Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1870-03-26
GALES 3 sI'stebss.
From Ballou's Monthly Magazine.
HOW FOUND NgX MARIA.
By n. Z. DARLING.

Ny name il smith-.''one of the few i'm
mortal names that were not born to die''--
Jabez Smith, and l am not a married man,
though / expect TO be one soon. My hair
stands on end, Ike the quills on the lfrctrul
poicupinc, when / think upon the doom
thai awaits NC. 1t is hard, for one so
young, 50 beautiful, and with such hri .ht
hopes rs were mine only Il few short hours
ago, with the world all before me, as one
might say, with the expectation of what is
behind me, 10 be thus doomed to drag out
4 weary existence as The husband of n wO-
man | never saw but once, who is ten years
my senior, and who has only one thing to
recommend herself to my lVYe--her name,
which was Jones.
Now there is nothing IL the simple name
OF Joucs To cause a mans heart to palpi-
tate, perhaps you think, my lovely reader.
Under ordinary circumstances. | agree
with you but if for three long years Tone
was leap year. and more, you had loved
with your whole heart Il girl who bore the
cuph0nious name OF Jones if for one
thousand and ninety-siX conclusive nights
('au unprecedented run") YOU had retired
To your virluous couch with the name of
Jones upon your lips, and the fancied M
age OF Maria Jones before your eyes, would
/! It be stra1g" If You came 10 love the name
only less than its lovely owner? Would
it DC strange if the name of Jones, 10 mat
ter where you saw it. should '!X your at
tention? Would it be ataii sngNit,y if you
became intensely Interested III everybody
ami -eTrriii,i'as l--,.----;imS to the whoie
Jones family, or rather All the families md
mebers Of lE2cGepting l2Gttii VIZ; tRhs celebrated pavy
and his fainous locker? / rather think not.
| This was the case with me. l was inter-
rstcd in everybody by the name OF Jones
loved the name, but alas ! l loved Maria
| better.
Maria, the beautiful, the dark-haired,
! the hazcl-cle |, the lOvciiCst Jones of all
! the Junrses. o, where was she ASK
/ of the winds that far around with irag-
mcnts strcwed the sen, as the late Mira.
! Iiemans replied when Questioned as to the
whereabouts of the boy who stood ON the
! burning deck.
don't think the above quotation quite
apprOpriatc, but i; was tile only thing
! could think of, and l felt just as though
must quote something. My feelings have
been 81 wrought upon in tine last few hours,
tat nothing bat mental pictures of those
people who ut some period of their lives
found themselves in II worse situation than
| am at present, afford me the slightest re-
lief. 1t made me almost cheerful when l
thought OF your. Caasob.anca for, although
nv situation is horrible to contemplate, ms
was certainty worse.
But to my story. I must tell it. for
can lind rciit no other way, ana nave
but Il few minutes To do II Ill. Inc n,i'r-
ragc ceremony is to take place 1T Two
O'Clock this afternoon. The MINISTER Is
engaged, and my particular friend William
Williamson has Just lett me lnr the purpose
Of obtaining the marriage certificate. l
am alone with my thoughts.
Where, Oh, where is Maria know
not. but, all let me forget hrr. She cal
never be mine. 1t is three years II NV s.nc'
these eyes of mine dwc.t upon hcf orautc
ous cOlmIcnancr, since she told me tnat sh'
loved me. During those long years | have
been Il wander,r in Distant lands, VIII
nothing but her dear letters and comfort
able salary to comfort me.
made her acquaintance while wa
principal Of the p High school. Sh'
, was one of my pupils. When sne gradua
ted il was our idea to marry, and open III
Facadcmy for young ladies and gentlemen
where we could instruct the youns idea II
the art Of shooting on the most approved
plan.
But before tine arrival of the day tia
was to make us both suprcmciy happy,
received such very liberal Oner from
! MIR. Jordan, the ialhcr al one oi NY puma
To become his sons tutoJ ana lgt\ell
companion, while the had made tou
through Europe for the benefit oi his hel'il
which had become much impaired by sludN
that thought, aud Maria agreed WITH h'
that /. would be- ycry foolish OF me - u
cept. Aud so, bidding Hdiue To the o"l
= girl, who hid wound herself Ike coz!
.ECIeW thr ush the very core OF my heaf',
.r kissed her upon both checks, aud, p'oml
q ing 10 bc true Ia her, as well ~ 40 lhe ~
y, OF the Joucses, whom loved slneercly i
her sake, tore myself away trom net, an
es that very daY, IN company with my pup
4, embarked In the Asia lor Liverpool
be kor three years, AS | renarNcd ee'oie'
&c Travelled Or spjOurned in Europ W" lfls
ed our hrst winter IN Nicc, which n vel
nice place % spend q wlpier, thuush spi,
- grabbed prOple dunt prunnnnle u 30 v
sseond ia, Venice, aud the third IA faH
and although SAN many eeau'iiul ""i"s
J., | am happy "a state lha1 lhe h,'aN "i y
Of heart negcr f1r nn. Instant 'W"bhrd'
., ponlrd STEADILY "a the no'lh star ol
~ existence, Maria ones' -.,,.
Meantime that dear vEvaiuEe ainntsal h'
M self lshs always was i,itd ~ ainn,.iii, n'
80 by tsachlng sehs,l "a lhe nlal hlslFte
sf ail ln Nnting ~ her deal a'iuiNi, a.
called nao, ald la Tyadlns ihn lslleFs a.
hsT, Containing glowing descriptions "i I
Ne sarious oiuulflVs, 'lifa, ienples AnA '''
lis' doAia, dat ! visited cod wsl hhh va
~ tiaineY tnd % tl,r Aing ia.sitl'
," 40 hsi ! si'sad p',s', 'i'.l. uF'N va.