The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-09-18
WEDNESDAY Y: MORNING, sEPTEMBER1s, 1867

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A Bit of Romance in, Wash+
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"A few nights ,sineean army Off
Ger was standing in. front. Of fone
Of our city, hotels, deeply. nedita-
ting on something only known to,
himself, when he was addressed by.
a. a.celored individual who inquired
if:he was Captain, e. Upon the;
Captains answering IN the affirm
ati7e, he was Informed, by the
gentleman Of color that there was
aperson a In the shape Of a female,
WHO wished to see him, at the cor
ner above, '7'g :,
- Now we Will say, here that. the,
brave. Captain,ahadMbeen .7stvuek'
somewhere in the region Of the
heart with an arrow from .Cupid's S;
abow,, and that hci had fXeP that
very night toa asksthe same qaes:,
ztion which 80 many +. .lrmhsasked
viz 'soHHasR FRih you have 22rbut
still be. was. ready for some no,
nance if,it came in the way, He:
accordingly followed: the; dark.
individual, to, the corner above,
and there saw a lady deeply vei1odJ'
so that not particle Of her face:
could. be seen. =,
When he came, Zip She asked
HIM to follow :lef, and led the way.
to a public squaa4re3, where She in
form cd him fhatTsif he e<woufd" be.
willing to be b}iadfelaed aand led
-soanedHelee distance he>weuh meet
the very lady he iatended::tp pro-
pose-te, that: night.;a and further:
IN ore, a!ministee would be- zin4ats
tendance ready to pronaun them
one and, inseparable. :. Now the
captain had fixed himself att up
for the other occasion, SO there
was no, difficulty in his dress or
looks, though he did not fke the
blfndfoldin part; ba finally corr
sented, land a dainty little hand
neutrality-suspicious. over his eyes,,
;sweetiy scented and worasod' alb
oyer. ,sijs, 'ss, ~ ah !s1t-co herss 9!
His. RiH paotsthen tool, his arm
and escorted him around eerners,,
up streets, and finally stepped. at
a neat little house, rang a bell, and
the next minute the captain was.
in the presence .ofa large company
there assembled, be Thought, to,
ssee tlfe wsdding::''" W hie,rfhe handcc.
kerehieftwas removed he found
himself the centre efaHeyes2N At
one end of the .s.oom :{whieh&we
will state here was sin~ : clergy
man!s heuse4s was q. minister. all
ready,to do. his part of the. ar:
rangement. In afew moments the
door, was opened and in came the
brite elect AT dressed for- the, oeS
easion,,% Bait with a Heavy mask on;
which she informed tie; captain
would he re#eTed as soon. .h'aS he
tofHIove5 frehefs and keep,
sheEfor:bctter or .werse,i' etess :.
i They steeaH sthe ual,taia all
anxiety, and the ministcr" -seons
menced,- The captain made hhs
voWs.,and Whsp the lady was
about to loethe sam e, she removed.
her :masky and"sai dartp dhesasten-
fsfed and mortified mort grooml,. 9Johp,.
I could not let You have&. ans.
other wife, while : was ,IiviAgta,
The captain, now looked doNn,
and .whe should It be but bis. wife,
who he ehought wasaeut, west, ,:and
not dreaming thatsheswas so near,
but she, hayipg heard Of :tbe at
.tention ha&had been:paying tosthe
,Iadyia iar question: had eota e~onand
arranged the paanwh5eh was car.
srfed cut. IH another moment in
rushed a little, curlyhcaded boy,
crying Papa !papaF' The: cap
tain, who had come so near doing
something bad, finding that he
could not get out Of the scrape,
gave in, and started away with
his lawful wife and little one; hut
before doing so he asked to see
the fair conductor who brought
him to the house, and you can i'm
agine his .amazement, when the
lady stepped up and he found it to
be- the very lady to whom he had
intended to pop the question that
night. The curtain dropped here,
and the last we saw ofthe captain
he was stepping into a carriage
with his wife and child.
Constitutional Union. .,.
Farm Work for September.
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