Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-03

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Remarkably Steadfast Man,
Thirty six years ago, says the Montreal
Stor, there lived in that pleasant little
town down the river called Sorel livery little
| it was then) youth and maiden. The
name of the youth was George Beaupre,
the name of the maiden was Mary Ann
Pearce. They belonged to families in
moderate circumstances. He, with the
strength and devotion of honest young
| manhood, loved the maiden, and wooed her
| with the earnestness which only a lover
can. He was given every encouragement,
| was, some say, actually accepted, was con-
graduating himself, at least, on the smooth
coursing of true love, when suddenly a
| rival appeared, and everything for him
| turned black.
The rival was Jacob Savage, Of the same
town.. Whether he was richer than Young
Beaupre, or better looking, or of more
plausible address, Or whatever advantage
he had, certain it was that the young girls
favor turned toward him, and her first lover
was neglected and then left in the cold.
Pretty soon she and Savage were married
and settled down in the place, and then
young Beaupre's hope died out. He tried
to work on as before, but could not; he
closed up his business, settled up his af-
fairs and started to the far west, toward
which so many adventurous spirits were
at that time shaping their course.
From that day to within few weeks ago
ne had not set foot in this part of Canada.
He had worked hard, saved carefully, pros
pered and laid up property worth at least
$20O,OOO. He had never married he was
getting up toward sixty years of age.
Several weeks ago be took an idea to come
back once more to see his friends, and he
started east. He searched out relatives in
| Sorel and Montreal, but found few that he
| remembered. He inquired of the woman
who as girl had SO many years ago thrown
him overheard for rival. They told him
she was widowed, her husband had been
dead many years, she had been living sew
eral years in Montreal.
This interested him; he visited Montreal.
went to call upon her, met her, and then.
He found her getting old, in poor circum-
| stances, with several children, but that
made no difference; he saw only the girl
of thirty-six years before. Let the follow
| ing extract from last Saturdays paper tell
the story:
"Beaupre- Savage-In this city, Satur-
| day, October IA, at the bishops palace, by
his lordship Bishop Fabre, George Beau
pre-, Esq, of Black Hills, Dakota territory,
formerly of Sorel, and Mary Ann Pearce,
| widow of the late Jacob Savage, of SoreI.''
The reading public glanced at this notice
and passed it over, knowing nothing of
the meaning hidden between its lines, nor
would they ever have known it had not
friends of the pair whispered the story
| about until it caught the ear of one of the
''great ubiquitous" One of its meanings
is that the wealthy bridegroom was not
content with marriage by ordinary officials,
but he sought the highest church dignitary
in this part of the country to tie the knot,
the strings of xAich had touched nearly
forty years ago. Private affairs should not
be too far discussed. 1t is sufficient to say
| that everything he, with his wealth, could
do for theihappiness of herself or of her
children that he did. The pair are now in
Quebec visiting relatives. In short time
they will go west, back to his home near
the Black Hills.