Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-21
A Very False and Truant Lover-a Three
Wived Railroad Eueineer

The St Louis Democrat of the Isth instant
tells The following story: Edward True was a
gay and festive engineer on the kirkwood ac-
Commooatlon train. He possessed that free
and open manner which, united with youth
good looks and surplus of spending money
reYer falls TO win the hearts OF a certain class
of young ladies. The good looking youne en- :
glneer put up at the kirkwood Hotel, where
he soon became acquainted with Emma Sun,
the pretty chan. bermald of the establish ment
Emma was about eighteen years of age, spruce
IN her dress and fond of admire ton. IL was
NOT long before True was Spnstruck, and I'm
an equally short time the Sunfiower turned to
nlm as the god OF her Idolatry. The result OF
this billing and cooling was a wedding The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr.
Mitchell. OF the Presbyterian Church, and for
TWO weeAs the honeymoon waI undimmed by
cloud. True brought his bride to ST. Louis
and sent her TO a boarding house on Seventh
street, near the Pacific depot and visited her
regular when he came to the city. About two
weeks ago the inconstant engineer married
Miss Mclaughlin, living within q mile OF
krkwood-an Innocent, unsophisticated girl
OF hfteen, living with her parents, who are
people oi respeclabilIty and worth. On the
wedding day Dennis Mclaughlin, the brother
OF the bride, steward on the river, re-
turned heme from a visit to Odin III
He had received intimation that True had
told him IL was only sham marriage
The knot had been tied by Mr.. Mills, of Web
ster Grove, and could not be united in day:
and the brother told True ne should have
nothing TO do with his sister until the matter
was Cleared up True and Mclaughlin occu-
Pled the same room on the night OF the we'd
ding, leaving the young bride weeping sad
and lonely" in the bridal chamber. knowing
MS own guilt, True made an arrangement with
the bride to meet him at the station the follow
ing day, and fly with him on the wings of love
10 some sunny spot, where hard hearted BROTH
erS come p OF, and parents are unknown NC
Laughhn and True both came TO ST Louis the
next day, and, as the former was getting on the
tIaln at lith street, he saw True, who, on get
1Ur1r of "A
the contemplated eIopement was frustraten
mcLauEhlin had sworn to kill True IL il turned
out tnat he had wronged his sister by marry.
ing ber while he had another Wife and for
this reason the fast engineer was anxious 20
avoid the brother of his victim. II was ascer
tanned. beyesd ae-1t, .A-. Tao siga-
before Justice cunningham. before whom A
comPlaint was filed, and the officers were
sent 10 arrest True. who failed to find him II
Is said mat he has iefethe city, thinking, doubt
less, - -
How happy could be with either,
Were tother dear charmer away
IL Is sac that True had married young lady
IN ST LoulS some eighteen months ago. and
that, previous to that time. he had married a
girl in Illncis- .F.#.E
WAsPs.-A ply sician ef Bordeau a has made
a discovery IN regard 70 the wasp Galiananl
reports 10 as follows: The wasp is stated 10 be
q declared enemy to all poisonous flies, the
sting Of which causes eafbuncle: il also de-
stroys an immense quantity of minute worms
That get into fruir and when introduced into
the stomach may cause great incon ysnience,
and even diseases. Lastly, our Hordeaux
practitioner asserts that the sting of the wasp
is sovereign remedy for gout, sciatica and
rheumatism. This may nodoubtb be explained
by the prin ciple OF counter irritation: but how
does ne apply TN: remedy 1t seems that this
vulge Let ue, however, heneeforward de-
fist from destroying an insect which, how
ever annoying, renders us some useful SER