Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-02
Y.NDERBnT,S BRIDE.
How He Won Her, or How She Capture
Him.

HOW ne " OH f1eT, Ut now SIG captured
Him.
1t was a bright moonlight night in Al
bany, some thirty-five years ago, and the
streets were filled with loving couples who
walked arm in arm up and down and over
the many hills in the city. The clock in q
neighboring steeple was Ginning the hour
of 10, when young lady who was walking
through the quiet and deserted streets was
startled by the clatter of horses hoofs Soon
she saw coming up the street at break
neck pace bay horse, on which was seated
a Young man with auburn hair and beau
tiful smiling mouth. His upper lip was
shielded from the night air by asix-month S
mustache, which boosted of twenty-five
reddish brown hairs The young man
handled his horse with such ease and grace
that the young lady sighed and knew her
heart had gone out to the unknown rider.
By this time the horse and rider had
reached the corner where the young lady
stood, and she, being of a modest, retiring
nature, withdrew in the shadow of a door
way.
The horse saw the movement and being a
spirited animal SHE'D and threw its rider,
who fell heavily on a pile of stones, strik-
ing the left side of his face and utterly ru-
lining the stone heap. The young lady
SCFedIlieu anu Sp1duS lOi WaAu, ottPpoSliiS
the Young man was dead or very badly
hurt Hardly had she reached his side
when he jumped up, shook himself and
brushed the dust from his face.
" Are-are you hurt very badly?' timidly
inquired the young lady.
" Not at all, a stammered
the youth:
lady, while many bushes suffused her
pretty face.
"WelI, I'm not hurt, Miss Nissan" said
William H. Vanderbilt as he introduced
himself, :" but I'm pretty badly shaken up. >
Miss Nissan appeared embarrassed and
insisted upon young Mr.. Vanderbilt going
to her home, as he suddenly appeared very
faint 1t did not take much persuasion TO
induce him to escort her home. Here he
was introduced to Miss Kissam's father,
the Rev. DR.. Nissan.
A pleasant evening was spent, and Will
lam proved such an excellent conversations
alist that when he took his departure that
evening he was invited to call again. This
he promised to do. When he got to the
street he found that he had forgotten his
heart and taken Miss Kissam's instead.
Evidently the young lady was satisfied
with the exchange, for she did not ask Mr..
Vanderbilt to return her palpitator. Many
times did the young couple meet. Finally
young "Vandy," as his companions called
him, plucked up courage and decided to
ask Miss Nissan to change her name in his
favor
He put of the popping from day to
day until the next July, when the Sunday
school of which Mr.. Vanderbilt was super
intendent gave picnic. Miss Nissan was
present, and " Vandy'' popped.
When this momenJous event occurred
young William dropped on his knees with
such force that the earth quaked he lis
tened eagerly for an answer 10 his request
and amid the singing of birds and the rust
ling of leaves it came, a softly and lowiy
whispered Yes"
If reports are true Mr. Vanderbilt
strength greatly exceeded that possessed by
Sampson in his palmiest days, for when
Williams paroxysm of JOY had passed
away there were several young saplingS
lying around torn up by the roots.
Drawing a big penknife the happy young
man cut deep into the bark of a stately ma
pie the words "Mr. and Mrs William II
Vanderbilt" just to see how it would look
in print
1t satisfied him, and few months later
the young couple were married by the
brides father. With his marriage Mr. Van
derbilt prospered, and to-day is the richest
man in the world. Never has he regretted
his union with pretty Miss Nissan, the
belle Of Albany"
To this day Mr. Vanderbilt tells tho
story of his first love. Any one who can
find the maple tree where Mr.. Vanderbilt
carved his name, together with " Mr.. and
Mrs. V, may to this day see the words
Even now when he thinks of how he first
n, Of his wife he vii re,narly
Funny meeting, eh ?" and will then
sigh when he thinks of how the stone heap
must have suffered.-[New York Journal.