The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-04

A STORY CONNECTED WITH THE SHiP-A LOS
ANGELES LADY's LOVER AMONG THE CREW.
IFrom the Los Angeles California Timos.l
For more than eighteen months past q
beautiful and accomplished young lady oil
this city-lovely and romance-inspring
footstool of the angels--has been in a con-
slant state of hope and despair. The news
received some time since from the wander
ing Jeanette has sent gladness and sorrow
TO many breast; but TO the young lady
In question il has created the most anxious
fears. Yesterday, just before the san
Francisco train pulled out, matronly old
lady might have been seen supporting q
hcayily-yeled young woman. They were
evidently mother and daughter, from the
tender and motherly manner in which the
elder lady looked after the slightest want
of her companion. A Times reporter, no.
ticing the couple, suImised that the young
lady was laboring under some great mental
sorrow. He looked toward the coach from
which the ladies had just alighted and saw
that it was a private carriage. His Gu
Iiosty was aroused. lie approached and
cautiously Intercepted the driver. The
old coachman was very retlcent, and the
news-gatherer was about TO give up In de-
SPAR when an idea struck him. He put il
into execution at once by telling the old
man that his interest in the two ladies had
been aroused from the fact that he believed
he saw family resemblance between him.
self and them.
81 lust arrived here the other day." said
the reporter, "and have every reason to
believe that that elder lady is very near
relation OF NINE"
This had the desired effect, and the poor
IL .I u4n Il II,
real life that occurs more than once in a
century. Ii seems that Miss was Wis
iting friends in San Francisco during the
winter OF 1SIS-'79. She met Lieutenant
Danenhower, OF the United States navy, q
noble specimen Of manhood. The Lieu
tenant was smitten with the fair daughter
of Los Angeles. They met often, and the
sequel was soon evident in q desperate love
affair. But the old, old saying that true
love never ran smooth was never more
plainly illustrated than in this case. For
several months there was not n happier
pair in all San Francisco. This earthly
bliss could not last long, however. The
Lieutenant was under orders to sail with
the ill-fated Jeanette. As the time drew
near the sweet girl became sad and pensive.
and ii was q common thing for her TO meet
her fears, and pleaded with all the elo-
quence only known TO lovely maiden 4;
bat her lover had been ordered by his
country to go to almost certain death. and
his honor would not permit him to break
his word. even for the being he worshipped.
The sad day OF separation finaiiy arrived
and the two devoted lovers parted, posi-
.bls never TO meet again in this world. This
Al. toII Ia. l,..n - /, L.. 4
coachman, who related his tale with tears
in his eyes.
"Yes, SIR" said the old fellow, "she has
been different girl ever since. They had
only known one another short time, but
l don't believe two people ever loved as
did this devoted couple. Why, sir, her
mother said that when the Lieutenant came
to bid her goodbye it took two Of his bro
ther-oflicers to separate them when the mo-
ment of parting came. She tainted almost
as soon as he was out of the house. When
she revived she ordered a carriage and i'm
media.ely repaired to the Cliff House.
As soon rs she arrived there she took
q stand where she could get good
view OF the Golden Gate. Neither COM
mands nor coaXing could move her
until she was satisfied the vessel had
passed out to sea. After returning to
Los Angeles she led retired life, hav-
ing been convinced from the first that she
would never see her lover again. She has
never failed TO be up at daylight since the
Jeanette sailed, in order TO read the tele-
graphic news. That, sir, has been the only
thing that has ever interested her. When
she got the Times this morning, and got
the news from the Jeanette, you might
have heard her scream almost a mile Off
The family were in bed at the time. When
they reached her she was in faint, and
everybody thought she was dead. But
God was not kind enough to put the pool
girl ont Of her misery. The first thing she
said was, Mama, take me to San Francisco
at once She don't seem TO know what
she wants, but her mother would start
for the spot where the Jeannete was lost i
the daughter would ask IT,"
Glow old is shei"
"She was nineteen last October, but tC
look at her now you would think she was
at least thirty"
The young lady is well known in thi'
city, and up TO within the past two years
was one OF the brightest and most beauti
full OF the Los Angeles bellies. Her name
is suppressed for the present, and her un
fortunate love affair is known by but few
as the family have made every effort t.
keep it quiet.
For the sake Of the girl, IL for no othel
reason, ii is most deyoutly hoped that th'
third boat, with the gallant Lieutenant anC
mis- brother-ofiicers, will yet be saved.
This is probably one OF the saddest sto
ries that has ever been chronicled on the
Pacific coast. The young lady's sad his
tory Is very similar TO Lady Franklin's
and she will undoubtedly receive great
sympathy from the feminine portion OF The
whole country.