The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-18
Romance in Real Life.

following story
In the fall of 647. a young man came
to this city from northern county, in
| quest Of employment in the mill. After
weeks of unsuccessful effort, he became
reduced to the most pitiable necessity of
disposipg of his best clothes in order to
obtain means to lquidate his bills, and
seek employment elsewhere. After con.
suting about disposing Of his clothes at
auction, he returned to his boarding
house TO pick up the same, when the la
dy of the house handed him letter, d.
rectcd to HIM in female hand, which
she informed him had been left there by
boy; which, on being opened, was
found to contain $40 in bank bills. with
a noto of hand for the same amount, &C.
companicd with the following cxplaua.
ton -
"Mr. -. Knowing your pressing
wants, and having the means at my dis
posal, send you $40. with which you
will please Immediately settle yeur board
bill, aud call at the card room, i'll
Milton--Corporotion, when by apply
ing to the ovcrseer, whom | have seen,
you will be able by giving Your name,
TO obtain a situation as card stripter.--
The work may not be desirable, but per.
thing better. 1T return for the money,
you will please sign the accompanying
note, which you will enclose 10 an cnvel-
ope, without direction, aud vita penny
for postage. request the postmaster to
place it in box No. -
A STRANGER.
The note was made payalleto bearer
Though greatly surprised at such
timely favor from the hnnd of an entire
stranger, he gladly availed himself of it,
and impelled by an irresistible power, he
obeyed all the directions to the very let
ter. On application to the designated
room, he fonnd that the situation had
been secured for him, through the earn.
est solicitation Of a young lady, who was
equally stranger TO the overseer. yet
whose pleading ho could not withstand.
The whole transaction was so unusual.
that after our hero. by assiduous devo-
tiop to bis business, had secured the con.
lidence of his oversecr, he related to him
the whole affair. and solicited his aid in
cndeavoring to obtain the namo and
Whereabouts of his bcncfacttess. He
entered willingly into the plans yet two
years had passed. and tho mystery re.
manned uusolvcd. In the meantime. the
strippcr had been promoted to grinder.
and had laid hy of his oornings the $40
with interest. in the savings bank, so as
to be prepared to setile SO just claim
at any momcut
In his first cndcavors to unravel the
mystery he applied at the post Office,
but found, on inquiry, that the box in
which the note was placed was not used
by nybody permanently, at the time of
tho occurrence. Every succeeding at
tempt in other directions proved equally
abortive until at last, he ceased all ef.
fort and resolved to wait for coming
events to unfold, or coming time to re-
veal the mystery.
Our hero. after residence of over
four years in this city. had formed some
very valuable acquaintonccs, and it is
not strange, that notwithstanding his
pecunary obligations to ono. he had
formed very intimate acquaintance
with another of the fair sex True his
moral sense rebelled at first, against
yielding up his affections to one while
being so strongly under gratitude to an
other but gratitude to the uRkHoVn
was compelled to surrender, at last, to
the captivating image Of the AnoVA. He
made expiation however, for his ingrat-
itude, bv frankly confessing TO his be.
loved. what another of her sex had done
for him, without solicitation, in the hour
of his deepest necessity.
She laughed outright at such an un.
maidenly act, declared it proceeded from
impulse, not regard, of which tho actor
felt ashamed, and hence her studied ST.
lence. Aud she took occasion to console
him with the suggestion that by the de.
posit he had made of the amount receiv-
cd, he had fully absolved himself from
all further obligation. His lady.love.
being both law and gospel, ho ackuowl-
edged the truthfnluess of her suggestion,
and resigned his affection, without re-
serve, into her keeping
As one Of the most. natural things uu-
der the sun. they concluded at last to 20
aud get married. The day was set but
a day preceding which, no received a
note through the post Office 10 letter,
which contained the following:
Mr., -, Sir B calling this even.
ing at No. Il street, aud paying
the note with interest, which hold u,
rainst yuu vou will save exnensa