Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-28
EVENING STAR.
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WIHNlsG THE " .Oao Woaa1
A striking s1fussrntiou 1T the Dan.
Eev Of Eptssosary Courts ain, nud
81 the Difficulties Caused b. simiiar
Names.

tfror II, Piftsbs-s Penn.l Commercial, Dec. q.
A novel breach OF promise OF marriage WAS
broaght 10 hight IN this city Q short time .inoa
and Is now pending before srbi;rstors ElNhtaen
years ago, near the City OF Belfast, 40 impreSsi-
he Young lrishman fell deeply IN love WIN a
brushing, rosy-eheeked las Of his own neish
hooo, At "froitc" given at the house of a
friend The young I'M an had never been in love
and be Was so smitten by the charms OF tue tar
one that he could not rest until he hsd m sde a
boidness OF q rolicking young Irishmsn. he
popped the question, bat was somewhat cooled
In his srdor on finding that the object OF his
sdorstlon did not receive the proposition with
that favor which he had anticipated. However
Ike many another sutton. he WAS cOmpelled 70
accept tue DEGREES OF fate. Time wore on aud
the young man having determined TO seek his
fortune In America, ba lie adieus TO friends AMI
no farewell was so serrowful as that uttered i'm
the hearing OF 1.-THE girl he left behind him
he located here in PIttsburg. and obtained EN-
poyment In rolling mill on the South Side
Seventeen years hal passed. aud the impreSsi-
Die young man. who had been so smittea with
the rosy-cheeked lass, had changed materials
in appearance, In feeling, and in sentiment, but
ne sui nursed an affection for his first love In
deed. he had never loved another so she re-
manned not only his first, but only love. He had
lost all trace of her, however, for many wears.
and did not know whether she vas married or
single, living or dead. A''frisnd from Ireisndr
happened TO ali upon him, and rec elections OF
"auld lang sype" were revived How natural
lOVa-lAsS.
deepening interest he learned that she was stil
alive, that she wa doing well, and better than
all, that she was unmarried. The old dam4
WAS soon rekinded. Thinking that time aad.
perhaps, want OF better Opportunity, miyat
nave chsngedthe feelings of the rosy-cheeke1
lass, he determined TO renew the offer of seven
teen years before. He had learned in ca ~ tune
10 look upon matrimony with somewhat of a
business eye, aud he found an ADDITIONAL in
centive in the fact that the maiden had become
an accomplished seamstress, aud carried on A
ErontsnIe ESTABLISHMENT on her own account.
Then Mr.. - had ability to earn a handsoma
competence, and realizing how please lt IL would
he TO join their fortunes here In the noky CITY
ne possessed himself of the proper address.
and, In the glowing language OF an ardent ma
ture, he told the story of his years of patient
waiting. his unceasing affection, anu All thar
sort of thing. Then he came right down 20
business, proposing to send her money 70 nay
her passage 10 Pittsburg, and to make hgr hi,
wife Immediately on her arrival here. The let
ter was received, and the resp lnse was favor
ape aoie. several tender epistles passed between
the parties: but remarkable fact was de-
yeloped-a fact that seemed ominous of evil
TO Mr.. -, namely: That Miss could NOT
recall the " frolic" of seventeen years before
IL was unaccountable 10 him that she could
have altogether forgotten that night and ths
conquest she achieved i'm winning his heart
Notwithstanding this troublesome circumstance
the details were arranged, and the contract
finally entered into. The passage money was
forwarded, the vessel selected. aud il was I'M
derstOod that on her arrival at tina Union depot
chief from a car window on the Ieft-h and side
50 that Mr.. - could find her without diff
Guilty. The happy day came, and Mr.-w was
In waiting, and the train was mOmentarily eN-
pected On his arrival ne scanned the windDgs
on the left side of the train, bat saw no signal
The passengers had nearly iefJ the platform.
and he was about giving az in despair, when
he was approached by an elderly aud not
over progressing lady, who said - take
you for a countryman of mine, and As 1 an
stranger here wish to ask YOU ii you know
very man." answered Mr. -, land L came
here TO meet Miss -" 81 am Miss = si- -
replied the lady. Mr.. - gaz sd At the woman
IN utter astOnshment, ami failed to recognize
IN her the .'rosy-cheeked lass" who hal 80
captvated him seventeen years bsfore
A fearful mistake had been made, and Mr.
was compelled to Inform Miss = that she
WAS not the lady who lad won hi- love and for
whom he had 50 long cherished an affection.
Ii Ii not necessary To detail the expla
nations which followed. Ii is enough % say
that MT = refused to marry her because she
WAS not the person he loved aud tue person be
supposed he bad cOurted 10y letter. An exami-
nation developed the startling fact that she was
a second cousin of the " rosy checked lass ;" that
she bore the same name precisely, lived IN the
same locality, and was the daughter Of man
whose name was Identical with that of the
father of the maiden with the rosy cheeks. The
friend from ireland" had caused all the mis-
chief in mistaking one lady for another. Mr.
-, acting on this false information. had
courted the wrong person; and worse than all,
he had made solemn promise of marriage
IN writing, which contract the lady held in
her possession. She was some eight years older
than the "TOsy- checked lass )" which placed her
ON the wrong side or fifty, and this was an ad-
ditional barrier to the cOnsu mmation of the con-
tract on the part of Mr.. -. But the lady, who
had come so far to wed, stood upon her contract,
ana when tears and pers1asiOns failed, she
sought legal advice. Mr.. - held tn 1t he was
not liable under the promise, but on advice OF
his counsel agreed TO refer the whole matter to
aIoitrators, whose decision is to be final.
The arbitrRtors chosen are three members
OF the bar, who are new engaged I'm
perusng the correspondence, aud hearing evil
dence TO enable them TO arrive at a Just conclu-
sion. 1t is understood that Dir. - agrees TO
pay Miss IS passage back to Ireland; but the
lady insists that she is entitled to dam ages for
breach OF promise. The lawyers think there j.
q nice question of law involved, and the cas-.
wouldhave gone before the court had il not been
that both parties wish 70 avoid the publicity
which public trial would involve.