Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-06-21
A ROMANTIC mARR,AGE.


Georgetown, ID. c.. which was the iru
ition, after many years, of the youthful
dream of the gentleman in the case.
Fifteen years ago Miss -, the daugh-
ter of a highly respected officer of the
Government, WAS 4 beautiful, fresh Young
girl, admired and sought after by the
best society OF the Capitol of .ae aation,
She had iAany a,itors, and one, Mr..
-, OF Georgetown. was so sincere
, and unseliiSh in his devotion to her tina,
she could not hui accord him the high.
est measure Of her regard, although she
rave her heart and hand TO another. so
deeply rooted was hey esteem for the
rejected lover. that when her first child,
q son, was born. she gave hum the name
she had refused To accept for herself
J Her husband was an officer OF tSe army
and the wife and child led with him the
wandering life which army families must
needs experience. and SO the rejected
lover rarely if ever, heard of she woman
he had so truly loved, yet he remained
faithful to her memory. The army oil
Ger was killed fighting on the Southern
side in one of the battles of the rebel
lion. and his widow crushed by grci,
retired to a certain city in Western
State and lived in quiet aud retirement
with her child Last summer the boy.
twelve wears old. sickcncd and died.
The wealthy bachelor of Georgetown
SAW the death Of his namesakc.mancws-
paper. and il was the first news he hal
had in many years of the woman he hail
woocd and lost Arguing with himself
doubtless that the childleSS widow might
stand in need of consolation. AMI very
likely many of the substantial comforts
of lie. since her deceased husband was
not at any time wealthy man, AMI
most probably died in straitcncd cir
stances in defence of the lost cause,
Mr.. -. determined TO write and ~
new the offer lac had so mSucccsSlully
made fifteen years ago. He wrote and
offered himself and all his possessions
on the condition that he was 10 receive
for an answer a decided yes or no. 1t
the first answer was given he wished Ia
be married in six weeks from the time
of his acceptance; if the second the laiy
should never hear from him again. In
due time an answer came. The widow
said she much changed by the lapse OF
wears, and more still by her cares and
Affections. She had lost all chccrtulncss,
beauty. all that had once made her nj
tractiye; still, if what remained of her
former self was worth having, then her
dear old friend Mas welcome 10 tho
wreck. and in six weeks he might come
to see her and the wedding day should
be fixed. The dear old friend hal
waited too long to brook even days
unnecessary delay. so the next tram nj
ter the receipt of the letter carried him
to the home of his beloved III the West,
lie found the lady very much unprcpar
cd TO receive him; she had not tooth
in her head, aud because her mouthwas
being prepared for u false set she had
postponed the visit for SIX weeks.
'Ah Sarah, said her lover, when he
had taken first look at her, YOU told
me you had lost youth, beauty and
cheerfulness, but you said nothing about
your teeth, Sarah, why did You omit the
teeth ?
Then Saral, rose to explain, and tho
explanation proved satisfactory, but the
ardent lover wouldn't wait for teeth AMI
SO the twain were made one in spite of
this little drawback on the part Of the
bride. They are now living in George
town, happy aud prosperous, and not
even the teeth are wanting 10 epablc
the wife to enjoy all the good things Of
fcred for her acccptancc.-Ua ashingfon
Correspondence Boston Post.
A IArrY DADpY.- We are obliged
10 tell how the following letter fell into
our hands; all the reader has 10 do is to
read it and laugh. We conpatulaic the
new made pa-ri-cnt, and hope he will
get over his confusion Of ideas shortly,
so as TO be able to tell his baby from his
horse. -PeiersbUrg IadfT. ,..er.
Dear Sister Emma---i now take my
seat and sit down to take this opporiu-
nity to inform you that ] am a daddy
at least that il, ! suppose am, for Ad-
die has got as nice, fat baby AZ ever
made faces. We hope that thrse few
lines may find you enjoying the same
great blessing. Now, this is 10 be
strictly business letter. Firstly, ~
said before, Addie has got nice baby,
ncx,Iy have swapped away old John
and think | have got pretty nice horse;
it is a girl and weighs nine pounds-I
mean the baby--it IL just as fat az but
ter, and has good strobgpair Of lungs
She is red and has a bobiail---tbe horse
mern-and white stripe in her face,
and n goot driver; she has got blue eyes
and dimpIe in her clin--l mean the
baby-and just the prctiiest mouth that
ever open'd to receive pap; Judging
from her teeth, think she is about six
years old mean the horse now-sbc
is sound, smooth and kInd-l mean the
horse or the baby either. uow--and the
doctor says she is the fIirest hcs ever
saw, without any cxccpjon-he meant
the baby-I got S25 TO boot, not ontho
baby, though, for IN Its case The boots
on the other foot, and two or tbr,c
sizes larger, rs near as ! can find out. j
am going 10 harness the horse now and
90 after mother, she was bonn last night
at twenty minutes past niDe--I hope
YOU don't think mean mother or the
horse; mean the baby. She Is as hearty
as pig; eat an egg, a biscuit, and drank
three cups of teal mean Addie-she