Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-19
A Sixth Ward Rom ance.

| Our city is noted for the excellence of our
| Lager Beer the enormity of our bonded in
| debtedness and the fine quality of our bricks
but the rather prosaic character of our peo-
pie has prevented US from gaining any dis
tinction in other respects. Elopements and
very romantic love affairs are rare events
and when anything of that nature does
take place it becomes the duty of the local
press to chronicle it. In the 9th ward
which with perhaps the exception of the
18th may be regarded as the most unlikely
field for the occurrence ofanything savoring
OF the sentimental, there lives, or did live a
lone wIdower of Teutonic birth. Like
many others Of his class he seemed more
DESTROYS of tasting the pleasures Of love
than those do, who have never enjoyed the
felicities of married life. Among the circle
OF his acquaintance in Watertown, there
was none whom he felt would be to him
''his cup of happiness sweeten err" and so
be bethought himself of damsel living in
Milwaukee, whom he resolved to win if
possible. Having no time for the amenities
of courtship, he despatched letter to the
fair one. which if not couched in the ex-
travagant style of Don Quixote, or breath
ing the tender passion of Romeo, still told
in words not to be misunderstood the story
OF his love. He waited some time and no
reply to the tender missive came. 1t seems
that the coy maiden had already loved, "not
wisely but too WE'LL" and did not seem in
clined to trust the protestatons of her Wa
tertown woer. Nothing daunted, our hero
'ndlted another epistle which he thought
would certainly achieve the much desired
result. But still day after day passed and
no reply came to gladden. bis lonely heart.
He last at gave up his hopes of welded bliss
with the Milwaukee maiden, and taking
the well-knowu advice of Tom Moore.
'When the lips that we love are away.
Make love to the lips that are near
he laid seige to the heart of German lass
living as a domestic in the family of a farm.
er In Emmett Although not as comely as
Cleopatra, still she was as plumn "a
Hebe, and like our lovesick hero, she had
long sighed for the companionshp of a kin.
ored spirit. When two hearts cheat as
one, an agreement is soon reached. the
nuptial knot was forthwith tied. and the
blushing bride was borne lin triumph to the
home of her lord. The honey moon was
but halt over, when sad to relate, letter
arrived from the Milwaukee charmer with
her photograph enclosed, announcing that
she would be in Watertown the next dav
and that she hoped all things were in readi.
ness for the marriage feast Accordingly
she arrived and presented herself before her
quondam lover, who now bitterly 1epented
his haste. Her appearance pleased his
esthetic tastes much more than did that of
his lawful spouse whom he reproached for
her uginess, and also pointed out to her the
fact, o: which all her acquaintance ere
cognizant, that she had only one eye,the Mil
waukee would be bride, being blessed with
two OF these useful organs. But remember
ing that he was a citizen of Wisconsin in
stead Utah, he took the new conner to the
house of friend, and returned to his home
sadder if not wiser man.
He felt his old love return for the Nil.
waukee maiden, and could not refrain from
visiting her every evening, and also, as
lovesick SWANS frequently do, carried her
picture which she had sent to him, in his
pocket. The nightly slumbers of the young
wife were disturbed by her husbands re-
turning at unseemly hours, and his raving
about his inamorata in his dreams; and her
days were embittered by his reproaches and
cruelty. At last she could bear it no long
er and returned to her old home, leaving
her fathoss lord, TO the undistur bed enjoy.
| ment of the society of her favored and more
comely rival. What the gay Lothairo in
tends doing we are not certain, but rumo1
says that he proposes to employ the object
of his affections as his housekeeper unit
such time as the divorce court permits him
to make her his lawful spouse. Mean
while the injured one, now neither maid
wife or widow, sits in solitude warning te
all those of her sex, who sigh for Hymen:
joys, which to her have so soon turned tt
gall and bitterness.
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