The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-06-07
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

a lady OF Stockport died few months
ago, leaving great number Of legacics to
relatives and friends, aud among them was
one 10 woman named Smith, daughter
OF person OF that name who was Is or 20
years sergeant in the 33d regiment. some
years ago stationed nt Carlisle. The exec.
u'ors had punctuaIly discharged all the du.
ties imposed upon them BY tho will Of the
deceased, except that Of paying this legacy:
and they gave up that rs n matter almos,
too wild and imprac,icnbIe 10 be though, Of,
nasmuch rs il seemed SO little likely that
they could ever properly trace ont the leg
atee; tor the lady who had left the legacy
had left no address of the party, had herself
never seen her, and when she did hear of
her i was lsA Years ago, and only Is
months after the chid's birth.
There seemed to be little hope OF success
by applying to the regiment. for Sergean,
Smith had died in the regiment Is wears
age. and II might be more than possible that
even his name might be buried 10 the mem.
orles oi his companions in arms. il not in
their collins; for they hnd seen foreign ser
vice, aud part Of tho regimen, had bu, late
~ come from Canada. |, seemed almost
ch'nerlcal to pursue such an investigation,
and So though. the executors. One OF these
gentlemen, MIR. Il. Wheeler, of Stockport,
the news agent, few weeks ago. was with
q party At Southport; when taking up u
Manchester paper, no rend Of the move
mens OF troops in various directions abont
The country, III consequence Of the nppre-
hcDdcd Disturbances, and, among other
thugs. perceived that few companies of
the o3d regiment had come To Manchester,
and were going Ia cncnmp on kersa lImoor.
Now or never thought be; so taking the
rail. he came 10 Manchester, aud took an
carly opportunity IL visit the moor.
lie advanced towards the cn,np, aud in
qulrcd OF the sentinel ii there was an oili-
Ger with these companies who had been in
The regiment twenty Years. .lcs,' said the
sentinel; this, gentleman you see coming
this way, the Captain Capt Gough,) has
been IN the regiment more than twenty
years. Mr.. Wheeler advanced 10 meet the
Captain, and communicated ms briefly ms
possible the object Of his visit, exhibiting at
the samc time two letters, tho last Sergeant
Smith had written IN tho icsiatriy.
Sergeant r'miihr repeated the Captain,
mnsina. 'Scrgcan, Smith? Yes, | rccollect
him very well, and his widow is in the req.
Uncut yc,.'
Hero was encouragement, thought MIR.
Wheeler.
But continued tho Captain, she has
married again And could yo, give me
the name 81 her present husbandr Was the
mex, inquiry. why rejoincd the Captain
smiling. hes Sergeant Smith. too; hu, the '
are not hcrr--ticy are in Canada. We'll.
said Mr.. Wheeler, III is not the mother
want. but the child-thc daughter ooh,
the daughter; well, VIC have the daughter.
loo--she's "n the moor. but she's married.
And rnarrIel also into tho regiment IN
qpired Mr.. Wheeler. 'as we'll ms tho moth
crg Married into the regiment, also,' re-.
joined the Captain, laughing; 'and she, al
so, is married to Sergeant
The facts seemed 80 striking, and the co.
medicines 90 improbable. that the inquirer
might have excused n little increduliy had
he not been talking to one not likely 20 70.
pnnce, and on less serious subject; but
SO true were they, that ia a quarter Of an
hour from his arrival on the moor, Mr..
Wheeler was in the presence Of the legatce
hersclf--was next day in possession Of doc
uments from The register Of the regiment.
by the courtesy Of Captain Cough, showing
when Sergeant Smith enlisted, when his
daughter was born, her name, where the
Sergeant died, when the widow was re-
married. aud registering also the marriage
Of her daughter, with every other particn.
lar important TO give the child a legal title
to Legacy left her by q person she could
never have hnown--had never heard Of
and, more singular still, whose name she
had never SO mnch us henrd mentioned,
even by her mother! The executors. re.
joiced at being so Unexpectedly enabled ia
complete the task imposed upon them, lost
no time in fulfilling the requirements of the
law, nnc paid the legacy.
Carlislc Advocate.
SrR-EE.--Thc most emphatic use We
have ever known Of the word ''sir-ec," &C.
ex.s