Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-11-08
TELEGRAPH.
ROMANCE IN REALITY.

IA
We copied some time ago. from Yves
tern paper, an account of runaway alialr
in which AZ brave girl and coward lover
were the principal characters. The scene
was a ferry-time, mid winter; and the
noint of the story was, that the fearful lover
had not courage enough to trust his precious
narson to the ferry boat, and the danger
If the ice incumbered stream, although
stimulated by the exhortations and example
Of his intended, for whom angry waves and
aoot;nc masses of ice had no terrors, when
matri,nony and the residence of clergyman
IN the opposite bank were full III view
she was ailnr to dare the perls OF the
vovane but his nerves were weak; and at
length with fair contempt for lover so
cowardly. SIZE gave him his final dismissal
on the spot, and with her bridemald return
ed. unmarried to the house OF her guardian
whose opposition to the match had driven
her TO the choice of an elopement.
Another number of the same "far west
n,ner in which the story first appeared,
las found its way to the Atlantic borders !;
and in it we find the seqnel OF the tale.
which we give in the language of the wri-
ter. who by the way, AYERS with all solem-
n;tv that il is on coinage ofthe brain, but
strict though quite poetcal reality The
story is related by correspondent OF the
Daek wooasman, published somewhere in
Illinois.
Won will remember enclosing to me.
about two months after the story appeared
in the Baekwoodsman letter IRON young
man in B. ston, earnestly requesting TO be
made acquainted, with her name and resi-
lence. .if as he expressed it, she has
local habitation and name, and the &C
connt is not the coinage of some turtle I'M
rare him the information he request
I'D and the whole affair passed entirely from
nv mind. except when recalled by seeing
The story copied into the various periodicals
Of the day.
Shortly after, business called me to Ga
len where | remained till within the last
foar weeks, was descending to st Louis
with cargo of lead, and delayed the
steamer nearly an hour at the landing whefe
the lovers crossed the Mississippi last WIN
ter. While taking on board and loading
freiqht. | received polite note signed by
a ladv. who requested me to call upon her
in the cabin Of the Fulton, another boat
which was to receive passengers and freight
/ accepted the invitation, and to my sur
nrise was met at the door by my old ac-
ouaintance, the heroine of the 'rma'ooy
match. Selling me eagerly and affection
aey by the hand, she introduced me to
MIR. -. as her husband! | was ia
ken by surprise, but in moment recovered
nv self possession, and cordially accepted
the prolfered hand. in family 1ecolec;ed
that his name was that of the young gen
tleman of Boston, whose letter OF enquiry l
had received from you and answered.
will spare you the incidents OF the first
acquaintance. II is sufficient to say that
he came to Illinois Immediately after re-
ceivinq my letter-obtaned an introduce
ton to Miss A., and presented to her guar
dian unreasonable evidence of his good
character the high standing and wealth OF
his family. In short he won her heart
and hand, with the fall appreciation of her
prudent guardian.
| sportyely asked her why she did not
wait till the ice ran in the river, when she
could make trial ofthe courage and dis
interestedness Of hr caro- sposo. She cast
look filed with tenderness and confidence
upon her husband, and said in a playful
manner, 4 urged Edward to wait till win
ter, but he ,o0uld not.
They were on their way to Boston.