Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
A Romance of Real Life,

The following incident which we extract
from the Bucyyus Journal, published at Bucy
rus, Crawford county, Ohio, claimed to be
strictly true, possesses sufficient romance to
make halfa dozen novels:
in Dauphiu county, PENNSYLVANIA, some
seven years ago. lived wealthy farmer. who
was blessed with a family of six children, the
eldest OF which was beautiful girl OF seven
teen summers. y young man in the neigh.
horhood Of good family, leigned attachment
to her. Iouug and inexperienced, she fell
into the snare set for her. Shortly after her
ram was accomplished, the young man fearing
The wrath OF her father, when tho consequences
OF bis vIilainy should become apparent, alb
Sconded. The young girl now felt the full
horror o! her situation. She could conceal
her situation bat Il short time, and her de-
stroyer had lied. She could not endure the
reproacb that would attach to her when all
should be discovered. She determined upon
leaving the country also, and preferring to
be consldeicd as dead, rather than disE-aced,
matured rlar to cheat her parents into the
belief that she had been drowned. = creek
ran through her fathers farm and emptied
into the Slsqaehanna short distance away.
At this tine of year (Spring) it was swollen
by ireSLets and il was dangerous to venture
upon the iiail bridge Of plank that had been
thrown across it. One evening, when the
water was very high, she proposed going to
neighbor's Who lived across the creek. Her
father ohjeded on the ground of danger, but
insisting That she could get over safely she
seized her Eonnet and started. She had pre-
Yously secrated few articles ofclothing out
side, which iAe took with her. Arriving at
the bridge, she threw her bonnet into the
stream, well knowing that it would be caught
on the bushes that oYerhung the stream, aud
hurryiug on soon gained the road, and walked
away in the direction of Harrisburg. The
cOnsternatiol Of The family, after the lapse
@! two or three hours, may be imagined. One
went TO the house she had started for but she
had not been there. Ii was supposed imme-
diately that shehal fallen OF the bridge
Search was mads and her bonnet was found
lodged on some oyerhangiag willows. Sadly
they returned to the bereaved home. Doubt
was at an end. She had fallen from the frail
bridge, had been drowned and her body car
ried by the angry Aood into the river. Short
iy alter her supposed death, her father, upon
whose mind the event weighed heavily wish |
ing TO leave the tle scene OF bis aiictlon, sold !
his farm and removed to this county.
In the meantime she had reached Harris |
burg, taken the cars West, and in few days |
found herself at ahe only tavern in a secluded |
village in the Interior of Michigan. The |
landlady was Il kndhoagtod woman, and at !
that particular lime vas in need OF an assist |
nut She hu!l he story Of tLe poor girl, /
with her, and liking her appear .
ance, insisted on her making that her home. /
In this house she passed six years Of content. !
ment. Her hostess introduced heras widow |
She gained friend and received many adyal- |
tdge0us Offers Ct tmarGlage.
One morning, about six months ago, ohe
was in the sitting room when the stage drove |
up. The windows Of the coach were down, |
anl she could see most Of the paseeuger5.- /
a mung them was a face that seemed familiar |
10 her She looked again, and with shrek |
fell iaiutiug on the door, 1t was her seducty |
The landlaay soen learned how matters stood |
lud determined that justice should be done. |
She sought him, told him the facts. and in |
sisted that he sholld repair The Injury he in |
icted, by makingher lis wife. TO this he |
II once consented Three months otter Lis |
light from PENNSYLVANIA, seized With remorse /
ne had started back with the intention Of |
her. On the way he he'd picked up |
4 newspaper, which contained sn account Of
ler tragical death Feeling that he was the |
cause Of her untimely end, heart-sick and sad |
he turned back changed and better man.
He had settled down, accumulated property, |
and WAS 4 man Of standing and influence
The joy OF The girl, when sho met with her |
lover, may be imsgined. They |
~ere married that evening, and the pext |
morning started for Pennsylvania. Ascer-
Iainiug the address Of her father, they came !
on TO this place as fast as steam could carry
hem. Words cannot paint the raptures of
he old man as he clasped to his bosom |
laughter he bod mourued as dead for six |
ong years. Explorations We're made, all |
vas forgiven, and after passing few weeks |
Il unalloyed happiness hege, they returned 10
heir home in the West,
The Glnncestnr Nasal Telenrnnh SAYS