American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-04-02
From shipps,so,1rs (Ra.) NeUs, FEB! 27s
Romantic Story, which may or may
not be True. ~ "'

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;,s not be True.
For some days past considerable ex-
element has been felt in some circles
in this community in reference to an
affair in humble life, the particulars of
which we cannot permit to pass unno-
ticed. So far as we have been able to
gather the facts Of ,thG, case, they ap-
pear to be as follows: ~ q - NH 4
4 About three years ago, George Fry,
of this vicinity, became cnamored of
beautiful gypsy girl, who, m Company
with a,number of her people, had en-
.camped in n wood near this place.
Mra Fry's love was fondly reciproca-
ted by the fair,gipsy, and she consents
ed toImarry him. Buts'true love new
er didirun smooth, 7 and SO it happen
ed in this case. The consent Of the
father of. the lady could not be obtain
ed to her marriage with "a man not
accustomed to gentility!' However,
''loye laughs at locksmths. ~ When
Mr.. Fry found that he ''could not win
the favor of the jold folks, )" he set a.
bout planning ways and means to steal
the object of his affections. In this he
was notunsuccessful. One night when
the hard-hearted Oldham WAS wrapped
inthe arms Of Morpheus, and all around
was lonely and drear, Mr.. Fry ap-
preached the camp of the wanderers,
and was met by her, for whom his heart
had long in agony sighed. After fond
ly embracing her, he solicited her to
accompany him, without delay, to
village few miles distant. Without
hesitation she complied with hisrequest,
and on the following day they we're
married. The rage of the old gipsy
when he found that. his daughter had
''sloped." can be better imagined than
described. Nothing could soothe his
temper save the return of his child.
In vain. he sought for her. Nothing
could be heard from her. Finally
when he found that he, himself, could
find no traces of her, ho offered a heavy
reward to the person who would dis
cover her Whereabouts, and the pres
cnce Of several "kidnappcrs." lie cx-
hibited large quantities of gold and sill
yer, which induced them 10 make the
effort, and few evenings after, in
most inhuman manner, they accomplish
cd their object. In the absence of Mr..
Fry they wrested her away and deliv-
cred her over to the hands of a father
unsusceptible Of the divine feelings Of
love. Immediately the entire group
Of glpsics fed from the country. Ru.
NOR said that they had returned to
England from whence they hailed
Two years noiselessly gldcd by, and
nothing was heard by Mr.. Fry from
his absent wife, although he long cher
ished the hope that she would escape
from her 'tyrnnnical parent and re.
turn to him whom she loved. Time,
however, gradually rustcd Mr.. Fry's
love for his gypsy wife. He felt that
1T was "not good to be alone" SO long
and at the end of two years, he again
united his destinics with another of
Eyes fair daughters. Suffice it to say,
with the latter he experienced no vis-
ible difficulty. Things moved smiling
~ along-Mr. Fry lived happily with
his wife and the rest of mankind.
But alas! how short lived are some con
nubial combinations. Last week Mr..
Fry's first wife-hiS gipsy wife-in
company with "Georgo Fry the Sec
ond, arrived in this place in search
for him. BY the assistance of officer
Shade she was successful in finding
him. Our pen would fail in the at.
tempt to describe the meeting of the
heroes of our story. 1t was oyerwhel.
mlngly affecting. Limited space for
bids US from entering into details, at
this time, of the excruciating suffering
Mrs. Fry has undergone since her de.
parturc from this place The intellil
gence of her husbands second mar
rage was severe shock to her, but
she emphaticalIy declares her exclu-
sivc right to him. 1t appears, by the
way, that Mr.. .Fry's second wife was a
widow that her husband went to
California some years ago, and, soon
after his arrival there, it was rumored
that he was murdered. A few weeks
since letter was received from him
by hcr we have been informed, in
which he states that he will return in
the next steamer, &c. What the finale
of this romance will be is beyond the
power Of human ken. sr
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AS one Of the results of hard times
tho Chicago Times has an advertise.
ment forty-colomns long Of lands in
that city delinquent for taxes.