Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-10
EoM.ScE IN HYMN.

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The f.ynn correspondent of tho.
Boston Herald tells the following:
Oar gossips have been quite busy
of late over :, romance love chase.
and capture of Il "boy III blue" by Il
Southern heiress. 1t appears that
during the rebellion, while one OF
our State batteries, WITH = eJgt ton of
the Union army, was encSnlped for
q few days i'll u certain town III a
Southern State, one of the drivers
was in the habit Of eV&Iing the pick
cts, 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 sumpt-
uously entertained by beautiful
and wealthy young lady.
Being fond of adventure he made
several calls upon his new and de
iightflsl acquaintance, but was con-
siderably startled as he one day APP
preached the house, for the purpose
of enjoying another tete-d-tete with
his romantic friend, by her rushing
out to meet and inform him that
scVcra rebels were sluiking near
by, and that his safety depended on
u hasty return to his comrades
During their short acquaintance, the
lady had learned her gallant's Chris
tan name, and that he ha2 enlisted
from Massachusetts, but further than
this his history was to her blank
y change Of base hy thc Union force
prevented further meetings Of this
romantic couple, which, according
to the lady 5 own statement, caused
her much sorrow and many sleepless
nights, for she had learned TO love
the ''boy in bluen with her whole
soul. Almost frenzied at her loss.
she cut her hair short, assumed male
attire, made her way 20 the Union
lines, and enlisted as quartermaster's
clerk.
She served until her regiment was
mustered out OF service, but failed to
gain any tidings of her handsome
blue-eyed soldier. She returned
home and found that during her alb
sence her parents had died, leaving
her alone and heiress to large
amount of real estate and personal
property. Having no home ties she
Immediately started for thisStatc, and
for the two past years she has wan
dered from city to city and town to
town, sometimes u guest at the best
hotels, and frequently transient in
mate OF ordinary but respectable
houses. Doubtless that many in
this State have met in the ears, or
on the streets, Il tall, superbIy dress
ed. graceful, and exceedingly hand
some lady, about eighteen years OF
age, who attracted considerable no.
tice on account Of Il habit which she
had Of scrutinizing closely the face Of
every gOO,l-l00king, broWn-haired
and blue-eyed gentleman whom she
met If SO, they have probably seen
the heroine OF the sketch.
The "boy i'll blue" is a resident of
this city, and is q worthy and indus
trious mechanic. Happening to call
a few days since ut one Of our board
ing-houses, he mentioned while there
that he was about to isit Boston, at
which the young lady of the house
remarked that q young lady, strln-
ger, who was stopping at her house,
was desirous OF visiting your city,
and that he Would confer favor by
upon being summoned to the par
lor, Immediately complied, glanced
at the gen tleman, uttered his Chris
tian name, and fell to the floor with
sWOOn. Restorative es were applied,
and soon recovered, when mutual
explanations followed, and she soon
learned that while she was in search
Of her "boy in blue" he had become
a husband, father, and Widower.
But loving him none the less for that
and seeing Cupid in his eyes, she fell
upon his shoulder and Wept tears of
joy. y sensational wedding is like
~ to occur soon.