Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-07

Tie following romantic story is told by
tie Washington correspondent of the Boston
Post.
l.,ard recently of q marriage, one oi tie
parties being wealthy bachelor Of George
Town. d C.. which wa~ the iruition. after
many YEAR Of tie youthful dream Of the
Gentleman in iAe case Fifteen years ago
Mis-, the daughter Of highlv-re~pected
officer OF the Government, was a beautiful,
fresh yoang girl. admired and sought after
by tlt best society at the capital of the ma
ton. She had many suitors and one,
Mr., Of Georgetown. was 80 sincere and
un,eliSh in his devotion 10 her that She could
not but accord him the highest measure of
her regard although She gave her heart and
hand to another ;, deeply rooted was her
esteem for the rejected lover that when her
frat child, a son, was born, she gave him the
name she had refused 10 accept for herself.
Her husband was an officer Of the army, and
his wife and caid led with him the wander
M life which army families must needs ex
perieace, and 50 the rejected lover rarely, If
ever heard of the woman he had 50 truly
loved. Vet he remained faithful 10 her mem
cry. The army officer MAS killed fighting on
II eS3Itiern side. IN one Of the battles in
the second year Of the rebellion, and his
widow crushed by grief. retired to a certain
CITY in a Western State. and lived in quiet
ana retirement with her child. Last sum
mer the boy, - years old, sckcned and died.
The wealthy bachelor Of Georgetown saw
the death Of his namesake in a newspaper,
and IL was the first news he had in many
- l.. / l..
Arguing with himself, doubtless, that the
,l.iidle,, widow might stand in need Of con-
-olation. and very likely of many Of the sub
,tantial comforts Of life, since her deceased
husband was not at any time a wealthy man,
and most probably died in Strengthened cir
cnnstanee> in defense of the lost cause,
Mr. determined to write and renew the
oher he had 50 unsucceSsfuly made fifteen
wears ago. lie wrote and offered himself
and all la, possessions on the condition that
he WIS To- receive for an answera decided YES
or no. If the first answer was given he
wished to be married in six weeks from the
time of his acceptance if the second, the
lady should never hear from him again. In
due time an answer came. The widow said
she was much changed by the lapse Of years,
and more still by her cares and Affections.
She had lost cheerlulnesS. beauty, all that
had once made her attractive still, il what
remsinei Of her former self was worth the
having. then her dear old friend was well
come to the wreck, and in six weeks he
might come to see her and the wedding day
should be fixed The - dear old friend" had
waited tso long to brook even days I'M
necessary delay, 50 the next train after the
receipt Of the letter carried him to the home
Of his beloved in the West. lie found the
lady very much unprepared to receive him
she had not a tooth in her head, and because
her mouth WAS being prepared for a false set
she had postponed the visit for six weeks.
" All, Sarah, " said her lover, when he had
taken first long look at her, " yoa told me
you had lost youth, beauty and cheerful
nes-, bat you said nothing about your teeth.
Sarah. why did You omit the teeth -
Then Sarah rose to explain, and the ex
PLANTATION proved satisfactory, but the ardent
lover wouldn't wait for the teeth. and 50 the
twain were made one in spite of this little
drawback on the part of the bride They
are now living in Georgetown, ha
prosperous, and not even the teeth are want
ing to enable the wife to enjoy all the good
thing lHered for her acceptance.