Morris tribune., 1882-01-19
AN EMOTIONAL WOMAN.
A Stranger in u Strange land, She Finds
Friends.

A Stranger in Strange land, She Finds
Friends.
From the St Louis Republican.
A rather homely looking woman, hailing
from the interior of Illinois who was enthr-
siastic in advocating her religious opinions,
and who belonged to that sect known in
the dictionary of religion as the Latter Day
Saints, arrived at the Union depot yester-
day in all her maidenly loneliness, en- route
for Eureka Springs. Arkansas AS she
found it necessary to wait at the depot for
the ont bound evening train on the San
Francisco road. time hung heavily on her
hands and prompted her to institute
search for a Norman elder of this city, with
whom she is well acquainted. With this
object in view, she walked up to Police
Officer Wall and asked him whether he was
one of them.
Zone of what2" inquired Wall, looking
somewhat astonished.
Why, Latter Day Saint, of course, she
replied.
The gallant officer said that 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 a saint,
he agreed to find man who belonged to
the sect. He accordingly tipped his hat to
the lady ana 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 hot haste to the
waiting room, where he was introduced to
Mrs. Hubbard (that was her name) as
Brother Eoerle, Latter Day Saint. This
overjoyed the woman to such degree that
she sprang from her seat, threw her arms
about Eberle's neck and planted several
convulsive kisses upon his left cheek, ex-
claiming as she lid so:
"Oh, how it gratifeg me to meet brother
here in this ethyl"
OF course Eberle was astonished almost
out of his 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 refec-
ton he finally concluded to pursue the lat
ter course, and asked the woman whether
she knew any other saints.
YES" was her reply, 81 do; know the
elder of our church in this city, and would
! like to see him ever SO much"
| Eberle told her to accompany him and he
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 Garvey's Office and intro
duced her to Mr.. Carney, after being as
| sured that that gentleman was Latter Day
Saint. This was no sooner done than she
pounced upon Garvey, embraced him
kissed him, and Waited 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't you Latter Day Saint2" she
| inquired, with blank expression of aston
lshment Illuminating her wrinkled counter
ance.
mo, not by considerable Odds" replied
Garvey. This is no church; it is place
where tickets are bought and Sold" He
was about to tell her to clear out, wher
Eberle tipped him the wink, when he tol6
the lady that there was Latter Dav Saint
he believed, next door; in the hotel. In
compliance with q request made by the lady
tel and introduced her to Mr.. Ward, the
| proprietor. Of course she was delighted tc
| meet Brother Ward and sprang at him like
| Bengal tiger. She chung to him like 9
| drowning man to o straw, and gave him
several affectionate kisses. An earth Juake
or hurricane, conld not have terrified Mr..
Ward more thoroughly than this
womans extraordinary conduct While his
face was assuming various shades of color
in rapid succession, acknowledgement lob
ster red aaI 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
afectionate manner and caused him to
turn scarlet to the roots of his hair, when
she tackled Officer Marsh, called him bro
Their, kissed him and chung to his neck
with great tenaeity. 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 other men who had
been victimized, who told him that he had
only been made the victim of practical
joke in which they had all taken few shares
OF stock. The woman left for Eureka
Springs on an outbound evening train last
light, but not until she had made decd-
ed impression upon the supposed Latter
Day Saints che met in ST. Tonic