The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-12
RUN OFF AND LEFT HER.
Henry Weidman WEEDS Miss Lou HeO-
rath of this City, Gets her Money
and Skips Out.

This is strange, strange world.
While one half of it is shouting for joy,
the other half is cast down with grief and
are tearing their hair, rending their linen
and refusing to be comforted, because of
the woe that is in their lot. About one
full moon ago, gang of picture enlarg
ing fiends struck the town. There were
fine men and one woman IN the outfit.
They stopped at the Commercial house
The men were all slick looking set, with
the exception of one fellow, who is the
hero of our tale. He was a sort of a
spindled legged, consumptive chap, but
he prided himself greatly on his shape
He used to call Kearney Banes into the
parl0r and there strut up and
down before the looking glass, asking
Kearney If he wasn't just too nice
for anything" OF course Kearney told
him he was, for he didn't want to
hurt Weidmans vanity. The guy had
been here about four days when in some
way one of the ddyyouths of the com
bination formed the acquaintance of Miss
Lou Heorath. Lou is about 10 years old,
and has been earning her own living for a
year or two back. She told this giddy
youth that she wanted to travel She
asked him to marry her. The Young fell
low said mo, he wouldn't if he knew
himself, and he thought he did, but
said he, there's fellow in our gang who
prides himself on his shape, and is on the
marry. will give you ali introduction
to him and maybe YOU can arrange
match" She was told where she could
see Weidman. They went together that
afternoon. and that night he made up his
mind to marry Lou. The next morning
he sat down and wrote a note to the daily
ARGUS, stating the fact that there would
be grand wedding in the parlors of the
Commercial house on the following Tues
uay "l'oihooh' LIZ lteu was puuilSneu
That same evening the ARGUS reporter
received an invitation to attend the we'd
ding, Tuesday afternoon came, and as per
announcement the wedding came off in
the presence of the whole gang of picture
men. the ARGUS scribe and one or two
other attaches Of the house. The couple
engaged state rooms at the house, and
stopped week or ten days. They acted
in very lovable manner to each other.
She would call him all kinds of eudearing
names at the table when they were taking
their meals, and often times would offer
to feed him. But all things must change.
We don't know why they should, but that
they do we are willing to bet our exist
ence. SO it was with this young couple.
The gang having finished up tormrng
the good citizens of this city, packed up
all their belongings and hied themselves t.
the classic city of Muscatine, Iowa.
Weidman took along his wife, as she still
very much desired to travel. But before
the twain left, they secured $50 of LOUIS
father, all the money that was coming to
her. Before she married Weidman she told
him that there was $500. coming to her
1t was for this reason that he married her
Before the couple were married one of
the gang went to see some of LOUIS folks,
and told them that all Weidman wanted
was the money that was coming to her.
As we stated before, the gang departed,
Lou, her husband and all They set in
to work Muscatine for all she was worth
Business was not good. A gang just like
them 4ad worked the town before, and
they acted in so ungodly a manner thai
the citizens rose en- masse and inconti
nently fired them out of town Last Fri
day morning Weidman kissed his wife
good by at the boarding house where
the combination were stopping, and
set out to take orders. But at night he
returned not. The other members of the
concern stuck thier pendlums under their
hosts mahogany, but this was no salts
faction to Mrs. Weidman. She inquired
where her William Henry was, and they
told her they knew not. He had gone
He had, like the Arab, silently folded
bis tent and stolen away. She remained
in Muscatine until Saturday night wher
she returned to this city. The ARGUS
reporter went up to her fathers house OF
Fourth avenue this afternoon to interview
her, but received the information that he
present whereabouts were unknown t
him. She was seen here yesterday BY
some of her friends, one of whom gave u!
the pointer" that her husband had lef
her. This ought to teach lesson tt
other young ladies in the city. 1t is no
safe to form the acquaintance of thi
class of men as they are treacherous, anC
the greater portion are deep dyed in tn
, wool villains, even though they do ave
like Weidman did.
1.-THE bright sun in its splendor
Shall fail to efface heavens tear drop, the dew.
Ad the mother her first born cease to remember
G Ere they will prove faithless to You
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