National Republican., 1882-01-03
THE LOST JEANETTE.
A story Connected with Ihc ship-A Los
Angeles hady's Lover Among the crew.

Angeles Eady's Lover Among the Crew.
For more than eighteen months past beautiful
and accomplished young lHdy of this City-the
lovely and uinnncc-inspring iUotstool OF the
nngels-h0s been in n constant state Of hope and
despair The news received night before Inst from
Tie wandering Jeannctte has sent gadness and
sorrow 10 many breast, but TO the young lady in
question II has created the most anxious fears.
Yesterday, lust before the sun Francisco train
pulled out, matrouly old lady might have been
seen supporting heavily veiled young woman.
They were evidently mother aud daughter, from
the tender aud mOtherly manner in which the
elder lady looked after the slightest want OF her
companion.
Times reporter, noticing the COUPLE surmised
that the young lady was lnboring under some
great mental sorrow. lie looked toward the
coach from which the ladies had just alighted,
nnd saw that it was private carriage. His curl
osity was aroused. He approached and cautiously
interrogRted the driver. Tie old cOaChman was
very reticcnt, and the news-gatherer was about
TO give up in despair, when an idea struck him.
lie 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 a
family resemblance between himself and them.
81 Just arrived here the other day." said the re-
porter, and have every reason TO believe that
that elder lady is n very near relation of mine"
This had the desired effect, and the poor old
man uniOlded story of romance in real lille TINT
never occurs more than once in u century It
seems that Miss - was visiting friends in San
Francisco during the winter Of lS7S-'79. She met
Lieutenant Danenhower, of the United States
navy, II noble specimen OF mnnhOed. The lieu
tenant was smttten with the fnir daughter of Los
Angeles. They met often and the sequel was soon
evident III n desperate love nuhlr But tic old,
old saying 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 Francisco. This earthly bliss could not
last long, however. The lieutenant was under
orders TO sail with the Inflated Jeanette.
As the time drew near the sweet girl became
sad and pcnsivc, and II was n common thing for
her TO meet her lover with fearful eyes. She told
him her fears, and pleaded with all the eloquence
only known tu a lovely maiden, but her lover had
been ordered by his country to go to almost GER
tain death, and his honor would not permit him to
break his word, even for the being he worshiped.
The snd day of separation finally arrived, and the
two devoted lovers parted possibly never to meet
again in thisworld.
This is the sad story told in brief by the old
coHchman, who related his tale with tears in his
eyes c.u o-,.-,
one another short time, but don't believe two
| people ever loved ns did this devoted couple.
| Why, sir, her mother sad that when the leulen
| ant came 10 bid her goodbye II took two of his
| brother officers TO separate them when the moment
Of parting GANG. She fninted almost as soon as he
dcred carriage and Immediately repaired to the
| Cliff House. AS soon as she arrived there
she took a 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 sen.
| Aftcr returning to Los Angeles she led retired
life, having been convln from the first that she
would never see her lover again. She has never
miled TO be NJ by daylight since the Jeanette
| sailed in order to read the teegrnphic news That,
sir has been the only thing that hasever interested
| her. When she got the Times this morning and got
| the news from the Jennnette you might have heard
! her screams almost mile on The whole family
were in bed at the time. When they reached her
she was in a 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
Jeannete was lost If her daughter would ask it."
| F"How old is sheT
"She was nineteen last October, but to look at
her now you would think she was ut least thirty"
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 of the Los Angeles
bellies. Her name is suppressed for the present,
and her unfortunate love affair is known by but
few as the family have made every effort to keep
| 1t quiet,
For the sake of the girl, If for no other reason
IL is most devouty hoped that the third boat with
the gallant lieutenant and his brother officers,
will yet be saved.
This is probably one of the sn6dest stories that
has ever been chronicled on the Pacific coast.
The young ladys sad history is very similar to
Lady Franklin's, aud she will undoubtedly re-
CevG great sympathy from the feminine portion
of the whole country.-L0s AR1eieS Times.
! THE young lady Is aware by this time that her
lover, who Is resident of Washington. is safe
and has telegrHphed from Russia to his parents
now living in Georgetown, that letter from him Is
| on Its way here.