The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-12-28
"sHE IS MY WIFE, SIR"
A Pennsylvania Blue Blood Outwit-
ted by Pittsburg Dentist.

Trenton Specia Ito New York Journal.
A short distance from this city is the
country residence of William II. Rawle,
the distinguished Philadelphia lawyer,
a handsome mansion with extensive
grounds, which played its share as
rendezvous in a recent romance that
has until now not only been kept from
the newspapers, but has also been kept
a secret from tho select social circles in
which one of the actors moved. Mr..
| Rawe prides himself on being one of
the bluest of -blooded Americans,
descended from the stock of patfician
father was a "SiglAfsp or something of
that sort, while his grand
father was chief justice ofthe Keystone
state. He himself was prominent can
didate for the attorney generalship in
| the last Pennsylvania state election, and
is a man of great wealth, culture and the
! widest social connections.
The present Mrs. Rawle is his second
wife. By his first wife he had two love-
| ly daughters, who inherited indepen-
dent fortunes from their mother. which
gave them au income variously stated at
from $6,O0Oto $4,000 year each. The
I6lhllOuS Uel"ccll IucSc yUutiS IduleS
| and their stepmother have been such
that they have not spent much time in
each others society. The daughters
! have made their home at their fathers
place near this city.
One morning in the last week of Oc-
| tober Mr.. Rawle was in his Philadelphia
| law office, when a card was handed him.
| 1t bore the name of CDR. l.. Godfrey
Rosseau, Pttsburg."
When the owner of the name was
ushered into the dignified presence he
was asked to state his business.
81 called to see you Mr.. Rawle," said
the visitor with some slight hesitation,
"about rather delicate matter, which
which am authorized to speak. | want
to marry your daughter!"
"Who are you. sir, that dare come to
me in this way?" he demanded.
II am dentist by profession. l have
good practice and am earning a good
living. am amply able to care for two
people. am thirty years of age and
my home is in Pittsburgh. l love your.
daughter" I
"This is piece of blankey. .blinkey-
BANKED ridiculous nonsense, sir"
and"
"Get out of my Office" shouted Mr..
Rawle, fairly purple with rage;
out, the doctor from Pittsburgh took his
departure, with the quiet remark
"Iou VIII hear from me again, sir"
The more Mr.. Rawle thought of his
unwelcome visitor and his audacious er-
rand, the more uneasy he grew. He
hurried OFF and caught the next train fol
New York. There is a special station
for his country place, short distance
from Trenton. When he reached his
suburban mansion he asked for tho
elder daughter, Miss Edith Rawle. He
was told she had driven to Trenton
short time before with a strange gentle-
the train from his local station. AS he
stepped from the train, which
was bound for Jersey City,
Dr.Rosseau and Mr.. Rawe's daughter
sprang on board. Mr.. Rawle saw them
too late to regain the train he bad Just
quilted, as Dr.. Rosseru waved an exas-
perating adieu from the platform. Mr.
Rawle followed the fugitives, and on
reaching New York at once employed
detectives to track the dentist and his
daughter. The same evening one OF the
detectives reported that he had found
the runaway lovers at the st. Nicholas.
V1i NAV ic ItdCucu lut CtTdSuuSdry anu
nervously glancing down the last page
of arrivals read:
~. "Dr. L, Godfrey Rosseau and wife,
Pittsburgh"
He sent up his card to Mrs. Rosseau.
After a short delay DR., Rosseau came
tripping down the steps with Mr..
Rawles card poised between his thumb
and toreiinger. The tables had been
turned since mnnring.
Mr.. Rawle?" he said, as though in
doubt as to the identify of his caller.
''Ies, sir! wantto see my daughter,"
"On, yes; l believe had the pleasure
ofmeeting you somewhere recently"
II want to see my daughter, sir!''
II am really very sorry, but she
doesn't receive at this hour"
But she's my daughter, sir, and de-
mand to see her!'
''Sheis my wife, sir! I'm very sorry,
but you cannot ses herv
And he did not see her, nor has he
seen her since. DR.. Rossesu and Miss
Rawle were married and have gone to
Pittsburg to live. The wedding an
uouncement was inserted by the happy
husband in Philadelphia paper. Tne
facts as to. the brief acquaintance and
the rather terse relations between MIR.
Rawle and his dentist son-in-law are
now for the first time promulgated for
the enjoyment of the upper ten thous-
and.