Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-04-22
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with pleasure. 1t was at the time of the
last Presidential election. | was tho
roughly fatigued with the arduous duties
of my profession, and determined | would
run down to Washington to witness the
Inauguration, and by this means give
myself little relaxation. After making
the necessary preparation, and leaving
one of my friends to take charge of my
practice made the best of my way to
Jersey City Ferry. BY the time I ar
rived there the boat was just about start
ing. | had time, however, to get on
board, and Immediately afterwards, two
carriages drove up by the white ro-
settles in the horses brides / judged it
to be wedding party, but l had rot Gu
riosity enough to watch the parties de-
scend.
" Nothing of any consequence trans
pred until we arrived in Philadelphia
where, owing to some delay on the road ,
we missed the connexion between that
city and Baltimore, and consequently, |
was obliged to stay some hours in the
Quaker City. As it is not very pleasant
to sit in a railroad station for five or six
hours, | thought the best thing I could
do would be TO go to the Girard House,
and support my physical nature by a
good dinner.
q" No sooner had | entered The hotel,
than | heard the sound of voice fami-
liar to me, in the parlor. Iput my head
into the door and was almost struck
dumb with surprise to see a young lady
with whom | was intimately acquainted
"' Miss Levan,' | exclaimed, you
hereY
The moment she saw me she blusled
deeply and seemed very much confused
but recovered herself after moments
pause, aud advanced towards me.
Why. Doctor she exclaimed, you
are the last person in the world | expect
ed to see
THE establishment is mutual, I re-
piled, but what mean those orange flow
ers in your hair 2
ooh did you not know that I was
married ?
Married you surprise me; GER
tainly expected this event would eventu-
ally take place, but by no means antici-
patcd that it would be so soon: but
where is tieury Jarvis, that l may con-
graduate him 2
Hush ? she exclaimed in a fright
ened voice, i am not married to Henry.
" Not married to Henry | cried
completely overwhelmed, what do you
mean 2
oh that match was broken Off
and my husbands name is Alfred LOCKER
Here he comes; let me introduce YOU
" had no time to make any further
remarks, for we were joined by young
man about two and twenty years Of age.
lie was very handsome, and had evident
ly seen good deal of the world, for his
carriage was perfectly easy and gentle
manly.
We soon entered into desultorv
conversation, and | found Alfred LOCKER
to be young man of very respectable
intellectual attainments, and from vari-
Gus remarks he made, judged him to
belong to a very wealthy family.
" in the evening we all left for BaIti-
more, but in the confusion Of taking cur
places | was separated from my friends.
and found myself in car in which / did
not recognize single person | knew.
During the progress Of the cars be-
tween Philadelphia and Baltimore, |
could think Of nothing else than the
strange news I had heard. had known
Ellen l4evan since she was a child. Her
parents had gratiiied every wish, and
necessarily her naturally good disposition
was in some degree injured Instead of
being amiable, she became imperious and
exactlng, and insisted upon having every
caprice INDUCED. In person she was
beautiful in the extreme, possessing one
OF those striking faces which seemed to
hospeak gentle blood When she was
fifteen years Of age she met with Henry
Jarvis at Saratoga Springs. They were
mutually attracted to each other, and
soon became inscparabe. Jarvis friends
were highly respectable, anG no opposi-
ton was offered By the relatives on either
side to the proposed engagement. Things
went on IN this way for two years, and it
was finally settled that the two Young
people should be married when Ellen at
tanned her twentieth year. II was only
a few months preceding my meeting with
Ellen at Philadelphia that this engage
mont had been entered into--you may
therefore judge Of my surprise when /
learned the match had been broken of.
aud that Ellen was married to another.
q" Such was the tenor of my reflections
until We reached Baltimore. Here we
were again delayed-for the Washing
ton train had gone. and ! was obliged 10
stay at the Eutaw House until the next
day.
After pretty good nights rest,
somewhat troubled, however. with dreams
in which Ellen Levon, Alfred LOCKER,
and Henry Jarvis were intimately blend
ed, ] awoke rather early in the morning,
and determined J would get up and ex-
pIore the Monumental City before pro-
ceedng to Washington. Acting upon
this suggestion, ] got mp, and proceeded
lcisurcIy up Charles street to take view
Of the Monument When had reached
this magnificent pile. ! was strnck by
observing young man sitting on the CO.
ping surrounding it, with bis elbows
resting on his knees aud his head buried
in lis hands. Curiosity impellcd me to
approach him closely lie suddenly
looked up, and in bis pale and haggard