Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-09
A ROMANCE OF THE 500
A Remarkable Outcome Of the ma
Lieut.. Reins by an EngIisb 5.,-,H

Lieut. keins by an English Girl. 4
Reins' Landing, on St. Jogonb's Il
land, opposite the sailors encamnr,o. !
in the 500 river, is always pointed IA
in a trip up the stream but Tina ".
new generations seem to have ol1..l-T
ated the romantic episode that hal. 4
/ it the most interesting spot alone Il Il
beautiful shore. 1t is now more tho 4
a hundred years since YOUNG I;e@.J
| Relns, IN the service Of his majesty N Il
| king of England, fell head over boIT
in love with beautiful girl. the dangtT
ter Of a country squire in one Of ID
shires near London. The attacbmer &
seemed to be reciprocated, and Il h
young officer trusted his betrothelwitM
n confidence worthy better woman &
for the young lady, having maBr oiN
mirers and being somewhat Of a IA
quette, at length fell victim to a IN
/ signing and worthless scamp, -
managed one day, by submitting hls II
| proofs of her lovers disloyalty, to ia
! duce her to elope with him.
The shock killed the father apia
seemed to quite break theyounr man b
heart. He rallied, however, aud so5rs
obtained leave to join the Brihshfor h
in America, who were engaged in wa4
with the French and Indians. Ii waA
also in this service that he discovered
the grandeur and beauty of the groas
lakes and their bordering scenery and
it was here that he resolved, when ia
commission should expire, to live lid
remainder of his days away from I'D
world. Some years afterWard, wAeA
he had secured his release from lid
service and was about to put his resol
luton into effect, having been allotted
a pension, he received one day frcnA
Montreal a letter bearing the postmuJ
of his old English home. The lete3
proved to have been dictated and va
to the effect that his former love, II
trayed and deserted by her husbands
was on her death-bed, but could I'd
die without again seeking his forgiya3
ness, and ended by committing to i
care her two daughters, aged tUsu8
and fourteen respectively, and imporIa
ing him to watch over them for -
sake. He hesitated, but the old fandS
still burned in his heart, as it doSeve1
in mans heart for . hayward loved
and the next day found him On hisWaTl
to old England, which he had detern1
ined never TO see again. He had mi
sgined the children destitute, and thl1
consideration had also had its weIgaI
in his conclusion to protect theml
Imagine his surprise to learn after u
short greeting that the estates OF theI7
mothers father, Willed away at Il9l
time of her mad marriage, now cam3
back to them through the death q
the relative to whom they were Ieli'
and the inheritage amounted to t6'NN
1t was one day after securing bis Oh
fetal appointment as guardian OF ll9l
girls that strange thought came n
him. He would take his wards ..
America. So, calling the two oeaul1
full girls to him, the Oldest a tai olona'l
Just budding into womanhood, he In1l
folded a glowing plan, TO when III
girls made no objections, ana F.N'II
two weeks tho party sailed for A'n1l
treal. whence the three journ'yea
ST. Joseph's island, in the ST. hH! Il
river, and settled for life. " ls.-s.
the sequel was foreseen in MAJ bs.l'
mind when the idea came TO him 'lN
day in England il to be guessed ~
Certainly alike course with Their n' y,
or years before would have made a'I
| life different. He vas the only N-..
man in the region, and the e'g..'
which followed showed that the T.eI
had no longing orother society. VIVA
in two years the major, by some '-.. j
ceremony, married both ms 0.o 4,
wards, and in the years that lo..o. 4.
over forty children we're born OF '-
polvgsmous union, many OF WV. w..
still live in the vicinity, Ana ..
homo OF ono Of the renowned mr..
descendants the writer lately a'l'1
Dstro1 Asl0s.