The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-01-24

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Ronlantic c-LQve TriumphaHtA
Two souls with but single thought,
Two hearts that beat as enc ~
, All the romance is not monopolized by th,
novels. Enough Of it is still left in real ilif,
to make the widest fictions possible, and .
"Gi1e 20 airy hOthinsa iso gtss
local hAbitation aud name l"'- -
There isn't much romance covered up In the
ordinary, marriage notices Of, the nevspapF,
In fact they are prosaic enough. Jonathan
Smyth and his Libbie OF Maggie or Marian
Jane have stopped courting and commenced
housekeeping, discarded flowers and moon
light walks for furniture, potatoes and beef
That's all there is of it. But some of our
readers will see more than that in one Of. The
announcements under the head of "Msrried"
in to-day's JOURNAL :. those of them
who have beird the story. r., = = - -
AND THIS IS THE STORY.
rGHAPFER 0EE.-En the year le5ztmy-
where from 55itp, ~, we are ROT particular
about dates,) the young lady who is the her
orire of our story resided undek kthepatsrnal
roof IN The porfI ,casterncorhero 0hio.and
like all amisble, good looking young women
was NE fithc bright parletlsr etssg q 4
devOted Ioter, poor but honest Young man,
whose ancestral home was not far from her
own. The tender feeling was reciprocal.
In short, they were engsgeds the day, Fas
set. the garments bought, and everything
promised TO NM
1" Went merry SIS a marriage bell
but it didn't went 50, The course of true
love hcvcrh ret ran smooth. For SOME reason,
Of the nature of which we are not informed,
further than that the fault was none of theirs
but entirely beyond their control-wilhin q,
few days sf the time When the weddings
should have tsken place, iPsurmsuptsblsI
objections were suddenly intcrposed BY the
lady's father, (cruel parient, alwaJseG = and
the match was broken off
He packed up his ddds and went 70 CALI
fonia. ...---..- .,-.. ,,,- r
She, unlike the fragile young lady who
pines away in novels, not being the. least |
bit fragile or piuey, but substantial flesh |
and blood, determined not to lei sorrow,
-" like a worm i the bud =.
Prey on her damssk cheek - teH
And she didn't, but took up her burden Of
life sensibly and learned the. dress making
trade. Which brings to the end Of the first
part.
An interval of ten OF OF dozen years |
elapses between the events of the first and |
second chapters The orchestra will play
an interlude. IT, ts..s, -, ,r-,.
CHATTER Two.--The scene shifts. The |
lady's family have removed to the West,
Chicago fol instance or thereabouts. Less |
than a month sgo our heroine, WHO lad
been visiting friends in Fremont, left here
to visit other friends in Ashtabula county.
And there, for the present, we leave heT (as
the true romaucist says while We go back
nb0 AOOA thE OthEI thuiottCI Oi uui SlUTy
who has all this time remained obliviious in
California. eph
What were his fortunes there or, rather,
did he make fortune That 8 none Of our
business, neither is, it (" any other MANS"
Suffice it TO say, that during all this time
he heard no direct word from the lady and
IN his arrival at st. Louis, few weeks
since, he only accidentally heard that she
was still single, and living in Chicago. So
was he-single, but bot living in Ohicsgo
he wrote, but letters elected no response.
rhen he went TO Chicago but only TO lose
Ill trace of her. Discouraged, but not dead
'eat, he continued his journey eastward
o his own paternal homestead, like Gabriel
. search of Evangeliue, or 'totheT way
which, the said homestead being also 10 be-
'ighted Ashtabula county. Bya strange
coincidence, seldom found outside of Area
ban records, he passed through Fremont on
be same train and in the same car in which
be lady herself took seat when she start
ID from here, and, III total iguoraDce Of their
lear proximity, togeu er they usyelled to
]eyelaDd and beyohd-he getting cfffitst I
{ Ashtabula station she riding on a few
biles 10 Conneaut.
Our story draws TO conclusion. Bright ,
he lamps shone Ger brave women and fair /.
nenl We are in hurry.
They met How=wheu-where these
Re ihsignihcsnt details They met there Il
7as- a tender scene--stFagbersy marks all s.
Ight Time had not quenched their love :
Ike flame in seasoned timber itJonly burned
tighter. In short, everything was lovely.
10 need TO wait; they had waited long
Dough already. They we're p1arris,E no
ards, no fuss. #Hs OH0EE
"TNO souls with hut single thought
Two hearts that beat s. one ei"-. -t-
We had the pleasure of corgratulating i
le happy Pair, few days since, as they {
Dpped over here, while en- route West, 10 Y
,ceive the good wishes of their friends. I
lug story is done. Long may they wayellte
A Reminder Two weeks ago We ipuh 4 a
she'd charming letter from The plains by a
. old friend of the JOURNAL, Mrs. Cora NJ.
owns. In looking over old files day or c
70 since, we found the following which
ill recall 'old times to mahys0lher lrisndsi +
MARRIEh.-At the residence of o. L. Minis L
50, Jan. 1st, by Rev. f. S. White, Mr.. {
RrHuR d. Downs, and Miss Cora MITCHELL, Z
of Fremont l-tt1'-t fa. .
The lovely bride is probably knoEn to
any OF our readers as =" Cora, under which n
gnatere she has cont fibuteh! to0W estern
Eerature many sweet, tender, and womsniy
'ems, evincing most refined taste and
'llcate fancy, and gentle, earnest, affec-
onate soul, full of fair ideals and Iove'I l.
apght dreams all of which il is ,eyr wish 7.
e may realize in this union with n heart /"
ndred to her own Ailf ~ d'tI
For the dark-eyed Sappho, of Glendale" 81
he formerly resided at The latter place, we | ~
speak of fortune the brightess Future y
usting it may ever shower Tese-leayes up i
her path, and spangle her nights with the II
Ost lucent stars. May Wedlock be always IL
autiful TO her, aud as her days sparkle GU, Y
reflected back upon her in lovely 4eolors
pm the prism Of her past experiences. May
II sweet and miuisteriDg service in The n
mple OF Hymen neer dim the lustre Of
+ eyes, radiant as Briseis' sorbsf which +,
ofeer sings nor tinge her scheek with a "
10 less lovely nor steal an atom Of sweet! NJ
ss from the Aphrodtean lip that beamed VI
d blushed and trembled in the days when @.
e touched her harp like the Lesbian maid S'
d othef hearts paused in their throbbineB
urses 10 hear the music of her lyre.I A