Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-17
A Romance in Realty.

ABOUT SIX months ago the following ad.
vertisement appeared in one of our issues:
EGDNP- -GLQVE-0n Thursday afternoon. on
Il Fourth street, a rCss-coloTed kid glove, The
owner cen obtain the came by applying at this ii ce
and paying for advertisement. - b.
During the afternoon of the second day Of
publication young lady, verging, we should
say, into her nineteenth birth. day, called in
the counting room, claimed the advertised
property, placed twenty five cents on the
counter, thanked The book-keeper very
sweetly, and departed. Actions of similar
character were of so frequent occurrence.
that this was not considered an exception.
and was forgotten in the moment, and never
recalled until short time since, when we
were furnished withla few facts the relator
OF which referred to- the above advertise.
ment, in connection with very happy cir
cumstance to him.
be said he was in attendance at a party
on Seven tn street a few days subsequent to
leaving the glove In our office, and in the
course Of the evening received an introduc.
tion to a young lady who was in this CITY on
q visit, but who resided in Philadelphia.
The lady proved to be quite an interesting
companion, and was well informed on mat.
ters IN connection with the career of the
leaders of the Southern rebellion, which at
that fine was the all absorbing topic both in
private aud public circles Conversation
turned on matters of less import, after
thorough discussion of the rebellion, and
our hero remarked, laughiDgly, "he vas
very unfortunate, and always had been 90.
why the remark?" inquired his fair COM
papion.
Last week I was fortunate enough to
find lady's glove on Fourth-street, and
more unfortunate not to find hand in in
The lady's face instantly became suffused
with very pretty blush, but only for mo
nent, and, recovering herself, thanked the
gentleman on behalf of her sister, for adver-
tising the fonnd glove.
The young man apologized for having
mentioned the subject, and accepted, after.
ward, an invitation to call on both ladies'
during the week at their unce's house, in
another part of the city. The lady who had
lest the glove was prevented attending the
sOiree through slight indispo5ition, which
accounted for ber absence.
Punctually on the evening specified a gen.
tleman might have been seen standing on
the stone steps leading into the dwelling.
house of one of our we'll known citizens.
The bell had been rung, and soor the door
was opened by servant who usheted the
visitor into the parlor, where he was re
ceived by his friends of the previous night
and there introduced to the owner Of the
rose colored kid glove. The evening passed
pleasantly and the young man, promising to
day morning, took his departure.
They attended church; the ladies profeEsed
themselves highly pleased with the pastor
and bis discourse, little dreaming PERHAPS
that that event was the beginning of a
greater one. The gentleman entered The list
Tor the hand which belonged to the glove,
He became absorbed 10 theone idea-po ,sesl
slon, and was actually in love to such an
extent that be insisted we should pm blish
sonnet dedicated to the Heart" commenc-
ing:
"silently sit AID wonder II Hymen's"
We didn't publish his poetry as he called
1T and he wisely concluded not to furnish us
with more.
His affair of heart was soon to receive
cad blow, for the ladies we're to leave in a
few days for Philadelphia. He had pro-
RIessed rapidly, and when, a short time after
their departure, we met him on the post.
office steps, he colored slightly, aud with an
Affected air Of nonchalance, Informed US of
the probabilities Of his entering the army.
he dld not enter the army, however; and
few days since, having missed his presence
in our city. we met bin on the street when
he impaired TO us the foregoing facts, adding
that the lady would wear rose- colored gloves
on her wedding day, which has been desR-
mated by old heads and young hearts,
Boots and shoes, wholesale and retail, at
Lawson 8 Co.'S, 90 F!fth:street near Vine.
SHPMEET OF CAMP EQUIPAGE The Quar-
teTmaster, to-day, shipped the following ar
ticles 10 Acting Quartermaster Stevenson at
louisville: 25Owall tents, 1900 caps and COW
eIs, 500 lined blouses, I, 500 trowsers, 1900
bootets, $4,000 shirts, $1,000 drawers 10 OOe
stockings, 1900 blankets, 500 camp kettles,
l,2o0 mess pans, 500 axes and handles, 800
spades, 900 hatches and handles, 500 picks
and hendles, 1880 overcoats, 1900 tiu cups,