Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-04-27
GONE BUT NoT LOST.

GONE BUT NOT LOST.
The Romantic Love Story ofa Halle
Iujah Lass, in Which the Salvation
Army Played a Part.
At Z o'clock Wednesday evening last a
quiet wedding was celebrated in the par.
lor of Reds hotel. The interested par
ties were Robert Mccullough, of Cecil
county, Maryland, and Annie e. Price Of
Hancock, Washington county. Rev. Dr.
Us B. Hodges performed the ceremony
and early yesterday morning the
newly-married pair left for their new
home in Cecil county. There is q little
history connected with the courtship and
marriage of the couple which will prove
interesting. The bride n groom where
acquainted in childhood's happy hours,
and their friendship at that early stage
wasfastan strong. They separated years
ago, and each went their way. The
groom occupied himself with farming,
and spent his days in tilling the land,
paying an occasional visit to this city.
About one year ago he CHANGED to run
across the friend of his childhood in
Baltimore, and the early friendship was
renewed. Instead of meeting q young
girl, he beheld a matured woman OF
some thirty summers. She also met
q middle-aged man in place of
the youth. The bride at the time follow
ed the occupation offs book agent, and
her face was well-known throughout the
business portion of the city. Many re-
member the plump figure, light auburn
hair, and specialized face of the book
agent, as she went from place to place
| and in q modest manner offered her
periodicals for sale. How, when refus-
ed, she would glance timidly at him who
refused herand tremblingly ask him to
reconsider his answer; and who forgets
the smile of satisfaction and of joy Which
oyerspreads her countenance when that
lived a distasteful life, and ofttimes in
the solitude Of her chamber she would
rebei'at the fate which had cast her life
in such hard lines. While thus situated
| alike in business and mind, she encoun-
tered her former friend-the farmer.
Mccullough wa greatly pleased to see
her again, and from her lips learned the
| story of her trials and tribulations. He
listened to the pathetic recital with q
~saddening heart as she related the many
snubs and rebuffs she had received.
Upon the completion of the narrative
| he vowed to cherish and protect her,
and give her his heart and home. He
was a religious man. howeverand she had
cared but little for religion. She gave as
excuse the want Of time and other rea-
sons, which he respected, but consoled
her by remarking there was yet time to
turn her thoughts to religion, Under
the clrcu instances She thought it would
| good man, and, with her heart nearly
breaking, she told him how it would be
better for both former to refuse. 1t was
| an eventful moment in the lives of both.
If Robert had accepted the refusal as
final the marriage the other night might
never have taken place, but he was
equal to the emergency. In glowing
terms he pictured to her the comforts of
Il religious life, and as an earnest of
| what he said he induced her to accom-
| pany him one evening to the barracks of
the Salvation army, on Fayette street.
Upon arriving she experienced q new
and undefinable feeling possessing her.
she was much impressed with the exer
cises, and took everything that was said
as referring especially to herself. She
came again and again, and greater and
greater became her desire to be received
into the fold land girdingo On the armor
TO go forth ard save souls. AS the de-
| sire grew she became an enthusiast, and
her faithful friend was delighted at the
| great change, She communicated to
him her determination to join the gal
liant army, and on last Christmas eve lie
led her to the altar and she was re-
ceived into the fold. Here was the
| perfect woman in the eyes of Robert,
and he felt heart glad at the good results.
Becoming a full-fedged hallelujah lass,
she wore the armor of the holy band,
and when her compatriots went forth to
sew the seed of the religion she accom-
ponied them, and her voice equalled the
rest in prayers and hymns. Gone was
her book.selling, and her time was de-
voted to exhorting and shouting.
Many who had missed her from her &C
customed routes while a book agent
were astonished to meet her praying
and singing in the streets, exposed to
the ridicule of the ungodly. Yet she
bore oil, and her reward came. McCul-
Tough visited her again and implored
her to accept the offer he had made her
! a year before. She chastened in spirit,
felt her proud soul humbled, she con-
sented and the wedding came on as
stated. a visit was paid the barracks of
the Salvation army last evening, and in
conversation with Charley" one of the
band he said the departure of "Singing
Annie" had left a blank it would be
hard to fill. He added. however, that
Annie was still a member of the army,
and would remain such, spreading the
truth in the spot wherein she would
dwell.-Raltimore American.