Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-28
From Nicaragua.
Romance i'm Real Life.

The Manchester IN. H. Mirror publishes the
following story:
In the fall Of l847 a young man came to this
city from a northern county in quest of employ
ment in the mill. After weeks of unsuccessful
effort, he became reduced TO the ptiable alterna-
tive of dsposing of his hest clothes, in order to OBJ
tain means to liquidate his bills and seek employ
ment elsewhere After consulting about dispos-
ing of his clothes at auction, he returned TO his
boarding house to pick up the same, when the
lady Of the house handed him letter, directed
to him in female hand, which she informed him
had been left by boy; which, on being opened,
was found to contain 500 in bank bills, with a
note of hand for the same amount, accompanied
with the following explanation:
"Mr. 49,: Knowing your pressing wants, and
having the means at my disposal, send you $40,
with which you will please Immediately settle
your board bill, and call at the card room, in 49,
Mill, on --- Corporation, by applying to the
overseer, whom have seen, you will be able, by
giving your name, to obtain n situation as card
stripper. The work may not be desirable, but
persevere, and in time It will lead to something
better. In return for the money, you will please
sign the accompanying note, which you will, in
close in an envelope, without direction, and with
a penny for postage, request the postmaster to
place it in box No. -. A. STRANGER
The note was drawn payable to bearer.
Though greatly surprised at such timely favor
from the hand of entire stranger, he gladly
availed himself of it, and mpelled, as by an ire
sistabe 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 a
young lady, who was equally a stranger to the
overseer, yet whose pleadings he could not well
resist
The whole transaction was so unusual that alter
our hero, by assiduous devotion TO his work, had
secured the confidence of his overseer, he related
to him the whole affair, and solicited his aid in
endeavoring to obtain the name and whereabouts
of his benefactress He entered willingly into the
plans; yet two years had passed and the mystery
remained unsolved. In the meantime the strip
per had been promoted to grinder, and had laid
by of his earnings the 500, 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 mystery,
he applied to the post office, but found, on in
quiry, that the box in which the note was placed,
not used by anybody, permanently, at the
time of the occurrence. Every succeeding at
tempt in other directions proved equally abor-
tive; 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 residence of over four years
in this city, had formed some very valuable ac-
quantances and il is not at all strange, that not
withstandng his pecuniary obligations to one, he
had formed very intimate acquaintance with
another Of the fair sex. True, his moral sense
rebeed at first, against yielding up his affections
to one while being so strongly under gratitude TO
another; but gratitude to the unknown was COM
PEELED to surrender, at last, to the captivating
image of the known. He made expiration, how
ever, for his ingratitude by frankly confessng to
his beloved what another of her sex had done for
him. without solicitation, in the hour of his deep
est necessity.
She laughed outright at such an unmaidenly
act, declared it proceeded from impulse, not re-
gard, of which it was evident the actor felt
ashamed, and hence he studied silence. And she
took occasion to console him with the suggestion,
that by the deposit he had made, of the amount
received, he had fully absolved himself from all
further obligation His lady love being both law
and gospel, he acknowledged the truthfulness Of
her suggestion, and resigned his affections, with
out reserve, into her keeping.
As one of the most natural things under the
sun, they concluded, at last, to get married. The
day was set--but day preceding which he re-
ceived note through the post office in letter,
which contained the following:
"Mr -, Sir: BY calling this evening at No.
- street, and paying the note with interest,
which hold against you, you will save expense.
"a STRANGER"
He called as directed, being extremely anxious
to settle demand which, from the very mystery
which surrounded il, made him at times feel un-
happy He was received at the door by do
nestle, who conducted him to the parlor, when,
70 his surprise, he discovered in waiting, note in
hand, his own dearly beloved-the one lie was
the next day to call by the endearing name Of
wife.
Explanations followed, which may be left to
the imagination of our readers Suffice II tosay,
they were married at the time set-and to day
the gentleman stands conspicuous one of the
most industrious and respectable of our inteli-
gent manufacturing population; and his amable
wife has occasion TO rejoice constantly that in the
fall of l847 she had tpeaty dollars 10 spare.