Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-16
Romantic Incident.

shall die first said the beautiful Rose,
" | shall die first" said the beautiful Rose.
Romantic Incident.
Some sixteen years since young gen
tleman in New York city contrved awhile
to pay bis ADDRESSES TO beautiful girl
there, the daughter of an OBJ tinate Pearl
street merchant, who was opposed to thcC
young man visiting his daughter. He per +,
sisted in his endeavors to win the young la
dy, and at last was forbidden 10 enter the i
old mans house.
Sill, the lovers contrived TO meet, occa-
sIonally, afterwards; and at the expiration
Of some six months, matters having beens
previously so arranged, the gill conscntede
TO marry the youth He did not seek the
fortune, for he was in employment, at a
handsome salary, as principal book keeper
in an extensive jobbing house, and his pccu-
mary prospects were very fair. But the
parents were obdurate and he was driven
from the house.
AT The end of a iwelvemonh they agreed
to be married, and all the requisite arrange
ments were made; the evening was fixed
upon, and even the Chaplin had been en-.
gagged but on the morning of the day pro.
posed secretly for the nuptials, the whole
plan was discovered. and the match broke
of peremptorily by the absolute authority
OF the parents. Time passed on; the daugh-
ter was sent 10 distant part of the country
fora whie-the young man was disappoint
cd and dlsheartened, and left New York for
the West, where he remained for two wears.
Meantime person TO suit the tastes of the
parents turned up--a man of considerable
means, but old enoughto be The young girls
father, and ma'ch was arranged, after a
long persuasion, between Emma and this
man, ard she welded him al last.
Three years subsequent the young man
found himself in New England, where he
settled and took wife also, and some doz.
en- years passed away, with their thousand
and one changes of place, of circumstances,
and of fortune, From the time of their sep
aralion the original lovers had never met.
The youngman became the father Of three
little ones; and then lost two of those,
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 cot.
tage surrounded by the comforts of life, and
in the enjoyment Of the society of his dear
little daughter.
One day he was returning home in the
afternoon, and upon entering tho cars he
found them to be full. He sought scat,
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, be
suddenly turned to the lady, and exclaimed,
-" Madame Emma is this you 2"
lie didn't know exactly what he snid,
butit was fact that he was on the seat
with the girl whom he had really loved, and
whom he had neye' seen since the cruel
separation.
"A mutual explanation quickly succeeded
Our widowed friend ascerlained that his
former intended was now on her way to the
North, upon visit; that she had been
married nearly eleven years, had but one
child living, and her hus band had been dead
over two years.
lie pointed out his pretty cottage as the
cars pnssed on-but did not leave the train.
lleproceeded forward, renewed his acquain
tance, found the lady her own mistress, pro
posed to her again-and we record the fact
With no ordinary degree of pleasure that
within three weeks the lovers were actual.
ly united in marriage in the city of Boston.
Miss DIM Tiquity is said to be the old,
EST female known in history Boston Star.
Pshaw she amt near as old rs. Aunty de
Luvian--Sy,ucuSe Journal.
Both old, to be sure. But didn't Ann
Terror precede them all - Utica Telegraph.
True, but 1unty Date was born before
all on 'em, and holds her own yet Toledo
Blade.
The list of odd uns" is not complete
without Ann Cestrdi and Auny Cedent
Buflingtom Eee Press.
AMny Mosaic is also one of the " old
uns," but Aunty Mundane is the oldest of
the whole batch.--NeU Orleans Pieayune.
1t strikes us Chat our venerable friend.
Ann 4feipotios, should come Before either
OF the above. = Charleston Courier.
WnEN Baltimore lady is kissed, she
says she is taking Cbloroform, and remains
insensibls as long as the operation lasts.
HArpIErss is like pig with a greasy
tail. which everybody runs after, but no.
body can hold a
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