St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-24
An Architect, A Young Lady, a Female
College and a Somewhat Romantic
Marriage.
Divorce and Damage Suits Strangely Sand
WICKED in Before the District
Court Judges.
Thousands Preparing for the Holt
days Present a Picture of
Busting Activity.
Relics of an Old Row in the Water
Board--SOcial Gayety--Gen-
eraI Local.
OVER THE SEMINARY WALLS.
Ike HOdgson Won a EOnny Bride
Who Desicd the Whole College.


This evening party OF four young ladies
viii leave for Mount Vernon seminary at
Washington. They are Miss Aleua N john
son, Miss Corrinue De Lattre, Miss Lou Gilru-
ner and Miss Minnie Snyder. Ihey VIII
leave this evening by The Milwaukee road,
and viii be accompanied as far as Chlca9o
BY Hon. John DeLaittre. Mrs. W. card
ner will chsperou them from Chicago to
Washington At Chicago they will be Joined
by Miss Ludden, one of the teachers IN the
seminary, and by several pupils from Iowa
The above paragraph appeared in the
GLOBE of Sunday, Sept. 81. On the even
Ing of that day the party set out, after bid
ding farewell to quite number OF friends
at tie depot Shortly afterWard Mr.. Isaac
Hodgson OF this city went east to visit rel
ativeS and old acquaintance. 1t now
dawns upon the astonished members of
both families that Isaac Hodgson and Miss
Lou Gardner are man and wife. The cir
cumStance forms a very neat little ro-
nance, and shows that love laughs at lady
pedagogues as well as lockSmiths. Miss
Lou is a petite specimen of girlish attrac-
tiveneSs. upon whose fair head only seven
teen summers have shOne. Her father was
the late Hon. Wells Gardner. and she is
granddaughter of d. r. Barber, the promi-
nent and wealthy miller. Isaac Hodgson,
Jr, is the son ana partner of Architect
HodgSon, a youth of &C. who had
sown his wild oats and settled
down to business. He and Miss
Lou worked up mutual admiration society,
and wished to join their hands and fortunes,
but the young iady's guardian sternly inter-
posed on account of her youth, and the
fearful maiden was hurried off to school, as
stated above. But her true knight was not
to be outwitted, and following her to
Washington an opportunity was found, and
hey were secretly married, she returning
% school and he to Minneapolis, and both
''hOping they'd die before they'd breathe a
word of it."
Two months and a half passed, and Isaac
grew weary of waiting and determined to
see his little wife. Accordingly, he set off
for Washington TWO weeks ago, and pre-
,ented himself at the Mt Vernon seminary,
representing himself as a near relative and
desiring to see Miss Gardner. Mrs. Sum-
mers, the preceptress. admitted him to the
parlor, but refused any further progress.
Thus far and no further" was her motto,
but Miss Gardner was on the alert, and
hearing his voice. rushed into the parlor.
threw herself into his arms and
sobbed contentedly on his bosom. The
horror of Mrs. Summers was relieved
when the lady looked up and announced
she was embracing her husband. But they
Were separated and Mr.. uodgson returned
alone, preceded by a dispatch from Mrs.
Summers to Mrs. Gardner, requesting her
to meet her at the Palmer house, Chicago,
at once. Mrs. Goodman went on Monday
evening, and there met her daughter and
learned the truth. A dispatch to Mime
apolis conveyed the intelligence here, and
an hour afterward the entire city knew of
it. A council of war was held, and the de-
cision reached that the marriage announce
ment should be quietly made in the papers
and sensation avoided; but it was too
late, for the papers were already informed.
Mr.. Hodgson has gone to Chicago, and by
this time his bride is again in his arms.
They will probably now take Southern
trip, and not return to Minneapolis until
peace is restored and the mild sensation
quieted down.
The first view of the proposed Expo
sition building Will be obtained by