The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-16
DAILY CRESCENT.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.-The following mar
rativa is from the Carlisle CEngland) Journal

ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.-The following mar
rative is from the Carlisle England Journal
lady of Stockport died few months ago
leaving a great number of legacies to relatives anG
friends. and among them was one TO woman
named Smith, a daughter OF person Of that mann
who was eighteen or twenty years since sergean
in the 23d Regiment, some years ago stationed a
Carlisle. The executors bad puuctually discharged
all the duties imposed upon them by the viii OF the
deceased, except that Of paying this legacy, ah1
they gave up that a matter almost toy wIld ana
impractcable 10 be thought Of, inasmuch as II
seemed so little likely that they could ever properly
trace out the legatee for the lady who nad zen
the legacy had left address OF tue parry, ao er-
self never seen her aud when she DID near Of her
il was eighteen years and hali ago. ana only
eighteen months after the child's DlTlh.
There seemed 70 be little hope Of success by ap-
pVing 10 the regiment, for Sergeant Smith had
died in the regiment eighteen years ago, and il
might be more than possible that even his name
might be buried in the memories Of his companions
in arms, ifnot in their collins, for they had seen
foreign service, and part Of the regiment bad but
lately come from Canada. II seemed almost CHI
mercal 70 pursue such an investigation, aud so
thought the executors One of these gentlemen,
Mr.. B. Wheeler Of Stockport, the news agent,
few weeks ago was with party at Southport
when, taking up Manchester paper, he read Oh
the movement of troops in various directions ao9ul
the country in consequences OF the apprehendeo
Disturbances and among other things perceived
that few companies Of the I'D regiment mad
come TO Manchester, and were gong 70 encamp on
Kersall-moor. Now or never, thought he so
taking the rail /" he came to Manchester, and
took an early opportunity ofvisiting the moor.
He advanced toward the camp, and inquired Of
the sentinel if there was an officer with these com
panies who had been in the regiment twenty years.
=" Yes" said the sentinel, that gentleman you
see coming this way, the captain Capt Cough has
been IN the regiment more than twenty years"
Mr. Wheeler advanced TO meet the captain, and
communicated as briefly as possible the object Of
his visit, exhibiting az the same time two letters,
the last Sergeant Smith had written to the tes-
tatrlK. Sergeant Smith Z" repeated the captain,
musing, Sergeant Smith Yes, | recollect him
very well, and his widow is in the regiment yet"
Here was encouragement, thought Mr.. Wheeler.
" Bot" continued the captain, she has married
again" And could you give me the name Of
her present husband z" the next inquiry.
why" rejoined the captain, smiling he's Ser
geant Smith too; but they not here-they are
in Canada" " Well - said Mr.. Wheeler " it is
not the mother want, but the child-the daugh-
ter " Oh, the daughter; well, we have the
daughter, tOo-she's on the moor, but she's mar
Tied." "And married also into the regiment in
quired Alr. Wheeler, " as well as the mother ~
Married into the regiment Also reioined the cap
tain, laughing; and she, also, is married to a
sergeant"
The facts seemed so striking, and the condolences
so unlikely, that the inquirer might have been ex-
cused a little incredibly had he not been talking
to one not likely to romance, and ona less serious
subject; but so true they, that in a quarter
OF an hour from his arrival on the moor, Mr.. Whee-
Ter was in the presence Of the legatee herseIf-Was
next day in possession Of documents from the regis
ter Of the regiment, by courtesy Of Capt Cough,
showing when Sergeant Smith enlisted, when his
daughter was born, her name, where the sergeant
died, when the widow was REMARKED and register
ing also the marriage Of her daughter, with every
other particular important TO give the child legal
title to legacy left her by person she could never
have known-had never heard of-and, more sin
gular still, whose name she had never so much as
heard mentioned, even by her mother! The execu-
tors, rejoiced at being so unexpectedly enabled to
complete the task imposed upon them, lost no time
in fulfilling the requirements of the law, and paid
the legacy