Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-17
A Romantic Marriage.

heard recently of marriage, one Of the
parties being wealthy bachelor Of George
Town, d. G., which was the fruition after ma
ny years, of the youthful dream Of the gentle
man in the case. Fifteen years ago Miss -,
the daughter OF highly respected officer Of
the government, was a beautiful, fresh young
girl, admired and sought after by the best so
ciety at the capital Of the nation. She had
many suitors, and one, n Mr.. -, of George
| town was so sincere and unsefish in his devo-
ton TO her. that she could not but accord to
him the highest measure Of her regard, aliho
she gave her heart and hand to another. So
| deeply rooted was her esteem for the rejected
lover that when her first child son, was
| born, she gave him the name she had refused
to accept for herself. Her husband was an Of
licer of the army, and his wife and child led
with him the wandering life which army fam
lilies must needs experience, and SO the rejected
lover rarely fever heard of the woman he had
so truly loved, yet he remained faithful to her
memory The army officer was killed fighting
on the Southern side in one Of the battles in
the second year of the rebellion, and the vld-
ow, crushed by grief, retired to a certain city
in Western State, and lived in quiet and re-
tirement with her child. Last summer, the
boy, twelve years old, sickened and died. Tie
wealthy bache or OF Georgetown saw the death
of his namesake in newspaper, and it was
woman be had wooed and lost. Arguing
with himself doubtless that the cldless wild
ow might stand in need of consolation, and
very likely of many of the substantial COM
forts o! life, since her deceased husband was
not at any time wealthy man, and most pro-
badly died in straitened circumstances in de-
fence of the lost cause, Mr.. - determined 10
write and renew the offer he had so unsuccess-
fully made fifteen years ago. lie wrote and
offered himself and all his possessions, on the
condition that he was to receive 70: an answer
a 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 d1e 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 cheerfulness, beauty, and all that
had once made her attractive still if what re-
manned of her former self was worth the hay-
ing, then her dear old friend was welcome 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 too long to
brook even days unnecessary delay so the
next train after the receipt of the letter carried
him 10 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
false set she had postponed the visit for six
weeks. "Ah, Sarah, " said her lover, when
he had taken first long look at her, you
told me you had lost youth. beauty and cheer
fulness, bat you said nothing about your
teeth, Sarah why did you omit the teeth p
Then Sarah rose to explain, and the explana-
ton proved satisfactory, but the ardent lover
wouldn't wait for teeth and so the twain were
made one in spite of this drawback on the part
of the bride. They are now living in George
town, happy and prosperous, and not even the
teeth are wanting to enable the Wits TO enjoy
all the good things offered for her acceptance.
- Washington Cor. Boston Post.