as
affectionately as ever. He freely forgave her
indiscretien, and declared that the love he bore
her was still warm and true, and proposed to
marry her with all due despatch Mr. John
son questioned him very closely upon this
state of his feelings, and was somewhat
surprised to find him so ready to
forgive For few weeks he continued to call
every day at the house, and pay court to the
young girl, until her heart was sincerely touched
by his unselfsh devotion, and she consented to
be his wife, on condition that in after life he
should never allude to her girlish folly. 1t was
then arranged that there should be q short pro-
batioDary season during which time he was to
have her dresses made. When she eloped but
intended to purchase q splendid outfit for her in
Philadelphia.


THE MARRIAGE.


In accordance with the arrangement the
young couple were joined in wedlock, and after
the usual festivities, left the city on a wedding
tour The marriage was published in one of the
papers, but attracted no notice. owing to the
name of johnson being now almost as familiar
as Smith. The bride and bridegroom returned
TO the home of the brides father in the ordinary
course OF events, but they eventually procured a
snug little home for themselves, and are, at this
writing, living as happily together as if there
! had never been such Il man III the world as
! Horace Cook.--N. \. Sunday NeICS,