The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-05-18

ROMANTIC INCIDENT.---Some sixteen
years since a young gentlemen in New
York city contrived awhile to pay his
addresses to beautiful girl there, the
daughter of an obstinate Pearl street
merchant, who was opposed to the young
man visiting his daughter. He per-
sisted in his endeavors to win the young
lady, and at last he was forbidden to en-
ter the old mans house.
Still, the lovers contrived to meet, oc-
casionally, afterwards; and, at the ex-
piration of six months, matters having
been previously so arranged. the girl con-
sented to marry the youth. He did not
seek the fortune. for he was in employ
ment, at handsome salary, as principal
book-keeper in an extensive jobbing
house. and his pecuniary prospects were
very fair. But the parents were obdu-
rate, and he was driven from the honse.
AT the end of twelvemonth they
agreed to be married, and all the requisite
arrangements were made; the evening
was fixed upon, and even the chaplain
had been engaged; but on the morning
Of the day proposed secretly for the nup-
tails. the whole plan was discovered, and
the match broken of peremptorily by
the absolute authority Of the parents.
Time PASSED on; the>daughter was
sent to distant part Of the country for
awhile--the young man was disappointed
and disheartened, and left New York for
the West, where he remained for two
years. Meantime person to suit the
tastes Of the parents turned up-a man OF
considerable means, bat old enough to be
the young glrrs father, and match was
arranged, after along persuasion, between
Emma and this man, and she welded him
at last.
Three years subsequently the young
man found himselfin New England, where
he settled and took a wife also. and some
dozen years passed away, whith their
thousand and one changes OF place, ofcir-
cumstances, and Of fortune. From the
time ofthsir separation the original lovers
had never met.
The young man became the father OF
three little ones, and then lost two of
these, which bereavement was soon after
followed by the death Of his wife. Time
flew by; he had been fortunate in his
business, and resided few miles out OF
Boston in cottage surrounded by the
comforts Of life and in the enjoyment Of
the society Of his dear little daughter.
One day no was returning home in
the afternoon, and upon entering the cars,
found them to be full. lie sought seat,
and found one occupied by lady about
thirty years of age, beside whom he sat
down, and the cars soon moved out Of
the depot. As they entered into the
light, he suddenly turned to the lady and
exclaimed, MADAM Emma! Is this
you?'
He didn't know exactly what he said
but it was fact that he was on the seat
with the girl whom he had really loved
and when he had never seen since the
cruel separation.
A mutual explanation quickly sue
ceeded. Our widowed friend asceItained
that this former intended was now on
her way to the north, upon q visit; that
she had been married nearly eleven years
had but one child living, and her husband
had been dead over two years.
lie pointed out his pretty cottage as
the cars passed on, but did not leave the
train. He proceeded forward. renewed
his acquaintance. found the lady her own
mistress, proposed to her again, and We
record the fact with no ordinary degree
Of pleasure that, within three weeks the
lovers were actually united in marriage
in the city OF Boston.