The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09
Romance OF AN Old Couple.

Tie following somewhat remarkable
narrative is related by a Western lady.
now on visit to San Francisco from
Maripo=a. She is herself Il character
She has crossed the plains twice-Grst in
1910, during which her husband perished
and Is the first American lady who re-
turned to the East by the way of the
lsthmus of Panama. She is genuine
herulne-a fine specimen of stout hearted
" eotern woHanhuod- her advent
ures in he wilds Of The unpeop eI Wesl
have beca numerous and exciting. II
the good folks Of Maripnsa have missed
lady from their nelshborhood they are
hereby apprised that she is comfortably
located at the boarding house OF Mrs.
Ne>bit, On the corner of Montgomery aud
Suter streets, aud will not return to the
mCuntaIns until Holmes, of the Gazette.
ceases to harrow the hearts Of Mallpusa
muthers by calling their little babIes
'brats"
Well, while the train of which this lady
was member was encampcd at point
on the Hum boldt, where the Lesson trail
lntersec!s the Car>oL track of travel She
visited the tent of Il family, consisting of
an elderly couple aud Uuc ehild-a dangh
ter Of fourteen or fifteen years Tie old
lady was sitting on pile of blankets,
under the canvas, encouraging Il most
determined attack OF the "sulk>,' while
the II a,cuinc head of affairs had planted
himself Oh his wooden tongue, and was
sucking bis pipe as leisurc Y as though
he expected to rCHaln there forever. \
single 2Iance developed the fact bat there
was Il difficulty IN that little train uc one
wagon aud three persons. and that it had
attalned point OF quiet desperation be,
yond The reach OF peaceful adjustment
Three DAYS before they had pitched their
tent at the forks of the road. and as they
could not agree upon the route by which
to enter California. there they had re,
nained. The husband expressed u pref
crence for the Carson road the wife for
the Le>son-and neither would Weld
The wife declared she would remain th"le
all winter the husband said he should be
pleased to lengihen the sojourn through
the summer following.
On the morning OF the fourth day the
wife broke sullen silence of thirty.six
hours By proposing a division Of the
property, which consisted of two yoke Of
cattle, cue wagon, camp furniture, small
quantity Of provisions, and twelve dollar,
III silver. Tie proposal was accepted,
and forthwith the ''pIunder" WAS divided,
leaving the wagon TO the Old man and the
daughter to the mother The latter ex,
changed with Il neig'rboring train the cat
tie belonging to her for pony and pack
saddle, and piling the daughter and her
portion Of the dividend upon the animal.
he resolutely started across the desert by
the Lesson trail, while the old man silent
ly yoked the cattle and took the other
route.
Singular as this may seem, it is never
theless tue 1t is among the many oc-
currences of lie stranger than fiction
OF course both parties reached Califor-
MA III safety. We say ''of course" for it
l. scarcely possible iha. any obstacle.
ueath included, could have seriously in
terfered with thc progress of stubbornness
SO sublime.
Arriving at Sacramento with her
daughter, the old lady readily found EN-,
plnyment-fov women were less plenty
than now-and subsequently opened a
boarding house, and in few years amas.
scd handsome fortune. Two years ago