Year: 1877




As beautys lovely bait, that doth procure


Great warriors oft their rigour to represS.


50 sang the poet many years ago. and
what was true then has only become in
tenslted with time. The verficatioD of
this is found in a little circumstance that
occurred in this city Wednesday after
noon. About five O'clock young woman
Of perhaps twenty years, to look upon
whose surprising loveliness started anew
even the sluggish blood in the veins of
the loiterers about the City Building, ac-
companied by a demure looking Young
man, entered the Office of City Clerk
Robinson, and the woman requested that
she and her attendant lord. with two
souls with but a single thought. two
hearts that beat as one, might be bound
in loves slken chain. or to speak more
plainly, might be made one twain. Tn
fortunate for the handsome and afIable
clerk, his commission as Justice Of the
peace had expired, and he could not peG-
form the interesting ceremony. However.
the 9Npectant groom said he was in no
hurry, and his carriage being at the door
q proper official was sent for, and found
in the person of Matt Adams Meantime
the couple had been ushercd into the
Mayors private office, and in the presence
of numerous city officials, Hosea ac ing as
best friend, the couple We're united in
marriage with due form and ceremony.


Marshal Bridges all this TIME had been
gazing with a judicial eye on the appar-
entity happy couple. and from his inner
consciousness evolved the idea that per
haps all was not as it should be amt after
the congratulations had ceased, invited
the woman to a private interview. The
Marshal asked her Il question or two.
when she said the first thing she dies red
was advice, and then told her story. She
said she was the petted beauty. or words
to that effect, OF married man in Boston
OF mature Years and many ducats, On
her he lavished all the fond affections
which should have been devoted to his
wife. He had loaded her with presents.
including Il splendid set of diamonds. and
she had the receiptcd bill for them in her
pocket She also held his ncle for $4,000
and various other things too numerous to
mention. Until recently she had been
content to receive his favOrs, but Il short
time ago she fell in love with a gay bar
tender. The admiration was mutual. He
proposed marriage. and to seal the bal
gain gave her 5000 In q moment of
confidence she told her more ancient 10y
cr about the money, and he advised her
to invest it in government bonds. which
she agreed to do. The next morning he
went with her to a brokers and as She
laid the money on the counter he grabbed
it, saying it was his, and left the place.
She followed him to his office and there
was a row. She was like NiObc, all tears
and he repented, she promising not to
marry the .lullp conc0ctor, and he gave
her back her money. She agreed to
meet him again the next morning. The
next morning came. But not the fair de
ceiyer. She mad seen the beer dispenser,
and together they took the boat for this
city, and appeared in the clerks office as
above related Now what She wanted to
know was whether the man could com
pei her to give up the notes, diamonds,
etc. Being assured he could not She was
happy.


About the time the nuptial knot was be-
ing united, IN elderly man with q wild
CLEAN in his eye and carpet BAG III his
hand, ahghtcd from a Boston train. and
graspng by the hand a stalWart police
man, besecched him tohic with haste most
urgent to the City Marshall and have him
apprchend the identical couple who We're
in bIisslul ignorance resting in the lUNu-
rious arm chairs in the Mayors office,
While he Would follow with more seeming
leisure. Bat he was too late, and with
tears iii his eyes and both fists doubled
up, he told his tale ''Alas,' said he.
"hoW light cause may move dissenSion
between hearts that love. On her lay
ished the tondest affection no Whim was
left ungratitied, no pleasure too costly for
her to share. | love that woman moro
than tongue can tell. and money would
haze been no object if could have pre-
vented this hatctUl marriage. The Mar
shat consoled him as best ne could but
such grief as his time only can assuagc.
lie returned 70 Boston and the newly
welded pair proceeded ON their bridal
tour. She is no longer Hattie b. Bushec,
but signs her name Mrs. Henry X. Wing.
The name of the other party most inter
ested we won't publish for 4 day or two.
Portland Argus.