Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-05-08

healthy and prove their capacity TO be
useful as well as ornamental, ani they
will not be long in the matrimonial mar
ket. let them snap their fingers at The
fashions of London and the loiies Of Paris
and act like sensible beings. Otherwise
they are neither I'll for wives nor mo;hefs.
A Romance of Real Life.
The following incident, which we ex-
tract from the journal, published at Bucy-
nus. Crawford county, Ohio, claimed to
be strictly uue, possesses sufficient ro'
nance to make half dozen novels:
In Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, sew
en- years ago. lived wealthy farmer, who
was blessed with family of six children,
The eldest of which was beautiful girl OF
seventeen summers. A young man in
the neighbornood, Of good family, feigned
attachment to her. Young and nexPerl-
enced, she fell into the snares set for her,
Shortly after her ruin was accomplished,
the young man, fearing the wrath of her
father, when the consequence OF his vii
lainy should become apparent, abscon-
ded.
The Young girl now felt full the horror
of her situation, which she could conceal
but 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 he discovered.
She determined upon leaving the county,
and preierling to be considered as dead,
malured plan to cheat her parents lnlo
Le,eif that she had been drowned. A
creek ran through her fathers farm and
emptied into the Susquehanna, short DIS
tance away. Al this tine OF the year
lspring) it was swollen by lfeshets, and II
was dangerous to venture upon the fraI
bridge of plank that had been thrown
across. One evening when the water was
very high, she proposed going 10 a neigh
bor' ; 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 few articles OF
clothing outside, which she took with her.
Arriving at the bridge she threw the
bonnet nlO The stream, well knowing that
II would be caught on the bushes that
oyerhung rhe stream. and hurrying on,
soon gained the road, and walked away in
the direction of Harrisburg. The conster-
nation Of the family, after the lapse OF tw"
or three hours, may be imagined. One
went TO the house she had started for, bat
she was not there. 1t was supposed i'm
ImediaeIv hat she had fallen off the
bridge. Search was then made, and her
bonnet found lodged on some oyerhanging
willows. Sadly they returned 10 their
bcrcayed home. Doubt was at an end.
She had fallen from the frail bridge 81 had
been drowned, ard her body carried by
he angry food into the river. Shortly
after her supposed death, her father
whose mind WAS troubled by the event,
wishing 10 leave tie scene oi his atlllcuon,
sold his farm and removed to this country.
In the meantime she had reached Harris
,bury. tlken the cars West, and in a few
DAYS found herself at the only tavern in
secluded village in Michigan. The land
ady was kindheaued woman, and al
that particular time was in need Of an as
sistant. She heard the story Of the poor
girl, sympsthized with her, and liking her
appearance, insisted on making that her
home. In this house she passed six years
GG c0ntenlment. Her hostess introduced
her as a widow she gained friends, and
received many advantageous offers OF mar
riage.
One morning about six months ago, she
was in tie sitting room when the stage
drove up. The windows Of The coach
were down, and she could see most Of The
passengers. Among them was face that
seemed familiar to her. She looked again
and fell faInling on tie floor. 1t was her
betrayer. The landlady soon learned
how matters stood, aud determined that
justice should be done. She sought bin,
told him the facts. and insisted that he
should repair the injury he had inflicted
by making her his wife. ~ ihIs he at
once consented. Three months after his
flight from Pennsylvania, seized with re-
morse, he had started back with the infen-
tion OF marrying her. On the way he
had picked up newspaper which con.
lained an account Of her tragical death.
Feeling that he was the cause OF her un-
timely end, hearisirk and sad he turned
back changed and better man. He had
settled down, accumulated property, and
was man OF standing and influence.
The joy OF the girl, when she met her
repeniant lover, may be imagined. They
were married that evening, and the next
morning started FOR Pennsy lvanIa. As.
ceriaining the address Of her faIber, they
came on this place as fast as Steam could
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