The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-17
"a Touch Of Nature makes
the Whole World EAin.7

Cleveland and Detroit, q circumstance
occurred last week which is pleasantly
told by correspondent of the Cleveland
Herald
A young girl, apparently about II years
of age was seated upon pile OF cheese
boxes, with her two little brother, aged
l and Is years. They were Orphans
bound from Allegheny, Pa, to Michigan
where they expected to find homo with
an uncle.
After having purchased second class
tickets for three, the girl had spread her
old bed quilt on the pile of cheese boxes
and prepared to pass the night quietly
She had hardly arranged her nest how
ever, before she was accidentally discov
cred by second class passenger, n tall
young man Of % years, 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 hdndred
dollars in hard currency, he came to
Cleveland on the 10th to participate in
the celebration when as he expressed
it, "some mean kuss picked his pocket of
every darned cent but four dollars"
But unable to find the thief or the
money, he had started for the West with
the determination to hire out on farm.
To his surprise and joy he found him
self on board the same vessel with the
object of his hearts earliest affections.
Siding up to her, he exclaimed:
why Cynthia Ann! why how do
you dew! l didn't hardly knew y";nl
Why how you've growed! Whera YOU
going"
"rm going to unclo's,, in Michigan"
was the feeble reply, you knew meth
er was dead didn':. you?s
why, nor and his voice softened.-
Wv hen djI she die, Cynthia Ann?"
'Sbs died last January Uncle wrote to
ma that fFd come up there, he'd give
me and the boys a home.'
Cynthia Annr eo.and the Young mans
voice tremble|.- ere amt no man'Il be
SO glad 70 give you home as I will !
I've alters thought q heap of you! [
told your mother when you wasn't more'n
so high, that when you growed up was
going to hare you. New Cynthia Ann
Jest say the word, and you're to hum
noWP
"What'll become of the boys! inquir-
ed the agitated maiden.
I'll 90 with you and leave 'eln to your
unele's and then we'll go West and hire
out this fall and winter; and then next
spring we'll buy small farm and live to
HUMP
The girl gave warm sigh of accep
lance, leaned her head against the honest
breast Of the hardy youth, and looked up
into his face as much as to say--if you
want anything take it.
The man snatched q kiss from her
ripe ruby lips, sprang down from Hie
cheese boxes and exclaimed-'If there's
q minister or justice Of the peace on this
boat, Pve got job for him.
Il am justice of the peace" remark
ed venerable looking old man from
York State, "remount the cheese boxes,
and you shall be married man in less
than five minutes
well, hold on, squire! I hain't got
no money, but III give you an all jofred
good axe
Never mind about the pay said the
worthy squire, I'll take my pay in seeing
you happy
The fellow remounted tho pile of
cheese, clasped the hands of his dearly
beloved, and i'll three minutes the cere-
mony was performed had entered q
new existence. Kissing his little bride
on:o on her ready lips he seated himself
on big cheese and commenced, no
| doubt, for the first time to realize what
he was, where he was, what he had done,
and what ought and must be done.
Starting up suddenly he exclaimed,
half aloud to himsolf-'Well, by hockey,
this is pretty hard way of passing the
first nightp
The bride blushed, and replied 'Nev-
er mind John, we are just as happy as
! if we were rich, Come, sit down.
But John had an idea, and he was
bound to put it in operation. Going to
MO Ph0 VI p"SS"So, CoHsistIHS Vi one
large meal bag, containing change of
shirts, socks, neckerchief, and old boots,
an excellent AK. and walking up to the
Clerks Office, he exclaimed:
i say, look here Cap'n, I've paid for
deck passage, but l want a bed for N.Y.
self and w--i--self and womon. l haint
got no money, but here is an oil jofred
good AK
The gentleman in the office replied that
the Clerk had stepped out, but would be
back in few moments; whereupon the
man went back to the pile of cheese to
look at his precious treasure.
Having our sympathies aroused, we
hastily ran around among the passengers,
told the story and took up collection to
procure state room for the young coup
10. To the credit of our lady passengers,
they were the most liberal in their dona-
tons, and in less than ten minutes we had
collected $l4,92. Presenting this sum
to the agreeably astonished young man,
g. o,,o1l IL L