A Little Romance

It seldom falla to tlie lot oí our unimaginative pen to write a romance ; in fact we have uo distinct recollection that Buch a thing ever did happen ; but while we are musing over the extraordinary local capacity of this paper, and the preseut dearth of material to fill it, and wondering how it would do to use our inventive powers, a tale is breathed in our ears that exactly ineets the demand. It happens to be of unusual interest, too, as the eventa herein recorded transpired in our own quiet city. Kot long before the last commencement a the University, a young man who would gradúate at that time sought the privilege of correspondence with a youug lady residing here, when he should have taken his diploma and his departure. She, uot canng to waste paper and postage for his benefit, declined to disobey her mot her by prolongiug an acquaintauce with him. Time rolled on after hero had goue to hiB home, till soome few weeks since a few scraps of paper were placed in the young lady's handa with the information that they had been found in a secluded place and seemed to bear witness of belongiug to her. With much patieuce they were joined together and discovered to be torn fragmenta of a letter addressed to herself and abounding in the most affectionate ternis. Moieover, the letter was signed by this same far distant gradúate, who was only deferring au extended journey to hear again f rom her. Miss waB completely dumbfoundedi but immediately penued a uote iu reply, asking what it meant that such a letter addressed to her and written by him should be fouud torn into shreds in the streets of Aun Arbor. It was not many days ere a reply carne back from a truly crestfallen lover, who woudered ïf he had been the " dupe of of some designing person," and this in substance is hia story : Not long after reaching home he had received 1 letter purporting to coma from Miss and statíug that sha had recousidered her refusiil to correspond with him and ahould he care to now, would be quite glad to exchange letters ; but as her mother was opposed, aB he well kuew, to such correspondeuce, it would be neoessary for hei to reciva her letters uuder au assuined uame, heuce he was requested to addreas Mrs. Eatou, and she would then recieve I theiu without the knowledge of her kind parent. The scheme looked plausible and he I said " I thought you wanted to flirt a little and although I knew I had not had the experienoe, I coucluded I oould act my part." Mrs. Eatou received tender messages of some leugth and frequency trom him, till his fair correspondent hinted that an assumed name was getting daugerous ; that there was a possibility of her beiug detected at the postoffice n her role, and she advised him to use her true name. The letter referred to at the be. giuning of th8 amele was so directed, and dispoud of as already related. It is easy now for you to understand, gentle reader, that some third parties or parties had been " putting up a job " on Mr. and had reaped no little sport at his expense. It had been a bold thing to do. to cali for letters at the office which longed to anather party, aud it waB only when the game had been played thus lar, and evideuce gamed that they were being watched, that the perpetrators oí the cruel joke withdrew to the background. Suspicion pointe in a certain diiection, and they may yet be detected. However, our young friend from Ohio will hardly care to return soon to Ann Arbor. ] The Watetown (N. Y,) Times saya : Mr. Seth T. Otis of Ann Arbor, Mich., who lelt this city forty-four years ago, is revisitiDg his olct home and shaking hands with all the old friends he can flnd. His father, Seth Otis, was one of the first settlers of our city, coming here Boon after Uoffeeu, early in the century. He took an active part in the settlenieut of the town, and was oue of the principal land holden of tliat period. The son inhents much of the father's well-kuown cominou seuae, industry aml mtegrity, and comes back to his old home a well-preserved specimen of an honorable mau. Since he left Watertown, in 1S31 he has resided in New York - where he was counected with the house of Claflin & Co. -and also in Chicago, where several yaars ago he BOld pioperty for $a00 which is uow worth half a million of dollars. He is now an hooored citizau of Auu Arbor, and, with lus I wife, is eujoy ing a visit to hiü first home. He I seou but few familiar taces, but he receives ) from and givea to all a genial, cordial