Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-02
From the Boston Bee.
A Strange yet true story.

was feiateu 10 us a uay or Two since oy one
upon whose veraciy We place the most lmpli-
cit reliance, and who is possessed Of facts which
leave no room Tor doubt in the matter which
follows. We withhold the names of The par
ties concerned, because we believe i, to be
more satisfactory 10 them. Verify truth is
stranger Than fiction
A young and beautiful girl, OF good charac-
Ter and bright prospects, some four years since,
while she was but sixteen years of age, became
attached TO young sailor boy of her acquain.
lance. which attachment growing into earnest
devotion, resulted in matrimonial engagement,
This circumstance being made known TO the
parents of the fair inamorate. they remon.tra-
ted first, bu, finding all remonstrance to be use.
less. they resolved that separation of The par
ties should be effected. Such however was
the strength of affection, on the part of the low
ers, that i, became proper in the opinion Of the
parents 10 cut off all communication between
the devoted couple, and finally to shut up the
fair one. By dint Of determined perseverance,
however an escape was effected and the young
lady eloped, assumed The guse Of sailor boy
herself and shipped on board the same vessel
with her Leander, in the capacity Of cabin
hoy. Having performed one voyage, she land
ed in New York in company with her lover,
and preparations were made for their marriage
Alter few days residence in New York. her
lover suddenly disappeared, and as she could
no, for moment doubt of his fidelity. she sup
posed he must have been murdered Not TO be
consoed in her bereavement, after fruiiless en-
deavors to gain some information respecting
him, she resumed her sailor apparel, and again
shipped as sailor boy, and performed another
sea voyage
During this second voyage, she became ac-
quainled with another rover of the deep, and
strong feeling of attachment growing between
them, she disclosed her sex to him, and an
agreemen, was entered into that on their arri-
val in port they would be married. But here
again she was doomed 10 disappointment. Be-
fore the consummation of the voyage, death
robbed her Of her partner, and again she was
thrown upon the world With a resolution
which never deserted her, she again returned
TO the sea service, and performed several voy-
ages, we believe one 10 the East Indies. In
the whole of this time the secret of her sex was
undiscovered by those with whom she associa-
ted Her uniform kindness to all, and her
readiness 10 perform the duties assigned her,
won for her the good will of all with whom she
was acquainted.
At the expiration Of her last voyage, abou,
three weeks ago, she arrived in this city. unde
cided whether TO return TO her parents. or TO
continue her romantic wanderings. In this
state she came Inadvertently TO her first lover,
who, 10 her surprise called her by name. The
meeting was past description. II was the frs,
time for four years that she had been recognized
and called by her right name. He gave her
the incidents Of his life since his supposed death
in New York Suffice it to say, tha, their mu-
tual explanations were satisfactory. The result
of the matter is a renewal Of former friendship,
and the parties are 10 be married next week.
The lady is al present twenty years of age. and
although she has lost something Of her former
beauty, after four years hardships, and expo.
sure to almost every cline, is described TO us
as being still very prepossessing, and retaining
all her former ardor and affection toward the
person for whom she forsook father. mother
and home.
We understand that i. is the Intention Of the
couple after the matrimonial knot is tied TO re-
turn 10 her parents, who are as yet ignorant OF
her Whereabouts, and have since her disappear
ance from her homo, supposed thai she had
committed suicide. May j. be ajoyous meeting
Jim, was awfully frightened the other day
Did tell you abouril! 2
No. How!
why cup of coffee was handed me which
was so pale and thin that ,hought !, was the
ghos, of some upset once when my mother
caught me stealing meat of the sFIdiron