Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11

Ing how long his shadow is. and where it
| falls?"
One summer, when we were at the Twin
Mountain House, couple came from a
distance to have Mr.. Beecher marry them
| He told them he could not legally marry
them, excepting in the State where he
lived. They were greatly troubled BY his
answer; but our good and dear friend, the
Governor of New Hampshire, being pres
ent, said: 'fNow, Mr. Beecher, you make
the service az pleasant as you can, and do
all but pronouncing these young friends of
| yours man and wife-that will do at the
/ proper time"
Married by Preacher and Governor.
The guests at the Twin Mountain House
assembled, the happy couple were assigned
suitable position; then the Governor and
Mr.. Beeeher came forward. Mr. Beecher
prayed, and then, making a very impressive
address to the young couple before him,
told them In touching manner what duties
they were now assuming, how truly their
usefulness and happiness depended upon
thei- loving and faithful performance of
those duties. Sand now Join hands. In
the presence of God and these witnesses,
you have married yourselves, enc to the
other, and ], as a minister Of the Gospel,
ratify your act" Then Governor Smyth,
laying his hands on theirs, added: "And 1,
as civil magistrate, pronounce you hus-
band and wife,
Some 40 years ago friend found young
girl sitting on the sidewalk of one of the
principal streets in Brooklyn, late at night,
weeping bitterly. Inquiring the cause, she
said her aunt had turned her outdoors;
that shs was a stranger, but a few days in
this country; was destitute and knew not
where to go. Whatever the cause for such
treatment, the gentleman felt that the girl
could not be left there through the night,
and brought her to US, and We gave her
shelter for the night. In the morning we
asked for an explanation. After many tears
and great reluctance she said she had Just
come from ireland to marry a man to whom
she had been long engaged. She went to an
aunt's, by her invitation, from whose house
she was to be married; but this aunt tried
to persuade her to marry a nephew board
ing with her and discard the old lover.
Jenny was very handsome girl, and the
nephew made her much trouble; but she
would not listen to his solicitations or his
aunt's threats.
A Narrow Escape for the Girl.
The wedding arrangements were all COM
plete, the guests were assembled, when the
aunt called Jenny from the room in a state
OF great excitement, saying she had just re-
~ceiyed a message telling that the bri E.
groom, in going on to the boat at the ferry.
had fallen and been caught between boat
and bridge and killed. She gave the poor
girl short time to recover from the shock,
while the guests were waiting below, and
then cruelty insisted that she should marry
the nephew at once, and no one be told of
the accident, as the guests did not know
Robert Jenny refused The aunt dismissed
the guests; then, making her remove her
wedding inery, turned her out into the
street in the night, stranger in q strange
landl
1t was a strange story. We did not be-
lieve that her aunt told the truth. The
papers told Of no such accident, and learn
ing where her lover had boarded, his land
lady told US that he had gone promptly to
the house to be married, and was met at
the door by the aunt and told that Jenny
had Just been married TO her nephew, and
would not allow him TO enter the house
The landla said that the next morning
the poor fellow, nearly heartbroken, gath
cred together all he had and lett for New
Orleans, leaving no other address Through
this information we found the girl had not
deceived us. Her aunt lived near bv. She
was compelled to give up all Jenny's
clothes and leave the place or risk ex-
posure.
And Mr.. Beecher Tied the Knot.
; The poor child so grievously tormented
remained in our family, and then we began
earnest efforts to find Robert Letters in
Vulnerable were sent to New Orleans We
could find no other address. A year passed
by and no reply.
Returning from church one Sabbath
morning, Jenny, laughing and crying, ex-
claimed, "Robert has come Robert has
comep' A tall, fne-looking man drew
near, a fitting mate Tor our handsome
Jenny, and told US that the week before he
stopped, as usual, at the postofiee in New
Orleans and someone coming in called him
BY name. The postmaster came forward
and, after suitable identification, gave him |
probably the largest mail a man ever had at |
one time. Robert left everything, and !
came on as rapidly as possible. Each one
who reads must imagine, If they can. the I
meeting between these two who had been so |
cruelty separated.
Mr.. Beecher married them that evening, /
and none could rejoice with them more /
truly than he did. Robert left the next |
morning for the South to settle up his I
affairs there preparatory to taking his wife |
w est, to position that had been offered |
him. Their after lie was peaceful and /
prosperous, as their-earli days had been
Iull OF sorrow and trouble.
MRS. HENRY WARD BEECHER