The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-03

| He replied that he would when
he brought his bride with him from Louisville.
On Tuesday he received two letters from her,
and he was weak enough to call upon her. She
then confessed that she had loved him all the
time in spite of the objections of her relatives,
and said she was desperate "f you marry that
woman" she said, II don't know what win do.
may commit suicide Life will not be worth
living" He pleaded for time to make his
peace with the Louisville lady. His old-time
love would not listen to delay, and so, almost be-
fore he knew it. he was married to Miss Hill be-
yond all chance to back out He confesses that
he was more in love with Miss Hill than with
the lady he was to marry, but wanted to keep
his word. There is talk of burning him in efigy.
If Miss Hills parents don't relent now it will be
because they care nothing for their daughters
4 honor
| THE divinity that doth hedge king seems
sadly out Of repair in the case of Ludwig, of Ba-
varia who. on New Years. was so importuned
| by impatient creditors that he sneaked off to bed
| upstairs, right after supper, feeling as
Inundated and helpless az man bald
headed at the age of twenty-five.
| They threatened with all kinds of writs.
and place dunning bailiffs continually behind
the arrass to haunt and discomfort him contnu-
| ally unless, he planks down something on &C
count Ludwig seems never to have realized
| how very wretched man could make himself
| With an artistic bent Of mind he has been in
carnadining his little kingdom and hav-
| ing memoranda put on the pop
ular slate. But the creditors are getting
restless, and have suggested that he should look
around for some job, and, if he can't do better.
he might marry Mrs Kramer. relict of the
baron of that name, and who is well fixed fnan-
cially. They somehow seem to know that she
is willing; but Ludwig, unhappily. has an aver
sion to women, and can't think of marrying one
Let the result be what it may the situation now
| is very trying, and Ludwig is almost persuaded
that the king business is not what it has been
cracked up to be. His friend at court luckily
for him, is the aged Emperor. Prince Bismarck
| is Enthusiastically hostile.
| A DEPLoRABLE suicide is reported from EBuda-
Pesth A talented young debutante on the
operate stage, but few days before the public
and the recipient of marked favors, committed
suicide because her betrothed said he had not
time to accompany her to visit her sister. The
| GIRL Fraulein Aranka Szikalai, called after him:
Come back; if you won't 20 to my sisters with
me, I'll kill myself" and then ran back into the
| house. Knowing that she had already made
three attempts at self destruction, the lover fol-
lowed her and burst into her apartments only to
| find her in death commissions from a deadly
poison The particulars are too meagre to
afford any adequate explanation of her despera-
| ton. The result is deporabe in that the girl is
represented as giving promise of extraordinary
| musical talent
| Ex-MINIsTER BENJAMIN says the game of
| poker was not invented in America, as is gener-
ally supposed. but was known in Persia centuries
| ago. AS, even with this advantage of inherited
skill on the part of the Persians, Mr.. Benjamin
does not mention that they ''got away" with him
| on any occasion, it may be assumed that the
national reputation in the line Of poker was
properly maintained. Your true American can
learn as much in lifetime as heather who has
| centuries the start Of him.
| WITH injudicious frankness, New York IL
Illustrated paper explains the quick work by
which pictures of people and things are made to
appear in their pages Immediately following dis
| tiuguishing events by the statement that draw
ings are sometimes made with a blue pencil in
the dark. In spite Of the shadow cast upon the
press in general by President Cleveland's charge
of untruthfulness, no one familiar with illus
trated papers will doubt this story for a mo-
ment.
COFFEE drinkers may be interested in know.
ing the results of experiments made with that
hax IN Ewan al ~. D.
Academy Of Sciences The experiments which
were made on dogs showed that while moderate
quantities of coffee always increased the pro-
cess of nutrition and the respiratory movements,
too large doses produced retardation of the heart
and diminuton of the nutritive processes
| COL JOHN A. JOYCE, the author of volume
of pennyroyal poems. is greatly excited over the
disputed authorship of the poem 'All Quiet
| Along the Potomac" The Colonel knows the
anguish of an author whose writings are claimed
by others. Ever since Ella Wheeler claimed his
poem, or he claimed hers, as the case may be,
he cannot be happy when two-fer poems are in
dispute
A RENO, Nevada woman has just been re-
lieved of four snakes which had somehow found
entrance to her stomach. They are said to be
from eight inches to three feet in length, and
she must have suffered frightfuly. The physi-
clans in charge are puzzled. it not having &C.
CURED to them that snakes were contagious
Delirium tremens will not be so popular in
| Reno.
SKATING rink, Louisville-Miss May Carpen-
ter-Mr. John Otto Meunch jr.-the old story
| 10 for Puk;f NOT ~ H.
and scandal. Miss Carpenter fell and broke a
leg, and John Otto broke an arm. They could
not conveniently elope If they cared to. and it
does not appear they are acquainted. Providence
sometimes interferes in season.