The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
TRUE LOVE STORY ABOUT PERSONS
WHO LIVED HERE IRREGULARITIES
OF "a CENTURY AGO IS RELATED

~ Mia SO
Then he never stopped until he reach
ed the Missouri town. He soon as
certained that Miss B - had not
married and was living at home. He
went TO the house. and Miss p
was told that gentleman wished to
Y G her In the parlor Her mother
said that e didn't know him, but
thought she had seen him somewhere
Miss b instantly thought Of her
lover ttor no gentleman had been in
the habit OF calling on her for years.
and she fastened, inexpressibly agi-
lated into the room. He arose TO
greet her. She threw her arms around
his neck, with a cry Of Joy and faint
ed. He bore her to the sofa; and this
was the first intimation her mother
had OF her daughters Inflated attach
ment. When she became conscious
and saw him ON his knees beside her
and trying TO revive her, the tears IN
his eyes, she embraced him and they
mingled their tears together.
When the first vivid emotion was
past, and they came to discuss the
matter, they came to a very rational
conclusion In regard to the cause OF
all their trouble, as Miss b re-
menlbered certain young lady in ".
had plainly indicated her partially
for Mr.. r., and that this same
young lady (after Mr.. Rs depar-
,ture) had been employed at the post
office, by her uncle. the postmaster, to
stay in the Office and deliver mail.
When o letter came for Miss B
from foreign postbfiice this young
lady twho knew OF AIr. IS stour)1
would conclude it was from him; and
no doubt her great anxiety to see the
contents of the letter proved too
strong for her conscience; and SO lgt-
ter after letter was destroyed. And
when the letters were read, and II
was proven beyond q doubt that Mr..
Re- loved Miss B.. her evil jeal-
ossy. ner envy and hatred did the
rest Yet while they were sure here
was the solution, they could prove
nothing.
Miss b never recovered her
health, and died soon after writing
me the letter which gave me the in
formation. The letter pressed me
cordially to visit them. They said i
could do we'll there. wrote them.
thanking them, wishing them many
happy days together; but telling them
that had given up travelling, bad
bought me a farm, married a wife ana
never expected to get that far away
from home again.
For two years, 1 heard nothing
further from them. In 1884 visited
Iowa, ] took steamboat down the
Ohio and up the Mississippi to Koekuk
thence / walked hundred miles
northwest TO a place called tibet Mar
rows" now 0scaloosa. On the boat
going round, ] formed the acquain-
lance of man who had travelled on
all the rivers and knew the towns and
many OF their people. One day stand.
ing on deck with him, as we steamed
up the Mississippi, looking at the
Missouri side, noticed lutte town
Just ahead and asked the name
That's Cape Girardeau,e te sold. =
Tho words called back Miss b.
in an instant ] asked him was he
acquainted In the town y
!. said he, Il know most of the
business mem
DO you know DR.. ~
Yes u know the doctor WE'LL
Edo yon know his daughter, "
Yes, poor girl"
here Is che now?"
Lying over there pointing to the
village, lin her last resting place. Did
you know llera''
I told him had known her slight
~, meeting her In Clarksburg and
had formed most favorable opinion
OF her, although my acquaintance
was so linited.r
"a better young woman never liy-
ed,n said he. J;
! asked when she died.
About three years ago. 1t was soon
after she married. Her HUSBAND
took her south, hoping the climate
would help her health, but she grew
worse, and her doctor gave up all
hopes, and she came to home to die.
Then her husband went back to Phil
adelphia., The doctor told me the
other Gay that he was in poor health
and he did not think he would be long
behind her, he took her death SO hard.
Her mother feels terrible too, and he
thinks never will recover from the
blow
The man left the b,,at at Quincy.
and have never seen him since, nor
do I know anything. of him nor his,
connections.
And here my story ends.