Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-02-02
LOVE, MARRIAGE, REsIRrIOy 4 fHEYr.

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From the Montozuma uowa) Republican, jan
J uary nth.
| Some two or three months since there
came to the vicinity Of brownsville, i'm
this county, O young man who said his
name was Carpenter. He stated to n
| farmer In the neighborhood that he was
"hard p,"--a native of Virginia-had
been Union man during the war--re-
sided with his fathers family near Pc
tersburg, and that the entire family, ex-
cepting himself and sister, had been
murdered by the rebels. He had but
little money, he said, but was expecting
some soon, and was desirous of obtain
Ing board for a short time at u lower
rate than he would have to pay in town.
| The old farmer was "touched with the
| feeling Of his infirmities, ~ and straight
way opening wide his doors, the young
man was duly installed as an inmate Of
the dwelling. Now rs Is frequently the
case In this country, this old farmer had
q daughter. She was beautiful girl,
upon whose fair brow and blithesome
heart the cares and troubles of some
eighteen or nineteen summers had but
lightly pressed. As natural conse-
quencc, Carpenter, like scores of other
young men, fell deeply, and, to all ap-
pearances. inextricably In love with
her. The tender passion was recipro-
Gated by the lady, for Carpenter was
smooth-spoken and apparently very
nice young man. So time passed on
They were very happy. In their moon
light strolls they talked of love, and
many other foolish things. lie would
talk to her for hours of his far-oif home
in Virginia, and pour into her attentive
ear the story of his wrongs, the suffer-
ings and privations he had endured be-
cause of his loyalty to the old flag, in
Secessis. Then she would twine her
beautifully rounded arms about his neck
and whisper that he was dear fellow,
and she piticd him ever so much. All,
it's sweet to be pitied-to have the
heartfelt sympathy of those we love.
Reader, this is no fiction. If il was,
1t would be highly improper to intro
mothers usually are, but this young
lady, strange rs il may appear, actually
had a mother! And what renders the
matter infinitely worse, the mother
didn't like Carpenter. She thought she
saw something In his eye, in his furtive
glances at the daughter, i'm his restless
ness and uneasiness, and in his general
appearance, which indicated that he
was a villain! She saw the billing and
cooling that was going on between the
loving pair, and determined to put
stop to 1t. About this time word came
that sister and daughter of the family
was lying sick at Newton. Daughter
number one was young and sprightly,
. " Nn
and decrcpitude-so it was arranged
that the daughter should proceed to
Newton, and minister to the wants Of
the sick sister. While mt Newton she
corresponded regularly with Carpenter.
Every letter of his breathcd only words
of the deepest and warmest love, while
hers responded in equally cndearing
terms. Thus 10 was that the flame was
famed to roaring and devouring fire
in the young girls "buzzum," for "dis-
tance," you know, "lends enchantment
to the view"
In the meantime, while the Indy was
absent, dreaming of naught but un-
swerving devotion on the part Of her
lover, ne, the faithless fellow, was maxi
ing love with all his might to blush
ing widow in the neighborhood of
Brownsville, said to be very beautiful,
and possessor Of u good farm. His suit
with the widow was no less successful
than with the young girl. She loved
! him, she said, but was unwilling To
marry him without her fathers consent,
giving rs a reason that he was almost
an entire stranger to her--and one must
be n III" careful nowadays, she said,
there were SO many gay deccivcrs about
and she tapped him playfully on the
cheek with her velvet little paw, and
gazed meltingly I'm his face with her
soft hazel eyes, as only blooming
young widow can. He claspod her in
his arms, and said she was right. He
admired her ever so much the more for
her prudence and caution. Together
they would go into the presence of the
stern "parient," and laying the case
before him, accept his decision as tho
utimotum. The old gentleman said ho
knew nothing about Carpenter, but II
he could establish his identity no objec-
tions to the marriage should bo urged
Oh, yes, he could establish his identity
certainly! Why hadn't he thought
of ii before? There WAS n gentleman
living near Montezuma .-- giving his
namc-who had known him from his
boyhOod, to whom hc would REFER
Neither the father nor the daughter
knew of any such gentleman MS tho one
referred to, but the story was SO straight
forward and apparently unequivocal,
that 1t was at once accepted as truth by
the father and widow, and IL was ar
ranged that the marriage should occur
on the following Saturday. The affair
was to be kept profoundly secret, and
Carpenter proposed that after the mar
rage she should sell her farm, and the
money obtained for it, together with
what he was expecting, would be cx-
In1 In bn <,e ,x..
he had selected i'm Tama county. There
they would live In peace, happiness and
splendor. 1t was very nice arrange
ment, but 1t failed. Saturday came duly
to hand, and with IL came Carpenter,
the widow, and her father, to Montezu-
ina to get the license, and have the nup-
tial ceremonies performed. To the Stan
ley House they repaired for dinner, and
the old man, thinking to make assur-
ance doubly sure, began making inqui-
rles for the man who had known Car
pentcr from his boyhood. No such man
could be found. The old gentleman
thought he smclt a very extensive mice.
He fIastened TO the hotel, took his daugh-
ter aside, told her his slispicions and his
reasons for them-and she rehounced
Carpenter. There wnc no wedding that
day.
But listen. While the courtship with
the widow was in progress, lady mum.
ber one had returned from Newton.--
Carpenter had seen her, and told her
that despite his attentions to the widow
his love for her number one) had not
In the least abatcd--that it was only for
the purpose Of throwing dust in the eyes
OF the watchful mother, etc, etc, ali of
which she accepted as gospel truth
And they pledged themselves to ever
lasting fidelity and love. Having failed
In his designs with the widow, he now
turned his attentions again to number
one. lie went to her and told her that
the money he had been expecting had
arrived, and that tho sooner the affair
WAS settled by marriage, tlis better 10
would be for all parties. She assented,
and Il clan iestine meeting was arrany-
ed. They met at Brownsville, passed
through Montczuma to Marengo, and
were married. They then came back to
Montezuma, and went to live with .
brother-in-law Of the bride until they
could buy or rent home OF their own.