Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-10-20
GA TOUCH OF NATURE MAKES THE
WHOLE WORLD KIN"

"A- "Oi'A'D hiA''
On board the steamer Ocean. between Cleye-
land and Do,ro;, - o;rorr,s,o,,o, ooo,,..,,l lac,
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"ecN Nn'c" i p'cuS"l'il 'oiu u! coIresPoh-
dent OF the Cleveland Herdtd:-
\ Young girl, apparently about l., wears of
age, was seated upon n nile of cheese boxes
with her two little brothers, aged ii and l3
wears. They were orphans. bound from Ale
ghanv. PENNSYLVANIA, to Michigan, where they
expected to find a home with an uncle.
After having purchased second class tickets
for the three. the girl had spread her old quilt
on the pile of cheese boxes and prepared to
pass the night in quietudc. She had hradly ar
ranged her nest, however, before she was acci-
dcn,olly discovered by second class passenger,
"A tall young man of % wears. who had loved
her in secret almost from her infancy, and who,
for the past two years. had been rafting lumber
on the Ohio river. Having acquired about two
hundred dollars in hard currency, he came TO
Cleveland ON the tenth to participate in the eel
ebration, when, as he expressed it, "some mean
kuss had picked his pocket of every darnd cent
but four dollars"
Being unable to find the thief or the money,
he had started for the West, with the determi-
nation to hire out on farm. To his surprise
and JOY he found himself on board the same
vessel with the object of his hearts earliest nf-
fecfons.
Sliding up to her, he exclaimed:
"Why Cynthia Ann. why how do you dew,
didn't hardly know YOU? Why how you've
crowd Where are you going?"
I'm going to uncle's, in Michigan, was the
feeble reply. "You knew mother was dead,
didn't youg'
"Why no - and his voice softencd. "When
did she die, Cynthia Ann"
''She died last January. Uncle wrote to me
that If I'd come up there he'd give me and the
boys home"
"Cynthia Ann" and the young mans voice
trembled-"there amt no man'l be 40 glad to
give you home as will I've alters thought
heap of you, told your mother when you
wasn't more'n so high, that when you growed
up | was n goin' to hare you. Now Cynthia
Ann-jes. say the word, and you're to hum
nolri"
"Whatl become of the boys? ?" inquired the
agitaed maiden.
III 90 with YOU and leave m to your uncle.
and then we'll 90 West and hire out this fa
and winter, and then next spring we'll buy
small farm and live to hum ="
The girl gave warm sigh of acceptance
leaned her head against the honest breast of the
hardy youth, as much as to say-if you wan
anything, take it.
The man snatched kiss from the ripe rub,
| lips, sprang down from the cheese boxes and
exclaimed, 'f there's IA minister or Justice o
the peace on board this boat, I've got a Job fol
him."
IL am justice of the peace" remarked
venerable looking old man from York State, ire
mount the cheese boxes, and YOU shall be mar
ricd man in less than five minutes"
"Well, hold on, squire haint got no money
but I'll give you an all jofred good axe"
| 'Never mind about the paw" said the worth,
squire, "I'll take my pay in seeing you happy
The fellow re-mouned the pile of chees,
clasped the hands of his dearly beloved, and il
two minutes the ceremony was performed-h
had entered into new existence. Kissing hi
little bride once on her ready lips, he seated