The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-08-18
TT WAS TOO sUDDN'

TT WAS TOO SUDDEN"
Mss Vernsz told Hughes that he must
wait until the parents and family could be
consulted.
"During Sunday I finally consented to
become his wife, and Q sorry consent it
proved 10 be-" ssid the young girl, who
was being interviewed.
FRESH PROSPECTIVE soN-IN.LAw.
On Monday, June 80, Hughes and Miss
Vernsz prepared to go to the county recon-
der and secure the license. Just before
starting Hughes said to Mrs. Vernaz:
Mamma, suppose We should marry BE-
fore our return from town"
"Oh, MOI" spoke up Miss Eve, II will
not be married from under nv fathers
roof" she continued emphsticslly.
"Nol No! Mop said the prospective
mother-in-l,w, "Eye must be married at
home"
The license was secured of G. w. Pat.
ton, the recorder, Miss Mary Vsrnsz, Ewes
sister, accompanying the couple to town.
Hughes told Miss Eve doleful tale of
his siluation-how lonely he was-that his
sister was keeping house for him, but that
it did not suit him-he wanted a wife at
urged this as a reason for a hasty marrisge.
the wedding SHOULD be deferred until
autumn This did not suit and finally
Saturday, July 4th, was selected a. the
and seemed pleased that the time was no
night, JuIe 18th, he returned to Kansas
city.
HUGHES WRITES HIS AFFIANGED
KANSAS CITY, July 1.
DEAR EvE:-I reached home all safe,
but my sisters are not satisfied the way I
did. ho Eever, but il is too late now. I
can't get Father Dalton to come down; so
you will have to get your own minister.
You had better make Preparations to come
up to Kansas City along with me and We
can board for soEIe time. So you see am
in hot water all around. Well, goodbye,
with my best love to you and all the fam
lily.
From your affection ate and ever loving
DAVID HUGHEs."
HUGHES COMES WITH HIS LIP DOWN.
Hughes returned to Wsr.ensburg July
8 on the night train. He came directly
to our house. He came with long face
and said he was sick. He said bis sister
came to Warrensburg with him and was at
the Tyler house.
The children OF the Vernsz family made
sport of his being sick, but he hung his
lip to such an extent that ibis illness
assumed a serious aspect, and they
contemplated sending for a physician.
Later be elevated his under lip enough to
tell Miss Eve that he had fearful and
obnoxious disease, and could not marry
her. This was aoout midnight previous
to the day of their appointed wedding.
| He told Miss Eve that he would not marry
her for millions, as he had seen too much
of the world and its vices, and he would
not wreck her life by marrying her, which
no doubt was only subterfuge and an ex-
cuse to break his solemn promise of
plishted love 70 heart and a one that
had learned to love him.
HUGHES MOVEMENTS
David Hughes and William Bruce
registered at the Eads House that night
and occupied the same room. The early
train going west the morning OF the Fourth
took Hughes and his sister TO Kansas City.
He tod Bruce tha, he was afraid
to stay there any longer h. feared something,
nobody knows what, but the trite adsgs
that ''the wicked fee when no man pur-
suetb" fits his csse. Tn 1t is the last that
he Vrrnsz family have heard from Dave
Hughes.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Miss Eve Vernaz by, her attorney, 8. P.
Sparks, has commenced Q suit In the Jack
son county circuit court sgainst David
Hughes, laying her damages at $4,000
viii 70 ,bs nope tbs ,sh. .ne Oups iae
Ssce;vsr . Issson ~ Joi .rs snd csnts n a
ing under the lash OF public indignation
and before proper tribunal.