Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-10-29

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The Remance Of . Peer Yoangi |
Girl, and its UnhaR.
ny Ending. /
[Eeom tie Ghlcago fffibuue.]
On hoyne street. in . small ivy-clad
cottage, resides with her lrascible Wild
uwel father romantic young girl pamed
Florence. She loves dearly TO build cas-
ties In the sir. tcnanted BY hasseli aud .
fairy prince, whose wealth Is o2lyl
cquall~d by his beauty and surpassed by
bis affection for and toward her. Hefl
father is fe.rful least the girls head
should be turned by reading the Ledger.
aud the Wayerly. and similar publications,
and is sps 10 remark in IN uniinished
manner lhSt II he thought size Wa yet
ting any of that iaso her bead he'd do hss1
duty by her as father sh .uld. Florenc..I
is employed IN ast factory. A few days;
ago she read in the Waverly the following
romantic item: /
How SHE FOUND A HUsBAND.-Not|
many weeks ago young girl employed in
hat factory in Walsinghsm, Mass, who
ha, wearied of the narrow and. unconge- 4
uiai sphere of her home, wro'e. on pink
,inte paper, in NEAT band full Of char
acter, this note: MY rame ie Eleanora
Gertrude Smith: l live ut Walsil.gham,
Mass where l work in the haf-factory.
! | am Is years of age. feet st inches high.
of slight BULL and willowy figure, with
wealth of golden hair and blue eyes deep
rs summers sea. think that could
love. hut, sh! Eleanors G. s." Having
iaint,ly folded this epistle, scented il.
with faint suspicion Of new mown hay.
and sealed it with sgnet bearing Cupid
mounted on a dove bursting from tn
heart of ush-rose, she tucked it insid'
the lining of the hat she was finishing aud
left her fate to fortune. The hat was
purchased by y Mr.. A'xernon John sisney
|of Rochester, N. Y. young man of
striking appearance, eminent talent and
Immense wealth. He found the note,
and, his curiosity being awakened by Its
contents, did not rest till he had travelled
t. Walsingham, Mas. and discovered its
writer, The acc uaintsnce thus remarka-
!. bly, formed rapidly ripened into love. and
!. to make long story shorten Tuesday
last. at Walsingham Mass , the Rev. Hoses
F. Sanderson united in the holy bonds ot
matri,nony Eleanora Gertrude Smith and
Aleernon Join Sisney. May their path
!. way he strcwn with flowers! The bride
has contributed to these columns undel
the pseudonym Of "Gert'e Cush."
Florence, having read this, Was movet
| with consun: ng desire to see for hersel
how tl,e old thing worked, and according
: ly constructed letter of somewhat sim
e liar or:er of rpisto)ary architecture, which
. she euconced neatly in the lining of .h'
most ,yl,sh hat tEat Was to be turned on
/. of the factory. arguing with true fcminin
4. shrewdn.ss that it would probably be
come the prop. rty of young man t
match. Alas! the best laid schemes o
mice and young women oft gang agley
y Her irascib'e widowed father bad beel
, cultivating with perfectly honorable il
tentions and . view to nlatrImony the SC
e ciety Of q young woman OF rs, and ha
arrived AZ that age when man linger
t long at the looking glass, and reads Wit
so4.e interest the testimonials with refel
= ence to the merits of the various vintage
4 Of hair dye. He already had purchased
D pair of bo"ts three sizes too small an
. an overcoat with velvet collar. and, de
string to make an indelible impression o
his Dulcinea's heart, wished to -secute
: hat. Evil fortune induced him to accom-
plish his toilette with F!orence's hat H
purchased il. and was about to place hi
II card inside the lining. when a nea'l
s. folded piece of paper met his eye. h
:. opened 1t and read Floreuce's note.
Then he walked rapid.
j Jlhomewsrd. + On his Va
" he passed . newly erected building
Stepping in he a-ked the boss plasterer
d |he could oblige him with nice limbe
u hath. The boss plast'rer said he coult
Crasping the la,h firmly In his red righ
hand. and remarking between his &
d ,eo,h: ::I'll do my duty by her as . faith
d err" he hurried homeward. Alas! poo
Florence!