Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-25
LOG Al EW .
THE RIVALS.
a Ramnnce in ReaI Life.


disguise, save that the names of persons
are fictitious. From this rude outline,
genius may construct romance, farce, a
melo-drama, or a five act comedy:,
CHAPTER I--FIRsT LOVE- " n .
In q rural district, some twenty miles
northwest of the Capital of Ohio, William
and Louisa, both young and romatic, form
ed, some two years ago, a mutual attach
ment. The growth of the tender passion
was such as is, common in young hearts,
and but for the opposition 1t was destined
to encounter, might,.as is often the case
with first loves, have withered and died.
The ''true love" that becomes enduring,
| seldom "runs smooth nss1oo # ...r SO"
| ofuU CHAPTER 1.-THE PARTING, ..t.
| The loveof William and Louise met with
sternopposition from her parents and other
relatives. True, there was no serious OBJ
jection to Williams character for industry,
sobriety or honesty; but then he was
plain young man with nothing brilliant
about him, either in possession or expecta-
tion,r He was not, they said, to sum up all
y
others in one general objection, "good
enough for her." We need not detail the
petty prosecutions to which the unhappy
Louise was subjected. Suffice it to say,
that they were carried to such length that,
for the sake Of her parents, and for pre-
serving concord among their friends, she
resolved to part from William for the pres
ent and trust to future events. The parting
scene we leave to the Imagination Of the
reader. 1t was full of affection, regret and
protestations of lasting fidelity. I'd"
CHAPTER III-A NEW LOVER.
A new lover was provided for Louise.
He was found in the person of a stylish
young man, who had been in the army dur
ing the late civil war, and if we mistake
not, was called Corporal -. At any
rate, we will give him that designation.
The Corporal, encouraged by parents and
! friends, was assiduous in his attentions to
Louise, and since she dared not wholly re-
ject him, his inbred self-conceit led him
to conclude that he was an accepted lover.
In the meantime william was silent, dis
tant, but not an inattentive or disinterested
observer of passing ev ents in the family of
Louise. That pang of jealousy or mis-
trust should sometimes shoot across his
heart, may be easily imagined. ., ..l
,.n CHAPTER Iv-RENEwAL OF LOVE.
The attentions of the Corporal were so
constant that at length Louise found them
quite unendurable. Her former affection
for William revived in all its early
strength. Parents and relatives began to
insist upon, and make preparations for, her
immediate union with the Corporal. But
she knew her rights. She was now of the
age when the law gives woman the right
to the control of her own person. She
wrote and sent a note to- William,
asking of him the favor of visit.
But William, with a little spice of dis
trust, perhaps, returned for answer, that
he did not think it advisable for them to
meet at present 1t might subject both to
fresh prosecutions. She wrote him again,
entreating the favor of an interview, saying
that her affection was unabated, and that
her happiness, if not her life, depended up
on his acceding to her request. 1t was
granted. They met, and, as was to be ex-
pected, the old flame of love blazed up
afresh. areiii, :, t.a'- - ,,.,,-., .,.., ~
Ola CHAPTER v--FREsH PROSECUTIONS. srgg
AS William anticipated. fresh persecu-,
tions followed his interview with Louise.
Her ,unrelenting relatives determined that
she should Instantly be made the Corporals
wife. So a scheme was laid which 8was
communicated to him. Louise was to be
sent to Columbus and confided to the care
of Mr.. r., whittier the Corporal was to fol-
low her, and have the nuptials duly cele-,
brated there. The plan was put in execu-
tion. Louise arrived at the Capital; the
Corporal followed on the 22d of August,
1866, and was quartered with Louise at the
house of Mr.. r. A strict surveillance had
been kept over her, and she was not al
lowed to go in or out unattended. But as
she appeared, after brief interval, to bear
the restraint imposed upon her, not only
with cheerfulness, but with gayety, the
vigilance Of her keepers relaxed, and they
concluded that she had made up her mind
to accept the husband her friends had Sc
lected. agfq.- d. ..u- ..f obi tsag4 saI
CHAPTER v1-THE TWO LICENSES. .'n1'
The next morning after his arrival at
Mr.. RS, the Corporal went down to the
Court House toprocure marriage license,
resolved that that day should crown his
happiness. But William, who had heard
In his quiet rural home of the removal of
Louise and the Corporal's subsequent de-.
parture, more than half suspected the trap
that was set for her. He was in the city
early on that very morning when the gal
liant Corporal went after the license. Will
liam consulted a leading lawyer, to whom
he explained the situation of affairs. A
plan Of operations was agreed on. Will
liam fastened to Mr.. RS house. AS Cupid,
or some other propltious deity had ordered
it, no one was there, save Louise and SER
want girl. A briefinterview sufficed. She
was eager to fly with him anywhere and at
any sacrifice, to escape her impending fate.
In five minutes coach was at the door,
and LOuise was safely consigned to room
in one of the principal hotels. t'!ash,
This done, William flew to the Probate
Judges Office for a marriage license. He
reached there moment after the Corporal
had left with license permitting him to