Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-09-12
From the Yarmouth Register.
A LOCAL ROMANCE.

Tradition has preserved singular
anecdote OF John Thaches. son Of one
of tho earliest settlers. of this town. IL
was married in 1861. to Miss Rebecca
Winslow. Of Duxbury, in Plymouth coun
". if we mistake not. On his way home
viii, his new bride. he stopped for thc
night at the house of friend. Col
Gorham, OF Barnstable. one of the mos
prominent citizens OF the town. Merrl
rnent and gaiety prevailed. and during
the evening a female infant ABOUT three
weeks old was introduced, and the nigh
Of her birth birth being mentioned, Mr.
Thacher observed, THAT is the yer!
night on which we were married. and
taking the child in his arms, he presented
it to his bride. and iokingly said. Here
my dear, is little lady that was born or
Inc same night that we were married.
wish YOU would kiss her, for intend &c
have her for my second wife Il viii
my dear. with great pleasure, replied
she, 'but hope it will be very long be-
fore YOUR intention is fulfilled in that re-
spect."
Mr.. Thacher and his wife lived happily
together for about twenty years. and faith
fully fulfilled the scriptural Injunction. 10
.'multiply and replenish the earth" Mrs.
+. left large family Of children, among
whom was a son named Peter.
After Mr. Thacher had mourned a rea-
sonable length Of time he began to think
of getting another partner. None of the
maidens. young or DID, seemed TO please
him like Lydia Gorham, the little lady OF
the preceding part of the story. now
grown up, if we may believe tradition. TO
fair, comely girl, ''iull of gushing life.
as the poets say. But there was one i'm
pediment in the way. His eldest son.
Peter, had shown prediction for the
girl. and the old man was at loss to de-
eide whether she favored the suit of the
sire the son. The one rode a black
horse in his visits. and the other white
There was a kind of a tacit agreement
between the two that one should not in
teriere with the visits of the other; so
when the father found a white horse tied
in front OF Col. Gorham's. unlike the
good Samaritan. he crossed over to the
other side; and the son, when the black
horse was there. returned the favor
Thus things went on till the patience of
the old gentleman was well nigh exhaust
ed. and he resolved upon a des pcrate step
10 decide the matter. Taking his son
one side. he said 10 him: Peter. are YOU
or are you not going TO marry Lydia
Gorham.' Peter replied that he had not
Yet made up MS mind. ~; ell said the
"l'! man. i vii! make you an offer: if YOU
viii give her up and court no more. | will
give YOU thirteen pounds in money and
the PAR "a Of black ste$ ysus VII" hsh De
ted moment. Ills a bargain,' said he:
and it is due the parties TO say that itwas
observed by them all with perfect good
faith. Whether Lydia knew the bargain
ing that her charms had occasioncd. ira
dition saveth not: but she subsequently,
became Mr. Thacher's wife, bore him ten
children. from whom many members Of
the numerous and highly respectable fam
ilv Of Thacher have sprung Our vencr-
able townsman. Mr. Peter Thacher is the
great grandson Of Peter, noticed above
QUICK WORK.
The Secretary Of State having. (savs
the National Inteiigencer Of the :51st ult. J
bv the Presidents order. instructed our
Consul at Havana to demand the person
Of Juan Garcia. alias Rev. on the ground
that he was bound to maintain the invio-
liability Of the person of every man enti-
tied to the protection of the American
Constitution and Laws, we learn tina,
our Consul accordingly made the demand
and that Garcia has been delivered up to
him and sent TO New Orleans. in obedi-
cnce to the Secretarv's instructions. The
District attorney has placed Garcia in the
custody of the Marshal. in order to Sc
cure his testimony. Garcia saws he was
forcbly abducted
The course pursued by the Presi-
dent IN vlndicating promptly the honor OF
the country in This transaction. while he
was also engaged in maintaining the faith
of treaties by suppressing the illegal ex-
petition against Cuba. is a striking illus.
tration Of the administration of the Gov.
eminent on true Wing principles. We
defy any man to produce an example
from our annals of a more successful eff:
fort TO maintain the honor of the nation
than is exhibited in the diplomacy Of the
Administration in the case of Garcia
The Cuba expedition will, we have little
doubt be suppressed.
alabama Legislaf re.--From the No
bile papers of the 39d. we learn that Tn,
Democrats have a majority of ten in tht
House. and the Wings a majority Of one
in the Senate The Huntsville Chronicl,
says that four of the Democrats elected
are Taylor men. and will vote for Taylo
candidates for the United States Senate
Mr. Nc Mullen. of Butler county. is TO be-
pledged to give his vote to Taylor Sena
tors. This. if true. will make tie vote
on that question in the Legislature.
! Baltimore Sun.
The track of the Buffalo and Niagara
Falls Railroad is being re-laid with heavy
rails. The Chicago Tribune says:
a respectable company have con
tracted to construct the railroad fro-
Chicago to point in Indiana. in Lima
near Lagrange county. where it vii
meet the Michigan Southern Railroad
1, is to be constructed in two years
when Chicago will be within three days