The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-02-17
Romance with a Spice of Reality

Romance with a Spice of Reality
- - init - ~
/ In Hamilton Saturday morning tie unusual
excitement which has characterized that town
during the week, had go far subsided that the
people were enabled to resume IL sIr usual aEo-
cations, consequently a young man from the
country, (which his name it is" Long was
made to contribute the sum of sixteen dollars
to say nothing of q new store pocket-book-
to the exchequer of some of the delsctable ci-
tizens of the peculiar community. Long first
saw the ightef day about thirteen miles from
Fremont, O., and until Friday never had seen
it in any region very remote from the place OIL
his nativity, notwithstanding he is past the
verge of manhood, and has succeeded so adnli-
rably in his tonsocial manipulatsons, as to
make the Fifteenth Amendment weapon pro-
duce rasping noise when performing the du-
ty for winch II was most valued, previous to
the establishment OF new rights for our coIored
brethren. In tact Long loved and 1onged to
gaze upon the features OF his long-IoVed Betsl
Jane, and SO ardent was his attachment ana
unoonquerable the desire to behold the io7sd
Iair one, that he determined to brave eea Ia
and give the Insurance companies a chance,
Tor speeulatlons. - q ---'
To further his purpose, he purchased rail
road ticket to Dayton and an accident insu-
rance ticket to Oxford, on one Of the two
nomes beyond the grave, as the result might
De-put money into his purse and started on
ms Journey Friday night, tull of life, health
and delicious expectation and without any re-
markable occurrence, except, perhaps, the
slght mixing up OF his mental tacultles,which
Was caused by the novelty OF a hrst ride on
the rail, arrived In Hamilton yesterday morn
ing, and by some hocns pocus, l1nOt peculiar
at least tamilRr to that tOWH, became separa-
ted from his portion Of Uncle Sam currency.
Long made hls misfortune known to the raii-
road officials, and expressed an excruelatlngl,
intense desire to spend New Years In 0xtord.
In answer to queries ne first said he haa
friends In Oxford, changed them tolrelatives,
then went Dack on the kindred le, SAID it W. 5
TREND, then blusbed very severely, and fnai-
~ confessed that the party In oxford was a
young lady by the name OF A; but he fell
confident she would loan hIzA the money. he
mad never seen heIs but had corrsSpsnded with
ner tor some time, and was quite evidently Oh
u voyage OF exhibition and examination anu
the result would tprpbsbly materaay affect the
future lives OF atheist two people. l. III
The railroad agent "kneW how it was him
sell, and consequently he sent the ardenl
youth on his way rejoicing and took the Flsk
ot the unknown correspondent proving suficl-
emily accommodating 70 advance a sufficient
sum OF money to hqulGats the Inability H.
Cured by the ride from Hamilton to Oxford,
WAUGH prove that ali OF the Hzmiluon people
are not literally bad CJacinBdh EnessreJ.
-i-asl.ss4
List Of Lotters.ZRemaiHing in theaFre-
mont P. O., uncaIlsd tOz, Feb. 10th, 1871.
Chas. Buck 8, Della Burkimer, Jennie Der
ply, L. ]. Deller, Margaret Donnel, j. O.
FUneburgh, Mary A. Hun, H. N. jerks, L. A.
RI1ebaugh, Sarah Noian, John McCeYy,
Joseph AAgrum, EnOs Plumb, Thos PerelTal,
Ellza6eth 7. SPShn' Elzabeth' SWORN 2, John