Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-01-25
REAL LIFE.
The Despair Of Disappointed LoUe-A Sac
Scene in Telegraph OGe'.

J Scene IN Telegraph ODlc'.
The Cleveland Paindealer furnishes tht
following account of pitiable scene which
occurred few days ago in the telegraph
office of that city
A case of melancholy interest, 10 one o
the parties at least, occurred here the o,he
day which we will relate for the public good
A young lady arrived here from the State o
New York, on her way into the Southern par
of the State, whittier she was going 10 con
sumate marriage contract entered into some
ten years since. Her intended was young
man who had been born and raised near hel
fathers residence, bat who in all things did
not suit the old folks, and consequently they
opposed the match. The result was, the
young man left the county, but has kept uT
most intimate correspondence with the
lady ever since until last summer, he wrote
10 her that as she could not be married al
home she had better meet him at, in
this state, in the mouth of August and be
married. To this she consented, but it was
inconvenient for her 10 leave home at that
time, and she did not arrive on her mission
of love until a few days since.
She stopped at one of our best hotels, pre-
paratory to her voyage South. She appeared
cheerful, was exceedingly well dressed, sport
ed gold watch and other paraphernalia Pc
culiar to the 'genlilty.' Previous TO depart
ure, she stepped into the Telegraph Office TO
inform her lover, who was an operator him
self stationed in southern Office on the same
line that she had got so lar on her joyous
way and would like TO hear from him at this
point After her despatch was sent and
waiting a reply, enc Of the operators who was
very well acquainted with her intended re-
marked that the young gentlemen 10 whom
she had sent her message had fallen into
streak of good luck,' The lady was OBJ
served 10 slartle considerably, and asked
what he meant by streak of luck He
told her the young man was married. She
fell back in her chair, and tainted, almost
instantly. The operators and clerks were
much frightened, but managed to bring her
to by the use of water. She could not be-
leve the report, and requested them TO tele-
graph again and ascertain the truth. The
operator stepped TO his key, called the office
of The young man but found him not in. A
clerk in the office, however, answered the
message saving Mr.-- was actually mar
ried on the 18th of October, and was then
keeping house When this was read to the
weeping lady she Instantly swooned away
again, and for a time seemed lifeless She
was resuscilated and taken 10 her hotel in a
most frantic condition, where for days she
remained entirely insane.
"Oh. grief beyond all other griefs when fate
First leaves the young heart desolaie
In the wide world, without that only tie
For winch it wished to live or feared to die"
Kind care and time, that curer of most
hearts diseases, have now nearly restored
her. She exhibits letters showing with what
fidelity she had trusted in the one now false
10 her; that during the ten years of their en-
gagement she had refused several offers had
her betrolhed money, her parents
being rich and he poor, had endured the con-
tumeIy OF her friends at home opposed TO the
match aud all for his sake. She is now in
our city, among strangers, alone as it were,
in the world, having clandestinely left her
fathers roof to meet her lover and now de-
serted by him; her constitution shattered
and broken, Earth seldom produces in hu-
man form so miserable an object. No won
den she went mad -
"ITer wretchcd brain gave way,
And she became a wreck at random driven,
Without one glimpse of reason or OF heavenn
She is now better, but the picture of desc
laton. Young men can here see the danger
of trlliug with such affections, yea, the dark
sin Of creating hopes or raising expectations
in a heart too true and coufding 10 survive
such disappointment.
CoINCIDENCE OF INTENTIONAL letter wri-
ter in Washington states ''lhat very fire.
quently patents are granted 10 different per-
sons for The same invention, the parties hav-
ing had their minds led into the same train
of though, from the exislance of the same
difficulties. Thus some time ago, a patent
was granted for certain churn but before
this could have been known far beyond the
walls oflhe Patent Office, two other inventions,
each from different parts of the country, laid
claim TO the identical improvement. An in
reference was accordingly declared, and no
sooner had the decision been made in favor OF
the patentee, than three other inventors were
found pressing their claims TO the SAME inven-
tion. It presented an Unprecedented case in
the history of the Patent Office, of seven per-
sons, each a bona .f6e inventor all claiming
the sans thing, and about the same time, and
all fTom different portions of the countTyO