Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
From tho New York Commercial Advertiser. /!
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
From Susquohsnna's utmost springs.
Where sewage tribes pursue thor game,
His blanket tied with yellow strings.


On Sunday evening last, were, iortuitousy, witness
Of incident equally interesting and painful Many
people have denounced Shakespeare O,heo, as too un-
natural for probability. 1t can hardly he credited that
such fair beautiful, and accomplished woman, Des-
demona represented TO have been, could have delbe-
rately welded such black moor as Ohello But II we
ever any incredibly upon the subject, II has
all been dsspated by the OF which we are to
tribe, but Missionary of the Methodist C6,iirc6
among his red BRETHREN sent England 10 obtain ne.
cnnary aid Tor the Indian mission cause in Upper Canada
Mhat was his native cognomeD, whether il the Red
Lightning the Storm King" or wv ak W A.
ter, we know not but in plain English he is known a.
Peter Jones' An Indian Is spectacle in England
Poets and romancers have alike invested the primitive
sons OF the American forest with noble and exalted cha
racerisics, which are seldom discenibe duler per.
cepuons oil plain matter of fact people and which Enc
lish could alone discover in the hero the
story But matter: Mr.. Peter Jones was not only
Missionary from the Wilderness and a. we doubt moi
Pous and useful among his own people, but he was
bona fde Indian and he OF made lion of in
London lie was feasted by the rich and the great Car
ages servants in livery awaited his pleasure and
bright eyes sparked when he named He was look.
ed upon as great chief, prince Indian king and
yond the sound Of Bow bell dreamed Of the charms of
itude amid the great wld" the anres vast and deserts
ide-of the greater Wes-of the roaring of mighty ca.
taracts and the bounding of bualoes the iltsbe
pairies-of noble cheftans leading armies of pmmed and
lofty dnsky the proud forms giants in tw
hght-of forays and stag huns-and bows and arrows
and the wild NOES Of the piercing war whoop in those
halcyon days. when, unsophscated by contact with The
Wild in wood. the noble savage ran."
and all that sort OF thing Matthews would most unpo
ecally have wound of such lourshing sentence But
II was so
in crowd. the ladies to his loveos
bDD w ns. to 'b s%.0 SPo. the h,
Thrice happy those who t'ipp'd a hi, side"
Among others who perchsnce may have thought Of
Kings barbarc, pearls and god,' was the charming
daughter Of gentleman of Lambeth of wealth and re.
epectability But she thought not OF wedding an Indian
even though he were great chief-or half king-not
she But Peter Jones saw, thought he SAVIOR the
Indian cuPids are not blindthat the young lady had
hPa Tt aiItnUh al.
with the fair creature he said something 10 her hcb she
chose not TO understand-but told it TO her mother Pc
things, which the damsel could not comprehend before
hmbut she continued repeat them to her mother He
sought an interview with her IL refused He re-
peated the request IL still refused but in po.
sitive manner. Finally, interview was granted him
with the mother-and the result was, that before Peter
Jones embarked his return to his native woods il WAS
agreed that they might breathe hs thoughts other
paper across the great waters Thus another point
gained. Aud in the end, 10 make long story short
meeting was agreed upon to lake place the present
in this city, with view ofmsrage The idea is very
unpleasant with III, OF such l.sored mixtures of coors
But prjnlices against red and duky skins so
strong in Europe they here They DO not believe
in England, that
Those brown tribes who snuff desert dir,
- Arc cousins german the wolf an bear
Inc PROUD orons' moreover, were red men, when
quered by julius Caesar hat harm in their coming
again But we must hasten story.
On Tuesday morning OF last week, a beautiful young
idy with fairy fonn "grace in her step aud heaven in
her eye, slept shore from the elegant packet chip
States She was attended by clerical friends OF high
responsibility, who, by the way, no friends Of her
romantic enterprise. She waited with imp fience for her
pncely lover TO the end OF the week. but he came not
I'LL she doubled not his atb and the result proved
she had need 10 doubt For Sunday morning Peter
Jones arrived, aud presented himself the side OF his mis-
iress The meeting was sfectoDste though becoming
The DAY was spent by them together heinerchsDge of
conversation thoughts, and emotions which we will leave
TO those better skilled IN the Romance OF Love Than our.
selves TO imagine. ~ ~
Though Chippewa, Peter Jones IL vertheless man
Of business ana has just notion Of the value. and import
OF time. He may also have heard of The sJage
" there's many Slip, &c. or, perchance oil the Other
"a bird in the hand" &c But 10 matter Ne tool mar,
with much ptopreiy, in the religious exercises Of the Iobn
Steet Church, where we happened to be preentybich
services ended at O'Clock. by impressive rect,
ton OF tie Lords Prayer in the Chippewa dialect Step
ping into The house Of friend by,swe remarked an
unusual Engineering OF clergyman and divers ladies
gentlemen We asked reverend friend il there be
another religious meeting? " No." lie replied, d" but
wedding "h weddingl" exrsimedy wuh surprise.
= Pray VINO are the happy csupleW &" Peter Jones, the
England"
was then evident to previously eyes
that unwoDed degree Of anxious and curious interest