Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-04-01
From the New York Sunday News.
ROMANCE REAL LIFE.

\ From The New York Sunday News.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
"Married, on Tuesday, by the Rev.
William Ash, Thomas Mowilt to Char
Ioue Conroy, both of this city"
H The above marriage was consuniina.
ted III this CITY on last Tuesday week,
aud thereby hangs u tale which may be
worth thc attention of tho lovers ofthe
marvellous. Mr. Nlovilt is "A respectable
boss shoe-maker, who keeps several
men employ ed, aud among the rest was
one numrd john Pei-ing, who had in
gratiAied himself so much in his favor
by his idlthlulness, indu-ir, and s"btieiv,
that he took hlm IN partnership about
three years since, and had nn cause To-
regret his Kindness From that period
Mr. Mownt and Mr. PeIs,ng were con.
stant iilcnds aud companions, aud board.
I'd IN The same house until about twelve
months since, when one day they we've
sub 9ned Tor coroner's inquest which
was aboui 10 be held on the body ol n
run that had been taken out Oi the Mai
den Lane dock. The drceased had all
the appearance of having been Il Iegu-
lar dock loaler, and II was The opinion of
all pres nj that he had fallen into the
slip while in n state Of in,oxicalion; but
The verdict which was given IN a few
minutes, was merely "iound drow ned :"
The Jury being dismissed, Mr.. NJ.
turned round 10 hook for his friend and
fellow Juror, who had been at his side
tIi that moment, but he was gone; and
he thought he saw h'm running at aimo,,
full speed up Maiden Lane. This struck
ded hun oi another curious fact, (ai /
least curious as taken in connection wnh |
his sudden f'ght,) namely, that when
Mr. Pclslng had first glanced at The face .
ol the corpse, he started, and turned \
deadly pale. Mr. NJ then Proceeded I
Ia hIs boarding house, aud thence to his
store 10 look for his partner, but be was
20 be iound at neither; nor did he return
hat night; nor the next; nor the next;
md two months passed away Without !.
Dlmglng any Intelligence Of hlm, during
which time Mr. Alnw,,t had fully made |.
mp his mind that there was some mysie-
rious connection between his friend and h
he man iha, was found drowned, and
hat m consequence thereof, Mr. Pclsing (,
Iad ~ all probability made way with
ll'rselc
"Well, so matters rested until a GER h
ain day III last June, when badly called
II Mr. h'owlu's store, aud ask for Mr.
Pel,ing. She was told the particulars
VI his history. "And hasn't he been
'ere slnce," she inquired. "Not SINCE"
eplled Mr. Alowi't. IL know he has,n
'ald the lady. "lie has not, assure
,"n, at least to my knowlrdg.," said
'lr Mowit. "Bm | am POSITIVE" sand \,
he lady. "What proof hav" you ofn," \,
rqnired the shoemaker. "Ihe best in !.
re world" returned the Stranger, "fr a
am sure, and aud Mr. Pel,ing are y
ne and The same person, Aud "
range Ms 1t may appear, such was the a a
tual fact.
Well, the question then was, whether
.r PelsIny was gentleman, or lady, IN
ID 1t turned out that she was a lady, and t,
hre than that, her name wasn't john #
rls'ng 1T all, but Charlotte Conro, IL
'd furthermore, that she was the midow u
The mdm hot had been )Ound i-ouned. VI
nc then stated that her husband, who -
as shoemaker IN Philadelphla, and to Il,
hom she bad been married for abou
% years, had treated her very badly, ii
e consequences oi which was that she n
;ked up his trade by stealth, and when 10
3 thought she was sufficiently perfect. -
'iipppd herself ~ meu's clothes, and "
oil To Tins cry To be more safely out -,
HE reach al her lord aud mas,cr.-i ~,
re, as "e have seen, she got into the
pIoymeni aud remained IN tho conf.
ice oi Mr. Nlowitt until The time of
coroner inquest, immediately after We
ch She proceeded To Phlladelphia, wi
pre- she learned that her husband, a.,
)" hah become a wandering IoaIrr,)
J, on lb" hint oi some friend, set out :"
We" YORK about week before, 10 hi'
Tor her; but where, instead ni an in
lred wI'e, he found ~ walsry grave. h.
he up>hoi Oi thus romantic affair was.
! Nr M"wi;t requested Mrs e.. Ia -"
Ne MS house her home; that after n Io
ne he i"und that he liked her vet bet ON,
hs Mrs e., than as Mr. PeI,inr: 49,.
ny vII'ne thereof, he proposed "a =
'wal of their terms of partnership, '"''
ch was accepted: and that on last per
sday week Mr. Mowilt and the late ,
John Pelsng became husband and :,
his is the first instance we believe P"'
ecord wherein a wife performed the 'Se
c Of coroner's Jnryman on the Or VI
Of her own husband, or wherein n ,'"'
e man was married 10 his own mas. wv
he lad. by the way, - very good oa,, 'a
ING, and still on the safe side ol r.
star
OLSON --.Tbp N,tcb., Con,;as .,.,,. II