Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1879 — A BOSTON WOMAN [ARTICLE]

A BOSTON WOMAN

Who Went Alone to Nevada to Meet and Marry Her Lover. Canon (Nev.) Appeal. On June 28, a gentleman doing business at Benton, California, was married at the Ormsby House tfl a handsome and charmiDg young lady from Boston. A prominent government official who was recently visiting this city was on the train with the young lady and from him the following was gleaned: She was very attractive, possessing a great fund or refined humor and fascinating conversational faculties; everything denoted her to be an admirable young lady. She stated that she came from Boston, and had no hesitancy about informing those who asked respecting her destination, that she expected to meet a gentleman friend at Wadsworth, with whom she would proceed to Carson. Her manners were so captivating that everybody on the train paid her great attention, but one thing seemed to puzzle her fellow passengers, and that was a large bright red rose fastened on to the left side of her hat, which was so far from harmonizing with the remainder of her modest and tasteful attire. When the train readied Wadsworth a gentleman boarded it. He was neatly attired, with one exception, and that was a flaming red silk handkerchief enveloping his neck. The y oung lady from Boston oordiaily greeted the Sntleman, as if they had been life-long ends. The odd coincident features In the attire of both the lady and gentleman set the passengers on the train to conjecturing as to what they signified, and one gentleman who had Deen specially kind and attentiveto the young lady wss taken into her confidence. to whom she revealed the feet that the gentleman with the red handkerchief was to be her husband.

Neither the lady nor gentleman ever met before, in fact, had not even exchanged pictures, but corresponded with each other for a long time, until their apparent intellectual attainments had formed a bond of affection which resulted in their marriage. It was stipulated that the gentleman should meet his affianced at Wadsworth, and, to enable them to recognise each other, the lady was to wear the red rose in her bat, and he to clothe his neck in a similarly colored silk handkerchief. This hit of romance soon made the rounds of the whole train, aid, there being no question as to the high respectability of the couple, they were the recipients of the warmest congratulations and expressions of best wishes from the other ladies and gentlemen on the cars. Mr. B. and Mias G. were united in marriage by the rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal church here. The newiy-nfade couple remained in the city aevefu days, and are now living at Bentoa