Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-14
QUEER People 0Esro.
n RespectabIe yonng Lady Married
Twice i'm One Day.

From the Cleveland Herald.
Yesterday morning Chauncey II. WANT. a
young man about - years old, the son of a re-
spectacle widow lady near Kansas station. this
county, arrived here about o'clock and nut
up at the Lang House, securing one Of the best
rooms in the hotel, and explaining to the pro-
prictOT, Judge Lang, that he was to be married
here to-day. Young WyaGt was well-dressed.
and. although q stranger, carried in his face the
evidences of an honest upright and respectable
young gentleman. and everything was done TO
make the wedding an affair Of respect and
credit. Young Wyant went to the probate
judges office by o'clock and procured license
10 marry Melissa J. Remsburg Young lady of
his immediate neighborhood, near Kansas sta
ton, the daughter of Il respectable farmer, and
only Child, who was bright and intelligent, aud
had on Christmas celebrated her eighteenth
birthday.
For four years yonng Wyant had been the &C
cepted 8uitOr Of Miss ReTnsburg and for three
years had they been bctrOthed aud the day when
tIey two should be made one under the law
was lXed 10 be Immediately upon the removal
oil parental restraints by Melissa celebrating her
majority The WatcAful parents of Melissa had
determined otherwise. They were resolved that
Melissa should he the wife of another, a young
man named Wesley NJ. Cline, respectable far
Eier boy, who resided five or six miles dis
taIt III another nei0hbcrhOod over in Jackson
township. Melissa treated Kline c0urteou7ly.
and entertained him as became an Obedient child
To please her parents, but declared her prefer
elce for Wyatt.
Last Thursday Melissa met Chaunccy WANTS
or0lier on the Highway and slyly handed him q
sealed envelope addressed to ..Cnauucey j
hyant, Kansas, Oho." and requested the young
gentleman To te particular and hand it to Chaun-
Cey. The letter was delivered as requested and
ChauGcey vas as he believed aud had reason TO
believe. the favored one. Although it should he
~ IliE, Z I.tA
vas III any danger OF becoming the vile of Young
Mine, he had believed the difficulty to be solely
the opposition OF the Bemsburg parents The
note mentioned above read thus: Dear Chaun-
cey: lie a. IIiin on next Monday or the next
day after Christmas. Be at the Lang House
Remember the place. Get your license on Mon
Gay morning early, and il you would get the
Evangelical minister to be there, at Titfn, it viii
be all right, for We want to yet married at TiIin
as soon aS you get your license Have all ar
Tan9ementS right, and as soon as Won Get to
town yOu get your license, and be at the Lang
House. intend to 20 to Bettsyile and 90 up
on the train on Monday morning and You can
nave your license and the minister will be at the
Lang House by III OF II O'Clock sure. vii. be
at the Lang House at ii o'clock, and if YOU are
not there by II O'Clock Will give you up for /
cannot wait any longer. l will explain all when
see you"
Yesterday morning Wesley NJ Kline and Me-
iiSsa J. RensbGrg, accompanied 10y two ladies'
arrived I'D THIN on the train from Toledo and
took a carriage to tie Empire House They re-
Hlained there short time, and then sauntcred
cut On the streets the four together No trace
is had OF them for the day
At 800 o'clock Melissa appeared at the Lang
House with u waterproof thrown over her head
The minister, the Rev. Dr. l.. Ii. kefauYer. who
had been with the about -tO-be-syrOom patiently
since pm Was ready. and after the ladies' at
the hotel quickly arranged Melissa's toilet,
Chaunccy L. WyaHt and Melissa j. Remsburg
iD rnFi h. fla
husband and wife, and he sealed the matter with
Hbom God Eayh Joined together let no man
PuI aSuhdeT- Melissa Immediately put on her
CLOAK, ana said She had an Grand; she must 90
down street. Her husband offered to 20 with
her. She said, mo. | must go alone You stav
here. | will he here again at precisely six
o'clock" and at that she gded down the stairs
ana disappeared Ten minutes later she aD-
peared at the PROBATE Judges office with young
kuHe. and hiIne asked tUr a license IOT hmSe,f
ana Melissa j. kCjGShurr to marry. .Jid e
HuGn remarked. Why, | issued license ouce
to-day for YOU 10 marry, addressing hins elf to
Miss Itelnsburg.
Il guess not" said she. The judge turned
the record over to her and said. See for your
self" She looked ut it with seeming curiosity.
and remarked: Wei. that's ahead OF nv time
tie must either be crazy, Or am" do YOU
Know Mr. Nyant :" inquired the judge Of the
girl. who seemed perfectly cool and calm Yes
De neI9hbor OF OURS; but haven't consented
Ing to the record. II never authorized him to
get a license. | haven't seen Mr. WANT 20
speak 10 him, FOR five OF six weeks" By this
time Mine became somewhat nervous, and
du'ZZed Melissa about the matter but Size
st0utiy denied that she had known ANYTHING
about Wyant for several weeks, and could not
understand why he should have procured a
license. Kline sad he had been in her company
ali day except Tor the past hour. The license
was then issued to Wesley W. Kline and Melissa
Il 1ftl.f
Childs out for a magistrate refusing to 20 him
sell and leave Melissa. Il want to be married
right here" he declared.
Soon Mayor Noble was brought into the Pro-
bate Judges Office, and after some testing
young Kline and Melissa were married Inv
Mayor Noble in due form and declared by him to
be man and wife at APO, so that in fact, Melissa
j. keHsburS was married twice within the space
OF twenty-five minutes time by the clock. Me
lisa, with husband No. ?. returned to the Em-
pire House. Kline ordered carriane to drive
him and his wife to Benton, Crawford county
Ihey LETT orders for their baggage to be sent to
Denance, ONO, cutered the Carriage and started
south in the direction of Benton. Melissa asked
tne drlVer II lie could get them to Bascom, q sta
ton SIN miles west of here on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. before the 7:4S train went west
Beng answered in the affirmative the double
Vile ordered the driver to take them to Bascom
where they were landed and took the 7:4S train
west.
ioNiio " S.bI "UIU vi WHAT Hdu occurred
at the Probate Jud res Office aud rush ed TO the
Empire House, but the truant wife of ten min
utes, with her second husband had gone The
young man for a short time was almost broken
down. but he rallied and conducted himself dis
creetIy and inaufuly. He returned home this
forenoon to await developments.
Spitz Dogs Out of Fashion, and Slow o.
Sale.
II no longer keep Spitz dogs" said q New
York dealer in CANNES; ''they sell too slow.
lady came In recently looking for some sort Of a
pet dog, and when j mentioned Sptz she said
she would rather have ra1tlesnake in the
house."
After all. he added. ''the fact is they are ont
OF fashion. The craze for dogs varies as much
"a that for ladies' bonnets"
Terriers have lately come In vogue among the
ladies' Although their size will not allow Of as
easy carriage as the black-and-tan or the quo
they are, nevertheless, made pets Of The York
shire terrier and the Dandie Dnmont are the
iayorties.
II not general fayorite, the little Scotch
terrier Is still greatly priced by many ladies' OF
an alect!onate nature and making first-class
watch dog, he Is also the most useful Of all the
canine pets. for he is an excellent ratter and
can be made both ornamental in the parlor and
usefni in the cellar
Why lady should fancy pug" can only be