Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-11-20
Their Story.

eastward from Canada, were married
apair Of long-iried lovers whose story
is made public by the Post of chat
city. In 1857, the twain, then living
in q village Of Ontario county, Mich,
were betrothed for what they hoped
to find an early marriage tho young
man being a student of law, while the
lady shared a small hereditary estate
with her widowed mother and broth
er, a planter at The South. What lit
tic money there was in the case ap-
pestained TO the coming bride, who,
with the generosity characteristic Of
her emotion, counted pleasantly upon
the great benefit it should be to the
struggling novice at the bar while yet
be awaited his first client. The we'd
ding day was appointed, and tho pre-
liminary arrangements were nearly
completed, when news came suddenly |
from the son and brother OF the Sonth-
ern plantation that he had failed dis
asirously in heavy cotton specula-
ton, and was not only reduced to
temporary bankruptcy, but also in
volyed in debts for which his private
honor was specially pledged he
wrote to his mother and sister in pas.
sionate distress of mind, praying them
TO help him if they could, or he must
be dishonored rs well as ruined and
they, without thought of the selfish
moss of the demand, hesitated not TO
decide that he should freely have their
all. The little home-estate was sold,
and the devoted women sent its whole
price to the bankrupt; and the sister,
after joining in this sacrifice, declared
to her lover that their engagement
for marriage must not continue. She
had consented TO the latter in the be-
lief that she could enter their proposed
union with some means of her own 10
aid its frst struggling years, but now
that their marriage must necessarily
be into helpless poverty on both sides
she would not allow herself 10 become
sheer burden to one whom she loved.
Very poor himself, as the law student
certainly was, and mad as it would
have been for him to marry under
such circumstances, be protested vc-
hemently against the wiser judgment
and lesser setishncss of his betrothed,
apa n,a.ts c'OYurnV uso VI vvvry arBu-
ment that youthful romance and cx-
cited feeling could inspire at such a
time. But tho girl was firm. She
insisted that no engagement should
exist between them until time had
brought brighter fortunes TO one OF
both, and the young man was com
PEELED to yield. As they were unable
to help each other as they wore then
situated, the disengaged lover present
ly thought it his daty TO accept an
opportunity OF professional advance.
mont offered him in Philadelphia, and
accordingly came eastward, after O
parting like that of death. They
! were to correspond with each other
rs the dearest of friends and by this
means, while the lawyer was slowly
:, making place for himself in bis dis
tant field of effort, he was able to
lean that the true-h hearted girl in the
= We,tern village was earning liveli
hooifo,' her mother and self by music
: teaching. A hope was maintained .ol
soma time by the roor widow and hel
daughter that their sen and brother
in be South would yet retrieve hi
:, own fortune and theirs but ti:e un
:. fortunate spcculator in cotton died be
fore he could take the first step TO
:, waris such contamination, and life
long poverty was thenceiorth to be
the fate of the gentle ones who haC
impoverished themselves for him
. Years are to the poor what days arr
!, to tie rich in the achievement of som'
> common desires, and years ROLLED
> away while the law student in th'
East and tho music teacher in th'
> West were toiling to be rich enough
=, 81 to marry. At last the widowed moth
!" or died, and with the departure of th
" bereaved daughter TO toachorship II
female seminary of Canada tho lot
= tcrs to Philadelphia abruptly ceased
The girl dcspaired of the future 70
b, herself and her correspondent nov
' In her filial grief and long discourage
ment she believed that he would neve
be rich enough to marry poor We
" man like herself, and resolved that b
should bc left entirely free thenc'
forth to seek fortune in marriage
The mood was one not wholly VI
:, known even TO heroic natures, an
i" sbo INDUCED II until he whom sh
thought to benefit was half mad wit
the conviction that she had delibel
: ately discarded his friendship as we
- us his hand. In vain he wrote to he
at her old home, for some explanalio
=" of her silence. His lottcrs we're r.
~ turned unopened, with a note iro'
: some old friend that Miss - had lie
= Ontario Immediately after her mothe
death, without giving hor future a
dress to any one Tbcn came for Il
young man term of profound dele
y j tion; and then fierce energy to hl'
,' and blunt his injury 10 uncompropi