Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-06-20
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY,,
Romance in Real Life.

Romance in Real Life.
The Manchester Mirror publishes the fol-
owing story -
Tn the fall of 1s4T, young man came
o this city from a northern county in quest
II employment in the mill. After weeks of
unsuccessful effort. he becalm reduced to
he pitiable necessity of disposing ofhis best
clothes, in orderto obtain nneansto liqaidate
ais bills and seek employment elsewhere.
After consulting about disposing ofhis clothes
1t auction, he returned to his boarding house
10 pick up the same, when the lady Of the
house handed him letter, objected 10 him
Ia female hand. which shs Informed him
had been lef t there By q b. which on be-
ingIopene was found TO fsai's 500 in
bank bills, with a note ofhand for the same
amount, accompanied with the following
Mr., Knowing your pressing wants,
and having the means at my disposal, | send
you $2e with which YOU will please imme'
dia;ely settle your board bill, and call at the
card room -Milton-Corporation.
when by applying to the overseer, whom
have seen, you will be able by giving your
name, to obtain situation as card stripper.
The work may not be desirable, butpersevere,
and in time it will lead to something better.
In return for the money, YOU will please sign
the accompanying note, which you will en-
close in an envelope without direction, and
with a penny for postage, request the post
master to place it in box No.
STRANGER.
The note was made payable to bearer.
Though greatly surprised at such aumeIy
favor from the hand of an entire stranger,
he gladly avaiIed himself Of it, and impelled
by an irresistible power, he obeyed all the
directions to the very letter. On application
to the designated room he found that the
situation had been secured for him, through
+ the earnest solicitation of young lady, who
was equally a stranger to the ove:seer. yet
whose pleadings he could not withstand.
| The whole transaction was SO unusual
that after our hero, by assiduous devotion
to his business, had secured the confidence
of his oyerseer, he related to him the whole
affair, and solicited his aid IN endeavoring
to obtain the name, and whereabouts of his
benefactress. He entered willing y into the
plans yet two years had passed, and the
mystery remained unsoIved. In the mean
time, the stripper had been promoted to
grinder and had laid by of bis earnings the
$40, with interest," in the Savings Bank, so
as to be prepared to settle so just claim
at any moment.
In his first endeavors to unravel the mys-
terry, he applied to the Post Office, bnt found,
on inquiry, that the box in which the note
was placed was not used by agy bodv, per-
manently, at the time of the Occurrence
Every succeeding attempt in other directions
proved equally abortive until at last he ceased
all effort, and resolved to wait for coming
events to unfold, or coming time to reveal
the mystery.
Our hero, after a residence of over four
years in this city, had formed some very
valuable acquaintances, and it is not strange,
!, that notwithstanding his pecuniary oblga.
l tions to one, he had formed very intimate
> acquaintance with another of the fair sex.
; True, his moral sense rebeIled at first, against
yielding up his affections to one while being
SO strongly under gratitude to another but
: gratitude to the unknown was compelled tc
: surrender, at last, to the captis ating image
: of the knoa0n. He made expiation, how.
ever, for his ingratitu,!e, by frankly confess
! ing to his beloved, what another Of her ses
= !, had done for him, without solicitations, il
the hour of his deepest necessity.
Sho1 .bcI .;c.l,k L. J. i
ly act, declared it proceeded from impulse
= not regard, Of which it was evident the acto
" = felt ashamed, and hence her studied silence
= And she took occasion to console him will
= = the suggestion, that by the deposte he haC
~ made of the amount received, he had full
. absolsed himself from all further obligation
His ladyloye being both law and gospel, b
= acknowledged the truthfulness Of her sug
~ ~ gestion, and resigned his affection, withou
le le reserve, into her keeping.
~ AS one ofthe most natural things unde
l1 :. the sun, they concluded at last to 90 q
q q married. The day was set-but day prt
y, ~ ceding which, he received note throug
~ ~ the post Office in a letter, which containe
~ ~ the following -
~ ~ Mr.-,sir:-By calling this evening
: No. -,-street, and paying the not
=. ~ with interest, which l hold against you, yc
~ ue will save expense. STRANGER.
He called as directed, being extreme
DIS anxious to settle demand which, from tt
lid very mystery which surrounded it, ma,
lat him at times feel unhappy. He was receiv,
1e- at the door by domestic, who conduct'
rs. him to the parlor, when, to his surprise,
We, discovered in waiting. note in hand, bis ov
las dearly beloved-:he one he was the ne
nd day to call by the endearing name of aOi
his Explanations followed, which may be /
rod to the Imagination Of our readers. Suffi
his ittosay, they where married at the time set
and to-day the gentleman stands conspicuo
ord as one Of the most industrious and resp
- table of our intelligent manufacturing DOE
IN lation and his amiable wife has oecasi
to rejoice constantly, that in the fall of l 184
she had taOenty dollars to spare
nee ~''""e' "'~~>'"-~-
re- RETIREMENT.-sT There are minds S;
ear Jefferson, which can be pleased by hon
u and preferments but l see nothing in th
ovs 1,u but envy and enmity. 1t is only necess;
cts to possess them, to know how little tt
Gus contribute to happiness. I had rather
age, shut up very modest cottage, with
'ins books, my family, and few old frien
SIX dining on simple bacon, and let the VIC
the roll as it likes, than to occupy the no