The Mineral argus., 1884-01-03
is MY WIFE, SIR"
A PennsyIvania Blue Blood Outwit-
ted by a Pittsburg Dentist.

ted by a Pittsburg Dentist.
Trenton Specia Ito New York Journal.
A short distance from this city is tho
country residence of William II. Rawle,
the distinguished Philadelphia lawyer,
a handsome mansion with extensive
grounds, which played its share as a
rendezvous in a recent romance that
has until now not only been kept from
the newspapers, but has also been kept
a secret from the select social circles in
which n of the actors moved. Mr.:
Rswle brides himself on being one OF
the bluest of blue-blooded Americans,
| descended from the stock of patficlan
revolutionary patriots, His great grand
! father was q ''Signer." or something OF
hat sort, while his grand
father was a chief justice ofthe Keystone
state. He himself was a prominent can
| didate for the attorney generalshlp In
the Last Pennsylvania state election, and
ia 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 lndepen-
dent fortunes from their mother, wh,cn
gave them an income variously stated at
from Sc. 900 10 SID. 900 a year each. Inc
relations between these young ladies'
and their stepmother have been such
that they lave 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 Dc
tober Mr.. Rawle was in his Phlladelpnla
law office, when a card was handed MN.
It bore the name of DR.. l.. GodIrey
Rosseau, Pittsburg."
When the owner of the name was
ushered into the dignifed presence he
was asked to state his business. -,
~ called TO see You Mr.. Rawle," SAID
the visitor with some slight hesitation,
sahout a rather delicate matter, which
does n It effect ma alone, and concerning
which [ am authorized to speak. L want
fo marry your %daughter!'
"Who are you, sir, that dare come to
me in this way?" he demanded.
II am n dentist by profession. l have
n good practice and am earning a good
living. l am amply able to care ior TWO
people. ! am thirty years OF age anu
nv home is in Pittsburgh. L love your
daughter
"This is a piece of blankey .blinkey-
banked ridiculous nonsense, slr!'
"But we are engaged to be married
"Get out of my office" shouted Mr.
Rawle. fairly purple with rage.
Metaphorically, if not literally, kicked
ont. the doctor from Pittsburgh took his
departure, with the quiet remark.
"You will hear from me again, sir:
/, The more Mr.. Rawle thought OF III
unwelcome visitor and his audacious er
: rand. the more uneasy he grew. III
hurried off and caught the next train TO
New York. There is q special statlel
y for his country place, a short distanc
1 from Trenton. When he reached III
!, suburban mansion he asked for tht
elder daughter, Miss Edith Rawle. H'
was told she had driven to Trenton
short time before with a strange gentle
man. In hot haste he followed, taklnI
: the train from his local station. AS he
+ was bound for Jersey CITY
DR.. Rosseau and Mr.. Rewle's daughte
7 sprang on board. Mr.. Rawle saw then
: too late to regain the train he had Jus
uuitted, as DIR. Rosseru waved an exas
l perating acieu from the platform. MI
RaWle followed the f~ugitives, and OF
; reaching New York a. once employee
}, detectives to track the dentist and hi
!, daughter. The same evening one OF tn
4 detectives reported that he had ioun
the runaway lovers at the st. Nicholas
, Mr.. IfaWlS T6dcuSu lle CdIdNdiIo"iy an
e n~ervously glancing down the last pag
of arrivals read: -.
"Dr. l.. Godfrey Rosseau and wife
Pittsburgh"
He sent up his card to Mrs. Rosseau
= After a short delay DR.. Rosseau cam
De tripping down the steps with MI
in Rawle's card poised between his thum
and f~orefnger. The tables had bee
ST turned since monring. ,
al Mr.. Rawle?" he said, as though
r. doubt as to the identify of his caller.
Eyes, sir! / want.to see MY daughter
"On, yes; l believe 1 had the pleasul
~ ofmeeting you somewhere recently
- 81 want TO see my daughter, sir"
- 81 am really very sorry but ST
u doesn't receive at this hour"
a. But she's my daughter, sir, and l az
= mand to sea herr
he she is my wife, sir I'm very sorr.
- but you cannot Sc herr .
And he did not see her, nor has
IL seen her since. DIR. Rossesu and Mi
dy Rawle were married ana have gone
at Plttsburg to live. The wedding al
he uouncement was inserted by the hapF
he husband in q Philadelphia paper. tn
he facts as to the brief acquaintance an
the rather terse relations between Nj
Rawle and his dentist son-in-law a
"a now for the first time promulgated #
the enjoyment of the upper ten thou
and