Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-19
A Romantic Love Story.

LATE in the last autumn Young girl of
| poor but respectable parentage, in En-
gland, exhibited symptoms of 'going into
decline as the old-fashioned phrase is,
anu arrived at that stage of the obscure
| lnd1spOsltlon where the medical gentle
man OF the day is wont to confess the in
adequacy OF his science and escape final
| responsibility for the case by counseling
| remote travel. Her father and mother were
sagely informed by the family physician
| that an Atlantic voyage only could restore
her to health; and they being as already
| indicated, in humble circumstances, that
ordinarily costly resort would have been
hopelessly beyond their means but for
their acquaintance with certain sea CAP
tain, who, upon hearing what the doctor
had said, volunteered to give their daughter
a trip upon his vessel to Boston and back.
In consideration of this gratuity she was
TO render such service as she could to the
friendly mariners wife during the voyage
and readily assented to the condition
But scarcely had the ship cleared the port
| and her health began mending when she
discovered that the business of working
ones passage across the ocean is ANYTHING
but slnecure. The captains wife made
her drudge from morning until night at
all kinds OF mental offices, and although
her physical condition steadily improved
under the ordeal, she secretly determined
that she would sooner remain in this
country all her life than return to England
IN that ship. Hence, upon the arrival of
the latter in Boston, she took her Wav
ashore without much ceremony. and in
accordance with previously meditated
plan, began inquiring from house to house
Tor servants situation. The spirit to
do such thing as this inspired her with
an air of energetic efficiency, securing
immediate favorable attention from acute
housekeepers, and very soon she found
herself engaged by a respectable and kind
family upon terms which, to her fancy
seemed promising OF an early accum ua-
1lon OF the sum OF money necessary to take
ed by charitable friends. 4 letter to the
old folks at home to report her restored
health and brave conclusion, and the En-
glish lass was ready for the adventure next
to be related. One day soon after her
Yankee domesticatiOn, while on her wav
to lamp-post letter-box with a second
letter, she accidentally dropped the mis-
slVe TO the sidewalk, and in stopping alb
ruptly to recover i came into violent col
ilsion with brusque, hurrying little man,
OF Delurred great-cOat and foreign aspect.
calamity taking to himself the blame of
lhe mlshap, the stranger uttered Ulen-
tl1ul apology in German, and apparently
Ihconsolable at not being understood, fol
lowed the startled girl, with much gestic
ulatlOn and bowling, to the adjacent letter
box, and then back almost to the house
door. Not only this, but on the day en-
suing he reappeared at the house in com
pany with the well-knoWn musical leader,
MI. koppitz, to resume his apologies
through an interpreter The family of the
residence, upon, learning that the polite
gentleman was highly distinguished
member OF the famous Thomas orchestra
OF New York, called the young emigrant
10 the parlor for the requested interview,
which did not terminate until the obvious
ly admiring apologist had asked and
received permission to call again.
1t was plain that he had contracted an
unusual interest for the humble heroine of
the letterboX, and when, after ascertain
ing her history and making several calls.
he managed to inform her that he was an
honest sutton for her hand what had
at first been deemed an eccentric within
was accepted III sentimental earnest The
GIRL as honest, practiced no atfectation of
dlspleasnre at the offer of a husband so
distinguished, and the betrOthal being du
~ announced, the delighted musical TO-
mancer saw her raised from the position
OF a servant to that of temporary boarder
| IN her American home, and supplied with
an efficient German teacher before he took
his affectionate leave and went southwark
on professional tour with his orchestra
On his return from this same melodious
Journey, by way Of the West, his affianced
wrote him that her father, in England, had
been taken suddenly sick and desired her
speediest coming home. His answer was
an inclosure of money and broken-Eng
lish letter filial explanation to the house
hold across the water, and another letter
to tell his mistress that she must wait a
few days until he could come to her and
he himself escort her across the Atlantic
as his wife. She waited accordingly. The
marriage took place last week, in the
presence and under the congratulations of
American friends, who were as we'll salts
fed of the bridegroom's sterling integrity
as of the brides exemplary worthiness,
and the last Cunard steamer is now bear
ing to the English coast as happy pair
of mated lovers as ever illustrated old ro
nance in modern instance-Bost0n Cor
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