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They Come Miles to Meet Each Other
and Marry Without Delay

They Come Miles to Meet Each Other
and Marry Without Delay
From, the Missouri Republican.
There was marriage at the Merchants
Hotel, corner of Twelfth and Olive streets,
yesterday, the circumstances of which are
interesting and romantic, and Cupid re-
corded one of his greatest victories.
The affair was complete surprise to the
proprietors and guests of the hotel. The
principals were strangers in the city. They
came on different trains from different dircc-
tions, but were evidently not of different
opinions.
About o'clock last Monday evening a
tall, well-dressed man entered the hotel,
well supplied with baggage, and registered
as S. c. Tucker, O'EalloH, Mo. He bore
the appearance of a well-to-do country
merchant, his attire being neat, his hair
and long beard carefully combed He was
assigned to room 121. While registering
he ran his eye over the page several times
in an anxious manner. His close examina-
ton of the register did not seem to satisfy
him, whereupon he inquired of Clerk
O'Shea whether Mrs Miller, a lady from
the East was in the house. The clerk an
swered in the negative.
"Well, expect she will come" said Mr..
Tucker, land when she does she may ask
for men
After this brief conversation he retired to
his room, and nothing more was seen of
of him until Yesterday morning, when he
made his appearance, bright and early, and
again made an examination of the register,
but failed to find the name of the lady he
expected. After a light breakfast he went
out for a walk, and was gone about an
hour. Meanwhile there arrived a lady,
who was closely yelled, and who wrote on
the register: Mrs F. p. Miller, San
dusky, O." She asked to be shown to her
room without delay, and was assigned to
No. 115.
Shortly after Mr.. Tucker returned, and
when his eyes fell on the ladys signature
he stroked his beard with quite a nervous
hand
''The lady you inquired for has arrived,
sir" said Clerk O'Shea,
80 l see-so l see" replied Mr.. Tucker,
"but Il
He broke bis sentence abruptly off, and
leaving the puzzled clerk he sought far
off seat i'll the corner of the corridor. He
seemed somewhat excited, and in the course
of the next three minutes changed his loca-
ton half dozen times Then he made a
bee line for the clerk. Taking the clerk
into his confidence the countryman unload
ed his mind:
"This lady, Mrs. filler" said he, 'is to
be my wife. We are engaged to be mar
ried, but we have never seen each other"
Clerk O'Shea opened his eyes in genuine
surprise, and was on the point of asking a
question when his guest continued:
I'VE have been engaged for long time.
The engagement was made through CORES
pondence and a matrimonial agency. Don't
you think had better let her know l am
here?n
Clerk O'Shea thought it to be a good
scheme, and advised Mr.. Tucker to send up
his card.
The card was handed to bell boy, who
returned in a short time with a note adj
dressed to Mr. Tucker After reading the
note he again turned TO the clerk.
"WoUld it be imprudent," he asked, "for
me to go up to the Iady's roomp
The clerk thought not, if they were en-
gagged to be married. and Mr.. Tucker was
shown to the room of his bride-elect. Three
minutes later he came down again. sought
his own room, where he hastily dressed in a
neat suit of black. He then went out and
shortly returned with gentleman who car
ried valise and who registered as the Rev.
NJ B. Brodus, O'Fallon, Mo. Word was
sent up to Mrs Miller that the parson had
arrived and that the bridegroom awaited
her in the parlor.
The bride-elect appeared clad in a dress
of black silk. She was very timid, and
looked Mortified when Sc beheld sever al
strangers in the parlor-guests who had in
vited themselves to be present at the cere-
mony.
Mrs. Miller, who seemed to be woman
of 40 years, rather slight of figure, but with
a comedy face, whispered something to the
bridegroom.
She doesn't want to be married before
all these people," said Mr.. Tucker to the
parson, and it was decided that the mar
riage should take place in the ladys private
room. This was done, Mr.. jerks, the pro-
prietor of the hotel, being chosen as wit
ness. Thus two hearts were made one.
The Rev. Mr. Brodus had been especially
engaged for the ceremony by Mr.. Tucker,
and was fully aware of the circumstances
surrounding the engagement. Mr.. Tucker
is a wel-to-do lumber merchant and under
taker of OFallon, Mo-. where he is highly
respected. He was bachelor until yester-
day, and is "a years of age Mrs. Miller,
the bride, was widow for several years
Her home is in Savannah, Ga, but she has
lately been visiting brother in Sandusky,
o. The newly-married pair leaves to-day
for their home in O'Fallon, Mo-, and will
be accompanied by the clergyman who mar
ried them.