True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-07-25
FROM the Cleveland Leader
A bit of Romance.


planter died, leaving an only heir, daugh
ter, who was not quite teventeen years ole
She, together with her fortune, was place
in the charge of a guardian, who was dis
tautly related to the family. Her fortuu
and her remarkable beauty, attracted tn
attention of many suitors, among whom wa
an accomplished young man from St. Lou
is, whose only wealth was his profession
His handsome person, and fascinating man
ners won the ladys affections, and, withou
the knowledge of her guardian, they wer
privately y married.
Shortly afterward they moved to st
Louis, where they lived together happy
for time, and a bright future seemed t,
be before them. At the expiration Of {
year, the lady having attained her MAORI
ty they returned to New Orleans, to claim
her fortune and live in the splendid ole
family mansion. They were coldly rccciv
ed by the occupant, who deliberately in
formed them the estate had passed to 9th
er hands. They at once applied to the
law for redress, and going through the
prOtractcd formalitics of two or three fruit
less suits, they We're left penniless, and
obliged to abandon the case. Fricndless
and dispirited, they returned to St. Louis,
where the husband, like many other hus.
bands, tried to drown the re membrance Of
his disappointment in the fatal cup. His
wife entreated and admonishcd in vain. A
separation was the consequence, and the
husband became more reckless and dissi-
patcd than ever. Driven at last to despcr-
alton, the wife applied for divorce, OBJ
tanned it, and retired to convent. This
restored the wretched man to his senses {;
he abandoned his former associates, return
ed to the paths of virtue, and became an
Industrious and respectable citizen.
A few months ago the lady received a
letter from the son of her former guardi-
an, informing her of his fathers death, of
his inheritance of the estate, and of his de-
termination to make full restoration, clo-
sing with an appeal to her to forgive his
misguided parent, and to come to New Or
leans and enjoy her fortune. She at once
complied with the generous request; and
all her inheritance, together with the ac-
customed interest, was restored to her.
Now comes the stran9est part of this
most extraordinary affair. The young man
offered her his hand in marriage, and plead
with all the carnestncss of impassionod
love. lie reminded her of all their child
ish attachment, of lis deep anguish when
she became the wife Of another, of the
long years of his silent sorrow. All these
remcmbranccs came up before her mind,
and gratitude plead eloqucntly in bis favor;
but at last the wife triumphcd over the wo-
man. She thanked him, and gave him
her simple blessing; told him she had lov-
cd but one, and could never love another;
and cntrcated him to take back all her
fortune, and permit her to return to the
convent. Finding her resolution unaltcr-
able, the young man consented, on condi
ton that she would postpone her return
one month, He Immediately wrote to the
former husband, who was ignorant of what
had transpired, offering him first rate sit
lation, on condition that he would come
The letter was signed by
.hc principle of a well-known firm, who
vas apprised of every circumstance in the
,asc. As soon as the letter came to hand,
he oyerjoyed recipient took passage for
New Orleans. He presented himself at
the place designated in the letter, and at
once made himself known by showing his
He was conducted to the
'esidence of the generous heir, where, he
vas Informed, the writer of the letter wait
ID to receive him. His name was an
and he was conducted into an ell
,gant parlor, and there, alone, he uet the
woman whom he had neglected and dis
lonored-the woman who had been forced
o leave him, but who would not quite
give him up.
A few days afterward, the city nowspa-
Der announced the marriage of Mr.-I
md Mrs.. The estate was restored
to the lawful owners, and the rcconcilod
couple, made wiser and better by adversi-
y, and living happy together.
IL is good to turn sometimes from the
cares and turmoils of politics, and contem-
olatc human nature rising up from the
leptbs of misery and despair, casting aside
and reaching that standard of
purity and happiness which 80 few attain
Tar, Remedy for H orse Distemper.
Thomas W. Ladd, of Smithfeld, JelTer-
son county, Ohio, writes the Ohio Farmer
that he has found remedy and cure for
"distempcr' in horses. He says:
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