The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01

lady's father. But the latter had more am
bilious views for his daughter; and, when
the young machinist presented himself as
her sutton, he was treated with very little
ceremony; was, in fact, dismissed by her
father in a manner so offensive that pride
forbade him to make any further advances.
He went West, and entered into business
in St. Louis. Having plenty of talent,
energy, and character, he was successful,
soon had large establishment of his
own, and has accumulated handsome
fortune. Absorbed in business, and in the
various occupations of a man of prOni-
hence and influence, he had doubtless out
grown his early disappointment in love;
but he had formed no other attachment,
and remained unmarried.
The young girl meanwhile, her lover
being quite lost to her, accepted the hus-
and went to live in France. She was in
possession of a modest fortune, and, her
parents having died in this interval, there
was nothing to call her back to Boston.
Up to September of last year this was the
position of affairs between these two.
With each, the brief romance of their
early youth had faded into the memory of
tender dream, and nothing could have
seemed less likely than the occurrence of
any event which should reunite their sun
dered lives.
However, it so fell out that the require
ments of Mr.. G-'s business took him
last year to Europe, and he remained
abroad several months. One evening, late
in September, he was on board little
steamer going from Marseillcs to Leghorn,
| when there came up one of the sudden
storms for which those waters are un.
pleasantly noted. 1t was very rough, but
no danger was anticipated. Mr.. G.
sat on deck watching the storm; and many
other passengers, among them several Ia.
dies, were doing the same. One of the
latter had risen from her seat to go below,
and was standing in an unguarded atti-
tude, when, the steamer giving a violent
lurch, she lost her balance and was thrown
overheard. Mr.. G. saw the mishap,
and instantly leaped after her into the sea.
He was fortunate enough to find and
support her; but it was dark, the sea
running high, and, though a
boat was quickly sent out by the people
on the steamer, those in it were unable to
find the missing passengers, and it was
supposed that they were drowned. But,
fortunately for them, the steamer people,
as soon as the accident was known, had
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cling to-, A plank floated near them, and
by this they were able to keep themselves
from sinking. They were picked up on
the following day by vessel bound for
Malta, and carried to that port.
And thus it was that these long separat-
ed lovers met at last! In the darkness of
night, on plank in the stormy waters of
the Mediterranean, they recognized each
other! They were reunited, but with no
prospect before them but of a speedy death
in each others arms. Was it strange that
the old love, which had abated, not died,
in their hearts, was reawakened, and that
on finding themselves, once more possess.
ed Of life, they felt it impossible to spend
that life aparts At any rate, they were
married soon after in the English chapel
at Malta, and having passed the winter
there for the benefit Of the lady's health,
which had suffered greatly from the ex-
posture she had undergone, they are at
present on their way home to America.
And may all true loves have an equally
fortunate issue!-Boston Cor. Chicago
Tribune.