Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-06-15
After Many Years.

the barbershOps in this city yester-
day afternoon, and in response the
chair was occupied by a tall. fair
looking, middle-aged man, who re-
marked as he sat down:
This job over and L will he ready
to complete the work of a lifetime!"
The traditional man who talks is
the barber, and naturally his custom
er's remark excited his curiosity to
the extent that he asked numerous
questions with view to ascertaining
what was the aforesaid work of the
aforesaid lifetime, and during the
next half hour, while the customer
was treated to shave, shampoo and
hair cut. the following romance was
related
Twenty two years ago, or in the
spring of 1884, Enos Dalrymple was a
clerk in n general store near the cor
ner of Jefferson avenue and Bates
street. Dalrymple had then been
over from England about one year,
and during his ocean voyage had
made the acquaintance of Miss Louisa
Merkham. With their parents they
came to this city, and We're thus en-
abled to continue an acquaintance
which soon changed to love, and the
consequent engagement resulted
LOuisa's parents being pretty well
supplied with this worlds goods, were
much opposed to Dalrymple as L SON
in-law, chiefly because he worked fol-
a living; but their opposition was
useless. The young couple met in
secret and carried on Il correspond
ence unknown to anyone but them
selves. Too poor to get married
young Dalrymple as soon as he
reached his majority started West in
search of his fortune. He had not
been absent many months when Miss
Merkham's parents discovered that
their daughter was still correspond
ing with Dalrymple, sent her to Que
bee to be educated, ostensibly, but
really to wean her from the object OF
her affection.
For eight years" said Dalrymple
Il heard not a word from Louisa, dur
ing which time L moved to Melbourne
Australia, and established myself as
an attorney and counselor at-law
At last, on the Goth of August. 1866,
was surprised at the receipt of let
ter bearing the Liverpool post-mark
and the signature of my lost sweet
heart In the letter she stated thai
she had long thought me dead, but
seeing my name in an Australian pa
per her old love had prompted her to
write to me, something telling heI
that the Australian attorney was the
Detroit clerk of 81.
"iSNclcu iut lcblcl piOulpiN
and with the Old feeling of affection,
but waited for a reply in vain, until at
last made up my mind that either
had been imposed upon or that death
had claimed my sweetheart.
Still "a bachelor, / toiled at my
profession and accumulated wealth.
and last January, filed with desire
to revisit Detroit and my old home in
England, also intending to visit the
Worlds Fair at Philadelphia, L took
passage on the steamer Calcutta for
San Francisco, where / arrived on the
22d Of February. Without delay |
started east, and since that time have
travelled across the continent three
times
Last Thursday evening / was at
Chicago, and to pass away the time [
visited one Of the theaters. What the
play was do not recollect, save that
there was re- union of the two prin-
cipal characters after a long separa-
ton, and, as usual, the audience was
dismissed in high spirits. Especially
was | happily impressed, for in the
person of lady who assumed the
part of "A kind, matronly old woman /
fancied that / recognized the voice
and features of the love OF my youth,
and try as | would | could not dismiss
the fancy. So deeply was it Impress
ed loon my mind that after going to
my hotel examined the playful and
after long consideration resolved to
call upon the "old woman" The next
day i carried out my resolution and
there occurred a mutual recognition,
which, had you seen it you could
never forget.
"The result is that after nearly ten
years of life on the stage, Louisa has
left it for good, and together we will
visit Philadelphia and old England,
after which we will return to Mel
bourne to end our days in peace and
as | hope"
A reporter of the Free Press, who
had overheard the remarks of the
man in the chair, introduced himself,
and was not only received cordially,
but was asked to "come up to the
House at two o'clock and
you'll see the sequel"
Having accepted the invitation
with thanks, the reporter was on
hand, and with four or five invited
guests witnessed the marriage of the
lawyer and the actress
from Chicago, and soon after saw the
old man with shining face and steady
hand inscribe with extra flourish i'm
the hotel register: "Enos Dalrymple
and wife, Melbourne, Australia.-De-
lrou Free PreSz.
Queer Names.