Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12

A romantic story involving the life of
Vermont woman was brought to light In
connection with the Johnson Cushing pen
sion case in Massachusetts, in which Gen
Butler appeared for the defendant. The
story is as follows: In the spring of 1856
Charles II. Ring of Bradford engaged
| Samuel c. Stevens to help him on his farm.
Stevens was sturdy, good to look upon and
%. Now il happened that there was in Mr..
! lurG's family an only daughter Clarietta an
exceedingly handsome child Of Ii years with
blue eyes, dark hair and rosy complexion.
Mr. Ring was very proud of her, and had
given her three years course in school
out of town. The child's mother had died
when she was eight years old, and the faith
or had married again. The unacc ustomed
authority Of her stepmother kind though
She was, seemed to tie child harsh, and so
Clarietta, lively and impulsive, longed for
| companionship.
At this juncture young Stevens appeared
! on the scene and ii was the old story Of
love.
When September came around Stevens
asked the young lady if she would not like
to go to the cattle show at St. Johnsbury.
She Jumped at the chance" and consent
ed, provided her father was willing. bir.
King reflected on the industry the young
man had shown during the summer; he
knew, too, how devoid OF incident his
daughters life was, and finally consented to
their trip TO the fair.
The young couple started out on the happy
trip and at q favorable juncture Samuel
Stevens crumpled Clarettas starched waist
with his left arm, and asked if they nigh not
always so on in that way together--united
as man and wife. Ciarietta said yes and
Stevens turned the horses head, not to St
Johnsbury, but to his native town of New
bury, where he knew there were at least
some ordained ministers. The first two
cergymen refused fatty to perform the
ceremony, because the bride was a minor
and the groom could produce no license.
The third clergyman, Rev. II. VI. Burton,
consented to perform the ceremony il the
groom would produce "a witness. Miss
Mary f.. Stevens, a sister of Samuel, came
in, and Mr.. Burton proceeded. He did not
give any certificate and there is no evidence
on the books of Newbury that he ever rec
/, orded the alleged marriage. All agree
however, that he repeated the service, and
the trusting girl of ii went out of the house
believing then that legal ceremony bad
leen performed the couple stayed around
at the residence Of different neiehbors in
Eewbury three nights before they lodged ut
,Ac groom father's, and it was five days
teiore they put III an appearance at Mr..
Rings.
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