Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-10-29


her 10 forget him forever. The REGIMENT
almost Immediately went 10 Washington
| The sad 2lst OF July, 1861, followed,
and when the fainting and disheartened
! soldiers returned from the fatal field of
! Bull Run to the defenceS on the line of
/ the Potomac, the Young Detroiter was
/ not among ;hem. Nothing definite was
/ heard from him. aud he was supposed to
: nave been killed
The sorrowrul news IN time reached the
I young lady, and she secretly incurred for
/ her lover "a among the slain Shortly
! atterward the old mari was taken sick. and
( lay on his death-bed. Some DAYS before
his death nc again pleaded with his
daughter in behalf of their Young ncighbor.
/ urging that If he could see her properly
cared for in marriage. he could die in
I peace. There bcing no longer any reason
/ tor her refusal. her consent was given.
: and the marriage solemnizcd two davs
( before the death OF her father.
/ The ladys welded life was short.
/ Her husband. who WAS very kind 10 her
and endeavorcd to win her from h,r
double sorrow, Vas attacked by typhoid
! fever about a month after the marriage,
and died after n few DAYS illness. leaving
the Young widow possessed OF considerable
! property,
As soon a possible She set about dis
posing Of her property in the West, in
order that she might Join her relatives in
New England. During AL this time
nothing had been heard to contradict the
story OF the death OF uer former lover AT
Bull Run. Iirr affairs wcrr. after some
DELAY. finally settled and she made round
Of visits to ier friends In the West pre-
vious 10 -uin@ to settle for iI.a in New
England. Last week ~hc arriyc;, in this
city on icr wav i.a>f. and snaut few
,l;.vS with 81 lady fri nI rs.~iG.ng on tiir
West Side.
On "Wednesday lr~t the voting widow
ACCOMPANIED bv ncr til udS. Visited r.
,Ie!'s Photographic GailrI-y .url.l nuiT.a-:-
ut h;tying som. card iii>e.,e.s-- ,:.loI.. ;il.t
this proved 80 ne IN important etrp in har
:.i-torv Tha picture was - alfniiuui.
that Mr. Ryder solicited and obtained the
privilege OF placing Il copy IN his show
casa II the street :"tnrn. On Thar l"E
morning the likeness made IL appearance
rherc. and - we before .,mars,sl,
attracted considerable Attention.
On that moJnir~ = uUmh,r oI HI l'l-
gan soldiers taken pri+us.,::- sd; Buil I;ua.
and 1T at liberty CO.'S p,r.., after uimc
months incarceration "a s,outnrrn prisons,
arrived from Wa-l.,-ian. "..I rrIu.;-C,
in tiac civ unit! .he Grptrtprfl. oi the D.
i troi: boat in tllr ,.ycr,iie Dtsir@.ha d,
the amused Il riIr-lv-- b, s:roiiinr arv,ys,
town. pne o!. them. seeing Il -roup "t
, reonIe gathered around the steps near tht
T Merchants Bank, str.,prd up 10 learn th'
cs.u-,, a.sI. lill inc o:l.ers, turned ta ~
anime ,iic photographs. S>sI,i,iru.y nc II
T. tered an exclamation "f surprise. locke
a closely Il. the portrait Of tn young widow
Il and tn II rushed up Stairs 20 lind thr aT
Z ti-t. Mr. Ry,i,r Lairg pointed ont tO ham
; fl.. soIdi II brought him down stairs aE'
: b..s-cI L. know how he became p3s>ss-5'
u OF the picture, AMI an explanation WI
= .,:ven. In E.,y hurried words Ia. ~u!die
= stated the cause of his interest "bt;'ln"'
II the picture from Ghe case. AMI declare
: his intention of fiuiin" th' lady i! >'le VA
/, anvwLare - ~ found.
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