The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-04
IN THE LIBRARY.

IN THE LIBRARY.
They were in the library, He and
Sheer Paul and Virginia, if you prefer
to know them by their Christian names.
They were engaged. Their wedding
day was not appointed, but some day in
the spring had been chosen. They
thought it was better not to fix any Ger.
tain date for that blissful event. II
seemed more blissful on account of this
same uncertainty. They had nothing in
particular to do-this afternoon in the
ibrary-yet in spite of their want of
occupation the time passed so quickly
that they found when they reached
home that they hadn't said half the
things they intended to say when they
left the house. This, however, was not
anew experience with them. Nor was
it with you. when you were young and
frivolous, and happy, 1 fancy, unless you
were the one exception, to the great
majority of foolish young people.
Having nothing better to do, they fell
to looking over the corpuleut file of
newspapers which hung on one of the
racks in the very corner of the library
where they were sitting.
"What is this?' exclaimed Paul,
glancing at an item stuck in one corner
of the page
whats what2" replied Virginia.
"Read it dear
.'It's a dispatch from town in
Texas"
''Read it, dear"
"All right, if you insist"
This community was thrown into furore OF
excitement over the arrest to-day of Ralph
Williams for the murder of his young and
beautiful bride Of a few weeks, and George
Miller as accessory after the fact The MUIR
der was committed November 8, 1896, and
has been profound mystery ever since. al
though suspicion has. been conferred on Will
Jams from the first. Areward Of 81 900 was
offered by citizens for the arrest and convic-
tion of the perpetrator, and detectives have
been at work on the case for more than year
and have finally succeeded in obtaining suf-
6cient evidence to have Williams and Miller
arrested. The affidavit upon which the war
rant was issued was made out by John Cross,
father-in-law to Williams. The excitement
b intense Williams belongs to one of the
o0SG I6HlleS Id Ino county.
"Do you think he ever loved her, Paul9"
asked Virginia, as her hand crept between
his arm and his coat, and clung very
closely to the former.
-"Not as l love you, dear" was his re-
ply. "Here is another dispatch. Shall
I read it2"
"Yes, dearie."
''It's not as bad as the other:"
The elimination of romance occurred
East night in au Ohio town by the marriage
of Mr.. R. NJ. Plaskett and Miss Matte Seeds
at the residence of the brides stepfather,
John Hall, on Hall avenue. The home of the
groom is atJolem, Cal. where he has amassed
q fortune in the business Of polishing sea
shells. A year ago through a business mat
ter q correspondence sprung up between the
couple, which was followed by an exchange
Of photographs and an engagement of mar
riage. The couple decided to have the
ceremony performed last evening, and the
arrangements were completed by letter. Mr..
Plaskett arrived in the city yesterday and the
couple met for the first time few hours be-
fore the wedding. Rev. j. A. Snodgrass Of
fciated, the guests including the near friends
Of the bride.
"How foolish to fall in love that way"
observed Virginia. do you think you
ever could h I'VE loved me had you met
me that way2"
cit would have made no difference to
me how met you, dear. 1 should have
loved you just the same. Don't you
know that2"
"Yes, dear-but it was foolish"
"IIere is another story"
George Anderson, butcher who kept a
shop on State AMI Fort:eth streets, Chica 20, is
anxiously sought for by several men, to whom
he Is indebted, and by pretty Hebrew maid
en-a Miss FranciS-to whom he was to be
married. Anderson went into the butcher
business with partner at Fortieth and State
streets several menths ago and prospered: So
good was his business that he was compelled
TO secure the services Of Miss Francis as
cashier. To his pretty cashier he made love,
and as result they were engaged to be mar
riep. Anderson secured his wedding suit, and
it fitted him perfectly. He went out to pay a
small bill and failed to return. An inveStiga-
ton was made and it revealed the fact that
with him his clothes and all his belongings,
and leaving numerous unpaid debts. In the
meantime the pretty cashier lnourns tho loss
other lover.
"He didn't love her."
"No. DEAR replied Paul, 81 don't
think he did; at least not as I love yon. u
The reply to this was closer pressure
on the part of the hand.
lis there anything else, dear, that you
see2"
eyes, here is story from a Georgia
town"
A young couutryman who had loved gir7
who lived q mile or two from him, was nearly
in despair about winning her hand, and was
OH the eve OF selling out and leaving the coun-
try. as che girl had refused him three times,
and it was out that she was engaged to all,
other fellow. Our hero had noticed that his
rival and tine girl would walk in ali o!d
meadow field nearly every afternoon, and he
grew modly jealous. In his catt'e he had Il
young bull that was always mad with every.
thing but his master be alise he was an
especial pet. Now Dave, as he called The bull.
was to be the object with whi III to satat" his