The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-21

A BrT OF RoMAHcE.-aWhoever loved
that loved not at first sightP The ques-
ton ID apropos rs an Introductory over
ture to thelwee bit Of romance we have to
relate, and without further remark We
will proceed 10 che application ont.
Israel s. Haier is the name Of our hero,
who has since September last given his
tune and attention to the unromantic
duties Of a "runner" for Gold Bros. CLOTH
inf house, on Main street. Israel,
we might add, is young man OF
twenty-five or three, and does not re-
semble the ideal Leander in the least, al
though the dear girls might call him
good looking. Since his residence in this
eity Mr.. Halter has made his home at the
linValnan House, on Water street, pro-
baby with view Of combining business
habits with domestic life, in picking up
and running In customers to the store.
In March last there came 10 the city
maiden from Antrim, Ohio, In company
with two brothers and sister-in:lAw.
The party came here as witnesses In
case pending Ia the Circuit Court at the
time, and as Cupid would have it, they
stopped at the, Lingaman House. The
maiden was fair and fancy tree, and her
name was Miss Mollie Morrison.
A Irritation soon sprang up between
Miss Mollie and Mr.. Hater, which We
will not attempt to describe in detail:
That all things have an end is piece Of
wisdom aS'old as CONTIGUOUS, and the gold
en- hours flew by SO rapidly that the prac-
teal brothers and sister.in.lawwer ready
| to return home before the young lovers be.
gan TO tire of,each other's society. 80 it
was that when they parted 1t was with .
mutual agreement 70. patronize the U.
s. mail service extensively in correspond.
ing with each other, and thus contribute
their mite to wipe out the national debt,
We shall not invade the privacy Of the
sweet scented billet dottr, and make public
the protestations, alfirmations, ETC., usual
in such cases, because it's asubject we
don't care TO tackle. But as time passed
on miss Mollie occasionally left her
Ohio home and came here to see the
object OF her devotion, and her
| visits were no doubt greatly enjoyed BY
Mr.. Hafer. We hasten to the sequel.
Several days ago the lady came to town
as usual and stopped at the Grant House,
and soon afterwards notified her lover Of
her arrival. She spent day or two in
shopping, and having replenished her
wardrobe was ready for the business that
brought her to the city. That business
appears to have been to some extent rs.
| ISOLATED with the future life OF Mr.. Israel
Hafer, and we can imagine her passionate
appeal: ~
"Como love With me, and bc my love,
And We will all the pleasures prove
That hills and valleys dAles and fields,
Woods or sleepy mountains, Yields"
The appeal Of the Passionate Shepherd
to his love was not more effective. The
preliminaries were hastily arranged,
when the e1pectant bride astonished her
lover by producing roll Of bank bills
which when counted out amounted to
5000. OF this she gave Mr.. Hafer
$4,000, and retained $1,000. Hafer de-
posted $1,000 with his employers, and
put the balance OF his pile in his pocket
Tor spending money. Then the couple
procured hack and left for West Alex
ander, and no preventing Providence are
no n and xvifa ara this