The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-23

hood. 1t would be a betrayal ofconfdence
tor us to give the street and number "n0'e
they live. 49, W tsfs -
In all the preceding cases the matrhes WEI
made In a very business ike anu ,, n 70 I've
fact way. There is ole STORY .n..,n,.,;. and
told. Which Is OF a much more fofhii".ic anu
sont;,,n,tal ,.baracter so that those readers
,,i - ~, No. fancy romantic tales may PERHAPS
" LII mass over the remainder Of this article.
DIS etudcnt who had completed his studies.
and was commencing his professional lie un-
der very favorable auspices was on his way
home late in the autumn to make little Wis
il TO the parental roof 1t was in old times,
when the only mode Of conveyance for tray
eleIs was the stage-coach. Among his fellow
passengers in the coach was a youngi lady Of
very agreeable person and manners, who first
attracted his notice by her kind conside a
ton Tor an aged woman, who was assisted in
TO the coach at a way side inn. In thecourse
OF the dag the gentleman became pretty Wen
acquainted with the young lady, whose name
he ascertaincd was Mary w. ne peS,ld
TO feel strong interest in her, anu ~ W., mo' ~,
seem from the result that the liiIeIes. ~so -
some deeree reciprocal In, IN ' toaether in tbe
STAGE and also in walking up certain long
biIie wbere such OF the passengers as were
20 d;;snosed cot out to relieve the horses, they
learned mutually many particulars OF each
| others parentage and history, so that as. the
| day passed on they began to ieel somewhat
| like old trends. aif - sa
During the afternoon rain-storm came on.
The roads became wet and heavy, and the
progress made was slow The sky was over
cast, and darkness supervened at very early
hour, while the stage was yet several miles
| from the village where it was to stop. Asthe
| wheels went on blowing through the mud
and luts the passengers became uneasy, fol
| the driver had no fights. The young lady
however, eviiced so much calmness and com
posture as greatly to increase the interes
which the student felt for her. The danger
was real, as the event proved, for just as the
coach reached the top of hill the wheels Oh
one side went of the edge of the road into
ditch, and the coach overturned.
The student called out co the passengers II
lie as still as possible, so as to get out quietly
one by one, from the opening in the side o
the coach which was uppermost. He wa
himself near the door on that side, and wa
the fist to escape. He then assisted the 9th
ers by feeling, for it was SO utterly dark tina
nothing could be seen. The young lad
came next but one The road was SO we
! and muddy, he said, that she could 10. STE
in it, and she must let him carry her TO tb
bank on the other side. She consented.
80 he took her in his arms and began 4
%s@'y f'SA HNioSo thC iittuuJ ictIllB Ill
way in the utter darkness, made more in
tenseiby the trees OF a forest that bOrdere
the road. She yielded herself so readily t
his grasp. and reclined her head so confidina
ly upon his shoulder, that he was encourage
TO whisper in her ear, Mary, are you en-
gagged to be married ?'A She answered, "No.
Are You willing 10 be my wife?' She an
swered. yes" He sealed the promise wit
the usual little ceremony, and then placedhi
i prize upon u fiat stone by the road side, til
white surface OF which reflected the sky SUI
iciently to make its form just visible, aite
which be went, back, to assist the other pas
sengers.. ~. .saiss.. + ~
believe that this couple were not marie
within the month, but they were duly unite
at the proper time The lady atterward O
ten told her friends that she always had Ill
most agreeable associations with The idea
q lie upsetting of a stage-coael, though the
could not imagine why. 60
We cannot absolutely guaranteed the trut
oi an these stories, but leave our readers
exercise their own Judgment and discI etio
Ia regard to their credibility