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

Paul, mentally pleased that he did not
have to resort to any such artifice to Sc
cure his prize. "Shall read more"
"Yes, dear"
"This is from a town in this State"
John G. Maniere, wealthy, middle aged
banker at Oakland, CAL, and ten years ago
cashier Of Wall street bank in New York
city, and Miss Mary West, pretty young
lady, were married at the brides home in
Walworth to day. Miss West was riding on
the cars on her way home from Albany early
last June. While the cars wers standing at
| Syracuse she found that she had lost her
purse and railroad ticket. The conductor
was about to put her off the train. She
sobted and MIR. Maniere, who was in the
same car, paid her fare. He hold short
conversation with her and went home to Cali
fornia A few days later he received a let
ter from Miss West, inc'osing remittance
| for her fare. Some correspondence followed
and at the end Of three months the Califor-
nan proposed marriage. After the young
| lady had been assured by her friends on the
Pacific coast as to Maniere's splendid social
standing and genuine proposal, she accepted.
| To-day the happy couple started for short
visit among the groom's friends in New
York, after which they will go to Maniere's
home at Oakland Among the floral gifts at
the wedding was beautiful and ingenious
floral design of the exterior OF a passenger
railroad car, on one side OF which was the
word Syracuse" in blue immortelles lt was
presented by several New York brokers to the
bride.
"You see, dear, all love affairs do not
turn out badly"
Il know of one that will not" was
Paul's answar.
"But here is another story" he con-
tinued. "This one is from Arkansas:
News to-day from Conway brings particu-
lars of a tragedy as follows: Two young
men, named John Hardy and Thomas Will
lard, who live in Muddy Bayou township,
alb .ut five miles from the linz OF w hlte
County, have tor the past year been rivals
for the favors of a certain Miss Lille Rector,
day Hardy called on Miss Rector, and in the
evening accompanied her to singing Young
Willard was there, and during the exercises
of the evening managed to secure seat by
Miss Rector. He persuaded her to let him
accompany her home instead Of Hardy.
When the singing closed, Willard gave the
young lady his arm and started to pass out
of the church. Hardy had noticed all this
and his soul swelled with jealousy and rage.
At the door he stepped up and asked Miss
Rector if he was not going home with her.
Willard answered him before the young lady
had time to reply, and stated that he would
take care Of Miss Rector
The couple passed out and started down the
road toward Miss Rector's home. Hardy fol:
lowed and overlook them about quarter OF
a mile from the church. He told Willard to
hold on he wanted to see him. Willard ap.
peared to pay no attention to Hardy and
walked on This only enraged the Tilted
lover more, and, stepping in front of the
couple he ran his hand in his pocket and ex-
claimed:
Willard, am going to kill you"
At this Willard made dive for his knife.
but before he could open it Hardy had caught
the other. Willard finally got his knife open
and cut Hardy several times, but Hardy had
done the work for him and he fell down seri-
ously wounded.
"How terrible" and Virginia shud-
dered. "He must have cared very, very
much for her. Would-do you think
no, of course, there will be no occasion
for you to fight that way for me, dear"
"Of course not, "and the elbow crooked
again until the Joint fairly creaked.
"Listeu TO this. 1t is from Washing
tom"
For some time past there has been report
current to the effect that q handsome young
lady of this city was actually contemplating
in all seriousness the foolhardy act Of allying
herself in marriage to member OF the
Chinese legation. At FIRST little credence was
placed in the report, for similar ones have
been set afoat so frequently during the past
into the trap of a practical joke, have learned
to disregard all such, save as illustrative of
the susceptibility Of almond-eyed celestials.
The story as now told is to the effect that the
infatuated girl has been in the habit for
months past Of strolling past the legation
every afternoon on which the weather was
propitous for q stroll with the attache.
Those interested in the progress OF this lit
tie affair aver that 'Sister Ann, seated high
in Ter wacth lower ON the lookout for the res
tuing horsemau, was not more lyn1-eyed
than the China nan, who rapturously bolted
forth from the doors OF the legation slmulta-
neously with the appearance of the aforesaid
young woman, who possesses charms OF face
and figure which have completely subJugated
the Asatic heart. Ever mindful OF the
happy stroll in the cleaning, the romantic
swain never neglected to provide himself
with q beautiful bouquet, which he presented
to the object Of his alteration each afternoon.
Of :ate this peripatetic style Of courtship has
been abadonel for the more practical and
satisfactory .one which finds expression in
taking the beloved to the theatre and sitting
beside her with that appropriate alr which
prociainls so plainly to Onlookers that it is q
case Of "two souls with but a single Thought,
two hearts that beat as one."
"Do you think that she will ever be
happy with him2 I shouldn't be-"
''Of course you wouldn't" answered
Paul. Perhaps she may he, though"
"She never saw you"
Here looks of such absurdly foolish
affection were exchanged that the file
actual y blushed for them
IL have only one more, and then We'll
drop this file and 60 out. It isabout a
poor German:"
The shoemaker Friedrich, at Goerlitz.
Prussia had for years supported himself and
his bed ridden wife by working hard at bis
trade. At the same time he attended tothe
household and the sick woman. The other
day the doctor told him that his wife was
nearing her end, and that by next mornings
dawn She would have breathed her last.
Friedrich stood thunderstruck. He batted
against the feverish excitement of his blood
anil brains without success. His wife did not
know what to make Of him. Toward mid
night he fastened rope to hook OIL the
wall and in the sight Of his wife, who could
only call to him and beg of him TO deSist, but
was unable to rise from her bed, he hanged
himself. In the morning the neighbors found
! two corpSeS.
They had left the library possibly half
an hour when Paul asked:
aren't you afraid to be married after
hearing all these s:oriesl"
s;Do look afraidI"
1t was dark. and they were on q side
street in ncohbOrhood little Travelled.