American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-07-28
Mlsrellol1eolts.
Romance in Real Life.


The Manchester, IN. H.) Mirror pub
fishes the following story; '"-" .'..a
In the fall of lS47 young man came
to this city from a uor,hern country in
quest of employment in tho mill. Afier
weeks of unsuccessful effort, he became
reduced to the pitiable alternative of
disposing of his best clothes; in order to
obtain means to liquiduto his bills, and
seek employment elsewhere. After con.
sulting about disposing ofhis clothes at
auction, he returned TO his boarding.
house to pack up the same, when the la
dy of the house handed him a letter, d.
rected to him in a female hand which
she informed him had been left by a
boy; which,ton being opened, wac found
tn contain $50 in bank bills, with a note
iofhand lor the same amount, accompan.
led with the following note of explana-
ton ...Ean.. ...l.la r.. .....'. ..
g Mr.---------.- knowing your present
wants, and having the means at my dis
Posa!, | send you $50, with which YOU
will please Immediately settle. your
board bill, and call at the card-room, in
Mill, Corporation; by apply
ing 10 the oyerSeer, whom | have seen,
you Will be able by giving your name
To obtain situation, as card. .stripper.--
Tho work may not DO desirable, but per-
severe, aud in time it vii! lead To some
thing better. In return for the, money,
you will please aign the accompanying
note, which you will enclose in an on
velop, without any direction, and with
penny for postage, request tho post
master TO place it in box No. -. .
I'd. aa' A STRANGER" #
Tho note was drawn payablo to 6car-
or. s... .E.t.s.af-.. ..... ... ...,.. .... ....
Though greatly surprised at such a
timely favor from the hand Of an entire
stranger, ho gladly availed him self Of it
and imPellet, AS by irresistible power
he ,obcycd all the directions to the very
letter. On application TO the desiena-
ted room ho found that the situation bad
been secured for him, throGgh tho earn
ost solicitation of a young lady, who
was eqnally a stranger To the oyerseer
yet whose pleading he could not well
resist. 3fi ,N.# raj nD a.H. ...i n.-
The whole transaction was SO un-
usual that after our hero, by as
siduous devotion to his work, had Sc.
cured the confidence of his overseor.
lio rotated TO him the whole affair aud
solicited his aid in endeavoring To obtain
the name and whereabouts Of his bcno-
factress. Io entered willingly into
tho plans, yet two years had passed and
the mystery remained unsolvod In the
meantime the stripper had been promo
ted to grinder, aud had lain by Of his
earnings tho $50, with interest, in the
Saving bank, SO as to 30 prepared to
settle so just a claim at any moment.
In his FIRST endeavors to unrayel the
mystery, he applied, to tho post Office
but found, on inquiry, that tho box in
which the note was placed, was not used
10y anybody, permanently at the time
of the occurrence. Every Gucceeding
attempt in other directions proved equal
ly abortive, until at last ho coased all er-
fort, and resolved to wait for coming O.
vents to unfold, or coming tim6 To- re.
veal tho mystery. 9rmu|a
Our hero aftor Il residence Of over
four years in the city, had formed some
very valuable acmIaintanccs; aud IL is
not at all strange that notwithstanding
Ills pecnniary obligations 10 ono he bad
formed a worry intimate acquaintance
with another oG the fair sex. True his
moral sense reboilod at first againbt
yielding up his atigatious to ono while
being SO strongly Under gratitude to a.
mother but gratitude TO The unknown
was compelled to surrender, OF last To-
tbc captivating mage oftho fuown.--.
ito made oEpadipn however !, for his
iqgIati'udc 10y irankly confeobing to his
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