Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1840-12-11
From the New York Evening Post.
A TRUE LOVE STORY.

The following narrative we copy from
delightful book lately published in Eng
land, the {. Memoirs OF Sir Samuel Romi-
ly, by his sons -
"There was one person, indeed, who,
though not of our family by blood, was
from long intimocy and mutual affection
considered almost as part of it, to whom
this event gave as much pain as it did sa-
tisfaction to all the rest. This was
young man of the name of Randolph
Greenway. He had been an apprentice
to my father, and as such had lived with
us. He had afterwards travelled together
with my brother, upon tour of seven or
eight months, OH the continent; and upon
his return, an uncle, who possessed of an
estate Of about 5OOl. year in Oxfordshire,
had died and left him his heir. Though
10 longer living under the same roof, we
still continued in habits of the greatest in
timacy he was of all our parties, accom-
-paHied us in all our rides, in our walks !;
and was always welcome and happy
guest at our house. He had conceived,
unknown to us all, warm affection for
my sister from the natural reserve of his
temper, or for some other cause which |
have never learned, he did not give the
least intimalon of his affection to any one,
not even TO her who was the object of it.
''The only expression which ever drop
ped from him, which bespoke any incl>
nation to open his mind, was during a visit
which after his uncle's death, my father
and mother, together with my sister,made
him at his house in the country. In ans
swer to compliment which my father
paid to him upon the appearance of his
house, and the air of comfort which pres
vailed in it, he said Yes, sir, it wants
notking but mistress My father, either
from not understanding his meaning, or
from having determined not to control or
influence in any manner his daughter S
choice, remained silent, and poor Green
way construed that silence into disappro-
baton Of what he supposed could not fail
to be understood. My sister certainly felt
no affection for him, but she highly es-
teemed him; his person was agreeable; his
temper was even and amiable; and lie had
an intrinsic goodness of heart, disinter-
estedness, generosity, and sense of ho-
nor, which it was impossible not to adj
mlre.
8. Her heart, too. was at that time Olsen
gagged, and but for the most fatal reserve
on his part, he undoubtedly might have
obtained for his wife the woman, withou,
whom, as it afterwards appeared, it was
impossible for him to live and to be hap
nv. He. remained, however, silent; not
am expression ever fell from him which,
could lead to discovery of his secret, not
even TO my brother or myself, in our great.
est intimacy. lie was witness 10 Ro-
gcts being introduced into our family ;
marked the progress which he made in our
friendship; observed the first dawning OF
affection in my sisters breast; watched the
sentiments which she and Roget mutually
entertained for each other, growing up into
attachment, affection, and the warlnes
passion, and still observed the most pro-
found silence; and it was not until the mar.
rage had been resolved, that any of us
discovered the cause Of the melancholy
which had then long become apparent in
him: nor should we even then have disco.
vered it, but it would perhaps have passed
With him in silence into that grave into
which his misfortunes soon led him, bu
sfnr the most accidental circumstance.
zone night my brother and myself sup
ned with him, at the house of one Of oul
friends. We stayed very late, and drank
81 good deal of wine; not enough. however,
1o produce visible effect upon any Of us
hui on poor Greenway. On him was
nrodnccd an effect the most extraordinary