The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-02
LOVE COMEDIES.
Showing thaS the Little shaver Cup d
Has Lots and Lots OF Fun,
Elected by the Philadelphia Tlmei

Has Lots and Lots OF Fun.
Collected 10y the Philadelphia Times.
In the far corner OF the state there lives =
conscientious citizen named William Gums
mng. The bright eyes and sunny smile Of
Mrs. Frances Kennedy widow vince
summers number only twenty-five, caused
Mr.. Cumming to neglect his prayer meeting.
Indeed the committee WAS in session every
night on the back porch during the last two
months. Three weeks ago the young wild"
owls friends learned, sf,er much whispering,
that she was to become Mrs. Cumming a.
early as September IA. Her friends remarked
that the wedding was just ons year and one
day removed from the dsto OF Mr.. hennedys
death. The happy day fell upon las.
Wednesday. The ceremony WAS to take
place at 6 o'clock In the evening al the
brides residence in Erie. About sixty
guests were invited TO psrLSke OF the wedding
feast. In the forenoon the bridegroomseleci
srrayed himself in his best and went TO invite
q few friends in the country. The afternoon
mail bore q postal card from Cumming ststing
that rs he hsd not overcome his conscientious
scruples about marrying the widow OF man
go recently deceased, no would go to the
woods and pray until the we'd
ding hour approached. Mrs Ken
1edv did not faint or go into
hysterios, but she decked herself in her brid-
al robes and smilingly received her guests.
When the minister arrived the widow read
the postal aloud, and in the midst of the sem
sation thus caused she led she way to the
banquet. After the feast dancing began.
Mrs. Kennedy's partner was an old flame,
Washington Williams, bachelor. lie saw
his opportunity, seized IT, and within ten
minutes after the idea occurred TO him Mrs.
Kennedy was Mrs. Williams. The knot had
scarcely been tied when the doorsbell rang
violently. In rushed tho conscientious Gum
ming. eager 10 clasp his bride. Sensation.
Slow music. Exeunt omnes.
Five years ago maiden fair, whose home
was little town near Macon, Georgia, aux
iously awaited an important letter from her
absent lover. Days passed YEARLY. The
signing lass haunted the postoihce, but the
postmsster's face always were that look of
exasperstiDg quietude common to those from
whom expected thing, never come. The
maiden thought that her heart would break,
for she realized at last that her lover was
saithless The scene shifts. II is September,
1881. In Macon dwels the same lady, but
she is now a happy wife with two children.
She has forgotten the faithless one OF her day
OF woe. She therefore is surprised when from
the town OF her youth comes letter bearing
as superscription to her maiden name that
derived from her husband. An accompany
ing note from the postmaster explains that
in tearing away some Of the large boards OF a
letter Gaze the misSiYe was found. The
envelope is postmstked 1876 The lady
spsnks the baby to keep it quiet while she
eagerly deVoured the contents. Hesvensl 1t
is from John, pr opposes 10 glowing words and
begs Tor kind reply. The lsdY's husband
also enjoys the letter and out Of curiosity
communicates with relatives of the former
lover. 1t is learned that he is happy Chi.
cago porkpaCker, with wife and three sons.
Mary Chilean, the daughter Of Maynard
Chilean, OF Charleston, Arkansas, will be
twenty-five years ofage come next Christmas.
Charlie Stover--a romantic name, as the
readers may mark--wss Miss Gillesm's
Romeo. Not to mince matters, Mrs. Gill.
cam declared that MIR. StoVor's intellectual
bank account wasn't half as long as his ears.
The lovers decided to elope. The Charles,
ton Vindiaator contains n thrilling account
of what followed the decision. Mrs Chilean
caught her daughter in The act of slipping
out a. the back gate. The mother seized
Mary and tried to hold her. In the scuille,
says the Vindicator, Mary was Invested of
her dress and many other garments, but one
of Charles friends had the presence of mind
to throw ridng-skirt over her 10 the nick
Of time" Meanwhile Charlie and Mr..
Chilean we're having it tooth and toe-nail.
The former triumpned, and, mounting a
horse with his fainting sweetheart in his
arms, the youth rode at furious gallop TO
the ministers two miles away. All has
since been forgiven.
Go TO French girl, if you want instruc-
lions howto get even with failhless lover.
An exchange tells of how one girl was
Tilted by young man who yielded 70 the
temptation of very large marriage portion.
She laid her plans we'll On the eve of the
be.rothal, while the Affiancied pair were
fess'ng and making merry, she sent letter
" the bride-elect announcing that she had
poisoned all the food which furnished forth
tie BANQUET. The grim statement was read
aloud at tho table and naturally caused q |
panic. The hancee and her mother we're |
carried out in Mysteries and doctors were
summoned from far and near. One Of the |
dishes was analysed and found to contain no |
traces of poison, and after further expert |
ment the company realized that they had |
been made the victims of practical joke. |
But the sight of working emetics and stcm-
ach pumps cooled tho young mans passion |
for his second and wosltbier love.
A very sad incident occurred In OhicOgo |
the other evening. young man and the
IDOL OF his soul, who were occupying the
chair, began talking about 'Kismet.' The
beautiful being on his knee said to the young |
man that she thought 'KSmep was just too
perfectly lovely for anything, but he laughed
a loud, brutal laugh and replied that Kismet
YVES no good OF all. Then tho girl began TO !
cry and he had 70 promise her box Of can.
DIV and haul her over on the other knee and
tell her how much he loved her about SOW
enty,lve times before she would cease crying |
Mutual explanations followed, when Il trans.
pired that 10 was referring to bay mare
with arecord Of 2;42 "a, while she meant
tho honl xprtNNn,, h.,