Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-01-13
Hugs and Kisse. In Court.

n
tender between lovers from the begin.
ming. but the money value of liberal
supply given to q millionaire has just
been determined by jury in New
York City.
One Charles Arbuckle bought
coffee cheaply, and by the easy device
of roasting it aud putting it up in
pound packages, with attractive la
bells, sold it dearly. BY following
this simple method for years he sccu-
mulated a rouod million of dollars
He was now approaching fifty, and
bethought him that his daily allow
ance of coffee would be better for q
little sweetening. In 1882 be met
Clara Campbell, the daughter of q
wealthy iron manufacturer of Ohio.
Clara was fat, fair and less than forty.
She was an accomplished musician,
with inde6nable loDgings for the tri-
umphs of the operstic stage. Her
new millionaire admirer after few
weeks acquaintance concluded that
she should not waste her sweetness
on desert audiences. Being q woman,
Miss Campbell was essil y persuaded
that matrimony was to be preferred
TO opera, and consented to marry the
mature Arbuckle, six hundred aud
ten dollar engagement ring sealing
the compact.
If they were somewhat mature
couple, Arbuckle and his Clara did not
see why they should not indulge in the
endearments that usually make the
lives Of younger lovers a continuous
dream of bliss. AS cruel fate decreed
that they should be separated for q
time, they wrote daily missivss OF
love aud confidence. The stout and
ardent millionaire became "Baby
Bunting" while the fair Clare was
christened "Bunnie" The daily
missives that passed between fifty
yesr-old Baby Bunting" and his
charming "Buanie" were full OF chs
and Ks" which, 10 the vsrnacular of
! love, meant "hugs and kisses" Ar
buckle was foud of signing himself K.
NJ. @. The love quicsened eyes OF
"Bunnie" had no trouble at Hll in
reading these cabalistic initials. They
stood for kiss me quick" and she
knew it without being told. Instruct.
ed by "Bsby Bunting" "Bunnie" be.
gan to lock for house that would
hold all the happiness that kind for
tune seemed anxious to bestow upon
this couple whose affections were now
at the period of full ripeness.
But when did the course of true
love ever run smoothly Even old
and very ardent lovers have found
| their hopes wrecked ere now. The
blighting frost has nipped affection in
the season of fruitage as we'll as in
that Of budding So it fell out with
"Baby Bunting" Arbuckle and Bun
ME" Campbell After about year
of eplstoiary bliss. during which the
mails were constantly freighted with
hugs and kisses-on paper-the father
of Miss Campbell failed in business
Arbuckle fell sick as soon as be heard
| of the failure. He continued to write
letters to bis "Bunnie" and there was
no lack of his and Ks in the love-lorn
uttersnces OF his pen, but be could not
set day for the wedding. His liver
was out of order and be WAS terribly
afflicted with malaria. For this COM
bination of ills his doctor prescribed
quinine end whisky and not matri-
mOny.
'Bunnie" grew impatient She
had given up the stage at the instance
of her lover. Her fathers failure left
her without money to invest in seal
skin sacques aud csramels. Her
charms were maturing and delays
were dangerous. She urged her low
er to tx the day of marriage. telling
him that hugs and kisses at such long
ronge were far from satisfactory to an
aff.ctionate nature like hers. But
plead she ever 80 tearfully her ''Baby
Bunting's" liver complaint and ma
laria we're 30 obstinate and unyield-
Ing that be never knew when be was
going to be we'll enough to marry.
Tired out at last and convinced that
her baby Bunting" never would
marry his "Bunaie." Miss Campbell
consnlted her lawyer. who thought
one hundred Thousand dollars would
be about the value of her blighted
affections. After the service of the
papers in breach of promise case upon
the coffee millionaire he Got we'll Of
his malaria and liver complaint. He
continues to use qninins and viii sky.
howevsr-probably AZ . preventive.
''Baby Buntine'snd "Bunuie"neither
speak as they pass by nor exchange
epistoIary hugs and kisses, the trial
took place last week, and on Monday
of this week. . right minded and SYM
pathetic Jury. awarded the fair plain.
tiff the sum of $3.50 Of the defend.
ants money. for the less Of the hugs
and kisses that she expected should
continue till death did them part.