Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-29

A Romantic story Of Love and War--''Fhe
Course Of True Love Never Did Run
SmO6th," but Gan . Wen that Ends
Well.g
Many Of those who on Thursday morning
last stopped to admire the handsome faces
among the cartes de visite hung up at the en-
trance of Ryder's Photographic Gallery on
Superior street, must have noticed the like
ness of a young and strikingly beautiful lady
attired in mourning, and those Of them who
stopped later in the day for the purpose Of
again looking at that attractive face, noticed
its disappearance. With that portrait and its
withdrawal from exhibition very romantic,
but true story, is connected, of which we are
at liberty to give the outlines.
About year ago the original Of the por-
trait lived with her father, well to DO
farmer Of the Grand River Valley, Michigan,
these two constituting the entire family. The
old man was in rapidly failing health, and
was exceedingly desirOus that his daughter
should be married to a neighbOring young
farmer, who passiOnately loved her. The girl,
however, had already given her heart to
young man whom she had frequently met
whilst she was on a visit to Detroit, and who
was sincerely attached to her. The lover was
not in a position that would justify his press
ing his suit, and therefore the engagement
was kept secret
The old man fnding himself gradual y
failing in health became more urgent in his
wishes that his daughter would marry his
neighbor, but she pleaded for delay on vari-
Gus pretexts. By some means the father at
length became possessed Of the secret of the
attachment, and without communicating the
fact of his knowledge to the daughter, he
wrote letter to the Detroit lover, pointing
out the hopelessness of his suit, and stating
that the lady was shortly to become the
bride of young farmer for whom she had
been for years destined. He added that any
attempt to change this decree would be Civ
ing the lady needless pain.
Immediately on the receipt Of this cruel
blow to all his hopes, the young man enlisted
in a Michigan regiment under orders to leave
for Washington, and wrote the lady q briei
note announcing the fact, begging her to
forget him, and bidding her farewell forever
The regiment almost Immediately went on
to Washington.
The sad 2lst Of July, 1851, followed, and
when the fainting and disheGrtened soldiers
returned from the fatal field of Bull Run t.
the defenees on the line of the Potomse, tn,
Young Detroiter was not among them
Nothing definite was heard from him, and h'
was supposed to have been killed.
The sorroWful news in time reached tn,
young lady, and she secretly mourned for he
lover as among the slain. Shortly afterward
the old man was taken sick, and lay on hi
death bed. Some days before his death b.
again pleaded with his daughter on behalf 0
/ their young neighbor, urging that if he eoult
not see her properly cared for in marriage b
could not die in peace. There being no l0nge
any reason for refusal, her consent was given
and the marriage was solemnized two day
before the death Of her father.
The lady's Eedded life was short He
husband, who was very kind to her, and en-
deavored to win her from her double sorroW
{ was attacked by typhoid fever about mont
J after the marriage, and died after few day
q illness, leaving the young widow possesse
Of considerable property.
As soon as possible she set about disposin
f Of her properly in the West, in order that sh
might ioin her relatives in New England
During all this time nothing had been hear
to contradict the story Of the death Of he
y former lover at Bull Run. Her affairs werI
b after some delay, finally settled, and sh
= made a round Of visits to her friends in Ii
West previous to going to settle for life
New England. Last week she arrived at tn
9 city on her way East, and spent 4 few day
with lady friend residing on the West Sid
On Wednesday last the young widow, o.
. eompanied by her friends, visited Ryder
photographic Gallery for the purpose Of ha-
! ing some card likenesses taken, and tn
II proved to be an important step in her histor
i The picture was so admirable likeness thi
Mr.. RYDER solicited and obtained the priv
lege Of placing copy in his show case at Il
street entrance. On Thursday morning Il
! likeness made its appearance there, and,
Of We have before remarked, attracted eonside
re able attention.
!. On that morning q number Of MiehigI
soldiers, taken prisoners ct Bull Bun, and :
ct liberty on parole after nine months inca
bceration in Southern prisons, arrived fro
j, Washington, and remained in the city IN
d the departure Of the Detroit boat in the sv
ming. During the day they amused ther
selves by strolling around town. One
be tbem, seeing a group of people gather
around the steps near the Merchants Ban