The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-12-01
The FREAK OF LOVE.

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Ihc following from the Sacramento (Cal)
h-l probably refers to young lady from
it.~ sI-iuity who, as we know, recently went
81 tliionia for the purpose of being mar
u-i la a gentleman whom she had never
seen and who was known to her only
through tn report oil friends and photo
E.alh We hope the bride will never have
.4use to hsight the Bridegroom =
A incident came to our knowledge a few
.iavs ago which may strike our readers as
.einG quite romantic in its way When con-
du-,or ~. If one of the Central Pacific
fI.ln-, took charge of his train at Truckee,
hduud fer this city, one day last week, he
noticed among his passengers a very pretty,
modest appearing young lady, who seemed
=. i,e travelling alone. AS the cars climbed
lie mountain, whrled through gorge and
aIound preciplce, she sat at one of the win
dpws and gazed out with an anxious look,
- though she longed to reach the shores of
tlr Pacific. where she might meet with
Friends OF relatives. While passing through
ile conductor thought ne heard some one adj
dress aim aud on looking around discovered
mat il WAS his young female passenger, who
with & bashfll air, inquired il he was going
through to Sacramento. On being answer
81 that he was she blushed still deeper, and
SAID that she had rather a queer request to
make of him. She said that she expected to
meet At the Junction" a gentleman whom
81 had never seen, but to whom she was
scout ~ bc married, and requested the con-
alctor to watch for him and to introduce
linn 10 her il he should find him. For some
-wO wears they had been in correspondence
with one anOther-hOw it was brought about
She did not say-and it was finally arranged
mat She should come to California and that
her unknown friend should at once lead her
u the altar ON sped the train through tun-
neiS and snowdriits and over yawning CULTS,
nut the suoA-to-be bride neither thought of
LANCER nor of beauties or grandeur of the
>i*rras; She sat still and gazed wishfully
down into the valley where the muddy Sacra-
lnfnio was winding its crooked way toward
rae ocean, and where she hoped soon to meet
A.r mysterious lover. Station after station
was reached, and finally 1.-THE Junction.
came in sight The conductor stationed HIM
self On the platform of the front car and
scanned the crowd that thronged about as
the train neared the depot A well-dressed,
gentleman-looking individual stepped for
ward upon the platform. He, too, wore a
somewhat anxious look, and he concluded
lac had found his man. A tap on the shout
d and low inquiry by him, and quick,
eaEer response from the stranger followed
the conductor was right The train moved
90. and they entered the car. The meeting OF
The lovers we shall not attempt to describe,
but viii leave each of our,,readers-e especially
the young ladies-to draw such pictures as
they may think the circumstance will war
rant. From 1.-THE Junction" to the city we
have no accountable two fond beings were
unmolested. A few moments after the train
reached this city carriage drove away from
the depot containing two persons, gentle
man and lady, whom the conductor recog
nized as his young lady passenger and the
gentleman who met her at 1.-The Junction.
The latter whispered to the driver to &C
straight to the house of Rev Mr.. -, anc
they were lost to view. We read OF sucf
things in works of fiction but it is seldom
that they actually happen.
The Dayton (Ohio) Herald figures up thu
following on Schenck. Two wears aro b,