St. Mary's beacon., 1858-03-04

k~fE IA homance OF keai Llie. ~
The following incident, which we extracl
from the Jcgirnal, published at Bucyrgis, Craw-
ford county, Ohio, claimed 70 be strictly true
possesses sufficient romance to make half q do
zen novels: :1-'o %1Hi' g. T7 's'sa9- q Ie's
In Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, seven
years ago, lived n wealthy farmer, who was
blessed With family Of six children, the eldest
, II which was a beautiful girl Of seventeen sun
mers. A young man in the neighbOrhood, ol
goc9 family, fcigned attachment 70 her. Young
and Inexperienced, she fell into.the snare sci
for her. Shortly after her ruin was accom-
plishe!, the young man, fearing the wrath oi
her father, when the consequence Of his vil-
liany should become apparent, absconded
The poung girl now felt. the full horror oi
her situation, which she could conceal but
!. short time, and her destroyer had fed. She
could not, dared not, endure the shame and re-
rrcach that would attach to her when all should
be discovered She determined upon leaving
the country, and preferring to be considered
as dead, niatured plan to cheat ller .arents
into belief that she had been drowned. 4
creek ran through her fathers farm and emp
tied into the Susquehanna, short distance
away. At this time of the gear tSpring il was
swollen by freshcts, and it was dangerous t.
venture upon the frail bridge Of plank that had
been thrown across. One evening when the
water was very high, she proposed going to a
Reighbof's who lived across the creek. Her
father objected, on The ground of Danger. Blu,
Insisting that she could get over safely, she
seized her bonnet and started She had previ-
oissy secFeted few articles Of clothing outside
which she took with her. lt- " 49, -.
Arriving at the bridge, she threw her bon
net into the stream, well Knowing that it would
30 caught on the bushes that overhung the
stream, and hurrying on, soon gained the road
and walked away in the direction Of Harris
burg The CONSERVATION Of the family, after
tbe lapse of two or three hours, may be ina
ni;1e. sevsz* ~ the heassA sha hs.d skar#>
Ief, but sile had not been'there. .Itswas sup
IsQsd iuanaediatsly that she had fsileti on Tie
l,Esdss Search was made, and her bonnet was
lnnnd lodged on some evcrharging willows
Sadly they retiifned 10 their bercaved home =
Doubt was at an end. She had fallen from
the fraii bridge, had been drowned, and her
body carried by the angry food into the river.
Shortly after her supposed death, her father
whoss mind was troubled by the event. wish
ing to leave the scene of his afiicsion sold his
farm and removed ID this count. - -
lsls In the meantime she had reached Harrisburg,
htAnNA SAAo NISSNs w lGW GASS IVtlIlu
herself at the only tavern in a secluded village
ipthe interior Of Michigan. The lans.iady was
u kind hearted woman, and 1T that .pafticula,
time was in need OF an 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 honse she
passed six years of cohtenttnent. Her hostess
introduced her as alwidow she gained friends,
aud received many advantageous offers Of mar
riage. ss5.t -.;fs : ~ .-.' = 10 -. Co.
ls One morning, about Six months as.oo. she was
in the sitting room when the stage drive tip
The windows Of the coach were down. and she
could see most of the Passengers Among tlIen,
WIS a face that seemed Familiar to her. SIZE
locked again and fell faintins on the fIoor. 1t
was her betrayeT The landIady soon. learne,i
how matters stood, and determined that i,rstfce
should be done. She sought him, told him the
facts, and insisted that he should repair no III
} jury he had inflicted byinnaking her his wife.
Hot this he at once consented Three months
after his fight from fennsyIvariia, seized witt,
reniorsc; he had started hack with the intention
Of marrying her. On the way ne had pickc,l
up a newspaper which contained an sccoat4t al
her tragical death. Feeling that he was TIC
casfse Of her untiniely end, heart-sick and sad
he turned back changed and better man. -
He had settled down, acctinulase1 property,
and was arnan Of standing and inAuea;ce sT'i
The JOY Of the girl, when she met her feper-
tant lover, may be ifnagiued They weFe'inas-
Fied thai evening, ard the next rnornirg stated
for Pennsylvania 7Aseertaining the aedrss oi
her father, thev came soh 20 d,is place rs fast
ss steains could carry them. Words eaHno.
painti the rapture of the Old man as he claspel
70 his bosom - danghter be iIad Tnoarned as
dead for six long years. Explanations were
made ali was fawgSes, and afsgr passing a fs3
days OF unallnyea happiness here, they returned
to their home In the West. st-sTSs r. - ALTO