Vermont Phœnix

ROMANCE IN CANADA.

A Miss Strange, niece of the late member of Parliament of that name in the U. C. legislature, was engaged to be married to a Mr. Ducent, merchant, residing at the head of Lake Ontario. A correspondent of the Rochester Democrat thus tells how the enamored swain sped in his wooing.

The day was fixed for the union of the happy pair. By previous arrangements, they were to be married early in the morning, and immediately take passage for New York, on their way to Scotland, to visit their friends.

The Scotch Minister in Kingston then being absent Mr. Ducent brought a favorite parson with him, and arrived at the lady's house in the evening, anxiously waiting for the dawn of day, when he was to become the husband of the fair the accomplished Isabella Strange. The trunks and bandboxes were all packed and ready, in one of which was deposited by the lady's uncle, for her especial use five hundred pounds.

Being thus arranged, and just before the parties retired to rest, a young gentleman of Kingston stepped up to the intended bride and bid her good bye, remarked at the same time that he "supposed this was the last time he should have the opportunity of saluting Miss Strange!" and immediately left the house. Morning came, and every thing was in readiness for the solemnization of the nuptial vows, when it was observed that Miss Strange did not make her appearance. The servant was dispatched to the lady's room, and returned with the astonishing information that she was not there, and, what was still more surprising, her bed was not ruffled! A letter was found on the table which disclosed the whole mystery. She had been induced by her friends, contrary to her own free will, to engage herself in marriage to Mr. Ducent, but had given her heart to the young man above alluded to, and they that night with the trunks, five hundred pounds and all fled to Gravelly Point, in this State, and by five o'clock in the morning, she who was to have been Miss Ducent, has become Mrs. McLean!