Year: 1862

Some sixteen years since young gentleman
IN New York city contrived awhile to pay hi:
addresses TO beautiful girl there, the daugh
ter of an obstinate Pearl street merchant, who
was opposed to the young mans visiting bis
daughter. He persisted in his endeavors to
win the young lady. and at last he was forbid
den TO enter the old mans house.


Still the lovers contrived to meet, occasional
y, afterwards-and, at the expiration of some
six months, matters having been previously so
arranged, the girl consented to marry the
youth. He did not seek the fortune, for be
was in employment, at a handsome salary, as
principal book keeper in an extensive jobbing
house and bis pecuniary prospects were very
fair. But the parents were obdurate, and he
was driven from the house


At the end of a twelvemonth they agreed to
be married, and all the requisite arrangements
were made, the evening was fixed upon, even
the chaplain was engaged-but on the morn
ing of the day proposed secretly for the nup-
tials, the whole plan was discovered, and the
match broken off peremptorily by the absolute
authority of the parents.


Time passed on the daughter was sent to
a distant part Of the country for awhie-the
young man was disappointed and dsbearten-
ed, and left New York for the West, where
he remained two years. Meantime person
10 suit the taste of the parents turned up-a
man of considerable means but old enough to
be the young girls father and match was
arranged, after long persuasion, between
Emma and this man, and she welded him at
last


Three years subsequently the young man
found himself in New England, where be set
tied and took a wife also and some dozen
years passed away, with thousand and one
changes of place, of circumstance and of for
tune. From the time of their separation the
original lovers had never met


The young man became the father OF three
little ones and then lost two of these, which
bereavement was soon after followed by the
death of his wife. Time flew by-he had been
fortunate in his business, and resided few
miles out of Boston, in cottage surrounded
by the comforts of fe and in the enjoyment
Of the society of his dear little daughter


One day he was returning home 10 the after
noon, and on entering the cars found them to
be full. He sought scat, and found one oe-
enped by a lady about thirty years of age,
beside whom he sat down. and the cars soon
moved out OF the depot. As they entered in
to the light he suddenly turned to the lady and
exclaimed, Madame Emma is this yoa ?"


He didn't know exactly what he said. but
it was fact that he was on the seat with the
girl whom be really loved, and whom he had
never seen since the cruel separation.


a mutual explanation occurred Our widow
ed friend ascertained that his former intended
was now on her way to the North, on visit
She had been married nearly eleven years, had
but one child living, and her husband had been
dead over two years.


He pointed out his pretty cottage as the
cars passed on-but did not leave the train
He proceeded forward, renewed his acquaint.
ance, found the lady her own mistress, propo-
sed TO her again-and we record the fact with
no ordinary degree of pleasure, that within
three weeks the lovers were actually united in
marriage in the city of Boston.-TEx.