Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-02-07
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| REAL LIFE.

THE DEsPAIB Of A DISAPPOINTED ovr
IN sADscESElN ATELEGRAPH OFFICE.
Ihe Cleveland Plaindealer furnishes the follow
] ing account of piliable scene, which occurred !,
lew days ago in the telegraph offeeot that city
case OF melancholy interest, to one Of
the parties at least, occurred here the otbor
cay which we will relate for the public good
a young lady 1--WE forbcar names altbon~b
Snown) arrived here FROM the State Of New
Y ore, on her way into the\Southern mart Of
the State, whittier she was going to eousum.
mate marriage contract entered into some
ten years since. HerIntendcd was vonng
man who had been born asa reared near her
f fat ssaH,t5fe oId foIKs, and consequently
~ Litter opposed the matchA The result
farmed her by letter that as she could mot
he married at home she had bettcF> meet Aim
at l.. IN this State, in the month"; OF Au-
oust and be married To this she dShsented,
hit K was found inconyenent for her to leave
home at that time, and she did not arrive on
her mission of love until few days since.
She stopped at one Of our best, hotels,
preparatory to her voyage South She ap-
ncared cheerful. was exceedingly well dress
ed sported gold watch and other parapher-
naliaepeeuliar to the 9,gentilityn Pregious
to her departure, she stepped into the Telc..
cranb Office to inform her lover whor by
M vay. was an operator himself, stationed
\ nj. Southern Office on the same Line, that
she had cot SO far on her joyous way and
would ike TO hear from him at this point
After her despatch was sent and waiting q
renly. one of the operators, who was very
we'll acquainted with her intended, remarked,
that the Young gentleman to whom she had
N sent her message had fallen into "streak Of
mex The young lady was observed to
startle considerably and asked what he meant
III ! ..streak Of luck" He told her that thu
, yanno man was married She fell back II
. Ler chair and tainted, almost Instantly
a The operators and clerks were much fright
! cned but manage to bring her too by tn
! rse Of water. &c She could not believe tn
ranort and requested them to TELEGRAPH
). again and ascertain the truth. The operate
g stepped to his key, called the ONCE where y
: Young man was employed. but found hlm n'
d ii. a clerk in the Office, however, answers !,
M the message, saying Mr. - wss ac.uai
y married on the 18th of October, ana W
es then keeping house. When this was re-
er 10 the weeping lady she instantly sWoon,
= away again, aud for time seemed quite II
less. She was resuscitated and taken to b
ia hotel in most frantic condition, where I
70 the whole day she remained entirely lnsar
.oh, grief beyond all other grief, when fate
a First leaves the young heart desoia'e
In.lhe wide world without that only tie
ais Eor which il wished to live or feared 70 die.
ID Kind care and time, that curer OF nj
ht hearts diseases. have now nearly restoI
It, abar She exhibits letters showing with wi
zAaA
s ~, to her that during the ten years q u
-" engagement she had refused severai one
ieu had furnished her betrothcd money
NJ parents being rich and he poor had endu
he the genuinely other friends at home oppo
y, to the match and all for his sake. Sn
.nc now in our city, among strangers, alone
were. in the world, having ciandestlnely
IN, her fathers roof TO meet her lover here,
now deserted by him her constitut
you shattered and spirit broken. Earth sell
produces in human form SO miserable an
IT, iect No wonder she went mad -
rSo aHer wretched brain gave way,
And she became wreck at random drive
and Without one glimpse Of reason or o. heal
eyes She is now better, but the picture of
3 in lation. Young men can here see the da
Dney of trifing with such affections, yea, the
my sin az creating hopes or raising expectai
both Il heart too true and confding to SUI
~ il such Disappointment. .--.--
hope anone .hs smiseries Of human
,ings ls5v # our acquaintance IS. /
invited socially to pass the evening
dren NJ - Surprising it "a. be 4
1.-THE .ar % It ten o'clock 10 full dress,
sping nj short sleeves-and fnd only two ]
land .on,fortably clad in merino, Just taking
n he isavs a YOU enter the room -thermol
lcom- r.nsing below zero.
want, z : = .e>-s.>- - -.
rink IL = man, 80 W 80 $3.50. 49, ! !
lealth ing night 81 w s.nos = 1850,
oFroN the man sno Isssus1 u'la pesrA's
him not sars hssea''