The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-03


mcndous Tribulasfons OF a Newly
Married Pair of A!Tcc,ionate Pal.
srssns-A Bride Lost and Found.
From the Newark Journsl.l
| One Of the oldest adventures ever expe-
lrienccd hy q pair Of loving mortals while
on their honeymoon excursion fell to the
lot OF Newarkcr and his bride on Monday
and Tuesday.
The hero Of the story is Mr.. Michael Dor
gen, OF this city, who, in order TO carry out
arrangements previously made, proceeded
to Ionkers, n. Y, last Saturday. for the
purpose of Joining himself in wcdlock with
the lady Of his choice. On Monday morn
ing, after the wedding ceremonies had been
lcompieted. and the bride and groom had
received the congratulations OF their friends
on their suspicious introduction TO life Of
welded bliss, the happy pair started for
this city.
Dorgcn. believing in the old adage Of pre-.
pairing cage for his bird. had previously
secured apartments at No. - Newark
lstrcct. and furnished them with furniture
suitable for commencing housekeeping.
So far rs he could think. nothing was left
undone that would serve to gladden. the
heart Of q young hoHsekecper. and enable
his hetter-half TO provide lor their mutual
icomfort.
Reaching Hoboken in due season, Mr..
Dorgcn and his bride took the $50 p. NJ.
train for Newark, which is due at $40 in
lthiS city. On arriving in Fast Newark the
train was delayed by the bridge draw being
lopcn. and Is Dorgcn desired to replcnish
his purse hy drawing on his account in the
savings bank, he became very uneasy for
fear The bank would close before he could
reach il. The bank closes At O'Clock, and
| Dorgea left the cars 1T East Newark. telling
his wife to GET out ut the next station across
the river, where he would meet heraS soon
Il he could 90 to the bank and return.
After reducing his bank deposits with
more than his customary cheerulneSS, Dor
gen ha>tened to the Morris and Essex depot
with tleetncsS OF foot that could only be
eXcelled by Weston. TO his utter con>ter-
nation and di>may on arriving there and
searching every conceivable room and closet
about the building, no loving wife met his
gaze. At last he stood dumiounded and
knew not what TO do: but stfaightway /.
ray of hope illumincd his countenance at
1he thought that his wife had mistaken his
direction and continued on TO Orange.
TO Orange then the anxious bridegroom
wendcd his way or foot, keeping the rail
road track in the hope Of coming across
the lost one. Not meeting with her
there. he returned to Newark. and
visited East Newark and the dilier-
ent railroad depots in this city with
ont getting trace Of the lost one. " the
RrQa0-Strcct depot lie encountered officer
Rae, aud made known hi> loss. lie said
that he had ioid his wife the address of The
house in Newark street, bat aS it WAS only
OH one occasion, he WAS sure she had for
gotten it. urtber, he wa> certain that she
was without L cent, and therefore he would
do anything if he only bad her. lie WAS
also oppressed with the fear thlt some
Sc1uudrcl>, such ;S inlcNL large cities might
have carried hc' oil. The knowledge That
lie was p0Wcrless TO rescue her so worked
on the poor mans mind that officer hac
cndeavored 10 di>p"i his gloomy IorchOdings
10y suggeStin. the propIic!y Of inserting an
advertisement IN the J0urnG', giving Il de.
scription Of the lost wolnan.
| AS it was too late in the afternoon for in
Serting an advertisement, Dor2en started
again for the Morris and kSscX depot, where
lie met officer StruDcl. The latter, alter
hearing the sad story, remarked that he hid
often hunted for children who had been toSt
on the road and added, with Il laugh, that
Sin the name of all that was good il was
the first time that he had been called on to
hunt for Il lost bride. In the conversation
with the officer Dorgcn said II / had
known ! WAS to have so much trouble with
| Il woman | would never have married one,
not that | am sorry for marrying her. |
would feel good enough when ] meet her o
beat her like blazes, but / think l will not
do it. because | think she has been pun
ishcd enough"
The astutc officer, alter discussing the
matter, advised II resort 10 the telegraph
office near by, hoping by its aid TO have
! some light thrown OH the dark side of the
picture. The operator 1T once cOmmun:-
Gated with all the stations along the road,
aud with Conductor Van pelt, who had
| - s.ol h,,t in,
formation was returned to inspire the hopes
of Dorgen.
The long hours Of Monday night must
have passed like so many dreary, dragging
years to the unconsOlable heart OF the be-
rcaved husband but when Tuesdays sun
lit up the horizon it inspired him to re-
newcd cXertiOns in unrayelllng the nyS-
terry. lie left his hotel and repaired once
more to the Morris and Essex depot, and
meeting officer StIubel, astonlshed the lat
ter With the announcement that the lost one
had not been found.
To the telegraph office the two again
went, and dispatch was sent to Gonker>,
y. Y. In short time IN answer came
from cousin of the bride, stating that she
was at the Market street depot at O'Clock
on the night previous, and had sent tele-
gram to Ionkers for tidings OF her lost htls-
band.
] lulS Ac"s uSN A''pIS k4olS'
III the breast of Dorgen, but they were
twell nigh blasted by another fruitiess
search OF yesterday forenoon. III The after
noon, however, through the aid Of the
Telegraph operator who has charge of the
office of the Morris and Essex depot, the
two straylings were once more united, and
then came mutual explanations about the
various circumstances that caused their
separation.
1t appears that Mrs. Dorgen, instead of
leaving the train on Monday afternoon at
the depot in this city, continued on to
Orange, and after waiting some time lor the
appearance Of her husband aScertained her
mistake, and returned to the Markct-street
depot in the horse.carS. After sending
dispatch to her cousin at Ionkcrs, she pro-
ceeded to the house, No. - Newark street,
having remembered the address given her
by her husband, and patiently awaited his
coming, but she was obliged to pass the
night alone, Mr.. Dorgen never once think
ing OF looking for her there. We close this
account with the hope that the remem-
brance Of the humorous episode at the
threshold of their married career may serve
to ever Increase their connubial felicity.
SPEAK KINDLY TO THE CoLoRED MAN.