Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-06-22
A CALIFORNIA ROMANCE.
A Worthy Bride for u Gamhlcr-tlow n,
Thrifty Couple Made 100000 by Being
Divorced and then Remarked

From the New York Times.
A tale comes to us from San Francis
co so oddly dramatic as to be worth re-
cording. 1t appears that charming
young lady-of course the story would
lack interest were she .common-place-
fell in love with person called, by his
own class and with those with whom
they consort, "sport.' In other
words, he was n dealer at faro bank,
and as such excluded from the society
wherein his fair enslaver habitually
moved. But they met by chance at
public ball and, just rs Claude Mel
notte admired, from among his flowers
and cabbages the naughty Pauline,
who was destined to become his
bride, so, from amid his marked cards,
chips and coppers, did the young game
ster lift his eyes to this lovely girl of
San Francisco, and forget the gulf be-
tween them. So in the sequel did She
Somehow they were introduced at the
ball, and afterward they met--this time
not by chance--at photograph gallery.
They were subsequently described by
the sympathetic artist rs they appear
ed on the OCCASION. She wore blue,
and had ga wealth" of golden hair.
The captive "sport" was faultlessly
dressed" in full black, garnished with
diamonds, and had Ga love of n nous
tache" The first clandestine meeting
was followed, as is apt to be the case,
by Others, and, to tell the tale briefly,
wound up in a secret marriage. All
went on smoothly for time, great as
was the risk, and the honeymoon,
masked in secret as it was, seemed to
promise we'll. But presently a tiny
cloud darkened the skies Of happiness.
1t came, to quote the words of n San
Francisco journal, Gin the shape of
live, healthy man of business, occupy
ing business relations with the young
! lady's papa" This healthful and eligl-
BILE gentleman soon became suitorfor
the young lady's hand The father,
who is represented to be merchant
prince of conventional prejudices, ia
vored the suit. 1t was avoided, quite
naturally, by the daughter. and finally
entreaties, expostulaton and menace
brought on an explosion. All was con-
fessed, and the horror-stricken parent
was dumb with rage and modification.
But this young yet astute child of the
setting sun was equal to the occasion,
"What's the use," she pertinently
asked, making a fuss about it, The
things done. The only question is,
how can it be undone so that l
can do as you wishl ~ The father lis
tened in silence, and the daughter
went on: 81 believe my husband is
already tired of me, and l know l am
of him. No one knows of this. Go and
buy him of. Make him consent to n
divorce. Give him what money he
wants, and then l can marry the rich
and prosperous New Yorker
The guileless scheme appealed strong
ly to the business instincts of our
merchant prince" and he straightway
set to work to realize it. Several int@-
views followed with the "sport," who
proved as tickle as the blind goddess he
followed, and finally $40, 600 was agreed
upon as the sum to be paid him for con-
senting to the divorce. This was
promptly carried through. The rich
New Yorker, none the wiser, soon came
for his bride to the golden state,
and their engagement was formally
announced. And now follows the
pith of this romantic story
The marriage WAS TO take place in
week, and the intended bride was all
bushes and complaisance. Father and
bridegroom We'd with each other in
lavishing costly gifts upon her, and the
unsophisticated creature had a sump-
tuous trousseau made ready to bring
eastward to New York. But the night
before the wedding thrill of dismay
ran through the household. 1t was
the story of young Lochinvar over
again. The bride had fled, and worst
Of all, with the insidious "sport." The
$40, 900 and the trousseau, together with
the wedding gifts, we need hardly say,
bore the faithful pair company. A let
ter was soon found addressed to the
father. 1t stated, simply, that the
young la ~ had changed her mind, and
that when the epistle was read she
would be far on her way to New York,
escorted by her former husband, whom
she had married again. Whether the
whole plan was arranged beforehand by
way of getting start in life that faro
had failed to supply, must be left to
conjecture. 1t is said, however, that
the father has not been obdurate, and
that on the accepted condition, that
the green cloth should be abandoned
forever, he has forgiven the twice
welded pair, and made his son-in'law
his business agent in the Atlantic
States. Such is life.