Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-07
A Romance in Real Life.

That reality IS often stranger than romance
is a very old fashioned truism. Yet cl1tlcs are
always deciding the plots Of novels to be lncred-
IDLE. and readers OF sensation stories are
quick to declare them untrue to nature The
files otcurrent newspapers furnish, notWlthStaa-
ding. from week to week, dramas OF real lfe
that uuite equal the most wonderful pages OF
Miss Rradd6n or Alexander Dumas Even in
sober Boston. there happened Il fortnight ago
events curiously like the social complications
painted by the former writer. and no whit lnfe-
lrior to them in romance or ecccntrlclty.
A married woman living at WcStbnn III
Massachusetts,. went to Boston about the 18th
Of January to make purchases for her family.
She had always been considered respectable.
had been wife four years. and has ole child,
After buying what she wanted she sent her
Goods home to Westboro' by express. She sub:
Seollently went to the waiting room Of 4 railroad
station with the intention of going TO Chelsea.
While waiting for the car she WIS arcosted by 4
Young man. acompletc stranger. VIII" proposed
| to her to accompany him for walk. AT tll>t
she declined, but afterwards consented: ana the
Two passed into the streets Presently the
young man asked his companion II she were
married or otherwise engaged. She answered
both questions in the negative. lie then tuu
her his name and calling; said he was mould
or who had been employed at Wakefield, but
had been discharged because he was q sing c
man had he been Il married man. he added. he
might have kept his place. This announcement
probably drew from the lady some expression OF
coincidence or other encouragement, since the
ardent moulder then and there made her Il prop
ostion ofmaiTiage Strange to say the offer
was promptly accepted This wife and mother
coolly agreed to marry i person whom she had
never seen. and ofwhose character and circum-
stances, save through his own account. she was
totally ignorant. The pair then agreed to go to
Lynn, where the happy lovers parents reside
and to whom he wished to present his atilanced.
This plan was duly carried out. The two
went together to Lynn. the parents. who are
highly respected by their towns-tdlk, We're seen
and the intended bride formally introd uced, -
At this point the groom was guilty Of the tn1,
ing cxaggcration of telling his father and
mother that he had known the lady he meant
tn make their daug her-in-aw ior sin months.
The old people We're pleased with their son ;
choice, made much Off her. ;nd introduced her
to their friends The mother. however. with
Il laudable caution that NIGH; wisely have GONE
further. took the young woman into private;
room at an early stage Ofthe acquaintance. and
with the preface that she liked her looks and
manners hoped that. being Il stranger her
antecedents had been such rs would III Ia sells.
bring di>credit on the family. The lady made
prompt response that everything WAS n It
should be- that her name Was SpOllcSS. that her
father WAS sca-captain. living in II. John. \.
B. and that she would mot bc guilty Of dcccp-
ton for the world Well satisfied. the mother
agreed to the marriage. which thcreup"n took
place. and the parties lived together rs man
and wife for one short week. In the meantime
the original husband, missing his spouse. went
to Boston to look for her; His search was III
first. for obvious reasons vain. But. Tor plIl-
poses Of her own. this female l'arbc- Blcnc now
resolved tn lay Il visit to l}o>;"nad togo alone.
Her new husband objected. but she uycrranr
his scrllplcs and carried out her de-ign.
Having arrived in town. She. scut t" her
Westboro' lord addressing him with camrlnc-
tious reserve liz dear friend. anal asked him
to be kind enough to send her clothes and ci
fects on to Boston The husband c:.nlc instant
" to the address thus 9rcn. and. confronting
the erring wife. rcproachcd her with her all
>cncc Stricken with rclnursc or terror. she
fell on her knees, and. with bitter tears. Legged
his forgiveness. She confessed she had mar
ricd somebody, but was quite unable Ia recall
the incidents to her courtship OF Wedding
Pending this revelation, the friends of the 9TH
Ter husband arrived. having got wind that S;nlr
thing was wrong. and a dreadful Scrnr cnSllrd
which ended by the lady returning to West
boro with her legal husband 1t is proper 10
say in cxtenuation Of her conduct. first, that
she is reported to have imagined that her hus-
band was unalhIul ty her; and sccond-th
too common plea set up for back slidcrS-that
she is by some SUPPOSED to Lc insane.
This strange story is certainly not surpassed
by any Of the similar cntanglcmrnts conceived
by ingenious neycli>ls of the day. EXtmordln
airy and improbable as it seems its truth is
vouchcd for by the Boston newspapers. some
pressed ~ !: Tmes
SrCCESSrrL MANUFACTURE or SORGHUM
SUGAR We were shown Thursday by Mr.
Vim. D. Hancock of Wilson county, Il very
beautiful lnplc Of sorghum sugar manufacture
ed by him at his farm. located six miles south
Of Lebanon, on the MurfreeSboro pike. The
sugar is Of very even, crystal grain. free and
dry. and Of rich color. barely tnged with
brown-similar IN appearance and quality to
New Orleans sugar. sold 1t l33 cents III this
market. It's appearance is not "l!T equal Ia
any other but it i 4 very ,wGrt sugar aEl ln,>
sesSes an excellent flavor Mr.. Hancock raised
the past season about six acres Of sorghum cane.
large proportion of which he has munuiac
tured into sugar of the grade described above,
and next season he intends going into its manu-
facture upon IN extensive scale.
The great success in this matter lies in the
fact that the process employed by Mr.. Hancock
is as simple Is nature itself. and cam be- followed
ont to perfect success by the most uneducalrl
mind. being entirely free from the Use Of
chemicals Of any kind whatever-raretul a,tcn-
ton and natural Influences alone bringing about
the desired result. He Uses the ccntripetal
mill for drying it off, The process is simply
by first boiling the syrup until all the impure
substances are taken out that can be removed
by boiling, when it is placed in vat or pans
where it stands until full process Of precpita
ton takes place, which is when properly man
aged, effectual in removing all the remaining