Year: 1873

A Romantic Love StOrys


LATE in the last autumn young girl of
poor but respectable parentage, in En-
gland, exhibited symptoms of going into
decline" as the old.fashioned phrase is,
and arrived at that stage of the obscure
indisposition where the medical gentle
man of the day is wont to confess the in
adequacy of his science and escape final
responsibility for the case by counseling
remote travel. Her father and mother were
sagely informed by the family physician
that an Atlantic voyage only could restore
her to health and they being, as already
indicated, in humble circumstances, that
ordinarily costly resort would have been
hopelessly beyond their means but for
their acquaintance with certain sea cap
tain, who, upon hearing what the doctor
had said, volunteered to give their daughter
trip upon his vessel to Boston and back.
In consideration of this gratuity she was
to render such service as she could to the
friendly mariners wife during the voyage,
and readily assented to the condition.
But scarcely had the ship cleared the port
and her health began mending when she
discovered that the business of working
ones passage across the ocean is anything
but sinecure The captains wife made
her drudge from morning until night at
| all kinds of menial offices, and although
| her physical condition steadily improved
under the ordeal, she secretly determined
that she would sooner remain in this
country all her life than return to England
in that ship. Hence, upon the arrival of
| the latter in Boston, she took her way
ashore without much ceremony, and in
accordance with previously meditated
plan, began inquiring from house to house
for a servants situation. The spirit to
| do such thing as this inspired her with
an air of energetic efficiency, securing
| immediate favorable attention from acute
housekeepers, and very soon she found
herself engaged by respectable and kind
family upon terms which, to her fancy,
seemed promising of an early accumula-
tion of the sum of money necessary to take
her back to Europe upon a vessel not sail
| ed by charitable friends. A letter to the
old folks at home to report her restored
| health and brave conclusion, and the En-
glish lass was ready for the adventure next
to be related One day soon after her
| Yankee domestication, while on her way
| to a lamp-post letter-box with second
letter, she accidentally dropped the mis-
sive to the sidewalk, and in stopping abb
ruptly to recover ii came into violent col
lision with brusque, hurrying little man,
of befurred great-coat and foreign aspect.
Calamity taking to himself the blame OF
the mishap, the stranger uttered plen-
tiful apology in German, and apparently
inconsolable at not being understood, fol
lowed the startled girl, with much gestic-
ulation and bowling, to the adjacent letter
box, and then back almost to the house
door. Not only this, but on the day en-
suing he reappeared at the house in conf
pany with the well l-known musical leader,


Mr.. KoppitZ, to resume his apologies
through an interpreter. The family of the
residence, upon learning that the polite
gentleman was a highly distinguished
member OF the famous Thomas orchestra
of New York, called the young emigrant
to the parlor for the requested interview


which did not terminate until the obvious


ly admiring apologist had asked and


received permission to call again


1t was plain that he had contracted an


unusual interest for the humble heroine OF


the letter-box, and when, after ascertain


ing her history and making several calls


he managed to inform her that he was an


honest suitor for her hand, what had


at first been deemed an eccentric whim


was accepted in sentimental earnest. The


girl as honest, practiced no atfectation OF


displeasure at the offer of a husband sc


distinguished, and the betrothal being du


ly announced, the delighted musical ro


mancer saw her raised from the position


of a servant to that of temporary boardel


in her American home, and supplied with
an efficient German teacher before he TOOK


his affectionate leave and went southwark


on professional tour with lis orchestra
On his return from this same melodiou'


journey, by way of the West, his affianceC


wrote him that her father, in England, haC
been taken suddenly sick and desired he
speediest coming home. His answer wa
! an inclosure of money and broken Eng
lish letter of filial explanation to the house
hold across the water, and another lette


to tell his mistress that she must wait
few days until he could come to her ant
= he himself escort her across the Atlantic
as his wife. She waited accordingly. TIL
, marriage took place last week, in tn
, presence and under the congratulations o


American friends, who were as well salts
fed of the bridegroom's sterling integrity
,, as of the brides exemplary worthinesS
and the last Cunard steamer is now beaI


ing to the English coast as happy pal
: of mated lovers as ever illustrated old re
nance in modern instance.-Bost0R Con
1 Springfield Union.