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Romantic Incident

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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
August
Year
1845
Copyright
Public Domain
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The New York papers aiinounce the marriage of a Mr. Thomas Mowitt, to Charlotte Conroy. undor circunjstanccs truly romantic, and au ilhislration of the marvel lousriess of truili over iicUon. We shall condense as liriefly as practicable, the intcrcsting particulurs of this singular mnrringe. Mowilt is a highlv re.-pectabe shoerr.aker of New York, and in the capacity of "lïöss" h.".d employed numerous workmcn, amongst whom was a M.r. John Pelsing, who, by his faithfulness, industry, and sobriety, had so ingratialed h niself i(o his good groccs, that sotiie three years since lie took him into co-actnership and carried on the business in the name of Mowitt & Pelsing. From ihis period until some time last summer, nothing occurred to disturb the relation existing between the partners. Every thing went on .swimmingly, and tiiey becanie constant friends aud companions, and boarded togelher at the same house. Thus their alfairs went on, till one day they were subpajnaed on a Coroner's jury, about to be helu over the body of a innn that had been taken out of the river at one of the docks. The verdict of the jury was simpiy "found drowned." The jury beingdismissed, Mr. Movvilt turned round to look for his friend and (ellowjuror, who had been at his side tiH that moment, but was now gone. Mr. M. proceeded to his boaring house, and thence to the store, to look for his partner; but he had not been to either, nor did he return; and nothing could be heard of, nor from him. Hegave up all further inquines, thinking there must have been some mvsteriousconnection between Mr. Pelsing ;md ihe man that was found drowned. So mntfers rested until a cnrlain day not long since, when a lady called on Mr. Mowitt, at his store, and asked for Mr. Pelsing. Sho was told the particularsof tliis story. "And has he not been here sincp?" she anxiously iuquired. "Not since," was the rephr. "1 kuow he has-," returned the íady." "He has not, 1 assure you - at least not to my knowledge," replied Mr. Mowitt, "But 1 am posilive," replied the lady. " VVhat proof have you of it?" inquired Mr. Mowitt. "The best in the world," replied the lady, "for I am here, and Mr. Pelsing and myself are one and the same person!" The question then was, whelher Mr. Pelsing was a gentleman or lady? and it turned out sbe was a lady, and her name was Charlotte Conroy. Itaho appeared that the drowned man had been the husband of Mrs. Conroy; that hehadlived with lier in Philadelphinabout two years; Unit he too was a shocmaker, btrt Iris habits were so dissipated that she wns constrained to leave him; and djsguising herself in men's clothes, went to New York, and sought employment with Mr. Mowitt, as above stated. Of l)cr successcs ajourneyraan and partner we have already been informed. The finale of the romantic afTair was,' that Mr. M. requested Mrs. C. to make dis house her home, and finding he loved Mrs. C. even better than Mr. Pelsing, he iroposed a partnership for life,vhich was atified by thcir becoming man and wife i few days afterwards. This is perhaps the first instanceon rec)rd wherein the wife performed the office f coroner's juryman on the body of her

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