Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-17
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LOCAL NEWS.
TUESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER Il.
! LOVE AFFAIR. The following account of a

LOVE AFFAIR. The following account of a
love affair in this city is taken from the Wash
inpton Star Of yesterday evening, and is, as is
learned from those acquainted with the facts in
the case, substantially correct:
A Young gentleman who resides in Aexan
dria, Va, bat has been for some months past
amrloyed on the Treasury Extension IN lhls
city, has been absent from his post tura lew
DAYS on account of the sudden and unexpected
termination Of q love affair, 10 which he has
been engaged As he has made no secret OF
the catastrophe which turned his Joy into griet
even awaking his friends at midnight to pour
into their unwilling ears his tale of SORROW in
sisting, as did the Ancient Mariner, on being
heard-we propose to be his CoeriGge, and
rehearSe his dismal story to larger circle OF
auditors, 1t appears that tor three years past
he has been paying attention to lady. OF
Alexandria, who is said to be very beautiful
Young lady, our hero always spoke of her as
the "Belle of Belle Haven but from want
of boldness or some other cause, his suit pro-
crossed slowly, and although the parties were
engaged. it is said, yet the day for the marriage
was not fixed. The lady was always agreea
ble-she could not urge haste-and our lover
was satisfied in the sunlight CT her smiles, and
did not seem to be particularly anxious tor
closer union But delays are dangerous. 10.
ing home a few days since, he fastened to call
on his sweetheart, but was horrliied to learn
that she had gone off with another beau He
could not credit the statement because, as he
expresses it, he had "called on her on the Sun
dav night before, and she said nothing about
it." Going to her house he heard the whole
story and his worst fears were confirmed His
inamorata had met few weeks before, at some
social gathering, gentleman from down the
river. lie was an lmpetuous wooer, it appears
from the sequel, and must have made deep
impression on the susceptible heart Of Miss j.,
IS she correspondent with him for few short
weeks, and the second time they met she was
married to him, and he carried her off to his
farm near Sandy Bar, on the Potomac river.
Lover No. was almost distracted at hearing
this story, and lamented, when too late, the
tlilatoriness which had lost him such prize
Then engaging boat, himself, the young lady S
father, and mutual friend rowed down to
Sandy bar, where he sought the bride-her
husband was not at homeland stormy scene
ensued She expressed herself as very we'll
satisfied with the choice she had made, and her
tilted lover, therefore, offered to surrender all
his claims if she would return him the .jewelry
he had given to her during their long court
ship This she positively refused to do. The
trio then left the house and betook themselves
TO melon patch on the farm, where the dis
carded one not being able to get satisfaction
from the newly married couple. revenged HIM
self on their fruit. Feeling refreshed the par
ly, towards evening" renewed the attack on
The bride, and learned from her that the hus-
band had been home, that he had ordered
surrender of the jewelry, and had gone off again
threatening if the party crossed his path to tie
them up to trees and give them good foggng
all round This was treatment they were not
prepared for, and securing the bracelets, ear
rings, &C., they speedily re-embarked in their
row boat, and made fair time to Alexandria,
The Alexandrian has since consulted lawyer
as to proceedings for invalidating the marriage,
but as the principal parties interested are salts
fed with each other and Alexandria is not
Chicago, bis prospects of untying the knot are
not at present very fattering."