The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-14
A Romantic Love Chase.

The Lynn 2ossips have been quite busy of
late over romantic love chase and capture of
hoy in blue" by southern heiress 1t ap-
pears that during the rebellion, while Massa-
chusetts battery with portion of the Union
army was encamped for lew days in a certain
town in southern state, one of the drivers was
in the habit of evading the pickets and doing
little foraging on his own account. While on
one OF his daily visits to The plantations in
the vicinity of his camp he was sumpi ously
entertained by beautiful and weaity young
lady. Being fond of adventure be made sew
eral calls upon his new acquaintance but was
considerably startled as he once approached the
house for the purpose OF enjoying another teie
q tete with his romantic friend, by her rush
ing out to meet and inform him that several
rebels were skulking near by and that his safe
ty depended on hasty return to his comrades
During their short acquaintance the lady had
learned her galaIt's Christian name and that
he enlisted from Massachusetts, but further
than this his history was to her blank. A
change OF base by the Union force prevented
further meetings OF this romantic couple,
which, according to the ady's own statement,
caused her much sorrow and many sleepless
nights, for she had learned to love the " bow in
blue" with her whole soul. Almost frenzied at
her loss, she cut her hair short, assumed male
attire, made her way to the Union lines and
enlisted as quartermaster's clerk. She served
until her regiment was mustered out of SER
vice, but failed to gain any tidngs of her blue.
eyed soldier. She returned home and found
that during her absence her parents had died.
leaving her alone and heiress to a large amount
of real estate and personal property. Having
Ro home ties she Immediately started for Mas
sachusetts, and for the past two years she has
wandered from city to city and town to town.
sometimes guest at the best hotels and fire.
quentlg transient inmate OF ordinary but re-
pectab.e boardiLg-houses. Asseen in the cars,
or on the streets, she is tall, superbly dressed
graceful and exceedingly handsome lady, about
Is years of age, who attracted considerable no.
tice on account of habit which she had of
scrutinizing closely the face of every good look
ing brown haired and blue-eyed gentleman
whom she met.
The boy in blue" is resident of LYNN.
and is a worthy and industrious mechanic.
Happening to call few days since at board
ing house, he mentioned while there that he
was about to visit Boston, at which the lady
OF the house remarked that young lady, a
stranger, who was stopping at her house, was
DESTROYS OF visiting that city, and that he would
confer favor by acting as escort. The Young
lady, upon being summoned to the parlor, inn
mediately complied, glanced at the gentleman,
uttered his christian name, and fell to the floor
In swoon. Restoratives were applied and
she soon recovered, when mutual explana.
tious followed, and she soon learned that while
she was in search of her boy in blue,' be had
become husband, father and wdower. But
loving him none the less for that, aud seeing
cupid in his eyes. she fell upon his shoulder
and wept tears joy. A sensational wedding
is likely TO occur soon.