Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

would be likely to have many admirers
! and devotees, and so it was. Theirs
were not Il few who bowed at Miss
Washington's shrine, and to be num-
bered among her many lovers was o
| Young man named Henry Barrett.
Though she was careful not to show any
preference in public. it was generally
conceded that young Barrett, who is In
the coal business, was her accepted lover,
and to him it was reported that she was
to be married. In truth she was en-
gagged to him, but it seems that she
never intended to marry him. Among
her admirers was an occasional visitor
from Chicago named Joseph +. Wing
field. Mr.. Wlngie!d only came down
to see her occasionally, and he was
placed by outsiders in the list OF o
| who were to be left.
Engaged to Barrel, the wedding day
had been setand the bride had prepared
| an elegant bridal outfit. The wedding
was set for Wednesday. On Monday
young Barrett called on his promised
wife. After spending a pleasant even
ing he was preparing to go, when She
suddenly changed her manner to-
ward him, and told him that she did not
intend to marry him, but that she loved
and would wed instead Mr.. Wingtield,
Of Chicago. The young fellow, some
| what dazed at the suddenness and un-
expectedness of the announcement, was
forced by her cold demeanor and her
words to believe what she had said, and
without saying anything took his leave.
Yesterday he returned to the young
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! at home, but the servant knowing him,
and thinking him to be engaged to her
mistress, let him in, and left him to
await the return of Miss Washington.
What young Barret's intentions were
before he entered is not known, but left
alone in the house, through the open
door of his loves chamber he saw lying
on the bed what he recognized as the
bridal outfit he had supposed his love
would wear at their wedding. Enraged
to think she was to stand up in the out
fit with another man, and knowing how
to break the female heart, he conceived
the idea of spiriting the wedding clothes
away, thinking that with s'nothing to
wear" Miss Washington would not stand
before the bridal altar at the appointed
time. He acted in accordance with the
idea, and, rolling up the things in a
large bundle, took them away with him.
When Miss Washington returned she
found the things gone, and on learning
from the servant who had been there, at
once suspected what had become of
them. After crying awhile from NOR
titication, she got real angry and deter
mined to get even with Barrett by having
him arrested for taking the things.
Without consulting with her friends she
started out for 4 policeman and told him
about the affair. A warrant was sworn
out for Barret's arrest, but that indi-
vidual had taken the outfit and gotten
out Of the city OF to some place where
he could not be found.
A Courier-Journal reporter heard OF
the affair, and wishing to learn if the
marriage would come off in spite OF
Barret's trick, called at Miss Washing.
TOMS home last night, and though he
was unable to see that lady, it was as
certained that arret's revenge had been
successful, that Miss Washington was
heartbroken at her loss, and thai she
had postponed her wedding with the
Chicago man on the plea of ''nothing tt
wear."-L0ulSrlWe GWrIer-J0urNGI.