The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-03-05
A case Of disappointed love, conjuea,

bliss blasted, c1er,sned hopes h0verlng dO""
the wind Of cruel infideity, came under our
observation on Friday last, which is likely -
Ieah to some litigation, and developments
ricb, rare and racy, IL the ma tier is not
smicably adjusted by some living concess/
sions upon the, part Of the standing off BRIDE
groom. Az near as our reporter could glea"
the facts, they are nearly these: Aboat
three weeks since, at . dance, tnis blnshinu
couple met, looked and Ioved--!be old
story, love at first sight They fare not Or
the uppcr ten, sod..to our knowledge, lay no
claim to long line of aueeatey through
whose veins flowed the crimsol current o.
stamped nobility: but they are from the
humber CLASSROOM the, cottage lowly, from
the bone and sinew OF the land, and their
love was the love OF giants. 1t waxed warm
aud grew in strength, until our Adonis could
no longer forego the jewel within his reach
be logged that she should be his--his only
and accordingly propounded. The maiden
whose heart was not of adamant, listened to
the Quixotio tales of this modern Moor Us
only trusting aud couiding msidens Can
listen, and
.'ons swore. la faith, twas straugsy twas
passing strange;
Twas pitiful, twas wonderous pitiful;
She wished that she had not heard it; yet she
wished
That heaven had made her such man.
The heavenly vision of a cottage by the
sea, clam chowder and fresh oysters was too
much for our little heroine, and, like Niobe
all tears, she confessed her soul and made
bin the guardian OF her heart forever and
for aye. Last Friday they were to go 10
Oil City, the metropolis OF Venango county.
and there and then be united as man ana
wife. Thursday night came; the lovers wer
10 have one more meeting ere they lauched
their boat upon tho tide of time, and moved
down the map Of the world as
1.-Two souls with but Q single thought,
Two hearts that beat ~ one"
Dressed In her neatest, she was in deed the
picture OF loveliuess as she Sat peering
tbrougt0the widow into the darkness, watch
log the coming Of her hope-her lord and
master. Tue sun went down ss usual, the
shadows Of night came on space, the blue OF
eaven was dotted here and there with in/
numerable Stars, while up out Of the eastern
horizon god like, rose Jupiter to throw
kisses across the sea of blue to the bright
eyed aud brilliant Venus who was retirisg
,or the night down the horizon Of the west.
He was to have been on Maud st eight, |,
was now eleven, and still the maiden wait
ed. Twelve o'clock was ushered In and past
down the past among the ghosts OF hours
gone before. and be came not.
oh, Robinson Crusoe, how could you do 20
How could you do go, how could you do so ??
Our reporter WAS looking upon that coun/
enancs at the time expecting storm, q
whirlwind Of pass ion, agony, grief and desl
pair, expecting to see those food gates of the
soul open and !drowu US in tears, but We
were doomed to disappointment; there was q
sigh, gentle swell Of the bosom, compress.
sion of the lips as IL Of some stern resolve.
and the simple remark, which means vol
umes when translated into EDglisn-'If
Jack thinks be can tr ide with my affect iona
with impunity, he's barking up hollow
tree"
"Then come to the old gum tree come to til
old gum tree, =
Gene where de..coon aud de possum be, com
and join our jovlal Dance"
You all want to know whom this fair an
gel in prospective bliss ,wss-ws lisp her
name with reverentiaI awe-it was Emma?
Who was the wretch that promised this fair
Bashebs and took water? Who was th
wretch that blighsed the fond hopes Of this
lovely maiden-this bIushing blonde Of
thirty summers? Was 1t Jones, or Smith,
Or Varisu?
"We 5ave met, We have loved,
We have parted, broken hearted"
On Jack, my boy Jack, how could you
Be just and wiso aud fear not, take ,hs
blossom to your 2heart and cherish, love
honor and protect.
The case OF George B Evans, the default
ting claim agent OF this State. came up for
trial yeslerdya at Harrisburg.