The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-11-25

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81. Lo1lo ! tslseaunt fellow Of ahout tven4ys
= 6otnnans came On board with bloomine
conptFy girl, Of apparently l,os more sha1
tburteen gentle sunmers Hs Informed ths
clerk that she was his sister. and . tisnoruue
that il would b necessary that they should
occupy . state zcom toee1her. The clerk
eaw their mutual concefn Va deeply sin-
cere, and assigned than 8 room--one NEXT
the captain s--seRistered them g Mr.. Har.
hour and siseer. The snhiect being inciaant.
ii...y mentioned 10 tho CAUt J. HI baldwin
10 Remembered that . young lady much ~
eamblinr his fair passenger had come on
board 70 see them away. The statement Of
the kind brother that they had NO relatives
in that Uart Of the country, and were, bound
oJoliet, therefore excited his suspicion. A
plan vas formed, which resulted Ia convert
ing suspicion into certainty.
The Captain, whose heart - ia the right
place, consulted with his officers, and Ii was
resolved unanimously that the pair should
be welded. The intelligence was communf
Gated 10 . delicate manner. They were call
Cd into the cabin and their mutually delight
full destiny unfolded. The young lady =
ones rushed to her ffatefnal companions
arms with more than sisterly fervor crying,
'Oh! Jim, didn't tell you We couldn't pass
for brother and sister r and chung to himsin
= transport of grief and JOY.
u Il was evident that she would perform
without prompting, her part OF the marriage
ceremony, buthe appeared to think her too
willing" He WAS however, informed sue
cinctly Of the captain's ultimatum--he must
marry her, or ono should be landed one side
side To this he aeemed not unviliinr -
assent His Hero. however would not trust
her Lsander across the Mississippi, But
his reluctance was overcome BY tie clerks
solemn and confidential assurance that the,
captain was in . terrific passion, was i most
desperate person, who would sooner shoot 4
maj, than eat, and that he had : pistol 10 his
pocket, which, it was plainly to be seen, bid !
hand was burning to use. The Young gen
tleman, feeling tllns compelled TO volunteer.
explained that no would have missed he
boat, and $50 help him God" he would have
married her in ST Louis Arrived at Bruna.
wick, Mo-. q Justice Of the peace was ann
moned, who shortly afterward appeared in
the ladies cabin. where circle WAS formed
with the happy couple in the centre. and
they were made one. The bride was the
beaminR picture of delight he the saintlier
one Of submission. Can't Baldwin. and The
Johnaon. and Dill each
gave appropriate advice and kissed the bride
whose gratitude vaa unbounded The
boat arrived here ON Saturday. when. Mr..
and Mrs. Barbour took the car. for Joliet
having 50 far fulfilled the reasonable exnec. |
tations Of their frienda-St Louis Demo
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The CROWNED HEADS AT SrUrroAKDr.-
An American lady who witnessed the pa |
seantry Of the meeting of the Royal families |
10 this city, gives q full description of the |
scene, and of the great persoDages present,
from which We copy the subjoined paragraph: |
The Emperor of France wears red pants
has short legs they remind me Of q speech
once made about his legs; | dare say you !
remember it The Emperor of Russia is an
elegant looking man; his family are noted
for their beauty. The Princess Olga is said
to be the handsomest woman in Europe
The Empress Of Russia il regal looking
woman. These ladies were dressed in white |
moir antique silks; q stripe of white, five or
six inches wide, and q stripe of the same
width covered with the richest flowers here
immense bunch of flowers. The dresses
were all something in the same style--chin
bonnets with white feathers and maon;fcent