The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-02-09
in IIL0nrmnnt.

A gentle IN named Storer, from Chic, while
on visit to some friends in the vicinity OF Eli
zabrthtown, few miles above this city, recent
" became pnarnored 0i Miss s. a lad, residing
in the npighborhood. Previous to his drpar-
tnre tor home, be made proposition Of mar
riage, which was accepted by the lady. The
father OF the lady, on being informed OF the CIR
cunstancr, withheld his assent. and forbid the
gentleman access to his house. A close watch
was kept on the motions ofthe love-lorn lass
notwithstanding her declaration that she "woud
let the matter drop, and thnk no more about
IT," Nothing remarkable was observed H her
conduct for some tirue-when ore evening af-
ter tea she hetraved an unpaSiness Of manner,
and was dressed With greater taste and prrci-
sion than was usual on ordinary occasions; this
excited and confirmed the suspicious Of the ia
mly; hut she repaired TO her room in company
with younger sister as usual. She did not re-
tire, however. until some time after her sister,
and then gently laid dcwu without undressing,
whore she remained about an hour-whrn,
thinking her companion IN the land of dreamS,
and her lover in the woods, she crep; steahily
away, and at th, switching hour of ught',' - was
about taking leave Of the p3tefnaI roof, when
size was hailed hy her sister, who, although
"
romantic lady was not to be- impeded hv trifrS.
aud, borne on the wings of nv". disappeared in
reizhhofing wood. The father and brother
were aroused and STATED 10 pursuit bat not fin
ding the fugitive they rrocerded to E.izabeh
town, about mile dl>aEt, and stopped at ho-
tel TO which II was presumed they would re-
pair. The landlord informed them tia, there
were no Young lovers in his house, and they
We're about departing, when 10. the rnamored
twain appear. Here was crisis. The angry
father and Son---the ardent gallant and his sweet
captive, meet face 20 face. But no weapon is
used, no clustering indulged in. The old man
gently admnntsheS hts wayWard child of the
madness OF her cnnduct-renndS her Of home
Of ease and p!eHty-and requests her to return.
The daughter asks her parent to forgive any
wrong she may have done, but expresses her
unyeldng determination TO marry the young
man. The clergyman sent for, and the
SorrowfuI old man would have renamed to Wit
ness the ceremony which consigned his child 10
the guardianship Of another, had he not been
constrained by his son TO depart.
The parties were united in wedlock between
two and three O'Clock in the morning, and
few days after left for the home of the groom in
the State Of Ohio, The ady's parents are
rv respectable, and in easy circumstances The
young man is said TO possess nothing but fair
character and good constituion.-PH PHtsburg
Union.
TIE Lofy and the Lomiy.-The Washing
ton Union INDUCES n the following sensible re-
marks
Who is he, no matter how exalted his posi-
lion, who has no relatives among the humbIest?
The writer himself has seen members Of the i'm
mediate families oftwo Presidents ofthis repub-
lie toihng for their support in the severest of
emplovmenS; and it is probable no man has oc-
cupied the White House who has not been d
ware that many of his kindred, unless relieved
by himself were reckoned among the poor, if
not the honest Of the land. The only brother
OF CLAY vas cabinet maker. Webster, the gi-
ant of Statesmen, and the ornament of bis coun-
try, had broihpr-in-law who never learned to
read until utter completing the period of three
score and ten; and majority of the first States
men OF the present time are the energetic and
ambitious sons of poor, but honest parenis. F.
vprrtt, who will never blush 10 hear il, was dis
covered in hls younger pursuit Of knowledge,
under difficulties Of povery-though they pre-
sented to him but slight impediments on the
road to renowB.
AN ALLEGED BIGAMIsT IN TRouBLE.-A
man who was once resident of Raleigh, and