Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-24
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FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUSTA.
A Central Park Romance.


Five years ago last July the wife OF a well'to'
do provision dealer, while ont 10 Central Park,
accompanied by little daughter, left the car
risge near the mall, and started off 10 enjoy the
shady walks Of the beautiful park. Little May
gsmboled upon the grccns#arl and pccred lnto
/ the hidden retreats, while her mother occupied
| scat on one OF the benches. Unnotlced By
| the mother, the little girl straYed out into tie
carriage way, which was lined with fas! teams
| A piercing scream fell upon the mothers ear,
and spriugipg up she was Mortified 10 sec little
May right in front of double team. whose
driver Was valnly drawing the reia to save The
child. At the very moment when she expect.
ed to see her little treasure crushed or killed,
coored livcried servant spraDg from car.
riage, seizsd the child, and hurried it beyond
the reach of the horses, was knocked down hun
self. ruu over and severely Injured. The graft
tude of the mother for the salvation of her
child found vent in profusion OF thanks.
With her costly embroidered handkerchief she
srokcd and wiped the blood from the wounds
of the gallant mulatto, and after ascertaiulug
his name, requested him to call at her house
and receive the thanks Of her husband. The
lackey did call, and received substan'
tial present for his bravery, aud was dis
missed with the admoni!ion that if he ever
lost his situation be must apply to Mr.
-. Two years passed, and adversely robbed
the provision dealer OF the greater part OF bis
wealth and he became bankrupt. Six months
later little Mays father died, leaving his ann'
lily, consisting of Mrs. -- and little May, only
few thousand dollars with which to face the
yicissitudes of life. The widow, who was still
Young, opened fashionable boarding house,
which she had furnished wish the reniuaat oi
her late husbands estate, aud cked out re-
spectacle subsistence. 4 ie| months ago The
mulstto presented himself at the residence, re-
ported that he was out of employment, and was
at once Installed in the house rs waiter and
man of-all work.
But the most remarkable part Of the romance
is that the fair widow becamed enamorcd Of
the ooueIy charms Of Henry. spent much OF
her t;ue n his society, and finally, in less than
six months after he entered hcr house. they
we're murried By New jersey Justice. Henry
is still the modest waiter and purchasing agent
for the house, none of the boardeEs suspectlne
the new relations between the couple. 1t was
only when the Justice called at the house tcW
DAYS ago to sec an Acquaintance, and recognized
them as the parties he married, that their we'll
kept secret leaked out. The only reference to
the matter in the city papers was little para
graph that lady living in a faehlonale quarter
up town had married coiorcd man, and BY
means Of staining materials was endeagoring to
mako her complexion conform to that OF her
pew lord and mas,cr.-N. T. Con. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
SIZE "HAD HIM. "--O0e Of those little epl.
sodes that it is ones fortune to witness occa-
sonally happened as the Loog Branch boat
was leaving her pier at New Y ork co Saturday
afternoon. As the cry "All aboard was heard
for the last time a tall, handsome, we'll dressed
man, arrayed 10 fautless apparel, and bearing
all the outward attributes Of gentleman 10
we'll to do circumstances, sauntcred carelessly
on the gang plank, swinging a jaunty gold
tipped caoc 10 his right hand. Suddenly there
emerged from the dense crowd lining the pas
sageway frail looking, delicate little woman,
carrying babe on her arm, and dragging q
child some three or tour years of age alter her.
She caught the man with her discrgaged hand
by the lappc! Of his natty coat, aud with
whitening glance she said, "You will desert
your family aud not leave them cent, will
you? You will 20 off and have good time
among the fashnuabIcs, and oglc other mens
wives, will you? But you wont, though !!
and with plucky tug the reso!u;c little woman
seized the big man aud actually dragged hlm
from the plank. Il don't know you, lcmme
go!" he said. as the boat slipped out from
Ter dock the las. seen and heard Of the couple
was the littlc woman Juggling at the seemingly
LelpIcss man, ard the words, ''l ou Will leave
your wife aud children, will you?'
SWORDFIsH vs.. SHARK.-On Monday moro
ing the yacht T. B. Asleu, belonging to tho
Olympic Club, Bay Shore, i. l., started on
trolling trip off Fire Island, having on board
the crew and members Of the club, Andrew j.
Dam, Richard Moore, D. Walter NJ. Fleming,
Johu ?. Smith and others. About three mlIos
off Ere Island Light bloody contest was dis
covered close to the yacht between huge
s9ordGsh and shark. Both were on tho sur
face of the waves aod the sea Tor yards was
red with the gore OF the shark, tho sWofonsh
having bis sword through the vltas OF the
former. and both lashing the sea into G foam.
The Yacht came within four feet Of the mons
ters, when Mr. Smith plunged a boat hook
into the wounded shark. DR.. Fleming seized the
end of the staff, when suddenly both fish sank
into the dccp, dragging both Smith and Elem
iop into the sea. Tho swordGsh dartcd away
under the keel Of the yacht, and the greatest
anxiety prevailed lest be might return to the
bloody surface and disembowel one OF both oil
the men in the water. Both were expert swim
mers, and through the prompt exerlons OF
Messrs. Dam, Moore and others were hauled on
board. Soon after the sword6sh again attacked
the helpless shark, killing him and covering
the surface with his blood and Vitals.--N. !.
Herald