Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-07
ROMANCE OF The JEANETTE.

For more than eighteen months past,
saws The Los Angeids Times, beautl-
full and accomplished young lady of this
city-the lovely and COMMUNICATING
foOtstool of the angels-has been In a
constant state of hope and despair.
The news received night before last
from the wandering Jeanette has sent
gladneSs and sorrow to many breast,
but in the young lady in question IT has
created the most anxious fears. 1eSter-
day, Just before the San FPascisco tram
pulled out, matronly Old lady might
have been seen supporting heaVily-
yelled young woman. They were evil
IDENTIFY mother and daughter, from the
tenderiy and motherly manner in
which the elder lady looked after the
Slightest want of her companion. a
Times reporter, noticing the couple, sur
missed that the young lady was laborlng
under some great mental sorrow, lie
looked toward the coach from which the
ladies had just alighted, and saw that IT
was a private carriage. His curiosity
was aroused. He approached and eau
tiollsly Intercepted the driver.
1t seems that Miss-was visiting
friends in San Francisco during the
winter of 1859. She met Lieut..
Davenhower of the United States army,
n noble specimen of manhood. The
lieutenant 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 saving that true love never ran
smooth was never more plainly Illus
troted than in this case. For several
months there was not happier pair III
all San Francisco. This earthly bliss
could not last long, however. Inc
lieutenant was under orders to sail with
the Inflated Jeanette. hsthe time drew
near the sweet Girl became Sadand pen
sivc, and it was q common thing for her
to meet her lover with fearful eyes.
She told him her fears, and pleaded
with all the elOquenCe only known TO
lovely maiden, but Ner lover had been
ordered by his comTry To go To almost
certain death, and his honor would not
permit Him to break his word, even Tor
The being he wOrshided. The sad day OF
separation finally,Nrrived and the two
devoted lovers ported, possibly never 10
meet again in tn y world.
This is the sad STORY told i'll brief by
the old coachm&n, who related his ta!e
with tears in his eyes.
UHes, sir" said the old fellow, "shc
has been different girl ever since.
They had only known one another
short time, bat don't believe two peo-
pie ever lowell rs did this devoted couple.
WHY, sir, her mother said that when
the lieutenant came to bid her good-by
it took Two of his hrcctt..;.GGir o.titers 70
separate them when the moment of
parting came. She tainted almost as
soon as ha was out of the house. When
she revived she ordered q carriageand
Immediately repaired tOthe Cliff house.
Ass SOM as arrived there she took a
stand where she could get good view
ofthe ciolden gate. Neither commands
nor ccaXing could move her until she
was satisfied the vessel had passed out
to sea. After returning to Los Angeles
she Ted a retired life, having been con-
WINGED from the first that she would
never see her lover again. She has
never failed to be up by daylight since
tbs Jeanette sailed in order to read the
te!egrahiC news. That, sir, has been the
only thing that has ever Interested her.
When she got the Times this morning
anu IOAO the news IIbiil luC JtiiliCbNlS
you might have heard her screams al
most n mile off. The whole 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
POOR girl out Of her misery. The first
thing she said was: Mamma, 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 Jeanette was lost if her daughter
would ask it,"
"How old is she?'
"She was 10 last October but to look
at her now you would think she was at
least S0.n
The young lady is well known in this
city, and up to within the past two
years was one of the brightest and most
beautiful or Los Angeles bellies.