Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-28
AN ALBANY LOVE STORY.
rHR KFFEcTs OF NOVEL WRITING AND MOVER
READlNd-AN INCIDENT IN THE FAMILY
HISTORY OF THE BLERcKERs AND
TUE sBDawIcKS.

rHR KfFKCTs OF NOVEL WRITING AND MOVER
REAplNa-AN INCIDENT IN THE FAMILY
HISTORY OF THE BLERCkERs AND
| TUE sEDawIcKs. /
There lived. many years ago, in the county OF
Berkshire, young lady possessed of more than
ordinary accomplishments, which, at that day,
distinguished the Intelligent daughters of New
England. At an early period OF her life her wri.
tings attracted the attention of the public, and
her novels penetrated all parts of the civilized
world where the English language is spoken, and
she was FULLY entitled TO the envied reputation she
| had earned by her graceful pen sketches. She
came OF one OF the leading families OF Berkshire,
possessing wealth, and having every requisite me-
Icessary TO make her a desirable companion to
some worthy man who chose to make her his
| wife.
This lady had a brother living In the city OF
Albany, N. Y, where he followed the profession
| OF law in partnership with worthy man of
wealth, irreproachabe character and high reputa-
ton, not only Tor his learning, but his sterling
Integrity. The intimate relations existing be-
tween these two individuals served 10 bring to-
gether the brothers partner and the sister hereto
lore alluded to- and the circumstances resulted in
the lawyer making an offer OF his hand to the
gifted anthoress, which was accepted, aud the en-.
gagement continued Tor long time with no ap-
parent jealousy, doubt misunders landing to in
terrupt ths smooth tenor Of their way. But the
gentleman was accustomed to read novels, as
well AZ the law, and it is natural to suppose that
he read the works OF his afiianced bride with all
the ardor which the circumstances of the case
will warrant
In one of these volumes he found portrayed
the affections existing between the hero and
heroine Of the tale portrayed in such glowing,
ardent colors, that he was impressed to stop and
ask himself the question: ais this real are
these the true sentiments Of the fair writer
} must possess all the characteristics of this
: hero in order TO satisfy and make happy the
woman have chosen as companion for life %
,, The high principle Of honor which he possessed
forbade him 10 proceed with any further act
that could hereafter be charoeable with con.
|, cealment or fasehood, and he Immediately in.
formed the young lady that if the love, which
she had portrayed, in her work of fiction,
, should be exacted from him, then he felt can
did TO confess that he did not neither could he
ever feel that his love was anything near the
standard which she had written in lvid words
of fire. The result of this understanding
whichever you may call it, was the breaking up
Of the engagement between Harmanus Bleeker
and Catharine Sedgwick, and they remained
from that day estranged forever.
The lady lived q celibate life to q good old
age, and was gathered to her fathers, regret
ted by all who enjoyed her acquaintance, but
her brilliant genius will live until the science
Of literature shall be buried in oblivion.
The loYe of Miss Sedwick was the love of
IrOmance; high wrought and elevated by the
poetic enthusiasm OF too active brain. Such
lpersOns can love but one and when suddenly
crushed is followed sometimes, by an insati-
. able malady or kindred disease, an6 their ac-
tion gives to the world wonderful effects.
Those who sink under the burden are lost
forever. Perhaps 10 this event the world owes
the enjoyment OF many happy moment which
it has employed In the persual of the late words
| of this gifted authoress.
| Not SO with Harmanus Beecker He took
q more common sense view of the marriage
relation. Possessed of the practical good
sense and philosophy Of his Dutch ancestry
he was impervious to that intense enthusi-
| asm which burns in the brain of the descen-
dants of the impulsive puritans. Had he
r married Miss Sedwck he would have taken
u her home, when she would have settled down
into matter Of fact lady of the mansion and
accommodate herself to the manners and Gus
!. toms of the Dutch Knickerbockers, and the
, world forever deprived OF the enjoymentS
rendered by her magic pen or the lack OF
afinitely and tastes between the parte:
might have resulted In an open rupture like
{ too many of the unfortunate unions tina
. frequently take place by the uniting together
X of antagionistic organizations.
I'll Mr.. Bleecker never married until in tb'
}. 'sere and yellow leaf" Of old age. 1t is vel
kno vn be passed many years in Holland, an,
the language there spoken being familiar AM
his mother tongue, he passed much Of his leisur
/. time 10 cultivating the acquaintance Of the oil
III families, in one of which he found lady VIII
c expressed herself willing to leave her nativ
:. country and follow the fortunes of an old maj
, in foreign lands. This was spring welded I
II hoary winter. Nobody would suppose that ther
z was any romance in an arrangement Of this kind
) but II is said that true, fervent and lastin
= affection existed between the parties, whic
q only terminated with the death Of one of tn
y twain. Having his trunks already packed an
s. on board the vessel ready for his departure TO
s home, he called to bid farewell to the famil,
when some act or expression made by the ' oun
lady led the old man to believe that she woul
4 not be unwilling to accompany him in the voy
= age.
The trunks were Immediately landed, an
arrangements completed for an early marriage
.g and the old gentleman returned 10 Albany wit
his young wife. Every one that knew thi
: worthy woman knew how we'll she performe
3 every duty rs q wife. She had no novels l.
: write, no articles to furnish by contract TO fl
, the next monthly magazine, but attended faith
full 10 her duty at her husbands side, cheerin
his last days with affection and smoothing h
. pathway to the grave; and, although endowe
with princely legacy from her husband. y,
after his death she voluntarily surrendered
fortune TO endow institution of education an
benevolence, which was intended 10 be done
her husband before her marriage. What womeI
the heroine OF q novel, has ever done this? "
there is no romance here, but plain statemeu
of facts. Why can We not have more true his
a, tories Of actual individual act which portra
more truly the feelings that actuate the huma
heart, and which the fashionable writers c
" fiction never think OF? Novel writing is indulg
ed in by persons more or less affected with di
: eased imagination. and noyel-reading is apt
mislead.-From the Berkshire county, Mass
Eagle.
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