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Ite Romance of .Matrin,ony-Mr. John NJ. Batchelder, of Saco, Maine, was recent- ly married to Mrs. E. c. Beardslev, of New York. The New York Bulletin, giving place to the announcement, says =

 Something like year and half ago, Mr. Batchelder, the groom aforesaid was united in marriage to lady whose health was so delicate that they immediately set sail for Vera Cruz, in the hope that the voyage would be beneficial to her. They had for fellow passenger Mrs. E. Constantia Beardsey, the bride aforesaid, who was accompanying her then husband to Vera Cruz for the improve ment of his health. But fate had ordained disappointment to both parties and Mrs Batchelder and Mr. Beartlsley both went s.the way of all fesh.o The bereaved widower. as soon as proprety would admit, addressed himself to the dlsconsolate widow, and pro- posed as a consolation to their respective af- flietions, that they should supply to each other the places of t,Ie,r dear departed mates But Mrs. Beardsley, for some cause CT other prehably-eE, as she is d U0mall, perhaps from TO cause-declincd the proposal. But Mir. Batchelder was determined not to remain m his bereayed state, and consequently made love to another lady, with whom he was more successful, and who received him and the offer of his heart and hand with all the favor he, could desire ArcorCling 10 the rules and regulations edown east,o the forth coming marriage of MT. Batchelder and his new flame was duly ssPubished1 in the pa rish church, and all was going on

 "Merrily as the marriage bells"

 when on the Saturday preceding the Tuesday on which the marriage Was published to take place, Mr. Batchelder had the happiness to receive from the relenting widow Beardsley letter, ill which she withdrew her desclina- lion of his offer of marriage, and acknow- ledged herself ready to make him happy, if he yet rested under the idea that his happi- pmess could be influenced by her Here was "a gon indeed, and one well calculated to puzzle almost any man. How Mr. Batchel- der goi out of this dilemma is ia paft told b, the announcement which has drawn from us this story ;--thc maoid part consists in the interesting fact that he had to pay the disap- pointed bride that was to be, two thousand one hundred dollars for breach of his pro- mise 10 her. As Sam Weller says, ..it takes the yidders r'

 