Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-10
LOVE ON A NEW SCHOONER.
How Capt. Cooper Met and Won His
Present Bride.

How Capt Cooper Met and Won His
Present Bride.
With flags flying and her fair white sails
flung 10 the breeze, says Philadelphia
special, the long, trim, clipper-built
schooner, the Francis l.. Cooper, sailed
from this port on Thursday for Rio de
Janeiro, and her sailing marks the second
chapter in love romance of more than
ordinary interest which has just come to
light. Capt. r. V. M. Cooper, her COM
mand and part owner, superintendent her
building. She was constructed according
to his Owr ideas, and he paid special at
tention to the cabins and state-rooms.
Every modern convenience was intro
duced, and as a novelty he had a bath
room built adjoining his saloon. From
main tOpgallant mast to bOwsprit she was
decked with bunting. Her decks were as
tidy as the prOverbial new pin, and the
white paint Of her wood work glistened in
the warm summer sunlight. Daily she
was besieged by throngs of visitors, and
not unfrequently her gallant Captain,
fine, handsome fellow, twO-and-thirtY or
theTeaboHts, was on board to welcome
those who honored his home with call.
About two weeks ago he was much at
tracted by the appearance of more than
usually charming young woman, whose
fresh, young beauty was enhanced by the
snowy whiteness of her close fitting dress.
Like every true sailor, Capt. Cooper had
an eye for feminine beauty, and his heart
gave several very big thumps against his
watch pocket as he saw her come over the
side. Harder and harder that member
thumped as the beautiful girl, with
smile playing about her CHEEKY mouth,
came straight to where the big Captain
was standing. He did not know her, he
was sure, but she evidently knew him,
and when she reached him she extended
her hand and spoke so pleasantly and
Familiarity that he felt ashamed of himself
for not recognizing her. Suddenly it
came upon him like a flash. He had met
her at the house of a friend while stop
ping here several years ago: she was
then a mere child, and now had almost
outgrOwn his recollection. Then she
told him how things had changed. Her
father had died and her mother had mar
ried again, and they were all living to-
gether at Eighteenth and Chestnut streets.
Very proud was the Captain as he ssaRwed
his fair young visitor over his 50 q, 1per,
bright and new and handsome as sSleas-
ure craft, and very much pleased VS. he
as she admired every little feature so dear
to his own heart. When she left she in
vited him to call, and the Captain was
not 10th to accept the invitation. Then
the young lady returned his visit, ana
several times was she on board the
Cooper.
Half in jest one day, hardly daring to
hope, Capt. Cooper, who had fallen over
head and ears in love, asked her if she
would not like to go with him to Rio de
Janeiro as his wife, and the pretty Miss
Nicum told him then and there that she
would go. From the first time she had
met him he had been her ideal lover, and
she would never have married any one
else. 1t did not take long to arrange the
details, and early this week they were
wed. Then haste was made to set sail and
the romantic sailor and his devoted bride
are by this time well on their way towards
Brazil, expecting to make the port of des-
tinatiOn in less than forty-fVe days from
the Delaware Breakwater.