The union Democrat., 1870-11-12
NUMBER 23.
\ Romance in Real life.
The Sacramento Bee of November Sd is re-
sponsihle for the following:


The Sacramento Bee of November Sd is re-
sponsible for the following:
An incident came to our knowledge a few
days ago, which may strike our readers as
being quite romantic in its way; when Con-
ductor -, Of one Of the Central Pacific PAS
senger trains, took charge Of his train 81
Truckee, bound for this city one day last week.
he noticed among his passengers o very pref
ty, modest-appearing young lady, who SEEM
TO be travelling alone. As the ears climbed
the mountain, whirled through gorge and
around precipice, she sat at one of the win
dows and gazed out with an anxious look, as
though she longed to reach the shores of the
Pacific, where she might meet with friends
or relatives. While passing through the car.
the conductor thought he heard some enc ad-
dress him, and on looking around, discover
ed that it was his young female passenger,
who, with hashful air, inquired il he was
going through to Sacramento. On being an
swered that he was, sho blushed still deeper.
and said that she had rather queer request
| to make of him. She said that che expected
TO meet at "the Junction gentlemen whom
she had never seen. but to whom she was
about to be married. and requested the con-
dIctor to watch for him, and to introduce Linn
TO her if he should find him. For some two
years they had been in correspondence with
one another-how it was first 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 dam
ger nor of the beauties and grandeur Of the
Sierras she sat still and gazed wistf0lly
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cramento was winding its crooked way 10,
ward the ocean, and where she hoped sooa to
meet her mysterious lover. Station after sto-
| ton was reached. and finally "tho junction"
came in sight. The conductor stationed him.
self on the platform Of the front car and scan
ned the crowd that thronged about as the
train neared the depot. A well-dressed, gen.
tlemanly-looking individual stepped forward
upon the platform. He, too, wore o some
| what anxious look and the conductor con-
cluded 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 train
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 ladies-to draw such
pictures as they mey think the circumstances
will warrant. From the Junction to the city
we have no account of-the two fond beings
were unmolested. A few moments after the
train reached this city carriage drove away
from the depot containing two persons, gen.
tleman and lady, whom the conductor rec
ognized 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's seldom that
they actually happen.