Litchfield enquirer., 1870-04-07
A BANKERS ROMANCE.
AN EPISODE IN THE LIFE or oEo. PEABODY.

More than thirty years ago, in the far. famed school of that prince of teachers, John Kingsbury, was one of the fairest of all the fair daughters of Pfovideace, cele. brated far and nigh, as the city has ever been for its lovely girls. Her school educa- tion finished. she went with friends to Eu- rope, not, however, before having given her youthful affections to g young man whom she had met in sister city. But before marriage had consumated their hap piness, diversity came upon him, and he found himself in no situation to marry. He was not willing she should waste her youth and glorious beauty in waiting through the long years for the day to come when he could call her his own, so he released her from her VOWS, and they parted, she going, as said before, to Eu- rope. There she met George Peabody, then comparatively speaking. . young man, but one who was already making his mark, and whose wealth was beginning to pour in on every side. He saw her and was struck las who that ever saw her was not?) with her grace, her winning ways, her exceeding loveliness, and, after Q while, he proposed" Her heart still clung to her loved one across the wide Atlantic, but after some time she yielded, perhaps to the promptings of worldly am- bition, who can tell? Who can fathom the heart of 0 young and beautiful maiden? She became the afianced wife of Mr. Pea body. After little interval she came back to this country, and soon after her arrival met her first love, and after events justify me in saying her "only love-" At sight of him all her former affection came back, if, indeed, it had ever left her, and Mir. Peabody, with his wealth and bril-
 liant prospects, faded away, and she clung with fond affection to her American love, and was willing to share Q moderate in. come with the chosen one of her heart. All was told MT. Peabody, and he, with that manliness that characterized his every action, gave her up, anu in due time che married and settled in city no more than three hundred miles from Providence.
 What she suffered in coming to final con- cluslon was known to but few. Her fair cheeks lost their roundness, and grew wan and pale, her lovely eyes had mournful Wistfulness that touched every heart. Some blamed her, others praised her. Those who were ambitious of worldly hoR. ors pronounced her "Tnad," "foolish," to throw over Q man like George Peabody, whose ever increasing wealth would be- "NO' ~'0AJ "u0"AJ uPSh ACIS ~n0 PAoOO DS@ in position in London that would make her lot an envied one, to marry a man who might never have more than limited in. come to live upon. Others, and shall I say the nobler part, justified her in think lug that love, true love, was more to be desired than wealth or earthly fame. Tue painful conflict was at length ended. Her true womauhood vindicated itself, and she wavered no more. we'll remember, when in London, twenty eight years ago. hear. ing all this talked over in chosen circle of American friends, and also at brilliant dinner party given by General Class, at Versailles, it was thoroughly discussed in all its length and breadth. Whether in his visit to this country, Mir. Peabody ever met his once affianced bride cannot say, neither do know whether, when sue heard of his more priuceIy wealth, her heart ever gave Il sigh at the thought, Call of this might have been mine." After several years of welded bliss, death took her hus- band from her side, when tue glorious loveliness had ripened into the full luxuri- ance of perfect matronhood. Providsnce J0MynuL