Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-10-08
From the Worth Rirer. Y. y Time,

RoM,SrIc ADVENTURE Married, in this VII
lace on Tuesday evening last, by John Staer
Esq. of Clarhstown, Mis-, HESTER ANN EVANS.
of Walden, Orange County, to Mr.. LEVI Su,ru,
of thi, town.
The circumstances attending the above mar
riagc somewhat singular; but having had a
happy terminaion and having produced some
little amusement in the ncighborhood we have
thought best Ia give them to our readers corrective
Mr.. Smith formerly resided at " alden, and for
some length of time paid hi, addresses to Miss
Evans. lie WIS honest and sincere in his alton
tons, and the wedding day was named. At this
juncture of the affair, some evil disposed person
whispered calnmny in the ear of Mr.. s. against
the object of his allccion>--his jealousy was a.
reused and he prcc pitatcly left the place This
happened IN July, and Miss r. having learn, the
sanSc of ms sudden departure made every inquiry
with the hope OF finding and convincing him of hi,
error; but all To no purpose. Confident that her
freud was lahoring under false impression con
hdcht OF her abllltv to convince him of his error
and rel wing implicitly upon his honor when SO CON
WINGED, about week since she came to the ro-
mantle determination OF leaving her friend, and
home, and OF searching ont of his abode it. indeed
he were yet living. The world is called cruel
ana uh'riend'N-it may be so; but we have vet
TO learn an instance where a female ever vcnturcd
forth upon laudablr undertaking, but that the
world assisted her at every step. SO in the present
instance, our far heroine proceeded to Ncvburrh
where She soon found those who interested them
selves IN her behalf and who, on inquiry ascertain
ed that a MIR. Smith some weeks since took pas
sage from that place to New York She pro-
ceeded to New York in the first boat arrived on
the following morning, and entered that immense
city total stranger, to seek, among a population
ot two hundred and seventy thousand. a sinrlc
individual who, in all probability, was unknown
To them all. Probability, nay, we NAV say, posSi-
IN her breast a woman's heart. which, actuatcd
by the holy ire of love, thought ONLY of sue
cess. The very idea of a young, incxpcricn-
ccd, and unprotected female entering a vas,
city, TO search amonga heterogeneous population
TOR fugitive lover, appears incredible but such
is the iact-nor was she unsuccessful. Countless
were the dangers she passed but surmountiur
every obstacle, she pursued her inquiry, until, a,
last, She learned that person, bearing tho dcscrp
ton OF Mr.. s., had, with a view probably ot moro
etiectually hiding himself from the world take,
passage in boat for Rockland, Ui,bcr she
proceeded, and landed AT Grassy pon, After
making every necessary inquiry at that place, she
hired convcyancc to this village on Tuesday last.
Here the romantic and dangerous Journey wa,
brough, to IA { osc--hero she received tho reward
OF all her toll and all her labor Mr.. Smith when h.
LETT ms home, camo almost directly to this place and
hero he had been and was still industro,tslv and
pcrScverineiy pursuing his wontcd calling. \ticr
some l''ie delaf anintervww was had, when a mn
tua'r Npanatlan IS reconciliation to- ,l,xc oh