Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-14
Romantic Incident.

] Some .s,xtien years since young gentle
man in New York city contrived while to
pay his address to beautiful girl there, the
daughter of an obstinated Pearl street mer-
hsnt, who was opposed to the young man
visiting his daughter. tie persisted in his
endeavors 10 win the young lady, and at
last he was forbidden to enter the old man 8
house.
Still, the lovers contrived to meet, occa
sionaly, afterwards; and at the expiration of
some SIX months, matters having been pre-
viousiy SO arranged, the girl consented to
marry the youth. He did not seek the for
tune, Tor he was in employment, at a hand
some salary. as principal book-keepsr in an
extensive jobbing house, and his pecuniary
prospects were very fair. But the parents
were obdurale, and he was driven from the
house.
At the end Of twelve month they agreed
to be married, and all the requisite arrange.
ments were made: the evening was fixed
upon, and even the chaplain 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 broken
off peremptvrily by the absolute authority
OF the parents.
Time passed on; the daughter was sent to
distant part of the country 'or a while
The young man Was disappointed and dis
heartened, and left New York Tor the West,
where he remained tor two years. Mean
time person to suit the tastes of the par
ents turned uP-a man OF considerable cans,
Uut old enough TO be the young girl's father,
and the match was arranged, alter a long
persuasion, between Emma and this man,
and she was welded hlm at last.
Three years subsequently the young man
found himself in New England, where he
sett led and took wife also. and some d zen
years passed away, with their thousand and
one changes Oh place, OF circumstances, and
vi fortune From the time OIL their separa-
ton of the original lovers had never met.
The young man bec.me the father of
three iiuie ones; ant then lost two oi these
which bereavement was suon followed by the
death oi his wife. Time new by-he had
been Ior,unate in his business, and resided
rounded by the comforts OF lie, and IN the
enjoy menl OF the society OF his dear little
daughter.
One doy he was returning home in the
AFTERNOON, and upon entering the cars he
iound them to be Iull. He sought seat,
and found one occupied by lacy about thirty
years Of age, beside whom he sat down, and
the cars soon mo. ed out OF The depot. As
they entered into the light, he suddenly
turned TO the lady, and exclaimed, 'Mauam!
Emma! Is this youp
He didn't know eyactly what he said, but
it was fact that he was on the seat with
the girl whom he mad really loved,a whom
he had never seen since the cruel separation.
A mutual explanation quickly succeeded.
Our w.aowed friend ascertained that this
iormer intended was now on her way to the
! North, upon a visit; that she had but one
child living, and her husband had been dead
over two years.
He puinIed out his pretty cottage as the
cars passed on-but did not leave the train.
He proceeded forward, renewed his aequInt-
ance, tounc the lady her own mistress, Pio-
posed to her a. ain-and we record the fact
with no ordinary degree of pleasure, that
within three weeks the lovers we're actually
united in marriage in the city OF Boston.