Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-24
Love AT Sight.

THE ROMANTIC CAREER OF A YOUNG ENGLISH
SERVANT GIRL AND ONE OF THEODORE
THOMAS MUSICIANS.
Late in the last autumn, yonng girl of poor
but respectable parentage, in England, exhib-
old-fasbioned phrase is, and arrived at that
stage Of the obscure indspOsition where the
medical gentlemen of the day is wont to con-
fess the inadequacy 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 might have been hOpelessly beyond their
means but for their acquaintance with a certain
sea captain, 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 mari
sented to the condition. But scarcely had the
ship cleared port and her health began mend
ing when she discovered that the business of
working ones passage across the ocean is any
thing bat sinecurial. The captains wife made
her drudge from morning until night at all
kinds OF mental offices, and although her physi-
cal 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
way ashore without much ceremony, and in
accordance with previously meditated plan,
began inquring from house to house for a ser
wants situation. The spirit to do such thing
as this inspired her with an air Of energetic
efficiency, securing immediate favorable atten-
ton from acute hOusekeepers, and very soon
she found herself engaged by respectable
and kind family upon terms which to her fancy
seemed promising OF an early accumulation of
the sum of money necessary to take her back
to Europe upon a vessel not sailed by charitable
friends. A letter to the old folks at home to re-
port her restored health and brave conclusion.
and the English lass was ready for the advent
ure next to be related. One day soon after her
Yankee dOmesticatiOn, while on her way to a
lamp-post letter-bOx with a second letter she
accidentally dropped the missive to the side
walk, and in STOPPING abruptly to recover
it came into violent collision with
brusque, hurrying little man, OF befurred
great-cOat and foreign aspect. Calamity
taking to himself the blame of the mis-
hap the stranger uttered plentiful apology in
German, and apparently incOnsOlable at not
being understood, followed the startled girl,
with much gesticulation and bowling, to the ad-
jacent letter-bOx. and then back almost 10 the
house door. Not only this, but on the day en-
suing he reappeared at the house in company
pitz, to resume his apologies through an inter-
prefer. The family of the residence upon
learning that the polite gentleman was highly
distinguished member OF the famous Thomas
ochestra of New York, called the young emf
grant to the parlOr for the requested interview,
which did not terminate until the obvious ad-
mring apologist had asked and received per-
mission TO call again. 1t was plain that he had
contracted an unusual interest for the humble
heroine of the letter-box, land when after As
pertaining her history and making several calls
he managed to inform her that he was an honest
sutton for her hand, and what had at first been
deemed an eccentric within was accepted in sen
timental earnest. The girl, as honest, prac-
ticed no affection OF displeasure at the offer of
husband so distinguished, and the betrothal
being duly announced, the delighted musical
romancer saw her raised from the position of
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 a professional
tour with his orchestra. On his return from
this same melodiOus journey, by way of the
West. his 3ffianced wrote him that her father
IN England, had been taken ruddenly sick ana
desired her speediest coming home. His an
swer was an Enclosure OF money and a broken
English letter Of filial explanation to the house
hold across the water, and another letter to tell
his mistress that she must wait few days until
he could come to her and he himself escort her
across the Atlantic as his wife. She waited ac-
cOrdingly, reports the Boston correspondent
of the Springfield Union. The marriage took
place last week, in the presence and under the
congratulations of American friends, who were
as well satisfied OF the bridegrOom's sterling in
tegrity as OF the brides exemplary worthiness,
and the last Cunard steamer is now bearing to
the English coast as happy a pair of mated
lovers as ever illustrated old romance in mod