The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-07-08
An Iowa Romance.

An EXTRAORDINARY exempllticatlon
OF female fickleness occurred in our
neighboring county Of Jones, on Sat
urday last. "A couple, the gcntloman
being named Topper, and tho lady,
Caroline Stuttsman, had loved each
other long and well, and were engag-
cd to be married at the fashionable
hour Of Il NJ, on that day. Leppcr
had procured his license, invited his
friends, and engaged the officer
But, alas! tsthere's, many a slip
'twixt cup and lip" especially when
"a lass" IS in the question, Satur-
day Miss Caroline went from her
country home to Anamosa to CON-
plete her wedding outfit; Mr.. Lep-
per went therot to meet her; but not
finding her where be anticipated, af-
| ter considerable inquiry he learned
beyond a doubt that she had taken
the train for Monticello. What did
| this mean? With breaking heart,
and reason totteting on its throne,
| the victim of this cruel treachery
waited, hoping against hope-tor the
afternoon train. His consolation was
odd as it,may seem his affiallced's
sister Betsoy. She assured him that
Caroline would be back and marry
him; if she didn't. sooner than to
see him left to droop in bachelorly
lonhness any longer, she would mar
ry him herself! The afternoon train
arrived-and so did Caroline. Q, the
joy of hope rckindled! o, the bliss
of consummated love! Now they
would be united in holy bonds, never
more to part till death! Not much.
For when he stepped aboard the at
ternoon train, on which, as he had
wildly hoped, his Caroline came, and
presented himself to escort her off,
She got her back up, and held her
head up, and turned her nose up, and
refused to be escorted off, Nay,
more she declared that her railroad
ride was not ended yet, and she was
going-where she pleased. While
the conversation was going on the
train started with Mr.. Topper and
| the wouldn, ,t-be Mrs. Leppcron board.
Mr.. Il. rode as far as Viola, where he
| got off, while the recusant bride went
on as far as Springfield. Returning
to Anamosa, Lepper looked up Miss
Betsy Stuttsman, informed her that
as his arrangements with Miss Car
rie had miscarried, he would accept
her offer; procured the name ssCaro-
line scratched out of his license, and
the name "Betsy" scratched in, re-
called the marrying man, and Were
united in sacred wcdlock before mid
night.
| Without following their fortunes
| further, Let US turn our attention TO
| Miss Carrie Stuttsman. Proceeding
| to Springviilc, she brought up with
4 d young man whose naincand lot she
! on sober second thought preferred,
| rather than become Lcpper, Ru,
| NOR hsth !. that nc offered her 1--WE
| dollars to hreak" with Topper and
marry ann That is what we call
getting wife cheap even ifthe wo.
man herself should turn out utterly
worthless, her wedding clothes must
be worth moro than that. Ii he is
satisfied, both brides certainly ought
TO be and leppcr has made the best
{ bargain 0, all-forwhile Miss Carrie
had no children, Miss Betsy had two
, This, howcvcr, may he owing more
60 luck than shrewdness on Hopper,
! part, for tis not certain whether hC
knew Of itfwhea he married her
~ Coiiax is Doctortsolla y henoptorth
$ 1.-The ,ollosc al Hiilsdale, Mich hav
in@ hnorcd him with that ,is.yree =
] The Wee President is, however, ON
; efoshoss .whe don't eroHe ereat b,
tdeereesg 2. s~sv Ecs
gss sraag8s Sss 1H.