The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-04-06
ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.

| NOmANOE NEAL LIT
"Married, on Tuesday by the Rev William Ash,
| Thomas Mowit to Charlotte Conroy, both of this
city"
The above marriage was consummated in this
city on last Tuesday week, and thereby hangs a
tale which may be worth the attention of the mar.
velous Mr. Mowitt is respectable boss shoemak
err, who keeps several men employed, and among
the rest one named John Pesing, who had in
gratated hnsefso much in his favor by his faith.
fulness industry and sobrie'y, that he took him in
partnership about three years since, and no cause
| to regret his kindness. From that period Mr. Now
lit and MIR Pelsing were constant friends and board
! ed III tho same house until about twelve months
since, when one day they were subpened FOR cor
oner's inquest which held on the BODY OF n
man that had been taken out of the Maiden Lana
dock. The deceased had all the appearance of
having been regular dock loafer, and it wss the
opinion of all present that he had fallen into the
slip while in state Of intox ication; bur the verdict
which given in a few minutes. was merely
| "found drowned"
| Tie jury being dismissed, MIR M. turned round
to look for his friend and fellow Juror, who had
been at his side until that moment, but he was
gone; and lie thought he saw him running at full
| speed up Maiden Lane This struck him as beina
curious; and it also reminded him of another Gu.
with his sudden fight,) namely that when Mr..
Pelsng had first glanced at the face Of the corpse,
he started, and turned deadly Pale Mr. NJ then
proceeded to his boarding house, and ,henae to is
store to look for his parner but he was to be found
at neither; did he return that night; nor the
next; and two months passed away without bring
ing any intelligence of him, during which time Mr..
Mowu had fully made up his mind that there wis
some mysterious connection between his friend and
the t:an that was found drowned, and that in con-
sequence thereof. MIR. Pelsng had in all probabill-
ty made way with himself
Well, so the matter rested until a ceytain day in
June last, when lady called at Mr. Mowitt's store
and asked for Mr. Pelsing. She was told the par
,icuars Of his story. "And hash he been he,e
SINCE" she inquired. "Not since" replied Mr.
Mowu, ~ know he has" said the Indy. "Ho has
not assure you, at least not 80 my knowledge
swerei Mr. Mowiit "But am positive said the
lady. "What proof have you ofit." inquired the
shoemaker. ''The best in the world, " returned the
stranger, for l am here, and and Mr. Pelsing are
one and The same person. And strange AS il may
appear, such was the actual fact.
Well the question then was, whether MIR Pei
sing was gentleman lady, and it turned out
that she was lady, and more than that her name
was mt John pelsing at all but Charlotte Conroy,
and furthermore, that she the widow OF the
man who had been found drowned. She then s.a.
ted that her husband was shoemaker in Philadel
pha, and to whom she had been married about 9
years. had treated her very badly, the consequence
Of which was that she picked up his trade by
steath, and when she thought she was sufficiently
perfect, equipped herself in mems clothes and ran
! off TO this city TO be more safely out Of the reach
Of her lord and master Here, we have seen,
she got into The employment and remained in the
confidence Of Mr. Mowitt until the time of the coro
ner's inquest, Immediately after which she proceed
ed to Philadelphia, where sho learned that he's hus
band (who had become wandering loafer,) had,
OF the hint of some friend, out for New York
about week before TO look for her; but where,
instead Of an injured vile ,fo found watery grave.
Tile upshot Of this romantic affair was, that MIR.
Mowitt requested Mrs. G. to make his house her
home; and after a while he found he liked her yet
better Mrs. c., than Mr. Pesing; that by vir-
tue thereof, he proposed renewal Of their terms
of partnership, which was accepted; and that
Tuesday Of last week Mr. Mowitt and the late Mr.
John Pelsing became husband and wife.
This is the first instance we believe on record
wherein wife performed the Office t,t Goroner's j4
ryman on the body of her own husband, or where
in n young married his master. Tho lady,
by the way: is very good looking, and still ON the
safe side of Ilirty.-N. Y. Paper.
CANAL Across TIE IsrHMus DARIEE. The
annexed copy from the Journal of Commerce.
"By advices from Ranama, brought by the
schooner America from Chagres, we learn that the
Department OF State it is called, remained
quiet under the new order of things, and that the
obstacles horetofore interposed, by the cashing of
the local and general governments with regard to
the proposed Canal across the Isbmus, have been
Ily set n re