Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-21
GBe Storp GelIer.
Romance in Real Life.
The Manchester Mirror publishes the fol

lhe manchester Mirror publishes the fol-
lowing story,
'' In the fall of lS47 young man came to
this city from a northern county in quest of
employment in the MILL After weeks of un-
successful effort, he became reduced to the
pitiable alternative of disposing of his best
clothes, in order TO obtain means to liquidate
his bills and seek employment elsewhere
After consulting about disposing 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
a female hand, which she informed him had
been left by boy; which, on being opened,
was found to contain $50 in bank bills, with
note of hand for the same amount, accompa-
MED with the following explanation
Mr." knowing your pressing wants,
and having the means at my disposal send
you S2o-with which you will please imme-
diately settle your board bill and call at the
card room, in " Mill, on-Corporatio
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, but perse-
we're, and in tsne it will lead to something
better. In return for the money, you will
please sign the accompanying NOTE, which you
will enclose in an envelope, without direc-
tion, and with 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 ftom the hands of an entire stranger he
gladly availed himself of it, and impelled, as
by an irresistible power, he obeyed all the d.
rections to the very letter. On application to
the designated room he found that the situa-
lion had been secured for him, through the
earnest solicitation of young lady, who was
equally stranger to the overseer, yet whose
pleadings he could not well resist.
The whole transaction was so unusual, that
after our hero, by assiduous devotion to his
work, had secured the confidence of his over
seer, 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 vet two
years had passed and the mystery remained
unsolved. In the meantime the stripper had
been promoted to grinder, and had laid by of
his earnings the $50, with interest, in the
Savings Bank, so as to be prepared to settle
go just claim at any moment
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terry, he applied to the Post Office, but found,
on inquiry, that the box in which the note was
placed, was not used by anybody, permanent
ly, at the time of the occurrence. Every sue
ceeding attempt in other directions proved
equally abortive, until at last he ceased all ef-
fort, and resolved to wait for coming events
to unfold, or coming time to revea, the mys-
tery.
Our hero, after residence of over four
years in this city, had formed some very valu-
able acquaintances, and it is not at all strange,
that notwithstanding his pecuniary obligations
to one, he had formed a very intimate acquain-
1ance with another of the fair sex. True, his
moral sense rebelled, at first, against yielding
up his affections to one while being so strong
ly under gratitude to another; but gratitude
to the unknown was compelled to surrender,
at last, to the captivating image OF the kno,cn
He made expiation, however. for his ingrati-
tude by frankly confessing to his beloved, what
another of her sex had done for him, without
solicitation, in the hour of his deepest neces-
sity.
She laughed outright at such an unmaiden-
ly act declared it proceeded from impulse,
not regard, of which it was evident the actor
felt ashamed, and hence her 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 ab-
solved himself from all further obligation
His lady-love being both law and gospel, he
acknowledged the truthfulness of her sugges-
stion, and resigned his affections, without re-
serve, 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 received note through the post office in a
1etter, which contained the following =
Mr. -, Sir BY calling this evening at
No. - street, and paying the note, with in
terest, which hold against you, you will save
expense. A STRANGER.
He called as directed, being extremely anx-
ious to settle demand, which, from the very
mystery which surrounded it, made him at
times, feel unhappy. He was received at the
door by domestic, who conducted him to the
parlor, when, to his surprise, he discovered in
waiting, note in hand, his own dearly beloved
the one he was the next day to call by the
endearing name of 1oife.
Explanations followed, which may be left
to the imagination of our readers. Suffice il
to say, they were married at the time set
and to-day the gentleman stands conspicuous
as one of the most industrious and respectable
of our inteligent manufacturing population
and his amiable wife has occasion to rejoice
constantly, that ia the fail of lS47, she hat
t,oenty dollars to spare"
Little Willie.
A little white crib ia the corner, and besid,