Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-08-14
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ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.


States Senate distinguished not only for his
talents, but for his fine personal appearance,
was seated in riohly-furnished parlor in the
city Of Washington, engaged ina lively con-
yersation with one of the most amiable and
accomplished married ladies that ever honor
ed our national capitol with their presence
The subject was the common and most agreea,
bic one of marriage; and the lady with q
beautiful enthusiasm, natural to her charac'
ter, was pressing upon the notice of her dis
tinguished batchelor friend the claims of a
young female friend, whose position in So
ciety, amiable disposition, and liberal educa'
tion, eminently rendered her fit to be the
wife ofsa distinguished Statesman, who had
seemingly already spent too many years with
out proper companion to divide his honors
aud bear with him the ills of life.
The gentleman who had for long time
entered with hearty good will into the halt
serious and half playful conversation, sud-
denly. became excited, and remarked, that
be could on such subject bear all that was
said in jest but when serious arguments
were brought to urge him to change his con,
dition, then his reply must be that such a
thing could never be ; that to love he could
not, for his affections acre az dte grace.
The lady was struck with the Senator'S
manner, and surprised that throughout her
long acquaintance with him she had never
suspected that he had found time, amidst
the struggles of laborious profession and a
high political position, to ''fall in love. -
With the Establishments only known to the
sex, aud with curiosity prompted by the
kindest Of hearts, she asked for an explana-
tion of this seeming mystery, and the gen,
tleman, for the moment overcome by the
eloquence of his interlocutor, explained as
follows:
mIt was my good fortune, soon after en-
tered upon the active duties of my profes
sion to engage the affections of lovely girl
alike graced with beauty of person and high
social position. Her mother-her only liv'
ing parent-was ambitious; and, in the
thoughtless desire to make an alliance Of
fashion, opposed the union of herchild with
one who had only his talents and the future
to give in return for so much beauty anc
wealth. The young lady, however, was more
disinterested, mutual VOWS of attachment
were exchanged, a correspondence and fire.
quent'personal interviews succeeded, and the
future seemed to promise most happy con
sumation of all our wishes At the time
had just commenced, under favorable cir
cumstances, my profession inmy native town;
and making some character, was finally en-
gagged as counsel in suit of Importance be-
fore one of the courts holden in the city o.
Philadelphia The opportunity was favora
Bile to make an impression, if possessed the
ability to do so, and gladly accepted th'
position, and bent my whole energies to ac
complish my ambition. Arranging to write
frequently to one who divided my heart with
my business duties and to receive frequen
epistles in return, set out for Philadelphia
expecting to be absent, at most, not more
than two weeks. The laws delays, however
detained me month beyond the anticipated
time; and, although l succeeded beyond my
most sanguine expectations, and established
myself in position before the highest cour
of my native State, my triumphs were dash
ed that all the time thus engaged had no
received line from Lancaster, instead o
which the atmosphere was filed with rumor
that the person upon whom I had set my af
fections had been seduced into the ambition
designs of her thoughtless parent, and tha
had been discharged-a thing I could no
believe, and yet the dreadful silence seeme'
to endorse
ssAt last, released from my engagement
took the usual, and in those days the only
conveyance to Lancaster-the stage. Th
idleness consequent upon travelling gave tim
for consuming thoughts, and my suspens
became painful to the last degree; and, una
Bile to bear the slow pace of my conveyance
Idetermined to anticipate the usual time Q
my journey by making the last miles o.
horseback. In carrying out this determine
tion, I mounted a feet steed; but just as
reached the suburbs of my native place, tn
animal, from some unaccountable cause
sprang from the road, threw me with force
breaking my arm and otherwise injuring m
person. Picked up by my friends, I wa
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