Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-24
THE FREAKS OF LOVE
story OF the Keung Lady Who Went
90 California 60 Marry q Man
She Had Never Semitic RO-
mango of storm Facts.


Story OF the Kenng Lady Who Went
60 California 90 Marry q Wan
She Had Never Seen-The RO-
nance of storm Facts.
From the Rochester Chronicle, Nov. II
The following from the Sacramento
(Cal) Bee probably refers to young
lady from this vicinity, who, as we
know, recently went to California, foe
the purpose of being married to gentle
man whom she had never seen, and was
known to her only through the reports of
friends and a photograph. We hope the
bride viii never have cause to Haight the
bridegroom:
An incident came to our knowledge a
few days ago which may strike our read
ers as being quite romantic in its way:
When Conductor -, of one of the Cen
trail Pacific trains, took charge of his
train at Truckee, bound for this city, one
day last week, he noticed among his pas
sengers q very pretty, modest appearing
young lady who seemed to be travelling
alone. AS the cars climbed the noun
tain, whirled through gorge and around
precipice, she sat at one of the windows
and gazed out with an anxious look as
though she logged to reach the shores
of the Pacific, where she might meet
with friends and relatives. While passing
through, the conductor thought he heard
some one address him, and, on looking
around discovered thas 1t was his young
female passenger, who with bashful air,
inquired if he was going through to Sa-
cramento. On being answered that he
was, she blushed still deeper, and said
that she had rather queer request to
make of him. She said that she expected
to meet at tsthe junction" q gentleman
whom she had never seen, but to whom
she was about to be married, and re-
quested the conductor to watch for him,
and to introduce him to her if he should
find him. For some two years they
had been in correspondence with
one another-how it was brought
about she did not say-and it
was finally arranged that she SHOULD come
to California and that her unknown friend
should at once lead her to the altar. On
sped the train through tunnels and snow
drifts and over yawning CULTS, but the
soon-to-be bride neither thought of dan
ger nor of the beauties and grandeur of
the Sierras; she sat still and gazed wish
fully down into the valley where the
muddy Sacramento was winding its
crooked way toward the ocean, and
where she hoped soon to meet her mys-
FERROUS lover. Station after station was
reached, and finally '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, gentlemanly-look-
| ing individual stepped forward upon the
platform. He, too, wore a some
what anxious look, and he concluded
he had found his man. A tap
| on the shoulder and low inquiry by
| him, and quick, eager response from
| the stranger followed; the conductor was
right. The train moved on and they en-
tered the car The meeting of the lovers
we shall net attempt to describe, but will
leave each of our readers specially the
young ladies-to draw such pictures as
they may think the circumstance will
warrant. From 'the Junction" to the
city we have no accountable two fond
beings were unmolested. A few moments
after the train reached the city, carriage
drove away from the depot containing
two persons, gentleman and lady, whom
the conductor recognized as his young
lady passenger and the gentleman who
met her at ''the Junction" The latter
whispered to the driver to go straight to
! the house of Rev. Mr.. -, and they
were lost to view. We read of such
things in works of fiction, but it is sell
dom that they actually happen.