Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-07
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The following romantic story is told by
the Washington correspondent Of the Bos-
ton Post:
1 heard recently Of marriage, one of the
parties being wealthy bachelor of George
town, d. c., which was the fruition after
many years of the youthful dream Of the
gentleman in the case. Fifteen years ago
Miss, the daughter of hghly-respect-
ed officer of the Government, was beauti-
full, fresh young girl, admired and sought
after by the best society at the capital of the
nation. She bad many suitors and one, a
Mr., of Georgetown, was so sincere and
unselfish in his devotion to her that she
could not but accord him the highest meas
ure of her regard, although she gave her
heart and band to another. So deeply root
ed was her esteem for the rejected lover
that when her first child, sou, was born,
she gave him the name she had refused to
accept for herself Her husband was an
officer of the army, and his wife and child
led with him the wandering life which ar
my families must needs experience, and so
the rejected lover rarely, if ever 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 his wild
ow, crushed by grief, retired to certain
city in Western State, and lived in quiet
and retirement with her child. Last sum-
mer the boy, IL years old. sickened and
died. The wealthy bachelor of Geoi getown
saw the death of his namesake in a news
paper, and it was the first news he had in
many years of the woman he had wooed
and lost Arguing with himself doubtless,
that the child!ess widow might stand in
need of consolation, and very likely of ma
ny of the substantial comforts of life, since
her deceased husband was not at any time
a wealthy man, and most probably died in
Strengthened circumstances in defense of
the lost cause. Mr.- determined to
write and renew the offer he had so unsuc-
cessfully made fifteen years ago. He wrote
and offered himself and all his posses
sions on the condition that he was to re-
ceiye for an answer 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 chcerfuness, beauty, all that
had once made her attractive; still, If what
remained of her former self was worth
the having, 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 a days
unnecessary delay, so the next train after
the receipt of the letter carried him to the
home of his beloved in the West. He found
the lady very much unprepared to receive
him she had not a tooth in h ar 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 a first long look at her, "you told me
you had lost youth, beauty, and cheerful
ness, but 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 ar
dent lover wouldn't wait for the teeth, and
80 the twain were made one in spite of this
little drawback on the part of the bride
They are now living In Georgetown, hap.
ply and prosperous, and not even the teeth
are wanting to enable the wife to enjoy all
the good things offered for her acceptance