Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-11-14

s isorr CAsr--Jhc Pouland, Ages
riros qufc IN interesting account ola love
affair which happened ~ that CITY recently.
and which shosldbe extensively eifeulsisd
ff tee bcne6i q young nar,iagrah.e dam
sls uhoatc Prone to Gals ia love O., fret
sight Il sppcats that stranger who wtni
10 Portland on business fell IN wiih \ vcty
prrtiy uneSpefienced gh and after few
inicft COWS promised her marriage. and they
a-roed 10 NC u fof Boston IA the afternoon
irs,n 10 have the knos tied In the mean
tune tho nio,hcr.in-law Of tie gifl Got on
nkhnk of what was going on, and she
went 70 The cars 10 restrain her rowing
laughter from throwing herself Iu,o the
arms Of comparative stranger.
The secoud Act opens nj the DEPOT With
the train aboutto san. The mother had
,t,orrd the cars. md confronting hcrdauch.
Ter and her lover. hy turns cn,foatcd the one
10 feturn homo with her and unbranded the
other fpr stealing away an oil woman's
daughter. The daughter would not heed
her en,reaiies or Tears. The lover was
cold and Indifferent, 10 her threats. She
told him be- waS q married man and un2rn.
ciplcd-and babe him beware Of re,ribuiion
To her daughter. she appealed, tina, she
might return with her. and make her home
glad which was cow dcs9la,c The pas
scurers feelings were maniesiIy on the side
Of the no:her---but her appeals could not
draw her daughter out Of the cars.
Meanwhile time few, and the momcn,
Of departure came The mother was still
bcsenching-th daughter pou,iny the low.
~ frowinr--wbcn dame fortune once help
cd the nialron and Disappointed the maid
The conductor inquired II the girl had n
ticket Sha had MOI. aud, as the rule re-
quircs passengers to be so provided, she
was advised to step 10 the office and obtain
one. She stepped ou,--and the scene be-
ing now quite exciting, some Of the p,ssen.
gers happened TO be very much in The
way Of the lover, and he could not get out
so easily
Finding his egress through the door
s,ange!v prevented. he rushed o'thc WIN
dow, and with 80 bill between his fin.
gers, cndeavored 10 conway il 10 her. She
was evidently leaving home, in this mans
company, without money. But he could
no, reach her. a tail hack-driver laying
his thumb by the side OF his nose, and twirl-
ing his fingers, politely informed him tina,
"he couldn't come it." Here was sit
uoiion The girl without with no mean:
10 purchase her ticket; the fellow within,
unable TO get out-and every body laughing
at him
Il is an old proverb, 'time and tide wait
for no man"--nei,her docs the mail train -
nor for woman either. AT this moment the
starting time arrived. bell tolled, the cngi-
ncer let on the sleam-the fireman grinned.
the spectators laughed-and off went the
tram, with The i,inerant, but without his
victim. Then it was that the force of the
girls love broke forth. When she saw the
gap every moment widening between
them, she could endure the thought no Ion.
ger but sci Off with frantic speed in full
chase after the cars Some shouted. some
opened wide their eys, some unfeelinoly
cried ''put on more steam my DEAR" a few
piied the poor girl She soon found that
her speed even when impeled BY love was
not equal TO mail train She returned de-
jeoted and in tears; 10 repea, the thought OF
the old poet, 'ihe course oftrue love never
did run smooth"