The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-24
A PIECE OF ROMANCE.

How n Young Lady from the south
and a Tramp Made Love Oh Ken
tucky SoiL
Little Rock (Ark.) Gazettel
Yesterday Mr.. Robert Preston and
wife, a couple who were happily united a
few DAYS ago, arrived in this city, en-
route for Texas. The story Of their mar
riaye is rather romantic one; not that
it abounds in hair-breadth escapes or of
blood in large and small quantities, but
that-well, that it is romantic.
About four years ago Miss Emma Rol-
and, of Galveston, visited an aunt in
Warren County, Kentucky. 1t was sum-
mer, the season was, and one evening the
girl sat in the yard, half reading and half
regarding the enormous bumble-bees buz-
zing around. A Warren County humble
bee will attract attention anywhere. He
can make you think he is tangling himself
In your hair, and, looking around, you see
him ten feet away, clinging to thistle
bloom.
That's enough about the bee. A foot
step didn't arouse the young lady. 1t
was a voice, that said, "Can get drink
of waterw Two arms and the chin Of
tramp leaned on the fence. He was
dressed in the tramp's garb, a wardrobe
at once 50 describable and indescribable.
ri say, can l get some water"
"Yes," said the girl.
"Must go around to the gate or
climb over the fence"
NDol, &c 1,or ctonsaU
"That's the way / like to hear people
talk" said the tramp, climbing over and
approaching. "Now, where's the water?"
"I'll bring it,"
you had better bring the well, for
Pm dryer than barrel Of bromo-
phyte."
The girl went to the house and re-
turned with bucket of water. When
the man had finished drinking she did
not think that he had exaggerated his
thirst. In fact, she did not think that
his comparison had been adequate.
"What book are you reading?"
''Mill on the Floss"
"Oyerrated. / never liked it. All
depth or no depth, l don't know wlrich.
Strained characters or no characters,
don't know which. The novelist has
tried to write story without well-de-
hned plot, and has failed. Goldsmith S
success as g plotless and charming writer
was bad example"
"You shouldn't tear my favorite book
10 pieces. ! like George Elliot and all
her works" ...
"You don't like Mill on the Floss.
You have been nodding over it for the
last half hour. You only pretend to
read it because you imagine that in do.
ing SO you develop literary taste"
"Ithink, sir, you are impudent."
"But truthful. Here's a book you
should read" and the tramp took from
his ragged coat tattered copy of "Bur
toms Anatomy of Melancholy" CDR
Johnson said that this book was the only
work that could induce him to get Out
of bed, mornings sooner than his regu
lar time of rising"
"And that's why you like it." re
marked the girl, taking the book. I'll
DR.. Johnson hadn't made that remark
YOU would not find the work so charm
ingT
water"
The conversation was pursued unit
the tramp accepted an invitation to sup
per. His idea of Burton and johnson
was soon covered up with batter cakes
The tramp, Mr.. Preston, remained al
night Next morning, when he an
nounced his intention of leaving, the
girl accompanied him to the spot whert
she sat when he hailed her.
"Why do you tramp around; have yor
no homer
eyes, as to the home. Don't know a
10 the trampiDg."
"Whiskyw
"Whisky."
"Why don't you quit%
~ will"
"When9'
"Now, on one condition. That 70,
Will consent to be my wife. Meet m,
under this tree four years from to-day
"T will" --a...
."Good-by," and he climbed the fenc'
and was gone. No correspondence wa
carried on between them. The manly
handsome face of the tramp hung befor
the girl like . portrait Deep, earnes
eyes, merry laugh, accompanied tn
tramp.
Several weeks ago the young lady Wis
tied her aunt. One evening last weel
she sat under a tree in the yard wher
four years before she nodded over book
Bees buzzed around, the same bees seem
ingly. On her lap lay "Mill on tn
Floss" near her a tattered copy 0
"Burton,s Anatomy Of Melancholy" 1
buggy drove up. a man alighted an
climbed the fence. i.s
"Mr. Preston" fH
"Miss Roland" wg} nH ~
There was no indication Of tramp il