The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-09-15
A Canadian Romance.

which, while prompted by line in the
last edition of the "Peerage and Bar.
onetage" of England, refers to one Of
the humblest stations in American life.
Among the travellers brought by stage.
coach to the tavern of the village of
Stratford, in Canada, many years ago,
was young man of rather boyish
countenance, but not undignified bear
ing, who, attracted by the pleasant
scenery of the place and its opportuni-
ties for fishing and hunting, fingered on
at the inn many weeks beyond his APP
parent first intention. Known as Mr..
Sterling, and believed to be from Eng
land, he was for some time credited only
with the whim Of free and easy young
tourist enjoying an interval of rural in
dolence between city sightseeing; but
at last the true reason of his delay was
discovered. Immediately across the
road from the tavern stood the coy cot
tage and sparkling forge of the village
blacksmith, named Folsom, whose only
daughter was girl of extraordinary
beauty and the belle of the place. From
spending certain idle hours in the
smithy the young stranger had contract
ed quite an intimacy with the smith,
and thus by degrees formed an acquaint.
ance with the family and fortnights
incidental association with the beautiful
daughter was what had caused the
weeks of his stay in Stratford to length.
en- unnoticed into months. In short,
this English youth, upon his travels, fell
IN love to depth deeper than than all
ilirtations with the blacksmiths child.
and was manly enough to confess as
much to her and her father. The latter
he frankly told that his feelings in the
matter had become much stronger and
more serious than he had intended they
should be; but his station in life was
much above blacksmithing; but that,
being in love beyond power of recanta-
ton, he wished to marry the young
lady, and, in due time, raise her TO his
own position. To the girl herself he
not only offered ardent suit, but con-
tided in confidence his position and ex-
pectation. Trusting his honest face and
manner, the worthy blacksmith favored
his pretensions; trusting his love and
honor, the humble belle of the village
returned his honorable passion, and, as
a consequence, there followed a we'd
ding, of which the elderly spinsters and
sages of Stratford could not predict too
much evil. After few happy weeks of
married life, Sterling informed his wife
that he must visit New Orleans. and
took leave of her with a promise to
write very soon. Then. of course, the
" | told you sos of the village were
sure that he would never come back
again, and chorused hints and fears to
that effect; but to their discontinue.
the Englishman reappeared at Stratford
even earlier than he had promised. and
calumniators acknowledged their defeat
by an abashed silence. Only few days
from hence, however, after receiving a
formidable bundle of letters bearing
foreign postmarks, the young husband
declared that he must return imme.
diately to England, and alone. With
out thought Of distrust or a single
question the wife babe him go and
from the hour of his going until after
two years had elapsed she never saw nor
heard from him again. This time the
social critics of the village were sure of
the verifcation of all their predictions.
and only the wife herself believed that
it was not final desertion. In the two
years of absence and silence on one
part, and trustful waiting on the other,
a son was born to Mrs. Sterling, and
helped her to bear the more patiently
the trial of the fathers absence but. at
the end of the period named word came
across the Atlantic from the father him
self, briefly asking the wife and mother
to 60 to New York, from whence to
embark, as directed, for a new home in
England.
Coming hither with her babe, she
found the ship named had apartments
splendidly furnished for her use. and
two servants to obey her every wish
during the voyage. Unquestioningly
still, but full of happy hopes, she sailed
for Old England, to be there received
by her delighted husband in his true
character Of heir to a name and estate
second to none in the English baronet-
age, and to enter luxurious home I'M
der the title of Lady Sterling. By her
beauty, virtues and simple graces, doing
honor to the "station unto which she
was not born," the village blacksmith's
daughter passed many happy years be-
fore following her husband, Sir Samuel
Sterling, to the grave. After his fathers
death, the son succeeded to the title
and estate, and the mention of him in
the last Peerage and Barontage as the
issue OF the former "Miss Folsom" of
Stratford North America, is what in.
cites the Canadian paper to tell the
above romantic story of his parents
courtship and marriage.
WHAT THE PORE SAYs.-Foreign ad
vices report the Pope as having recently
spoken as follows concerning the course
of the Prussian Government toward the
German Catholics: 81 had expected
that the German Catholics would be
treated with greater justice. | do not
conceal from you that ! hope so able
diplomatist as Prince Bismarck would
not have provoked discord in the new
Empire. All wars that are undertaken
against the Church are always converted
to her ultimate gain. They have always
reinforced her have made her members
more compact; have fortified them in
their faith"
TIE last cosmetic English women
have begun to use is from an old recine