Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-02-25
From q New York Paper.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.


'Msnied, on Tuesday, (uot Issl.) By
the Rev. william Ask, Thomas Mo-
viii and CbsrIOiIee GonroG both Of this
city
The above Marriage was coDsumsied
i9 this city on Tuesday week.-snd there
BY hangs tale. Mr. M"wnt is re-
spectable shoemaker, who keeps seyrrsI
men employed, and among The resi- ives
John Pslsing, who had migrated himself
SO much in his favor by bs Isiibfulntsa
industry and sObrieiy, thai he took him in
partnership abol Ihiee years ago, nd he'd
no cause TO regret his kindness.-From
that time Mr. MoWitl and ME Ptlslng
were constant friends. and companions,
aHd boarded al the same house until
about twelve months ago, when one day
hey we're sulhoehed on 0 Corners Jury.
about 10 be held over The lody Of q man.
that had been taken uul Of rhe river ct
ibe foot Of Maiden Lane. Thesdeceas.
ed bad ali the appearance Of being . regA
ular dock lcater, and il was iSe opinion
Of all present, that be had fallen inio lha
slip while in stale of intOxicaiion hnt
the V:rdicl which was presently given,
was merely found drownsd. ~
The Jury 5eing dismissed, Mr.. MoWitt
turned round 10 look fcr bis friend snd
fellow juror, who had been al his side tilI
that moment. but Be was gone, and he.
thought he saw bim running full speed DP
Maiden Lane. TEis struck him as be-.
ing curions. and also reminded him of
smother curious fact-al lessl curious ns
connected with his sudden fighi--namely
thai when Mr. PeIsing bad & ST glanced
Al he face Of that cOrIss. he started and
turned deadly pale. Mr. nj. theH pro.
ceeded 10 his boarding house, and thence
10 The store. 10 look for his partner; but
be had not been 10 either. nor did be
return. and nothing could be heard ofor
from him. He gave up al further inquiF-
iers, thinking there must have baen CONS
mysterious connection between NJ Pel-. /.
sing and the man that was fouDd-drowned
and that in consequence hereof be bad
IN all probability, made way with him-
sell.
! o matters rested until certain day
.ast summer, when lady call'd on Mo
witt, At his store, and asked fur Mr Pei.
sing--She was told the particulars Of
this story.
And has he not been here sincel
she anxiOusIy inquired.
Not sinee,n was the ereply.
q kaow be has, returned the lady.
He has not. ! assure yOu--al least NOS
10 my knowledge replied hlr. Mowill.
'But | sm positive saidtbe hdY-
What proof have you of ili' inquired
Mr.. Mowitf.
The best in lhe world, replied the la
day. for am b, re, and Mr.. PelsIng and
myselfare one ard the same person.
And strange as il May seem, such was
the fact.
The question thea was, Rheihor Mr..
Pelsing waslalady, and il turned oslt she
was lady, and that her name was Char
lotle- COnroy, and fuFlheFm0re, thai she
was the widow oflhe man found drown
ed. She then stated that her husband
was shoemaker in Philadelphia. and
that she been two yesls maffid--
that hetm. and whose nam was Cons
roy took 10 drinking. and treated her bad
ly- having no children,she used TO spend
her leisure house sitting BY and sliching
shoes for her husband, intending ss soon
as she could finish her trader 10 leave
drunten man and work ber way through
tho world alone. Having equipped her.
self ia mems clothes she LETT her lord
and masler. and soon arrived il New
York. Of her success as iourneymans
foreman and partner We have seen
aboVe.
As soon ssihe Coroners Inquest was
finished she started for PHILADELPHIA
where she learned that her husband who
had become wandering loaier had Z
week before set out for Ne !. YnIk, where
finding an Injured wife, he
Oupd WaIery grave.