Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-23
HER LOVE NEVER DIED.
How an Ohio Girl Remained True to
= Sweetheart who Wore Prison

How an Ohio Girl Remained True TO
Sweetheart Who Wore Prison
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Sa6iaa Lettsr IN the Cincinnati Gazette
Two miles to the west and in sight of
this village lies the little hamlet of
Reesville, Ohio, with its one street and
half dozen alleys. In the spring of 1876
a fine looking young man Of athletic
form, and of about "a years of age ar
rived there from Pittsburg and engaged
work with cousin. After awhile re-
yiyal broke out in the village church.
He attended the services, was converted
and became lone of the brethren"
Another member of this church was a
mod st girl of eighteen summers, a
beautiful brunette, who is the daughter
of the village miller. The young man
and maiden fell in love, and loves
course ran smoothly until the last Sun
day of the following July. On that
beautiful SIMMER morning the young
man escorted the black-eyed damsel up
the odd long street tOthe church, thence
back to the starting point, leaving his
intended with a promise that they should
enjoy in the evening one OF those de-
lightfIl paStimeS to country loyers-a
buggy ride.
Before the evening two men had sud-
denly appeared to the young man as he
sat i'm his employers door and invited
him to take buggy ride with them.
One of these was the Sheriff Of this
county and the other n similar official
from PiltSburg. Ii soon became known
that Door orphan girl in his native
heath had strong claims upon him. The
officials housed their prisoner in the
county Jail until reQuisitiOn could be
obtained from the Governor. The mil
lrr's daughter did not weaken in the
confidence she repOsed in her betrothed
and early the next morning set out with
a friend To the place of incarceration.
\ bvstander says that the scene here
was most affecting one. The prisoner
pleaded that it was n Setup job and that
lie was as innocent as Mary's lamb.
After their love was again plighted, in
company with the sheriff the doomed
lover went to jewelers. and procured a
handsome ring. This was used in the
usual manner. After the honest girl
had again and again promised to be
true, if il was necessary TO wait ten long
wears, and cOnvulsed with SObS, she
SLOWLY HtHucu way Out NhS
gloomy cells. In q few days the neceS-
Sary papers were made out, the prisoner
taken before the proper court in Pitts
burg, and there sentenced to one year
at hard labor.
Five years went rapidly by, until the
little hamlet had about forgotten the
foregoing circumstances, when three
weeks ago the principal actor of this
drama suddenly rcappeared. When he
arrived he did not know whether the
girl hc left behind him would SO much
a. condeSrend to recognize him if they
should meet. However, it was not long
until ne had obtained an audience. In
few days the good miller had drawn on
his bank stock, the family was seen eN-
ctedingly busy shopping, and the VII
lage was at once rife with gossip. Three
weeks almost to an hour after the prime
actors arrival Rev. J. II. Lease, the
popular pastor of the Methodist church
at Wilmington, in the presence Of nearly
all the village people, pronounced John
y. Strouse and Miss Belle Bloom man
and wife.