Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-08-18
[From the Boston Daily Maill
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

years Of age, Of good address, dark eyes, smart
looking, painter by trade, and one whuin any
young lady would form good opinion of at
irst sight. lie having two broihers residing
there. ho followed bis trade. having plenty Of
business. Not many weeks had lie been there
before he esped young lady named Almira
S. N. Young, innocent, and blooming
eighteen, the moment each others oyes met
there was "lovc at first sight il them. Al
mira was brought up and lived with her uncle
in Boston, in South Cedar street, for fifteen
years. and was known as a smart, lively and
ioval lass-woud make any one good and
frugal wife--and was in Bridgcwaier tending
the depot saloon for while. Braman followed
up his conquest with assduty, and in January
last made proposals Of marriage, which were
accepted by the lovely Amira.
In January, Braman finding that be could do
better business ia Boston, he packed up with
his lady-love aud came here. They went TO
tho residence of tho girls uncle, as aforesaid,
and there they boarded, and, like iurile-dOves,
were billing and cooling rather extensively, and b
then II was that an agreement was made that
the Is; Of May was the time set for their union I
ia the bands Of mairimony, In March last, by
the assistance Of the girls relations, Braman 4
se, up the painting and glazing business in
Hawiey ST. Trade was good, aud he began to
make money, and it seemed To be his end and
aim to have time pass away swiftly so that May
day might arrive. But alas business called
him to No. IL Warren st., Roxbury, on the
o5lh Of March, 10 paint house. There he
met with young lady named Addie Fisher.
/ girl OF sweet sixteen, who was living with her
cousin, Clark Before Dnman had got through
his painting hc proposed TO Addie, she accept
cd, aud a mutual promise Of marriage was du-
ly made, but no time set Meantime Miss
/ N had made all due prepara,ions-the
lovely May-day Of 1855 eame-and Benjamin
p. Branan of Bridgewa,er and Almira 5.
n Of Boston were united in the holy
bonds Of wedlock by the Rev. MIR Skinner, and
they went 10 board at No. 10 Legrangs-place
with Mr. Marshall. For two or three evenings
after marriage BIaman was all loyeliness TO his
spouse, but the third evening he had btisiHGss 10
attend 10 out Of foirn. Nearly all through the
month Of May ne was out evenings until III
and twelve o'clock, but always ready with
some excuse 10 his wife, who would wait
through those dreary hours in strange house
until he came home before she would retire.
Mrs b. thought that something must be wrong,
and By thousands of li,tlo aileations tried to
make his home a dwelling Of happiness. But
: no kindness was repaid by cross words aud
crosser looks About the LIST Of June small
packet was sent to their boarding house. direct
) cd to Braman. Mrs b. took il, opened it, and
: 10 and behold his miniature was incloscd in a
note full Of love and signed, "From your dear
Addie." This came upon the unsuspicious
= mind Of Mrs b. like clap Of thunder "IIere," "
Q says she, sis the cause of my being left alone
l and deserted by my husband the first month
J of my marriage. ! will know who this Addie
0 is" To Roxbury she goes, and if some su-
perhuman power guided her, she goes to No.
, IL Warren st., (noi knowing the why she done
2 it,) and asks if "Addie is in." The reply OF
I Mrs Clark was, "what Addie, Addie Fisher -
r Eyes" was the prompt reply of Mrs D., still
not knowing there was such person in the
y the world. Invited ia, Mrs b. and Addie mel.
y Mrs b. says, "Do you know a person by the
: name of Braman !" "Ycs" was the prompt re
= ply, "and he is waiting upon me, and expect
S to be married TO him shortly said the opp0r-
s entity ariless girl. ''Bu, did you know Mr. b
II was married man, and iha, anu his wife =
p Addie appeared struck aback at this intelligence
and tho pent-up indignation Of an injured wife
IT with the maledictions of Addie upon her de
is ceiyer, made shocking scene. The injured
,. wife returned home, and in gentle, loving
m and winning way, with tears, enireated, per
d suadod, and finally, as she supposed, won he
e husband back 10 his frs, love protestation
D. were made on his part Of true allegiance, AM
as readily accepted by Mrs B. Although still
,r out every evening through the month of June
H. Biaman always had business al Roxbury an'
South Boston, and Addie, after the exposur
" still clung TO him as she would to jewell
N July came, and Braman was anxious to have hi
wife spend her 4th Of July with her uncle.--
Is Being nnsuspicious and ready and willing 10 d
X the bidding Of an apparently sincere and re
I'd formed husband, she went TO her uncles too
m dinner there, aud returned home early in tn
ed afternoon, when she was informed that a car
n riage had called for her husband, and that h
on had left town. During her absence he goes t
as his boarding house, fills valise with shirts an
collars, puts on his best clothes, hires cal
'rt riage from Wriehling,on q Ridol's drives !
IS, Warren ST., Roxbury, takes in .Addie Fishel
'e. and then alighis near the Providence depot
ke Pleasant ST., and they both go of for Proyidenc
i'll in the | / O'Clock tiain. On arrival at Prov
dence they were carried to Earl's Coffee Hous'
he Main ST., where Braman books his name thus
to "B. P. Braman and lady, Boston, The cler
ier gives them bedroom No. 40, and they are a
right for the time being, They went to the
IN meals regularly, and Braman gave out wnl
led that they were married and this was their we'
= ding tour.
be Mrs Braman thinking that she could be ha
,k pier in the company Of her husband, on arrivir
sed at her boarding house was surprised to kno
Id that her husbands shirts and dickies were eoI
Zen and that he had not been in the house for fo
nm, or FIVE hours. She went to the stable, talk
led with the driver, found out the whereabouts
her faiihless and deeeiving husband, went
Of Capt. Eaton Of the police station, advised wi
u- him and followed up his good advice al
rio through the kindness of Mr. Mason, superinle