The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-04-30
. boston Marriage.

NhdN hNNN u wv q ~ wv INs
cd in kid of the most delicate primrose hue,
beneath which, on tho taper fore-fnger Of the
right hand, buleed o t~ell-tale diamond. The
owners fair blond hair-but, really, the
mysteries Of The toilet arobevond my power TO
describe suffice Il to soy that the hair was that
Of Aphrodite, and that IL covered, in wonderful
convolutions, . sharely little head, md made
the %prcttiest sort Of frame FOR one Of those
fresh, gi.lish, but also womanly faces which
arc somewhat rare in the region Of cast winds.
Il was q face not only beautiful in feature, but
c%vincing correspondent beauties Of character
in the bright, glowing spirit of intelligence
which snone from eye and lip; but there was
That in the decided set of the %inely-cut mouth,
and in the roise Of the pretty head, which told
Of sclfcontrol, and indicated q strength OF Will
not commonly found in such q fair creature.-
That diamond was placed on her finger eight
years ago, and it has not been removed since,
nor will It be until a palmer circlet is puton
another.
The history orthc ring and. its owner IS SO
prottily romantic for these prosOic times, and
80 illustrative Of that quality Of con stancy
which we are prone TO deny to the generality
Of women, that can do better than epito-
mizc il. without mentioning o nano that is
well known here as q guarantee Of old Puritan
stocS, it will answer to say that the young lady
is.the youngest daughter Of one Of our first fam
ities, and has been n beauty from u moro
child. When she was some years younger than
now, and when there was not that impossible
gulf between the first families Of Boston and
the +. F.'s oftho South; when, in short, the
lTy,, Hal IS ,n- H.r01t,oa y.,1waf-nI tIrt Of
The ~Roundheads, md their descendants f%ratcrr-
lied, there was n South. Carolinion youth stud
ying-or, rather, not studying-in the college
over tn Cambridge, whose connections. social
position, and bank credit gave him q right 20
the Inequalities Of Beacon Hill, and elsewhere
"on the heights" Of fashion and ultra rcspecta-
lility.
Ills genial qualities, polished address, and
generally respectable character, made him q
favorite everywhere and, In one case cspc-
cially, he advanced from acquaintance to init -
macy, and became in sort a friend Of the fami-
ly. The young lady of whom ! speak was then
"out," but the uncerimonious relations and the
free catry Of the paternal mansion which the
young student enjoyed brought them together,
and in the most unsonstroincd way. A Plato
na Affection sort Of brothcrly okd ~sistorly
~nfrair-sprong up and nourishcd, and as such
dangerous sentiments are apt, when not sup
plemonted by ties Of blood, resolved itself 20
gradually and silently into n grand passion
that it was only an unforeseen circumstance
that made il known, even to the two parties
concerned. This circumstance was the rup-
ure between the Southern States and the Cen
cral Government.
At The first premonition of the advancing
crisis, long before hostilities were inaugurat6d,
The youth was recalled home, and, in the ago.
mics q suppose that is the right word) of sepa-
ration, realized the full force Of his affections
for the blonde-h haired daughter Of Boston.
lie made confession Of his sentiments, and.
thought may appear, the little maid
found an answering affection in her own heart
Vows wcre exchanged, and ,hcy separated, as
Of course the parental blessing would not be
asked upon such q proposed union. The South
Carolinian went home, burdened only by the
promise which his sweetheart adelicitcd,
hat, in case Of the worst, he would never take
mp arms against his country, and, as she path
suggested, shoot at, perhaps, the W
Of his darling. True TO his word, the
youth, when hostilities actually commenced,
held aloof from the military organizations
sprang up around him and sought 10
serve his state, and, as no doubtless believed,
his country, in the diplomatic line.
lie went ovorlo France some little time after
Mason and slidcll, and worked under them al
the French Court and elsewherc-doing valua-
bic service, for ono so young, in inonciering
and intrigue. Meantime his father died his
family estates were couGscated, and ravoged
now by one side and now by the other, and the
close of the war found him almost pounilo8s
aux and an exile. As the young lady was by
this time fully orogc, and Is her lover had now
honest right to be called a loyal man, she
announced her engagement to her mmcdiatc
family. OF course, there was the strongest OPP
position to the arrangement, especially as TIE
proposed gentleman was without fortune but
the determined girl maintained her right 60
confer her hand on whom She pleased, flashed
the diamond Of her ongagemcnt-ring in the
eyes other opponents, md declared her iuten-
ton TO be unoltciablc. The young cx-reJel all
70 stuck tout m~anlully.
lie worked well and nssidously, and happen
ing to come tndcr The notice OF Erlangcr, he
made q favorable impression, and became, I'm q
small way, a Protcgc Of that lnancier. BY him
he was put in the way Of doing q good thing.
in fact, several good things; and, by the help
oftho banker. rose quickly to the possession Of
Il competency in hand, and tho prospect Of
more than that if he keeps in. But, to come
TO the close Q. .nii story, the fruition OF The
laitelul pair is ncarlI at hand. The stern IA
thcr has succumbed 10 what he sees to be q ne
cessity, and next month the quondom rebel,
now a French bank cr, will be here to take his
bride from the same house IN which he won her
heartasa young student, THIS is 'onc Of the
|omances of the war, which, hut for the abb
sonco of Sensational battles and Andcrsouviuo
horrors, would make It good story.