The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-06-20
From tho Philadelphia Commercial Herald.

An INCIDENT, OR A BIT OF RoMANcg.-A
few years ago, when a single steamboat
made its semi-monthly voyage upon LIKE
Erie, from Buffalo to Detroit, touching at
Erie, Cleveland, Sandusky, DC. and when
its arrival and departure at either place was
an incident that created no little hustle, we
were standing among the crowd upon the
wharf nj Buffalo, watching the passengers
hurrying on board the Superior, Capt. Sher-
man, which was in few minutes TO take
its departure for Detroit. There was n
large number of passengers, mostly con-
sising of emigrants to the then latest-found
land of promise, Michigan, Among the
different groups upon the deck were coup
le somewhat past the meridian of life who
were in earnest conversation with a young
man, while female of blooming seven
teen," their daughter, stood listening To the 1
discussion with look of deep ABSORPTION,
which betrayed the intense interest she felt |
in the subject.
We learned afterwards that the couple |
had been long attached to each other, bu,
the young ,nan had been unable to obtain
the consent OF the parents to marry their
daughter. She was an only child, and the
circumstances of her lover were not such
as answered the views they had for her.
Business had called the young man from
home for several weeks, and on his
return, to his grea. surprise and cha
grin, he found that Mr.. s., the father Of his
beloved, had sold his farm, and with his
wife and daughter had departed for Michi-
gan. james thought he saw through the
motive OF this movement, and, learning they
had been gone but few days, his resolu-
lion was at once taken to follow, unpre-
pared MS he was for the journey, either with
ready money or charge of apparel. He
gave no sleep to his eyes nor slumber to his
eye lids, till he was on the way, and lessen
ing, us he hoped, the distance between him
self and the object of his affection. As the
departure Of the boat did not take place till
two days after the arrival Of the parents
aud daughter at Buffalo, fortunately for the
young man, he arrived before they had
placed the Lake between the two lovers;
and when the detected maiden stepped upon
the boat, she was more surprized and over
loved to behold him, than her parents
were vexed. The latter testified their dis
pleasure at his thus following them, in
terms little calculated tn strengthen his
hopes Of final success, and though he urged
his suit with them with oil the eoquence he
could command, he still found them inflexi.
BILE.
At length the moment Of parting arrived
=" the last bell" was rung-the word was
given for those who were not going with
the boat to lenve, and the order to F" cast
off, from the Captain was heard. With a
mingled look Of affection and regret James
extended his hand to Mary, from whose
eyes s,reamed The fast falling drops. What
was the whole world to them at that mo-
ment l-'rhey forgot the gaping multitude
and every thing but each o,ler-their hearts
now about ia be sundered clung the closer.
As the +" farewell" was uttered, Mary held
his hand with nervous grasp, while quick
as thought she threw her disengaged arm
first round her mothers neck and then
round her fathers imprin,ing a burning kiss
upon the cheek of each, aud circulating
" farewell father, farewell motber--comc
James ere her parents could find time
to remonstrate, she sprung with her lover
from the boat to the wharf. The boat
moved majesticnly on her way, while
shout Of delight hurst from the surrounding
crowd who had witnessed the whole scene
aud lad warmly sympathized with the
lovers The conflict between fial duty and
affection, and love, had been violent strug-
gle in the breast of the maiden, but lore
triumpl,ed father aud mother were for
saken, and now went on their way lonely |;
while the lover bore hack to his humble
dwelling. in triumph, the joy Of his heart,
and the sharer Of his future prosperity or ad-
versity.