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Wants to get Married--A Romance in Real
Life,

A young spng of upper-tendom was brought
to the Mayors Office this morning by his faith.
er under The following curious circumstances:
II seems that soma time since he saw and
became enamOred Of a young aud very inter.
esting looking girl. Of no very doubtful repu.
tstiOn, residing at NO.-Mercer street, whom
he frequently inpOrtuned to marry him. These
importunities she resisted, IS emanating from
young and inexperienced youth. His parents
eventually heard Of the relation existing be.
tween their son and this young woman. and ac.
eordingly sOughLin in interview with her, which
resulted ID tie girl promising never to See him
again.
Several weeks elapsed without their again
meeting or seeing each other, but al length The
young man grew impatient, and commenced
addressing notes to the young lady, requesting
her to form assiGnations with him, &c. Thee
notes, it appears, she did not notice. Atlength
he became quite unmanageable, and made var
ious threats Of self-destruction, &C., ifshe did
not consent to see him for few moments; per-
haps for the last time. She at length consent.
ed and the intimacy was renewed, and grew
as strong as ever on the part of the young man,
"ho having plenty Of cash, was bird worth
plucking. In q shOrtt time he became a constant
visitor at the house, and again renewed his i'm
portunities to her to become his wife, but this
she sioutly refused His parents having heard
that the parties were again intimate, the father
at one proceeded to the 9th Ward Station and
requested Capt, Turnbull to arrest the girl, for
estranging the affections of, and leading his son
from the paths Of virtue.
This request the Captain refused 10 comply
with, on the ground that there was no charge
against the young lady, that would warrant
him in so doing without warrant but be
said he would ask her to accompany him 10
the Mayors Office, which the father requested
him to do. Yesterday morning the captain
accordingly called on the girl and she very
willingly went with him. Arriving there, the
father laid his complaint before Justice 0s.
borne. with the very modest request that the
girl be sent to Blackwell's Island as vagrant
IN order TO estrange the Affect ons Of his son
from her. This the Judge refused to comply
with, as 70 charge had been made against her,
that would afford the slightest ground for SO do.
ing, but advised rather that some more gentle
and reasonable means be resorted TO in order
to quench the ardOr Of this aspiring youth.
The girl on being questioned as to how the
intimacy had been renewed, frankly revealed
the facts as above stated, and offered to pro-
duce the letters addressed to her by the young
man, which rather dampened the ardOr Of both
the father and son the letters having all along
led the former to believe that he was the limo.
cent party, who had been ensnared by the
young lady, greatly against his will, as be was
leaving bis fathers house.
The case was dismissed, and the partiep re.
turned to their respective homes, the father
chagrined at the conduct Of his son, and the
young girl no doubt heartily glad to be rid of
her foolish lover.--[N. Y Express.