The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-01-13
NICE GIRLS.
An Electric Courtship, Sense In Romance.
and Case of True Charity.

An Electric Courtship, Sense In Romance
and Case of True Charity.
The young women students of the Presby.
terian College in Ottawa, Canada, learned 9
few days ago that poer woman, who OBJ.
tanned living for herself and children by
washing, was laid up by sickness. Pity
touched their hearts. The next morning they
went to her house, did the washing and iron.
Ing for her and sent the clothes home.
1t occurred TO Miss Cora Belden, of Hart
ford, month or so age, that It would be q
good thing to raise Christmas fund for the
poor. The plan Of getting up the little
opera of Red Riding Hood" presented it.
self. She met with 10 encouragement al
first, but with great deal Of discourage
ment. Some of her friends laughed at her
and some shrugged their shoulders. But
she persevered, formed an excellent juvenile
company Of fifty and succeeded In giving
two Of the most popular entertainments ever
known In Hartford. Allyn Hall, the largest
in the city, was packed on both occasions
and the receipts were 5000. That sum was
distributed carefully among the deserving
poor Of the city.
Some weeks ago number Of New York
girls were talking over what they expected
to get :or Christmas presents, when one of
them "almost parslyzed" the others by sug-
gesting that they should convert the presents
into money with which TO buy piano for .
cripple. The object Of such good intentions
Is an educated and music-loving young wo-
man who Is Obliged 70 remain indoors. Her
parents were not able to buy her the desired
instrument, which was known to her sympa-
thetic friend. After the shock caused by the
proposition had passed the company en-
braced the plan and each other. They mys-
teriously requested their fathers and BROTH
ers to give them In cash the value Of what
was proposed ss presents. Last Saturday
the piano was sent to the sufferer. Ii may be
added that the self-sacriicing young folks
were too brave TO tell Of what was going On
for the sake Of getting their presents anyhow.
The secret was kept until Sunday.
About ayear ago T.. w. Morley, the owner
Of . large ranch In Csllfornia, saw in the 81
bum sf friend picture that made his
heart beat .Hail Columbia and several
other tunes. He was told that the young
woman or w.hem the photograph was an un-
Just counterfeit lived In. Sonth Dorchester,
Canada, that her name was Miss Maggie
RolpA, aud that she was In poor circumstan-
Cos. Mr.. Morley wrote TO Miss Rolph ex-
planning how he had been smitten by her
charms from afar and asking her hand In
marriage. Miss Rolph replied that she did
not know her correspondent well enough to
give him IN affirmative answer. that he did
not know her we'll enough to take her for .
wife, that such romantic beginnings general
ly had bad endings, and that his proposition
carried with 1t prima facie evidence Of lack
OF balance On his part. II Morley had been
charmed by the photograph he was delighted
with Miss Rolph's sense. Such logic and
Latin In love affair he had never so much
IS read about. He brought to his aid sever
al Canadian friends, accounted to Miss
Rslph for his past life, visited her at South
Dorchester and week ago took her to the
Golden Gate as Mrs. Morley and the mis-
tress Of tn. Morley ranch.
During the last two years Miss Louise Elb
and Miss Laura Jordan, telegraph operators,
have worked together in the Western Union
Office ai St. Joseph, Missouri. Persons about
the Office who could read the tickings Of
Miss Elbs instrument were puzzled frequent
ly to see Miss Jordan put her hands to her
ears. The very inquisitive, noticing that
during the quick motions she showed bits Of
cotton into the auricnIar channels, some
times would ask II anything was wrong, but
Miss Jordan would avoid the question. Not
until two wee'.s ago was light thrown upon
the mysterious movements Of the young wo-
man and the smiling habits Of her associate.
Then IL was revealed that Miss Elb is to be
married shortly, that the young man in the
case Is John Martin, Kansas City operator,
and that the young couple have been making
love BY wire since 1879. In that year they
agreed upon cipher alphabet by the use Of
which many tender sentiments were passed
TO and fro. Miss Jordan soon caught up the
key, however, and, that she might not be IN
way, kindly stopped her ears. The men In
the office often wondered 1t Miss Elb's
silence and the happy smiles that
mastered her IS she sat at her
operating desk, and now that they know the
secret they insist that she shall be married
by wire, but, being sensible girl, she pre-
fers the hand TO hand custom.
Story about Sam. Houston.