Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-15
A ROMANCE.

The Walla- ALA, Washington Territory
Union publishes story of some recent occur
rcuces in that Locality, which it describes as a
marriage without courtship wedding without
cards, and a separation without quarrel.
Last fall it says, "a young lady OF about
twenty-five years of age went up from Port
land, and has since been working IN Walla-
Wala. She was pretty drcssmakcr and he
was gay doctor, late of Baltimore, later sur
pcon iu the Franco Prussian war, and latest Of
Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and
ali the rest of California. He sported a sur
geon's badge and short stcmmcd briarwood
pipe, and professed to have been all over the
world and through portion of Texas. He
talked fuenty and promiscuousy, and made up
for any lack Of ideas by superhuity OF words.
He played billiards, drank whSkcy, and seemed
to get along, smoothly, although no one ever
saw the color of his money 1t so turned out
that on Thursday Of last week the doctor was
introduced to the dressmaker and took her
TO the ludian show that night The next day
he called on her at her shop, and in the even
ing again took her to the show. On the next
day they took little walk, went to the Audi
,or's office, got liccuse, called In Justice oi
the Peace, and we're married, and had every
thing got on record before leaving the Office.
But il suddenly occurred to the Doctor that
his religious conscience bound him to be mar.
red by priest; in obedience to that small
still voice he took himself and his bride
to the church, and got married some more.
This was on Saturday afternoon, and the
bride returned to her home alouc, and never
had anything further to do with the Doc
tor giving as her reason therefor that
the Doctor was dissipated, Notwithstanding The
fact that he had called on her the day before
the marriage in state of intoX'catiOn. On
Sunday the Doctor took the morning train Tor
the States, doubtless thinking that he had per-
formed an unparalleled tete in the way OF court
shin, marriage aud separation, having accom-
plshcd all that we have detailed III just three
dayS. But while all this was going on, only
few knew anything about it. The groom told
no one, and bride told no one, tOO-eXcept one
pcrson, for, woman-Iike, she had secret, and
must have help to keep it. On Sunday even
lug, while the exilcd and fast-traveug hus-
band was bufeting the SHOWS of the Blue
Mountains, the deserted wife went to church
with bashiul young teacher with plug hat.
lie little thought that he was wasting his
sweetness on the deser9 air by making himself
agreeable to another mans wife. % Wednes-
day morning the young lady also concluded to
emigrate, and started Portandward armed
with her certificate Of marriage. But not un-
III alter she nad lett was IL knOWn, except 10
very few, that she had lost husband almost
as soon as she found him. Neither was it
known that the doctor had concluded to double
his responsibility as husband For it is now
reported that be has already another wife and
child in the States or California 1t is doubt
full if either wife ever sees the gay young doc
tor again; but should these two wives meet we
should not be surprised to hear Of tall hair pull
ing extraordinary Whether it was case Of
love at first sight or marriage for convenience
is to us unknown; but it seems that the doctor,
who came here dead broke had plenty Of
money about the time of his marriage, which
he invested in high old drunk and third
class through ticket to Baltimore. The con-
gratulatious of their friends follow them each
III their solitary wedding tour. His name was
DR.. Carol B. Fru>h, late, NC, and hers was
Miss Jean l. Enrhcs."