Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1869 — A Romantic Marriage. [ARTICLE]

A Romantic Marriage.

We have just heard of a rather romantic story, which has transpired hi this city, the truth of which we enn vouch for, notwithstanding its sensational plofcifvkLs. A few years since, a girl livinb asadomestic in an aristocratic and WAfilhy family of Liverpool, England, wop the affections of a son of that family. Th*,ytrt*ig man became smitten of his inamorata, arid resolved upon marrying Mr. WMh he made his intentions known to his parents, serious opposition was manifested. The girl, although a good one, virtuous and honest, was not in keeping with the family standing in isociety. To marry subh a one was considered a disgrace in England, especially when the family of the young man is Of the highest blood. .Notwithstanding all this, the young man cast aside all family ties and married the poor girl of his affections, who was only a servant in his father’s house. The result was, that the boy was driven from the parental roof, and topic up his humble abode with

his wife. 'Tlidy lived idgethef 1n jicwcc and ’happiness a long while.' A son wtaT born out of yds. anarriage. finally, the husband of the gfr| was taken sick wi,tb that terrible disease, consumption, and died, leaving the girl a widow with her child. Dppng the illness} of her husband, the latter reteiycd kiifd , consideration gc the hands' of Iris parents, although they’ never, in person,' visited Ms bedside. Soon after the ’ death of her husband tlu: widow and child came to this country with her father .and mother. They settled-in this cily>-.Tho father arid mother took upj a home stir ■ tMemselves, Wlrilo the widow went out to service in a well-known family living on -WashiughMkiavenue. She. had been there, for. a Jong time, and was' honored by her employers. Last week she received a letter, announcing the fact that the whole estate of her husband’s father, amounting to £500,000, had been bequeathed, to her son, . Arrangenoapts Were at once perfected^AAfi’rM WedmSSay last, the servant girl, accompanied by her father, sailed from New .York to Liverpool, to look after the fortune coming to thcitilAkAAftn.y Kniekfirboch r, August 21, -