Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-11
ROMANCE IN RIAL LUZ.

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"In the fall Of 1s47 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 pitiable necessity Of pawning his best
clothes, in order to quida,e his bills, and
seek employment elsewhere. After con-
sulting about disposing OF his clothes at
auction, he returned to his boarding house
TO pick up the same, when the lady OF the
mouse handed him a letter, directed to him
in female hand, which she informed him
had been left there by boy; which. on be-
ing opened, was found to contain $40 bank
bills, with note of hand for the same
amoEnt, accompanied with the following
explanation:
| Mr.--, knowing your pressing wants,
and having the means at my disposal, send
you $40, with which you will please i'm
mediately settle your board bill, and call at
the card room, n--Milton--Corpo
ration, when, by applying to the overseer,
whom have seen, you will be able, by
| giving your name, to obtain a situation as
card stripper. The work may not be de-
srable, but pesevere, and in time it will
lead TO something better. In return for the
money you will please sign the accompany
ing note, which you will enclose in envel-
ope, without direction, and with penny
for postage. Request the postmaster to
place il in box No A STRANGER.
This note was made payable to the
| bearer.
Though greatly surprised at such time
| ly favor from the hand Of an entire stranger,
he gladly availed himself to it, rnd impelled
by an irr esistibe power, he obeyed all the
directions to the very letter. On applica-
ton to the designated room, he found that
the situation had been secured for him,
| through the earnest solicitation Of young
lady, who was equally stranger to the
overseer, yet whose pleading he could not
withstand.
The whole transaction was so unusual,
| that after our hero, by assduous devotion
to his business, had secured the confidence
| of his overseer, he related to him the whole
| affuir, and solicited his aid in endeavoriug
to obtain the name and whereabouts of his
| benefactress. He entered willingly into
| the plan, yet two years had passed, and the
mystery remained unsolved.- In the mean
| time, the stripper had been promoted to
grinder, and had laid BY of his earnings the
| $40 With interest, in the savings bank, so
/ rs To be prepared 10 settle so jus, claim
/ lny moment.
! In his first endeavor TO unrayel the mys-
! terry, he applied at the post efice, but found,
/ on inquiry, that the box in which the note
/ vac paced was not used by anybody, per.
manep,iy, at the time of the occurrence,
| Every succeeding attempt in other direc-
! tons proved equally nborti,e, until at last,
/ ne ceuset all effort. and resolved TO wait
! for coming events 10 unfold, or coming
! time 10 reveal the mystery.
1 Our hero, after n residence OF over four
! years in this city, had formed some very
! valuable acq Inintanees, and tits not strange
| that, notwithstanding ms pecuniary Quit
! cations to one, he had formed a very in
timate acquaintance with another OF the tar
sex True, his moral sense rebe!led at
first, against yielding up his affections 70
one while being 70 strongly under grathsde
| 70 another; but gratitude 10 the uhhnoarn was
I comp He'd to surrender, at last, to the cap
| tvatibg im5ge If the kno1f. He made ek-
I patton, however, for his in gratitude, by
/ frankly confess n. to.his beloved, what al
| other OF her sex had done for him, without
/ solicit ation, in the hour OF his dsepest ne
/ eessIty.
She laughed outright at such an un-
! maideny act, declared II Preceded - ON
I i'm pulse, not reg srd, of which il was evideit
| the actor felt ashamed and hence her stu
died silence And she took occasion 10
console him with the suggestion thstby the
! de posis he had made Of the amount receive'.
| h. had fully sbsolved himself from all iurth-
err obligation. His lady-love, being ooth
4 law and gospel, he acknowledged the truth
! luaess o: her suggestion, ana resigned h's
affection, without reserve, into her keeping
As one Of the most natural things under
the sun, they Included at last to go ana
| pe, married The day was set; but day
preceding which, he received note through
! the post office in letter, which contained
the following:
MIR, S-:-By calling this evening
a, No.-H and paying the note
with interest, which hold against you'
! YOU will spare expense. STRANGER.
He called as directed, being extremely
anxious to settle a demand, which, rom the
yery mystery which surrounded It, MADE
! him at times feel unhappy. lie was re-
| c,iyed at the door by domestic, VINO con-
! Quoted him to the parlor, when, to his SUR
/ Prise. he discovered in waiting, note in hand
! his own dearly beloved-the one he was
the ne xt day to call by the endearing name
! Of WIFE.
Explanations followed, which may e lief
to the Imagination of our readers. Suhce
it to say they were married at the time set
and to-day the gentleman stands conspic-
uous as one of the most industrious and re-
spectacle of our intelligent manufacturing
| population and his amlabie vile has oc.
easipn to rejoice constantly, that IN The taii
Of lS47, she had tlcenty dollars to spare.
The EARTH's RING.-The Boston cores.
pendent Of the New York Tribune says;-
in one o my letters gave you some ac'
count of the earth's ring, discovered or rat1-
er Identified by Lieutenant Jones OF the Ma,
yv-as called him. hive since learned
that the forum tie finder of our p,anets or.
nament is not Lieutenan', but a Chaplain.
He i, the Rev. George Jones, | believe;
cer, .inly he is the Rev. Jones. He w,s
formerly clergyman a. Annapolis Mary
land, aud was appointed Chaplain IN the
expedition to Japan. BY the advice OF
some sci4 ntitic friends he devoted himself
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