Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-27
STRANGE BUT TRUE STORY

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Many decades ago .avessel from Bos-
ton arrived at dock in London.
Among the hands on board was one
named Tudor, " steady, well-lookina
young man, who acted as sailor. Very
early one morning a young, beautiful
and decently dressed woman came
tripping down to the vessel and in
quired of Tudor for the captain. She
was told he wss not risen. but she in
sisted on seeing him without delay.
Tudor ca|led him up, and she address
ed him with:
! "Good morning, Captain; I have
called to see if you will marry me-
/. "Marry you?"--believing her to be
q Suspicious character-'leave nv
vessel instantly, if you know what is
for.your good She5next went to the
ma.c and received similar answer;
she then went to where Tudor was,be-
ing engaged IN handling ship-tacks,
and put the Same question to him.
"With all my heart, answered Tudor,
in q iocular manner. ''rhen," said
she. ''co;ne along with me-" Tudor
lett his work and followed her. BY
the time the principal shops were
opened the lady entered q BARRIERS
shop, followed by Tudor. She ordes-
ed knight OF the razor to clip his
beard and hair, both of which he
stood in deed. She paid the bills and
entered q hat store. She requested
the best Of beavers i'm the store, and
told Tudor to select one, and he
dad so, The price being paid by the
lady. Tudor threw his old tarpaulin
aside. They next visited a shoe
store, and selected a pair of boots,
the lady also paying for them. Tudor
10y this time was puzzled to devise the
object the lady had in view. He So
icited aneSpianation, but she told him
to be silent. She next led the way in
to "a clothing store. Here Tudor was
told to get the best suit OF clothes in
the store. The man OF the tar-be-
'daubed points and checked shirt was
in q few minutes metamorphose'l into
Us fine q gentleman as walks the
streets, The bill, as before, being paid
by the lady. Tudor's am azemcnt WAS
now complete. He again and again
earnestly insisted on all explanation.
The only answer he received was: "Fol-
low me and be not afraid; all will be
explained to your satisfaction He
therefore resolved to ask no more
question: Next she conducted him
into magistrates office, and politely
requested the minister of the law to
unite her and her companion in
matrimony. This was rather a damp
'er to Tudor, but heyielded. The Ger
semony over, the couple were pro-
nounced man and wife. Without ut
tering q word or exchanging kiss,
Tudor and his wife left the office, not,
however, until she had paid the magis-
trate his fec. The couple walked in
silence. Tudor hardly knowing what
he was doing or what he had DONE
Turning the corner, he saw a splendid
house, toward which the wife directed
her steps and into which they entered,
passing into room that WAS furnished
in magnificent style. She told him to
sit down and make himself contented
while she went into another room.
The first one who addressed her was
her uncle, who asked her how
she escaped from her room and where
she had been, Her only answer was:
Thou tIend in human shape; allow
you just one hour to remove your
effects from this house. You have long
enough deprived me of my property,
81 and meant to through life; but on are
Y tustrated. am mistress of my own
= house. ] am married, and my hns-
band is hcre!'
We must leave the newly-marrieG
couple Tor the purpose OF giving the
history of Mrs. Tudor. She was the
only child of 81 wealthy gentleman,
Mr.. A., his daughters name being
Eliza. He had been at great expense
. in her education, she being the only
object OF his care, his wife lying when
she was quite young. A short time
before his death he made IL will by
which his brother was to have all his
property until his daughter was mar
r'ed, when he was to give up to her
husband, but if she died without mar
rylng the property was to 20 to her
uncle and his family. After the death
OF Mr.. A., his brother removed into
his house and Eliza boarded in his fam
lly. She soon discovered that her I'M
Gle did not intend she should marry.
He shut her up in one OF the center,
rooms in the third story and refused
her associates, by telling them when
they called that she was gone on
Journey. The unfortunate girl was
thus shut off from the world for three
years. Her scanty breakfast happen
ed to lie carried to her one morning
by her old servant Juan. Seeing the
face OF her old friend and servant, Eli
70 burst into tears. Juan well under
stood the meaning.
"Hush, Eliza! Some ofyour old SER
wants have long been planning means
for your escape"
"Whatr' exclaimed Eliza, lis pos
sible that am to be delivered from
this vile placer"
minute OF the escape. Suffice it to say
that on the morning of the fourth day
alter the interview she made her es-
cape. This was about daylight. She
immediately bent her steps to the
wharf where the Boston vessel lay
The amazement OF Tudor and trans.
port of his wife at the sudden change
OF fortune may possibly be conceived
out cannot be expressed. +, ,. i.
= One pleasant morning some days az
ter the marriage the crew Of the Bos-
ton vessels attention was drawn to a
splendid carriage approaching the
wharf. The driver let down the steps
and q gentleman and lady elegantly
dressed alighted. The gentleman ask
ca the captain what port he was from
ana many other questions-all the
time avoiding his scrutiny. At last,
turning to the captain and calling him
3by 1aane, he said: =" Captain, before
leaving your vessel, permit me to
make YOU acquainted with Mrs. Tu-