New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-11-09
A Loyg CHAsr.-The Portland Arm,

A Love CHAsE.-lhe forudnd ASrpa :,
Tuesday gives an interesting account of bn
affair which happened in that city recently, An.
which should be extensively circulated 70, Il,
benefit Of young manageable damsels who =,
prone To fall in love a, frs; sight 1t appears IN,
a stranger wso went to Portland on business a
in with pretty, Inexperienced girl, and ATE,
few interviews promised her marriage, and IL,
agreed 10 start FOR Bps'on in tue afternoon Ia.
10 have the kno, tied. In the mean time IL.
ma,h.r uf the giri 90. an linking OF VIA,
vas eoirg on, and sne went 10 the cass ;o ;.
strain her roviog dangnte, rom throwi'g hess
INTO the arms OF u comparative stranger.
The second Act opens ut ihe depot, with Il.
tra;n about 10 start. The mother had ep,sn
the cars ana coafrun'ed her daughter and b,
lover, by turns entredtng the one to return sous
with her. and upbraidln2 the oiher Tor .sieair,
4wAy an ola woman's daughter The oaugS,s
would not heed her cnrea'ies and tears. II,
yer was cold aud inefficient to her th!ah
She told nm ne was married man .nd uaorl
,icled-sno bsoe Ann tevaFe # .et.Ioutlpn "a
her daupher she appealed. that she might resup
wrh her. and make hume rled. WHICH vas log
desoiate The passengers etoss were m.rL
f,s.l, on the slce OF the III "hef-bdt ner app. h
g mid nor draw her = ushtsr oGJ OF Ire c7rs
Meanwhle tine few, snd the moments Of ce
par,ure came. The mother was sud beseeh q,
the daughter poutng-'he lover i'ownlns-
when dane Fortune for once helped the mspca
and disapoonted the maid. The conducto, u.
ouired il The giri had a ticket She had not
and. as the rule requires passengers to be so pm.
vided, she advised 10 step to the Office to %.
tam one. She stepped out; ana the scene bsil,
now quito exciting, some OF the passengers hap.
pened to be very much in the way of the cya,
and he could MT get out go easily.
Finding his egress through the door stranger
prevented, he rushed to the window and with ,
So bill between his fingers, endeavored to cnnvsJ
it to her: She was evidently leaving home, i
this mans company, without money. But b
could not reach her. A tall hack driver, lsyli
his thumb by the side of his nose, and twirfri
his fingers, politely informed him that ne couI.
MT come it, Here was situation The ss
without tho means to purchase ticket; the a.
low within, unable to get out-and every bOtl
laughing at him.
Il is an old proverb, time and tide wait iorn
man,-nei,her does the mail train for WOMB
either. At this moment the starting time am
we'd, the bell tolled, the engineer let on the ses.
the fireman grinned-rthe spectators laughed
and on WENT the ,rain,i toith the itinerant b
,oithout his victim Tsen it was that the fox.
of the girls love broke firth. When she saw 4,
gap every moment widening between them, d.
could endure the thought no longe- but sstci
with frantic speed in fuH chase utter the can!
Some shouted, some opened wide their eyes, soaa
unfeelingly cried "put on more steam my desi'
few pitied the poor girl. She soon found tha
her speed, even when impelled by love was ns
equal 10 the mail train! She returned dejesa
and in tears; to repeat the thought Of the OF
poet, "the course of true love never did m
smooth.