Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-01-29
A Romantic Marriage.

Albert Fl. Winters, a resident Of Clncin-
natl Ohio, enlisted in one Of the Ohio regl-
ments early in the beginning Of the war, and
while sick in hospital at Louisville, Ken
lucky, received from an agent Of the Santa
ry Commission pair of stockings. one of
whice contained slip of paper giving the
makers name and address, and requesting
the one into whose possession the stocking
should come to enter into correspondence
with her
Winters, as he grew better, found time
hanging heavily on his hand, and for, as he
expressed it, mere fun wrote to the young
lady. In due course Of time he received a
letter from her couched in lady like and
pleasing terms, and young Winters resolved
on continuing the correspondence. Letter
after letter was received and sent, and final
ly photographs were exchanged. This led
to d deeper resolve on Winters part, and
Just about the time the war closed he sent on
formal proposal Of marriage which was as
formally accepted.
The time for the ceremony was set, but
it appears that in this as well as IN many
other cases, the course Of true love was not
destined to run smoothly. Some envious
person learning Of the correspondence and
its result, wrote the lady that Winters was
anything but the model young man shat she
supposed him to be, in short that he was al
ready married and the father Of happy and
interesting family of three children, =" :.
This rather staggered that lady, and she
wrote Winters about it. He. itappears, was
too proud to deny anything, replying shat if
she loved him as she said she did she must
trust to his honor and honesty, which she
agreed to do for time at least, or until she
could become better satisfied upon the point:
In the meantime the day appointed for the
| wedding passed, and another, remote y year
was fixed upon .'' ~. : '-'''''.~
For some cause when the time. was up an
extension was asked for by the lady, and
agreed to by Wiuters. Her letters sudden
began to grow frequent and decidedly less
affectionate, and the perplexed lover decided
upon going 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 compound fracture Of
the right leg. This, Of course, proven ted
him from carrying 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 no word from his affallced during
his sickness, that he would seek elsewhere
for wife Immersed in business he par.
TALLY banished her memory from his heart
but it seems, fate had ordained that then
paths, though diverging for q time should
run together. again, and that they Should
unite their fortunes
On Monday, Winters had occasion to Wis
it Cleveland on business, and while talking
toa friend at the Union Depot, he recognized
the original Of the almost forgotten picture
upon whice he used to dote with so much
fondness and expectation, pass in from the
carriage-way to the ladies' sitting room
Taking a sudden resolution to at least clear
up the mystery Of her continued GOODNESS he
sought her in the room. a'fl
Mutual explanations followed, and in or
der to preventa similar misunderstanding it
was agreed to take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity presented aud unite their fortunes. =
A methodist clergyman was sought, and in
less than half an hour from the time of the
first m citing, Winters was the happy hus-
band Of beautiful woman - C1eyezand
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