Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-25
SHADOWED BY WOMAN.
Strange InfatuatiOn Of a Beau
tifIll Woman for Prof.
H0user, the Great
Phren0losist,
Who was in Mexico About
One Year Ago.
She Has Followed Him in Less Than
Twelve Months "a Distance of
Three Thousand Miles.
From the st. Louis Times.

hS toiAO"iHS oeoly SouHlo
like tale Of romance; but strange
and unreal as it may seem, it is but
the recital of sad reality. without
the gildea polish of ideality. The
cynic may scott at woman's love and
disappointed husbands and lovers
may compare it to the Inconsistency of
the winds Of heaven, but if the real
truth could be known and appreciat-
ed by the doubling masses of man
kind, woman S true love is as strong
as death and as constant as the re-
turning tide. The very chambers of
her soul are filed with the music of
love, as the brightest, sweetest dreams
Of her childhood are at last fulfilled,
and many instances are on record
where she has sacrificed home,
frienGs, husband, honor, children
and all for the object Of her idolatry.
The following sketch will serve to
/ Illustrate the above remarks:
! Many persons who sat in the crowd
ed Opera House last Monday night,
! listening to the magnetic eloquence
Of Prof. Houser as he spoke great
truths on the vital subjects of life and
death, will remember seeing the lee
turer suddenly leave the stage. They
will also remember that when he re-
turned his face was pale and he SEEM
ed greatly agitaled. He recovered
his composure, however, and pro-
cecded with has lecture, although the
close observer could detect certain
nervousness IN his manner throughout
the rest of his discourse. To this
little incident hangs rs strange sto-
ry as ever was penncd by the hand
Of poet or novelist. 1t was mere
accident, however, that Herald re-
porter came in possession Of the facts
in the case, and 1t was then after no
little persuasion that Prof. Houser
w@uld listen to the publication of this
real romance.
Just before the professor opened
his first lecture last Monday night, q
representative Of the Herald went
. down to the Opera House, to find
every available seat taken, and the
people still crowding into the room
The professor happened to be neal
the door and kindly invited the re-
+ porter 10 a seat IN one Of the wings
Of the stage. The aisles were filing
. up rapidly, and in order to avoid
:. crostaiflg throagh, the reporter hasti
~ ly descended the stairs, went TO the
rear end Of the building, entered F.:
O. rear door at the top Of the back stair
- way, and was soon comfortably seat
cd behind one Of the painted wing
:. of the stage. but III full view Of th'
lecturer. When Professor House
Il was about halt through his lecture
~ the reporter was startled by a foot
step behind him, and upon turning
. around bcheld Il medium sized lady
: elegantly dressed and heavily veiled
II She seemed to fit in out of the dark
!. ness like some raven OF despair, ant
), before the ncwsgathercr could speak
she leaned forward, handed him
u, card and said, in a low, sweet voice
please give this to Prof House
at once The card bore the singl
inscription, in delicate hand, "Wi
you speak to me tonight? Ny las
request aud was signed Fanny.
The reporter stepped to the edge c
the stage, and beckoning the professo
y to him, handed him the card. On
! glance at the handwriting, and th
professors face turned deadly pale
> With quick step he reached the re
porter's side, and in an agitated voIc
,. said, ''Please take her away Th
10 woman threw back her veil, disclos
~. ing her pale out beautiful face, an
:. woold have spoken, but the professc
,, stepped quickly back on the stag
, and resumed his lecture.
"a The reporter, although dazed an
~ bcwildered by the strange procee,
i. ings enacted before his gaze, did nc
w. forget that he held in Ais hand I'll
KEY to Il tirst-class sensation, and a:
the mysterious woman dropped lit
-, veil, with Il deep sigh, and fitte
~ like a shadow, toward the door. IL
> scribe followed her. AS he openc
~, the door he said, MADAM, can | |
Of any service to you!' Withol
m turning around, she said, 'Call
,r carriage Leaving her at the fo'
N of the stairway, the reporter went
rs search of a street carriage, but it s
~ happened that at this timo there VI.
Il, not one i'm sight. My cousin liv,
IN the east part of the city, and 1t
quite a way over, bu: l must walk,
suppose" The newsgatherer prot
cred his services as an escort, an
his arm was accepted.
Anxious to learn something of Il
ce woman and her strange behavior, ii
lst reporter said:
II ''Madam, may ask an explain
of ton of your conduct in thus callir
X upon Prof. Houser!''
ill ''It is a singulary story" she 7
he piled, land you would hardly
nd iievc me if l would tell it. l am
is married woman, and live ln-
as North Missouri, where | heard ID
mt Houser lecture about one year ag
at He spoke so many kind words fl
ay woman, that was completely carri,
nd away. In fact fell madly in lo'
at with him. | could not resist tt
wv force of the infatuation. / forgot :
er about home, husband, friends, al
or indeed forgot my duty as a wifi
US although the doctor had never as y
ie, spoken to me. When he left, l ft
nd lowed him, wrote him letters, tel
" graphed many times, but he wou
.e- not meet me. Once he wrote me
ed letter stating that he was a marie
.r- man and advised me to stay at hom
lis as he would not see me under al
,w circumstances. l followed him
nd indianapolis, thence to Cincinnati
VS. to Lancaster, o., Circleyille, al
ch then to New York city. / saw hi
p on railroad in Ohio when he r
all ce,ved telegram that one of b
&C. children was dying. He wept alou
on but when went to him he would n
en- speak. He gave me the telegra
and left the car. Once I visited b