The St. Landry whig., 1845-02-06

ROMANTIc INCTnENT..

The New York papess announce the mar
riage ola Mr.. Thomas M0wit ID ChGElaktc Con-
roy, under circumstances highly romantic, Mnd
Ia illussration Of the maryellousleap oftruth over
fiction.
We shall condense, as briefly az practicable,
the interesting particulars Of this singular mar.
riage, Mr.. MOwit Il a highly respectable shoae
maker oil New York, and IN the capacity oftboss'
had employed numerous wOrkmen. Aulungek
whom was a Mr.. John Pelsing, who, by hfs
faithfulness, industry and sobrictys had vi ingra.
tiated himself into his good grRcea. thai
three years since he took hinl into c0paFtnnerahip
and carried on the business IN the name 81 Now.
itt ~ Pelsing. FROM THIS peIIU1utgtl pwisu ttmU
last summer, nothing occurred to disturb ths Fe.
lation existing hctweeR sha passnoFs. Every
thing went on swimaningly, ard they bacalne
constant friends and companions, and hoArled
together III the SAME house. Thts thetf affairs
went on Till one day they vsCrefsubpnnAsd Ona
Coroner's jury about tobe held over The body og
u man that had been taken. out. ofthe River AZ
one Of the docks. Tie verdict OF the Jury was
simgsy "found drowned The Jury being dis.
missed, Mr.. Mowitt turned round ID look Tor his
ID id and fellow Juror, WHO had been 81 bis aide
illIshat moment, hut was now gone, Mr.. M.
proceeded to his boarding house, and from thence
to he store, to look for his partner hut he had
nd been 10 either, nor did be return and moth.
in4 could be heard of or from hims He gaveup
all further enquiries, thinking there must have
been some mysterious connection between Mr.
Pelsing and the man that was found drowned.
SO matters rested until d certain day not long
since, when lady called on Mowists u his atoFs,
and asked for Mr.. Pelsing. She was told the
particulars ofthis story.
.And has he not been here aimee p she ana
iously enauired. ssNct sincr.'' was the reply,
u know he has, returned lhs lady. esEfc has,
not, | assure yoll-nt least mot 10 my knowlcdge,' =
/ replied Mr.. Mowitt. .'But | am positive" re-
hlicd the lady, aWhat proof have Won OF ii r,
mIhqnired Mr.. Mowitt. s.ihe best Ia she world
tcplied the lady, tsfoT l INN here, and Mt. Pol.
!, sing and myself are onerAud lIs same vp4fv0n 4"
The question then was, whsther Mr.. PelsiDg
d WINS il gentleman or a lady ! ana as nturned oIi
I she was a lady, and her name was Charlotte
Conroy. ftalsO appeHredt that Me arownad man
! had been the husband Of Mrs. COnrOy that he
had lived with her In Philadelphia for ahouI
Two Year, that he too was d shoemaker bI
y iis habits wefe so dissipatsd she was cUahtrain
! ed 10 leave him; and disgnisiag heFself il men.
n ~cIotIes went to New York, sought cmelaynasn
with Mr.. M0Mitt, as al,eye stated. Of hef auc
cess a. d journeysnan and partner we have bceI
already informed.
|. The finale Ofthe romantic affair was, thai Mi
M. requested Mrs. G. 10 make his h0llae he
i. home, and finding that le loved Mrs. G. bette
Il even Than MI. Pelsing, he proposed . pagtnerahi
" for lifn, which was ratified by theiF hecolnin
y man and wife a few days aserwsFds,
This il perhaps the first instance IN rec0E
u wherein wife performed TIM office Of Coroner
he iuryman on the body other hnAband.-Pie.
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