The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-20
THE ROMANCE OF REALITY.

THE ROMANCE OF REALITY.
About four years ago there lived in one Of the
parishes OF the county Ayr 1--WE do not wish to
ne more particularly young woman whose
charms mad captivated respectable tradesman,
ana alter sufficient time spent in courtship. the
day, was named which was TO render them mu-
tuaily happy. The furniture and all other ne
cessary articles OF household use were procured,
'rloands and pearlins and alp were lavished on
the blooming bride by her enamored swain, and
everything went on swimmingly towards the
consummation OF the marriage The thousand
times repeated quotation about "the course Of
'rue love-" &c, was TO be realised in this as in
many other instances, for the day previous TO the
wedding a letter arrived, which bore that the
bride and her mother were wanted Instantly at
me bedside OF the girls father, who was dying
and wished previously TO his departure TO see
his (illegitimate) child. Accordingly. off both
parties went, after arranging with the BRIDE
groom as to the postponement of the marriage
before reaching their destination the old man
mad died and the house was filled with expec-
tant relations, each and all striving for the mas
tery, and alike sanguine of being almost exclu-
siyely remembered in the will Of the deceased
whose property was worth about fS00 YEAR
The reception of the mother and daughter, as
might pc anticipated, was not of the warmest
description The various mental Offices of the
OF vlxenlsh niece Of the deceased, during the
few days preceding the funeral and on the af-
ternoon OF the day on which it took place, both
were sent to see the servants RECALLED in the
kitchen, while the expectant party dined up stairs
and heard the will read. Scarcely, however,
had the mother and daughter been well sat to
work as commanded, when an order demanding
their presence reached them from the dining
room. On going thither they were met by not
the most plpa of facac than nod
| seen and, TO shorten the matter excepting only
few pounds each 10 the relations present, the
whole estate was left to the girl alluded to.
Several of the unfortunates tainted away--a few
stamped and swore lusty-but by far the great
er number were unable TO speak from sheer aston
ishment. In due time the girl was served heir
ess to the estate, but her pretensions rising with
her circumstances, her poor betrothed was for
gotten, and she, with all her wealth, within a
year from the time when her fortune changed,
threw herself into the arms Of an old shrvelled
man of law, who had been factor to her deceased
parent. Her neglected lover, from being re-
markable steady man, became confirmed
drunkard. His business went to wreck, and he
left his native town, and went to England TO
hide his sorrow and his shame.
About year ago an advertisement, dated
Bath, appeared in an English provincial paper,
offering reward for any information regarding
an individual of the same name. Having been
for some time in that neighborhood, this caught
the eye of one of his friends, who supposing he
had the means of gaining this reward, supplied
what information he possessed TO the party wish
ing for it, A message was received by our hero,
requesting his attendance at given hour next
day, in celebrated hotel in Bath, where he
would meet with one anxious to see him. Hav-
ing borrowed a suit OF clothes from a fellow
workman he set out to meet his unknown friend,
and, on arriving at the hotel to which he had
been directed, was greatly surprised TO meet his
old flame, blooming in beauty, and, according TO
her own confession, as loving as ever.
Our story is almost at an end. The old
lawyer had died, her first love-that had never
wholly been forgoten-agan broke out with re-
doubled vigor, the summary mode of marrying
in England favored the parties, and they were
united before the expiration Of three days from
| their thus meeting. If now the happy husband
takes an extra bottle after dinner, (Which we be-
lieve he does he attributes it to custom, and
that too engendered by his lady's former cruel
~, who, while she strives to wean him from the
practice, does not deny her being partly the
cause. There is something romantic in the
above, but il is no less veracous. Indeed, were
there anything wanted TO establish the saying
that truth is stranger than felton," the above
authentic narrative would go far to do It'd
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