Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-30
Marriage Thirty Minutes After First
Sight,

Marriage Thirty minutes After rirss
Sight.
A little incident occurred in Cleveland,
Ohio, which illustrates the beauty OF the
correspondence system adopted so gen.
orally during the war by mischievous and
loye-sick men and maidens. Albert ID.
Winters, q resident Of Cincinnati, enlist |
ed in one of the Ohio regiments early in |
the beginning of the war, and while
sick in the hospital in this city,
received from an agent OF the Sani-
tary Commission pair Of stockings, one
of which contained slip Of paper Civ
ing the makers name and address, and
requesting the one into whose possession
the stockings should come to enter into
correspondence with her. Winters. as
he grew better, found time hanging
heavily on bis hands, and for, as he ex-
pressed it,smere fun, wrote to the young
lady. In due course of time he received
q letter from her, couched in lady-like
and pleasing terms, and young winters
resolved on continuing the correspon-
dence. Letter after letter was received
and sent, and finally photographs
were exchanged. This led to
deeper resolve on Winters part, and
Just about the time the war closed ne
sent on formal proposal OF marriage,
which was as formally accepted. Inc
time for the ceremony was set, but 1t ap-
penrs that in this as well as In many
other cases, the course of true love wss
not destined to run smooth. Some en-
vious person, learning of the correspond
ence and It's results, wrote to the young
lady that Winters was anything but the
model young man that she supposed him
TO be--in short, that he was already mar.
ried and the father of an interesting and
happy family of three children. This
rather staggered the lady, and she wrote
Winters about it. He, it appears, was
too prcud to deny anything, replying that
if she loved him as she said she did, she
must trust to his honor and honesty,
which she agreed to do for q time at
least, or until she could become better
satisfied upon the point. In the mean
time the appointed day for the wedding
had passed, and another, remote year,
was fz ed upon. For some cause,
when th e time was up, an extension was
asked BIZ the lady, and agreed to by Win
ters. E(er letters suddenly began to grow
less frequent, and decidedly less sffec-
tionate, and the perplexed lover decided
upon going to her home to see what was
the matter. On his way to the depot the
carriage, he was in met with an accident,
Winters was thrown out and sustained
compou I'D fracture OF the right leg.
This, of course, prevented him from car
rying out his plan for several months,
and when he got able to be about, had
about made up his mind, as he had re-
ceived ne word from his sffianced during
his sickness, that he would seek else
where for wife. Immersed in business
he partially baniuhed her memory from
his heart, but, it seems fate had ordained
that their paths, though divergiDg for
time, should run together again, and that
they should unite their fortunes.
A few days ago Winters had occasion
to visit Cleveland on business, and while
talking to friend OF the Union depot, he
recognized the original of the almost
forgotten picture upon which he used to
dete with so much fondness and expecta-
ton, pass in from the carriage-way to
the ladies' sitting-room. Taking sud
den resolution to at least clear up the
mystery of her continued coldness, he
sought 0eF III tuc EOOlhs nAheuoi S@ff~
nations followed, and in order to prevent
similar misunderstanding, it was agreed
to take advantage of the opportunity
presented, and unite their fortunes. An
officer authorized to perform marriage
ceremonies was sought out, and in less
than half an hour from the time of the
first meeting Winters was the happy hus-
band of beautiful woman. Her maiden
name is withheld at her particular re-
quest, preferred for reasons best known
to herself. Winters found it convenient
to postpone his business, and accompany
his new made wife to the residence of
her father, short way down the Lake
Shore road. he is of the opinion that
be will never regret the result of his cor
respondence, and his wife is of the same
opinion Courier Journal.
Mark Twain writes: Cleveland con-
tsius one of the finest streets in America
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