The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-01
A MOUNTAIN ROMANCE.
Prom the Charleston COurlcr)

Prom the Charleston Conrlcr)
TNoTE.-Sarah Jane Winemiller wa
convicted at the October term, 1871, Q
the Circuit Court Of Upshur county OF in
ceDdiarism, in burning 0 log meeting
bousc, and sentenced TO three years il
me Denitentiary. The meeting house wa
the one in which Rev. Brown, father o
the girls inamorats, usually preached
Sbe was pardonGd, however, by Cover
nor Jacob, on the 29d Of November
1872 81,
But John Cole tells lis about II with
more particularly and better rhyme, as
folows-JUSIOR
Wha, I'm about to tell you
Snail BE- the naked truth,
A youth did love maiden fair,
that maiden loved the youth,
'Tisbut simple story, then,
And very sd u tell;
Il Happened 10 the settlement
or FArnswOrth and Plnnoll.
10 IIuCkhannOn township, and
Quite near BuCi harmon town,
There lived this youth OF tender yeSrs
Whom people called Lang Brown.
And he did WOO that maiden young,
OF very lengthy name,
Or which the first three letters we'G
The charming Sarah Jane.
But when their rash Intentions were
Unto their parents brung,
Those parents wouldn't hear toi II,
Tho children were 30 young
And Sarah took "cOnniptiOn lts,
When papa went 10 tell fer
She still must bear the maiden name
Ol Jenny WinniemellGr
While Lang Brown took Birdie up,
Which round his neck he tied,
And went Into the stable loft
Intent on suicide.
On second thought, that act 20 rash
Might make tho matter worse.
lie wisely took the Birdie OF
And put II on horse.
And on that horse he mounted up
And galloped down the lane,
HCll.bent on leaving his old dad
And taking Sarah Jane
But soon his hopes were shlYered all,
And Sarah Jane went pale,
To hear Lang Brown was taken mp
And lodged In UpShur JAIL
Then right unto that all che Wtnlt
A pltOous song BhO sang,
or how those iron prison bars
Divided her from Lang.
"Oh, will share your lot" she said,
Said faithful Sarah Jane
His lot was at the co rner then,
VI Locust street and Main.
Said she, "Dear Lang. III take a chunk
And fly 10 yOndcr hill
And Are thEt little knowledge shop.
Your fathers gospel mill"
Then up She took the blazing brand,
This charming, loving Sarah,
And burnt that old log meeting no GfC--
Twas quite incoi diary.
And so BtrAIghtway they took her NJ.
And ''hiked" her OF TO town,
And cast her into prison with
Her ginger blood, Lang Brown.
And then no claspcd her 10 his heart
And sWore that she was "hls'n."
But soon he grew 20 sick OF love,
He bursted out OF prison.
He wandered through the woods awhile.
But couldn't live alone,
While In the prison Sarah slept,
Who was his blood and bone.
30 he did leave the lonely woods
And to tho jail did run,
surrendered up himself without
The hrlng OF gun.
II was noble thing 10 SEQ
This lovely seli.deniHl,
Save that 60 bad q thing should lie
ABhRppened Of the trial.
Lang tmiled as they acquitted him,
But soon his hopes grew witty:
The verdict did 60 OF 10 say
That Sarah Jane was guilty
And thus 1t went, like all true love,
For Lang went free while she went to
The PenitentiAry.
But she no more forgot her love
Than did old Enoch Ardent
I'm happy 10 inform you all
she's got the GoV'nor's pardon.
And now they'll have a happy home,
In palace or in hovel.
Except It's true, this story ends
Like any other novel.
MORAL.
II you, upon bridal tour,
Should run OF with your Idol.
BE certlin that your nelghbor's horse
Is mot hitehed to your bride.