The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-28
A ROMANCE ron YOUNG LADIES.

A ROMANCE FOR YOUNG LADIES.
NeD York Corrs.posdenee ef.IAe Sox1."
The John Dean marriage excitement has |
died out. and left US no traces. unlesa-the |
exist in the hopes Of some ambitious young
apprentices. or manifest themselves In the
increased smartness and politeness Of
coachmen and hack drivers. think rome
faint indications Of improvement in personal
ornament have even been observed in omni-
bus-drivers. The profession Of John has
increased wonderfully in re-pectabilty. and
the PAPERS are fuller than usual Of applica-
tions for-'A situation, by we'll behaved.
decent young man rs coachman." "Wrll-
behaved. decent young man." though. are
rather below par coachmen, for anxious
Papas and manmas are rather suspicious Of
them. As true history Of this rather 70
mantle affair may prove interesting. will
relate IT, for the benefit of those sentimental
| young people who are in the habit Of re-
GREETING that the days Of romance are pass
| ed.
Miss Boxer was the daughter Of a retired
liquor dealer. who. having made fortune
by the sale Of ardent wines and brandies,
took his family and The remnant Of his stock
to splendid house on Fifth Avenue, there
to dispcl whatever ~odium Ind attached to
his nam" for stliing liquor. by giUing It
away in a magnificent manner at sumptuous
balls and dinners. Ills eldest daughter hav-
ing married grocery store. kept by . Mr.
Funk.. before he retired, he determined to
give the other every advantage. Accord
insly he took her TO Europe, aud bewilder-
ed her with hasty glimpse Of old castles.
and dull old cities and palaces. that she
knew and cared nothing about. Then he
came home, fondly imagining that having
secured the requisite amput Of prestige by
going abroad. his daughter would captivate
the promising heir Of some city millionaire
Her fancy had been captivatcd. though. by
the open manners Of young Englishman
whom she had met in Italy and heing rather
interesting looking and reputed about five
times rich as she really was. he followed
her home. But his father or grandfather
had enormously encountered the family es
tate by fnx-huntinS or horse racing. SO Nj
Boxer would have none Of him, but sent him
home with flea la his ear. Being of g
: loving nature the poor young girl then fel
in love with several young clerks. But a.
they were, none Of them. promising young
men, and seemed gifted rather to spenl
f money than to make il, the bon pere summa
2 riy dismissed them also. At length, -
jealous dii the patcrnal anxiety grow. thu
/ he forbade her going out in any loss digni
2 fed way than riding. IF you want TO e
t out" said he, stake John and the carriage
: and ga in manner becoming your station.
John had his private instructions. too. as t.
I: where lie should carry her and where not
The consequence was, that as John wa
> really a very handsome fellow. she fell il
love with him. and John being moreover al
t Iri<bman, it didn't take him long to find j
out. 1t would make quite a novel to tel
D how roughly the course Of their true low
j resorted to. With them it seems probable
e that the relations between Desdemona ant
Othcllo were reversed, for as he locke,
!. down upon her from his coach box, q,
/. doubt he pitied the dangers she had encoun
tered. and she ptied him in that he pitiet
her. And how she was married, and hov
her memorable father locked her up ant
prosecuted her in his gloomy castle. ant
how the fury, Justitia. rescued her and de
livercd her back to her husband, amid IN,
applause Of all the rugmufins and short
boys in town-are they not written In al
the newspapers Of the day! TO such al
Imagination as Dickens or Thackeray'
might not this be made the plot Of an excel
lent satiricul novel!
, Such history is better than any novel
, because all that have stated is true, Oh,
shows that fiction is verified by truth some
times. oven if it be not stronger.