The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-29
: SELECT STORY.
THE SAILORS BRIDE.
A STRANGE BUT TRUE STORY.

Boston arrived in dock In London.
Among the hands on board was one
named Tudor, a steady, well-looking
young man who acted as sailor Very
early one morning a young, beautiful
and decently dressed woman came
tripping down to the vessel and in
CURED of Tudor for the captain. She
was told that he had not risen, but she
insisted on seeing him without delay.
Tudor called him up, and she address
ed him with: F-i i-.s.rr '.---.N
"Good morning, captain! l have
called to see if you will marry me-"
MARY you 7'--believing her to be
a suspicious haracter-''leave my YES
sci instantly if you know what is for
your good !" She next went to the
mate and received q similar answer;
she then went to where Tudor was, be-
ing engaged in handling ship tacks,
and put the same question. with all
my heart answered Tudor, in a jocu
lar manner. Then said She, "come
along with me- Tudor left his work
and followed her. BY the time the
principal shops were opened the lady
entered a barber shop followed by Tu-
dor. She ordered knight of the ra-
zor to clip his beard and hair, both of
which he stood in need. She paid the
bills and entered hat store. She re-
quested the best Of beavers in the store,
and told Tudor to select one, and he
did so, she price being paid by the
lady. Tudor threw his old tarpauln
aside. They next visited shoe store,
and selected pair of boots, the lady
also paying for them. Tudor, by this
time, was puzzled to devise the object
the lady had in view. He solicited an
explanation, but she told him to be 81
lent. She led the way into a clothing
store. Here Tudor was told to select
the best suit of clothes in the store.
The man of the tar bedaubed pants
and checkered shirt was in few min
utes metamorphosed into as fine a gen
tleman as walks the streets, the bill, as
before, being paid by the lady. Tu-
| doris amazement was now complete
He again and again earnestly insisted
on an explanations; the only answer
he received was "Follow me and be
not afraid; all will be explained to your
satisfaction" He therefore resolved
to ask no more questions. Next she
conducted him into a magistrates Of
flee and politely requested the minister
of the law to unite her and her com
| panion in matrimony. This was rath-
er a damper to Tudor, but he yielded.
The ceremony over, the couple were
pronounced man and wife. Without
uttering a word or exchanging a kiss,
Tudor and his wife left the office, not,
however, until she paid the magistrate
his fee. The couple walked in silence,
Tudor hardly knowing what he was
| doing or what he had done. Turning
the corner, he saw splendid house,
toward which his wife directed her
steps ard into which they entered, pas
sing into room that was furnished in
a magnificent style. She told him to
sit down and make himself contented
while she went into another room. The
first one addressed was her uncle, who
asked how she escaped from her room
and where she had been. Her only
anwer was: : "Thou fiend in human
shape; allow you just one hour to re-
move your effects from this house.
You have long deprived me of my
property, and meant to through life;
but you are frustrated. l am mistress
of my own house. I am married, aud
my husband is here !" ",,..,. ..'.....,
We must leave the newly married
couple for the purpose of giving the
history of Mrs. Tudor. She was the
only child of wealthy gentleman, Mr..
A, his daughters name being
Eliza. He had been at great expense
in her education, she being the only
object of his care, his wife dying when
she was quite young. A short time be-
fore Lis death he made will by which
his brother was to have possession of
all his property until his daughter was
married, when it was to be given up to
her husband, but If she died without
marrying, the property was to go
to her uncle and his family. After
the death of Mr.. A., his brother re-
moved into his house and Eliza board
ed in his family. She soon discovered
that her uncle did not intend she should
ever marry. He shut her up in one
OF the centre rooms in the third story
and refused to her associates by telling
them when they called that she was
gone on journey. The unfortunate
girl was then shut out from the world
for three years. Her scanty break
fast happened to be carried
to her one morning by her old
servant Juan. Seeing the face of her
old friend and servant, Eliza burst into
tearS Juan well understood the mean.
ing
"IIusb, Eliza? Some of your old
servants have long been planning means
for your escape"
"What ?" exclaimed Eliza, "is it pos
sible that l am to be delivered from
this vile place 7" ..
1t is unnecessary to detail all the mi
nutia of the escape. Suffice it to say
that on the morning of the fourth day
after the interview she made her es-
cape. This was about daylight. She
Immediately bent her steps to the wharf
where the Boston vessel lay. 'I