The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

were others, too, besides Franklin
Brolliar who thought that Mary
holler was a creature to be loved.
Among these was a Mr.. Reeder. He
wooed and won, and Mary became
his wife.
The ball that struck Franklin BroJ
iiar at the second battle of Bull Run
inflicted severe wound, but did not
nrihg with it death. On the contrary.
alter many days of suffering, he re
covered, and at the close of his term
OF service he returned home, expect
ing to make Mary his bride. But
instead OF realizing his happy an
tlclpations, it was only for him tn
learn that she was the wife ofanother.
HIS bright hopes were turned to dire
disappointment, and without ex-
changing word with her whom he
haessxpeeted toggrcet 80 fondly. he
again babe good-by to his home, and
Journeyed westward, hoping to find
a grave for his memories behind the
hills which hide the dimmed glory
OF the declining sun. In his wander
ing Franklin Brolliar reached Carroll
county, and secured for himselfa
farm near Bogart's Mound. There
he lived these many days, with no
companion but crushed heart.
With Mary it was different. She be-
came the mother of three bright chill
dren, and lived happily with her
husband in the East until year ago
last August, when he was killed on
the rail, and she became widow.
Franklin Brolliar knew nothing of
this. But he had sister at his old
home to whom not long since he
wrote a letter. This sister informed
the widow of the whereabouts OF her
(the wi1ow's) old lover ; also telling
her that he was still unmarried.
With this information Mrs. Reeder
felt return of the flame which
warmed her heart in days of old, and
she posted friendly message to him.
The love of Franklin Brolliar was as
ardent as ever, and he replied by
sending draft for 500, and telling
her to come at once and be his wife.
Last Saturday evening she was ex-
pected to arrive in Carrollton. Frank
lin Brolliar came to town that day
and procured a marriage license,
granting himself and Mrs. Mary
Reeder the privilege of becoming man
and wife. In the evening he went to
the train to meet her, but was disap.
pointed. She did not come. Next
morning he went to the depot again.
The train had passed before he reach
ed there, and he hoped to find the
lady he loved at the station waiting
for him. But in this he was again
disappointed. His intended bride
was not there to meet him. Sunday
evening and Monday morning his
experience was the same. Hope de-
ferred, we are told, maketh the heart
sick, and Franklin Brolliar became
as near heart-sick man as could
well be imagined. The train ON which
Mrs. Reeder reached St. Louis Sat-
urday morning Jailed to connect with
the Wabash train, and that is why
she failed to arrive in Carrollton Sat
urday evening, the appointed time.
She took the next train, however,
and with her three children arrived
at this station at an early hour Sum
day morning, and, finding no one at
the depot to meet her, and being a
total stranger, she went to the Plan.
ters House in South CarrOlltOn. This
was the morning that Brolliar was
late in reaching the depot. The train
he failed to meet was the one on
which she came, and she had gone to
the hotel before he appeared at the
station The course of true love is
said never to run smooth, anil it
would seem as if Brolliar's path to
happiness was beset with disappOint-
ments. Almost heartbr0ken, he " an
dered about, waiting for his sweet
heart to come, while for two days she
anxiously awaited the coming of her
prospective husband at the hotel in
South Carrollton.
On Monday the proprietor OF the
Planters House came to town and
told Postmaster Cuttings that at his
house was a woman with three chill
dren who wanted to go out to B0gart's
Mound, and requested the postmaster
If he saw any person from the nelgh-
borhOod of the Mound tn have them
call at the Planters House. The
postmaster had heard of Brolliar's
trouble, and the matter presented
itself quite plainly to him. Word
was sent to Mr.. Richard Miller, of
the Cuttings House. Mr.. Miller Sc
cured conveyance and started for
South CarrolltOn to bring the lady
and children up, while other parties
were assigned the task of locking
after Brolliar. He WIS found and
escorted to the Cuttings House.
About O'Clock in the evening Mr..
Miller returned with Mrs. Reeder
and her children. Shortly after, the
lovers of twenty years ago, and who
had not met since then, looked in
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