Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-18
GONE BUT TOT LOST.

one BtJsI NOI LIS
The Romantic Love Story OF q Halle
hui an Lass, ia w chs the Salvation
Army Play tel a Part.
aAt & o'clock We'd neslay evening last q
4 uuiet we'd ding was celebrated IN the par
d tor of Reid hotel. The interested par
/ ties were Robert I'M cCullough, Of Geci'
county, Mary land, and Annie =. Price q.
Hancock, Washington county. Rev Dr..
Us. B. HODGES performed the ceremony
and early yesterday morning the
Il newly married pair left for their new
/ home III Cecil county. There is little
I history connected with the eourtship and
marriage. of ,he couple which will prove
I Interesting. The bride and groom where
acquainted in childhood's happy hours,
and their friendship at that early stage
{ Hasfast and strong. They separated years
ago, and each went their way. h 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. anil the early friendship was
! renewed. Instead of meeting young
girl, he bel,eId q matured woman OF
some thirty summers. She also met
d middle aged man in place of
I the youth. Th, bride at the time follow
ed the occupation of a book agent, and
her face was we'll 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 a modest manner offered her
periodicals for sale. How, when refus-
ed, she would glance timidly at him who
refused her and tremblingly ask him to
RECONSIDER his answer; and who foggets
the smile Of satisfaction and Of Joy which
overspreads her countenance when that
appeal was successful. But then she
lived distasteful life, and ofttlmes IN
r the solitude of her chamber she would
rebel 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 frend-the farmer.
Mccullough was greatly pleased to see
her again, and from her lips learned the
story of her trials and fluctuations. He
listened to the puthetic recital with a
saddening heart as she related the many
snubs and rebulfs size had received.
Upon the completion Of the narrative
he vowed to cherish and protect her,
and give her his heart and home. He
was religious man, however and 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 circu Instances she thou'ht it would
be wrong to accept the otter Of such
good man, and, with her heart nearly
breaking, she told him how it would be
better for both for her to refuse. It was
an eventful moment in the lives of both.
If Robert bad accepted the refusal as
final the marriage the other night might
never have taken place, but he was
eqnal to the emergency. In glowing
terms he pictured to her the comforts Of
q religious life, and as all 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 new
and undefnabIe feeling possessing her.
she was much impressed with the exer-
cises, AMI 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 1old and girding on the armor
to go forth and save souls. AS the de-
sire grew she became III enthusiast, and
her Hhithtul friend WAS delighted at the
great change, She communicated to
him her determination to join the gal
liant army, and on last Christmas eve he
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 aHfull-hedged hallelniah lass,
she woresthe ssEHsor Of the holy band,
and when her coirapatrlots 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 exhortIns 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 ridicuIe of the ungodIy. Yet she
Tough visited her again and implored
wear before. She chastened in spirit,
felt h. proud soul humbled, she con-
scented and the wedding came on as
stated. a visit was paid the barracks Of
the Salvation army last evening, and in
conversation with "Char|ev," one ofsthe
band he said the departure of "Singing
Annie" had left blank it would be
hard to FILL He added. however, that
Annie WAS still member of the army,
and would remain such, spreading the
trutffin the spot wherein she would
dwell. -Raltimore American.
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