Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-01-19
A Romance Of the Jeanette.

VI Allls- Wy ip''iN anu
inspiring footstool Of the angels-has
been in constant state of hope and
despair. The news received night be-
fore last from the wandering Jeanette
has sent gladness and sorrow TO many a
breast, but to the young lady in ques-
ton it has created the most anxious
fears Yesterday. just before the San
Francisco train pulled out. n matronly
old lady might have been seen support
ing a heavily yelled 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 compan-
ion. A Times reporter, noticing the
couple. surmised 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 il was a private carriage.
His curiosity was aroused. He APP
preached and cautiously Intercepted
the driver The old coachman was very
reticent. and the news gatherer was
about to give up in despair when an
idea struck him. He put it into eXecu-
ton nj 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
himself and them.
Il Just arrived here the other day."
said the reporter, land | have every
reason to believe that the elder lady is
very near relation of mine
This had the desired effect and the
poor old man unfolded a story of ro-
nance in real life that never occurs
more than once in Il century. Ii seems
that Miss was visiting friends in
San Francisco during the winter of
1889. She met Lieutenant Danen-
hover. of the United States Navy. Il
noble specimen of manhood. The Lieu
tenant was smitten with the fair daugh-
ter of Los Angeles. They met often.
desperate love affair. But the old. old
saving that true love never ran smooth
was never more plainly illustrated than
in this case. For several months there
was not happier pair in all San Fran
cisco. This earthly bliss could not last
long. however. The Lieutenant was
then under orders to sail with the i'll
fated Jeanette. As the time drew near
the sweet girl became sad and pensive
and il was a 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 Il lovely
maiden. but her lover had been ordered
by his country 10 90 to almost certain
death. and his honor would not permit
him to break his word. even for the
being lac worshipped. The sad day of
separation finally arrived and the two
devoted lovers parted. possibly never TO
meet again in this world.
This is the sad story told in brief by
the old 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 Il
short time, but don't believe two peo-
pie ever loved rs did this devoted
couple Why. sir. her mother said that
when the Lieutenant came 20 bid her
good-by it took two of his brother OIL
GERS 10 separate them when the mo-
ment of parting came. She tainted al
most rs soon rs he was out of the house:
When she revived she ordered car
riage and Immediately repaired to the
Cliff House. As soon rs She arrived
there she took a stand where she could
get good view of the Golden Gate.
Neither commands nor coaXing could
move her until she was satisfied the
vessel had passed out TO sea. After re-