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A Romantic Story.

A Romantic Story.
The following extraordinary narrative
from late number Of the Cleveland, Ohio,
Herald, is said by good authority to be lite
rally true. The reader will admit that an
air Of varisemblancc pervades the narrative,
such as is seldom found in manufactured
story:
Some twelve years ago, two young men,
named Clyma and Paule, lived in small
village not far from the sea-coast in the ex-
treme west of England. Both were
miners and worked i'll the same tin mine
near the village. Both paid their addresses
to the same maiden, though not with equal
success Clyma prospered SO we'll with his
suit that day was appointed for their
nuptials, and in due course Of time the bans
of marriage were asked in the village church
by English cannon law. =. -,
Before the second Sunday came round
the rivals met at wrestling match in the
village, and it changed that the turn came
for them to wreste together. Paue was
excited and endevored strenuouslv to give
his successful rival in love wicked fall.'
but bis eagerness worked his defeat. lie
was thrown to the ground amid the shouts
OF the villagers. On springing to the
ground he swore that he would be revenged
and that CIyma should never marry his in
tended bride. From that day he took to
drinking deeply, and was fierce in his in,-
precautions on his rival.
The day before that fixed for the mar
riage. Panle told all his friends that he
would be at the wedding and would find
means to prevent its taking place. Know
ing his determined character, CIyma ap-
peared alarmed at the threat and got some
friends to intercede will, Paule, but in vain.
Late that night Clyma left the house of
his intended bride for his own cottage
The way lay across path of barren moor,
where there were several open mine Shafts.
which had been deserted and the bottoms
of whose black depths were now covered
with seyereI fathoms of water. About the
same hour Paule was seen crossing the same
path of moor from another direction. A
miner, who passed little later towards tile
mine where he worked-it being his turn
for night work-averred The next day that
he heard noise as If Of dispute and a
scuffie, but il was too dark to distinguish
any one.
The marriage was to take place at eleven
o'clock in the morning at the village church.
Long before that hour ~tbe village was
scene Of great excitement The bat and
neckerchief of Paule, the latter torn and
bloody, bad been found near the deepest of
the abandoned pit shafts, and of Paule him
sell nothing bad been found, nor had he
been seen since he went towards the moor
on tile preceding night. The ground
where thgartcles had been found bore
traces .ofa scuffie having taken place. and
to crown, tlfe whole, two buttons recoon;,
zedaas Belonging to Clyma's coat, were dis.
covered amoog the earth and stones. RI
these omin9as facts Clyma could only re-
ply that be met Paule at the pIaceFmep-
toned during. the night; that high words
were succeeded by scufle and that hehad
beaten Paule, who retired cursipg him.
This account. was not considered satisfacto-
ry, and,Clynaa was taken into CUSTODY to
await acknowledgements.
:" Several days passed away and an exaIuj-
n9hen wismade OF the pit.apd the st,round.
ing locally but no trace could be found of
th Aedy:. IT was argued, however. that if
"SsssoaSo ~ kuo .UOQP~ OeLOS6 lt:
was thrown into the pit, so as to silk Il there
would be no probability .ofits ever being
foqdas Alter several Examinations before
a magistrate, tks, accused was released from
custody, bnt only, to be shunned as muir.
dstAxb by stha SWha1s community. In the
n,esN The tntsAded. bride became sick
thSS a violent .fevsr. waa
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pa ed lpe nonlhs; she died of a
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