Year: 1860




"Ths Trance eofLove"--fs oiu antio Incident.


Some time last August, promising
young lawyer of this city, while on pro-
fessioaal visit to Springfield, Illinois. met
the daughter Of one Of the most prominent
citizens Of that place at the house of
mutual friend, and being charmed with her
hne personal appearance, varied accomplish
ments. aud what Mr. Donibey would call


great good sense" made her on offer Of
his heart and hand, fortune unfortunately
ne had Money and was promptly accepted.
During the autumn and winter regular
correspondence was maintained between
them, which was only interrupted by au
occasional visit of the young gentleman to
the home OF tue his future bride. We need
not here attempt to describe the ioy they
ielt on meeting, nor ;he love that each snf.
tcred for the other. These things are pret-
ty well undersio )d already, end anything
we might say would not highten the effect
Of the picture


Abont fortnight ago, come business m
a town in Indiana required the presence OF
the lover for short time, and after it had
been transacted, he determined to surprise
his iaamorata by an unexpected visit. so
NHiHH6 NBOh vic ANuS " auUiiiilhlb Ilfno
and space and make two lovers happy.y he
took the first train for Springfield, where
forgettul of every thing but the sweet i'm
prisonment of her white arms and the delir-
ium of JOY be felt ia her delicious presence;
he remained for several days. During this
visit, it was agreed between them that their
nupitals should be celebrated in April-wbat
day we did not hear but presume the first;
At length the lover awoke to the fact that
he had some business engagements to meet
in this city the latter part of last week, and
was therefore compelled to bid his Queen
OF hearts" q reluctant farewell, promising
to return at TIE appointed time, aud lead
her to her new home, where they would be
parted no more on earth.


The second day after his departure. the
girl TO the great surprise of her parents,
suddenly disappeared, all efforts to aseer.
tain wither she had gone were unavailing.
After spending day without learning any
thing of her whereabouts, they telegraphed
the fact to her lover, who Immediately re-
turned to assist in unraveling the mystery.
To his great joy, he found her once more
among her friends, and learned the particu-
lars OF her mysterious disappearance and
recovery, which are substantially as follows.


After their separation o few days before,
she felt an uuaccountable inclination to fol-
low her lover, but knowing how imprudent
such an act would be, she battled against
it with all her viii till the next day, when
some irresistible power impelled her to this
course. Hastily collecting few articles
of clothing, she made her way unobserved
to the railroad depot, and took the cars
for Lafayette, Ind, where she knew her
betrothed would remain two or three days
on his way home. From this time till her
arrival in Lafayette, she seems to have
been in a state of partial Inconsistencies,
and has no distinct recollection of any thing
that transpired. After walking about the
streets Of that town for some hours, the
proprietor ofthe Bramble House, who had
more than once observed her haggard ap-
pearance and singular manner, kindly took
her in, aud after partaking of some refresh.
ments and few hours Sleep she returned
to consciousness, aud was at first not a little
surprised to find herself among strangers so
fur from home Suddenly she remembered
what she had done, and informing Mr..
| Dale, her protector, of the facts in the case
he placed her on the FIRST train for Spring
field, and notified her friends by telegraph
that she was on her way home. Their JOY
on meeting her again was indescribabe.


The lover, after hearing this strange ad-
venture, thought it best toprevent the pos
ible recurrence of such events in future, aud
therefore proposed to take her with him at
once To this the girl and her parents
readily assented, aud the ceremony was
therefore, performed with little delay as
possible. The happy couple reached this
city few days ago, and are now East,
spending portion of their honeymoon, that
delicious lovetrance from which, We trust,
neither will ever awake.