Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-05
welded BY WIRE.
A Romance Of the Snow Blockade
Union Of Hearts Forty Miles Apart.
Rochester Democrat.

dorchester Democrat.
The particulars of the affair have lust
come to our possession, and, although
it is to be presumed that the parties
most intimately interested have no par
ticular desire to court notoriety on &C
count Of their romantic experience, it
will do no harm so long as no names are
mentioned. 1t may be stated, however,
that the hero of the affair is book
keeper in IL prominent manufacturing
establishment in this city, and that he
loved both wisely and well, maiden
who resided with her parents in small
village few miles this side of New
York city. That she did not entirely
discourage his suit may be inferred
from the fact that they had decided to
marry and become as one on Christmas
day, and every preparation was made
for the contamination Of their earthly
hopes. The ceremony, of course, was
TO be performed at tae young
hdy's home, and the day before
Christmas the expected groom pack
ed his dress suit in a trunk and start
ed for the scene in which he was
to play SO important part. But occa-
sionalIy the best laid plans are most
etiectually blocked, and in this case the
snow came down to take little hand in
the game. The drifts grew deeper, con-
ductors commenced to look serious, and
the result may be readily guessed The
train was stuck fast IN a snow-drift, the
storm was constantly increasing, and
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dubious. Forty miles had the young
man to go, but it might rs well have
been four hundred As the hours came
and went he became desperate, and ut
last he telegraphed to the to-be father
ln-law the situation. The reply came:
Come on; we are waiting for YOU
But the young man couldn't 60, and he
so animated over the telegraph wires.
At last it came the hour for the cere-
mony, and guests and relatives had as
sembled III the house, while the min
lister was momontarily expected.
Only one thing was wanting and that
was the young man VINO was tearing out
his hair in the snow-bank. Everyone
knows the prejudices existing against
postponed marriages and the bride
wept, but without avail, though hen
tears We're warm enough and copious
enough to have thawed the snow for
twice the distance. Among the guests
was a telegraph operator and in hap
Ply moment he was struck 10y IL bright
thought, and he lost no time in commu-
nicating it. Distance should be oblit-
Grated and the couple should be married
by the aid Of telegraph. The guests
were delighted with the suggestion, the
bride dubious, but at last she consented
to make the experiment. Fortunately
the telegraph Office was not far distant.
and the wire was soon stretched to the
house, while the operator got his instru-
ment in order and made connection.
The young man was notified of what
had taken place and what was about to
take place, and instructed to con-
duct himself accordingly. He was
n little dazed by the scheme
but soon recovered, and taking his
place at the side of the operator in the
station, he announced that he was
ready for business. The minister made
the service as short rs possible, but the
replies came very readily, and were
awaited with breathless interest by the
assembled company. 1t was a curious
scene, and when at last the minister
announced what love Che was a Uni
tarian) and the telegraph have joined
together let no man put asunder,"
there was an enthusiastic round of APP
plause. The young man was not there,
and yet he was married. The girl was
not within forty miles of the man she
loved, and yet she married him. 1t
was the triumph Of science over diff
culties, and when finally the snow was
cleared away and the husband and wife
met Tor the first time, we doubt not
that everything was as satisfactory as it
would have been bad their hands been
clasped when they were made man and
wife.