Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06
a Romance Of real Life.

at Bucyrus, Crawford county, Ohio,
claimed to be strictly true, posseses
sufficient romance to make half a
dozen novels:
In Dauphin county, pennsylva-
ma, seven years ago, lived Il wealthy
farmer who wat blessed with fam
lily OF six children, the eldest Of
which was beautiful girl Of sew
enteen summers. A young man
in the neighborhood, Of good falni-
ly, felgned an attachment to her
I Dung and inexperienced, she fell
into the snare set for her. Shortly
after her ruin was accomplished, the
young man fearing the wrath Of her
father, when the consequence Of his
villainy should become apparent,
absc >nded.
The young girl now felt the full
horror OF her situation, which she
could conceal but a short time, and
her destroyer had fled. She could
not, dared not endure the shame and
reproach that would attach to her
when all should be discovered. She
determined upon leaving the coun-
try also, and prefering to be consid-
cred as dead, matured a plan to
cheat her parents into a belief that
she had been drowned. A creek
ran through her fathers farm and
emptied into the Snsquehanna, a
short distance away, At this time
Of the year (spring) iC was swollen
by freshets, and it was dangerous
to venture upon the frail bridge Of
plank that had been thrown across
IL. One evening when the wafer
was very high, she proposed going
to neighbor's who lived across the
creek. Her father objected on the
ground Of danger, but insisting that
she could get over safely, she seized
her bonnet and started. She had
previously secreted a few articles
Of clothing outside, which she took
with her.
Arriving at the bridge, she threw
her bonnet into the stream, well
knowing thatit would be caught on
the bushes that overhung the stream
and, hurrying away, walked in the
direction OF Harrisburg. The con
sternation Of the family, after the
lapse Of two or three hours, may be
imagined. Que went to the house
she had started for, but she had not
been there. 1t was supposed I'M
mediately that she had fallen off
the bridge. Search was made, and
her bonnet was found lodged on
some overhanging willows. Sadly
they returned to their bereaved
home Doubt was at an end She
had fallen from the trail bridge, had
been drowned, and her body car
ried by the angry flood into the
river. Shortly after her supposed
death, her father, whose mind was
troubled by the event, wishing to
leave the scene of his atfliction,
sold his farm and removed to this
county.
In the meantime she had reached
Harrisburg, taken the cars West,
and in a few days found herself at
the only tavern in a secluded vii
lage in the interior of Michigan.-
The landlady was a kind-hearted
woman, and at that particular time
was in need Of al assistant. She
heard the story Of the poor girl,
sympathized with her, and, liking
her appearance, insisted On her
making that her home In this
house she passed six years OF con-
tentment. Her hostess introduced
her as widow; she gained friends
and received many advantageous
offers OF marriage.
One morning, about six months
ago, she was ip the sitting-room
when the stage drove up. The
windows Of the coach were down,
and she could see most Of the pas
sengers. Among them was a face
that seemed familiar to her. She
looked and fell fainting on the floor.
1t was her betrayer.- The landlady
soon learned how matters stood, and
determined that justice should be
done. She sought him, told him
the facts, and insisted that he should
rar,a;r tho ;r,,,n,r I,a hoI a,ffintod