The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-12-01
The Freaks of Love.

FROM the hOchester Chronicle, Nov. IA.
The following from the Sacramento (Cal)
Bee probably refers to young lady from this
vicinity who, as We know recently went to
California for the purpose of being married
to young gentleman, whom she had never
seen, and who was known to her only through,
the report OF friends and photograph We
hope the bride will never have cause to
Haight the bride groom:
An incident came to our knowledge a few
days ago which may strike our readers as be-
Ing quite romantic in its way: When Con
ductor -, Of one of the Central Pacific
trains, took charge of his train at Truckee
bound for this city, one day last week, he
noticed among his passengers very pretty
modest-appearing young lady. who seemed to
be travelling alone. As the cars climbed the
mountain, whir!ed through gorge and around
preclplce she sat at one o. the windows and
gazed out with an anxious look, as though
she longed to reach the shores of the Pacific
where she might meet with friends and rela-
tives. While passing through, the conductor
thought he heard some one address him, and
on looking around discovered that it was hi.
young female passenger, who, with bashful
air, inquired if he was goiag through to Sac
ramento. On being answered that he was
she blushed still deeper, and said that she had
rather queer request to make him, She
said that she expected to meet at the "Junc-
ton" gentleman whom she had never seen.
but whom she was about to be married, and
requested the conductor to watch for him and
introduce him to her if he should find him.
For some two years they had been in cores
pondence with one another-how it was
brought about she did not say-and it was
finally arranged that she should come to Cali
tornia and that there her unknown friend
should at once lead her to the altar. On sped
the train through tunnels and snow-drifta and
over yawning CULTS. bat the soon-to be bride
neither thought Of danger nor of the beau
ties and grandeur Of the Sierras; she sat
still and gazed wistfuily down into the valley
where the muddy Sacramento was winding
its crooked way toward the ocean, and where
she hoped to meet her mysterious lover. Sta
ton after station was reached. and finally
1.-THE junction" came in sight The conduc
tor stationed himself on the platform Of the
front car and scanned the crowd that throng-
ed about as the train neared the depot A
we'll dressed, gentlemanly, looking individual
stepped forward upon the platform He, too,
wore somewhat anxious look. and he conclu
ded he had found his man. A tap on the
shoulder and low inquiry by him. and
quick, eager response from the stranger fol-
lowed the conductor was right. The traiu
moved on, and they entered the car. The
meeting Of the lovers We shall not attempt to
describe, but will leave each of our readers
especially the young ladics--to draw such
pictures as they may think the circumstance
will warrant. From "the Junction" to the
city we have no account, the two fond beings
were unmolested. A few moments after the
train reached this city carriage drove away
FROM the depot containing two persons, a gen
tleman and lady, whom the conductor recog-
n'zed as his young lady passenger and the
gentleman who met her at :'the Junction"
The latter whispered to the driver to 90
straight to the house of the Rev. Mr.. -,
and they were lost to view. We read of such
things in works of fiction, but i; is seldom
that they actually happen.