Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-12-09
The Mistake Of a Name.

Two wears ago young lady who shall
no nameless here resided in the upper part
of the city. She had a bevy of devoted
admirers who sought to gain her favor.
Not having much of the coquette in her
composition, she did not give smile for
smile to all. but chose one of her admirers,
on whom she lavished all her love. Of
course the fortunate male was happy in the
love of one so beautiful in feature and
mind, and sought by every device known
to lovers to make himself more worthy of
his treasure. He was her constant attend
ant at all places of public resort, and the
gossips soon began to whisper that they
were engaged-a whisper to which the
coloring of fact was speedily given by the
appearance of ring on certain finger OF
one of the ladys hands. Her parents
about this time, for business reasons, re-
moved to the western part Of the State,
and the lovers were separated. They
parted with the usual number of assurances
of everlasting fidelity to each, which preba-
bly, meant as much and no more than
those assurances generally mean. They
were lovers, engaged TO be married,
and those who have been in that con-
dition can easily imagine what was
said. Those who have not been in love
and parted with the idols of their hearts
ought not to know what occurred at the
parting. Each pledged the other to write
frequent letters, and thus by means afford
ed by our obliging Uncle Samuel they
hoped to keep alive their love for each
other According to the laws of etiquette
the gentleman wrote the first of those ten
der missives, and there the correspondence
on his part ceased, the how and why of
which will be more fully detailed below.
The young lady in the due course OF time
received the letter and answered it. But
in directing it she forgot to put the street
and number of her lovers residence upon
the envelope, and by mistake on the part
of the letter carrier the letter was deliver
ed, not to the person for whom it was in
tended, but to another with the same name
This aforementioned individual was might
lily surprised at the receipt of the missive
but, as he rather liked the manner in
which it was written, he concluded to
confiscate all such communications as
might be indited in future by the
young lady. So he wrote reply in
which he protested his love in terms as
strong as had the original lover, and to
guard against mistakes he informed the
fair correspondent that he had changed his
residence He gave the name OF the
street and number of the house in which
he lived and particularly requested the
lady to direct her letters there, as he had
reason to believe that another person OF
the same name was living in. Troy. The
correspondence was continued until few
weeks ago, when the person who had re.
ceived the letters intended for. another,
concluded to visit the fair unknown Ito
him at least) and expose his acts. He did
so, but instead of the reproaches which he
had expected, mild words of reproof were
only uttered, and but few of these. The
lady seemed to worship him, and he un.
doubtedly worshipped her. The upshot Of
the affair was that the two were married
some days ago. The first lover, it is said,
thinks of arraigning the Post Office De
partment for inefficiency. We end this
recital in the customary manner: SIGH is
life.-IToy, ". r., Times 90