The Worthington advance., 1882-01-19
AN EMOl lIDNAI. WOMAN,
n Stranger iu u Strange Lanai, She Nin.
Friends,

"A 40 - Sne XintS
Friends.
FROM tie st. Iouis Republican
A rather homely looking woman, haiinA;
from the interior of Illinois, who Was enthE.
siastic in advocating her religious opinions,
and who belonged to that sect known in
the dictionary of relisit, as the Latter Eay
Saints, arrived at the Union depot yester-
day in all her maidenly loveliness, Ell route
for Eureka Springs. Arkansas. As she
found it necessar? to wait q: tho depot for
the ont bound evening train on the San
Francisco road, tim: hung heavily on her
hands and prompted her to institute q
search for A1ornan elder Of this city, with
whom she is we'll acquainted. With this
object in view, she walked up to Police
Officer Wall and asked him whether he was
one Of them.
Zone of what?" inquired Wall, looking
somewhat astonished
why, latter Day Saint, Of course, " she
replied.
The gallant officer said TINT he was one
oil them before he was married. but since
he had found wife he thought it best to
renounce the faith. Although not saint,
he agreed to find man who belonged to
the sect. He accordingly tipped his hat to
the lazy and disappeared through the crowd
near the main entrance in search Of one Of
his friends. Presently, after searching for
sometime, he found John Eberle, the land
agent Of the Iron Mountain road. Without
ceremony he requested Eberle to accom-
pany him to the ladies' waiting room, as
there was lady there anxious to see him.
Immediately. The unsuspecting land agent
went with the officer in lot haste to the
waiting room, where he was introduced to
Mrs. Hubbard (that was her name) as
Brother Eoerle, q Latter Day Saint. This
overJoyed the woman to such degree that
she sprang from her seat, threw her arms
about Eberles neck and planted several
convulsive kisses upon his left cheek, ex-
claiming as she lid SO:
oh, how it gratifes me to meets a brother
hero in this city,
VI course Eberle was astonished almost
out of bis boots, and mortified terribly, as
the waiting room was filled with people. He
hardly knew what course to pursue at first,
whether to fly into a passion or carry the
joke still farther. After moments renec-
ton he finally concluded to pursue the lat
ter course, and asked the woman whether
she knew any other saints.
Yes, ," was her reply, II do; know the
elder OF our church in this city, and would
like to see him ever SO much"
A@ooAAO SOAO Ac1 ~ uuu
would take her to the Office of the man she
desired to meet, which was located directly
across the street from the depot. He took
her into Scalper Garvcy's office and intro
dcced her to Dir. Garvey,, after being 49,
snred that that gentleman was Latter Dry
SAINT This was no sooner done than she
pounced upon Garvey, embraced him,
kissed him, and waltzea him about The
room IN an extraordinary manner.
Garvey, in the midst Of his bewilderment
wanted to know what in the name Of COM
mon sense she was trying to do.
Why, aren'tyou Latter Day Saint" she
inquired, with blank expression of oston-
lshment Illuminating her wrinkled counten-
ance.
No, not by considerable Odds" replied
Garvey. "This is no church; it is q place
where tickets are bought and Sold" He
was about to tell her to clear out, when
Eberle tipped him the wink, when he told
the lady that there was Latter Dav Saint.
ne believed. next door, in the hotel. In
compliance with request made by the lady,
Garvey took her into the Grand Pacific Ho
tel ana introduced her to Mr. Ward, the
proprietor; " course she was delighted to
a Bengal tiger. She clung to him like q
drowning man to a straw. and cave him
several affectionate kisses. An earth ,1oEc
Or q hurricane, conld not have terrified Mr.
Ward more thoroughly than this
Soman's extraordinary conduct. While his
face was assuming various shades of color
IN rapid succession, alternatingbetween lob
ster red anl oyster shell white, the ticket
broker dipped him the wink. She was
then introduced to Mr.. Nichols, general
foreman OF the Union depot yard She
terrified Nichols by carressing him in an
atfectionate manner and caused him to
ta'n scarlet, to the roots of bis hair, when
she tackled Officer Marsh, called him bro.
ther, kissed him and CLING to his neck
with great tenacity. The officer was over
come with rage, and wanted to expel her
by force from the ladies' waiting room, He
was prevented from carrying out his pur-
pose, however, by the otter men who had
been Vlctimized, who told him that he had
only been made the victim of practical
joke in which they had all taken fe@ shares
Of stock. The woman left for Eureka
Springs on an outbound evening train last
Light, but not until she had made lecid.
ed impression upon the supposed Latter.
Lay SaDIts she met in St, Louis.