Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-01-14
A COURTSHIP AT LONG
RANGE.

RANGE.
The Chicago Times tells an inter-
esting story of young man in Fort
Worth, Tex, and a young lady in
st. John, n. B., who courted over
the wires, and were recently married
in Chicago. The lady is the daugh
ter of a manufacturer of paper boxes
named Odell, who died in St. John
several years ago, leaving his wife
and daughter almost penniless. The
girl mastered the art of telegraphy
and obtained employment in the
Western Union office in st. John.
Eighteen months ago young man
wrote a message to Fort Worth and
gave it to Miss Odell to transmit.
The operator in far away Texas was
a young man, whose father, a Vir-
ginia STAKEHOLDER, was killed in the
war and left his wife and son IN cir
cumstances similar to those of the
Odells. He chose telegraphy as
Miss Odell had chosen it, more from
necessity than inclination. He re-
ceived the message which was sent
by the young lady from st. John,
and something in the mechanics of
its transmission-known probably to
telegraphers-a attracted his attention.
He telegraphed back to know who
was sending it. The answer was re-
turned: ga young lady, With the
natural gallantry of the chivalrous
southron, young Allingham replied:
"You send WE'LL" Not to be out
done, Miss Odell replied: "And so
do yon.' From this simple inter-
change of compliments great fruits
were borne. Naturally, and just as
two persons would fall into conver-
sation in parlor after an introduc-
ton, the st. John young lady and the
Fort Worth young man fell into con-
versation over the wires. They de-
scribed the places where they lived,
they told who they were and many
other things. In time the wire from
Fort Worth, it was noticed, was pref
ty much always ''hitched on to the
wire from St. John, when the Texas
operator had nothing else to do. In
like manner it was observed the st.
John young lady was talking fire.
quently with the other end, almost,
of the antipoees. This thing after
several months became alarmingly
frequent. Finally, in September
last. came the proposal. Answer
was returned in the affirmative by
wire, and the happy day was set for
Nov. 26. Mrs. Odell and Mrs. AL
lingham gave their consent to the
union, bnt the great question was as
to bow the engaged couple should
meet. The bride-expectant was al
most at one end of the North Ameri-
can fcontinent and the groom-pros-
pective at the other. Several mes
sages passed by wire as to where the
wedding should take place, and as
Miss Odell could not travel to Texas
it was finally decided to split the diff
ference and meet at a point midway
The point selected was Chicago, and
on the oath Of November a motherly
old lady and bright vivacious little
girl with brown eyes and wavy gol
den hair appeared at the Briggs
House and registered as "Mrs. Odel
and daughter, St. john" On the
25th, the day appointed for the meet
ing, a good looking young man will
a sun-browned face and an easy car
riage registered in the running hant
!. of the telegraph operator, "H. Fl
Allingham, Fort Worth" and inquir
ed for Miss Odell and daughter. HI
=, was shown to their room, and on tn
e 26th Rev. Mr.. Barrows performet
I the ceremony which united the youn!
j people. The proprietor of the hote
: gave the party a quiet little Dime
and on the next day Mr.. Allinghar
!. took his wife to Fort Worth and Mrs
q Odell returned alone to ST. John.
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