The sun., 1889-12-08

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are not naturally Of a trusting and unsus
picious nature. Their occupations are not con
ducive to Guielessness. The sun seldom pourt
| It's radiance upon them. for they ply their voca
| tions while he Is spreading his geniality ovel
the other half of the world. That is. perhaps
| the reason they and the painted womer
| who accompany them, are inclined to be
| cynics. They look askance at the young
woman from the mission and hint that she
is no better than she ought to be. But if you
should ask Sam Clnrkson. the shrewd-eyed
| cashier. or Fred, the superintendent. or Pete
the head waiter, about the young woman
either one would tell you that he believed hel
| to be US straight as n string"
| She usually comes to the restaurant attended
| by one Of her converts. She always carries q
| morocco bound Bible. and while she Is sitting
| at the table she frequently opens the book and
quotes to her companion to cap the climax Of a
pleading or add force to an argument
Mrs. Van Dunn was born in Canada. She
says she is lineal descendant Of Sir John Nc
Lean. Scottish nobleman. Her father died
when she was little girl, and her family
came to this country. She married a young
Chicago merchant named Colwell when she
was 10 years old. She procured divorce from
him. she says, at the suggestion OF Judge Vest
over OF Chicago, with whose daughter she was
on terms Of tho closest intimacy. United states
Senator DoOlittle was her attorney. The d-
vorced husband. she declares. so annoyed her
that she was compelled to leave Chicago. She
came here with her mother and put up at the
Windsor Hote assuming the first name Of her
father Alexander McLean. rs a surname.
She became acquainted with Mr.. George w.
Dunn, who was then President OF the Old Do
minion Copper Mining Company. and was llv-
ing at the hotel with his mother Mrs. Van de
member of the Blossom Club and card player
OF extraordinary coverness. He had pretty
yd Buron ms wey wdow o
Ihis, having wing left him most OF her estate. She
Young Mira. Alexander or Colwell. had come
to the decision one light alter returning from
q reception that the life of Il fashionable woman
S6e fssoHsa Hd sSd in
put away her Jewelry and adopted a palmer
style Of dress. The thought came to
again in order to live, the perfect life.
She became acqpainted with Mr. Dunn through
q Ws Sey
out walking on. the night OF Dec. 8 he asked
her to marry him. She consented, and they
Watkins at the rectGry OF the Church of the
Holy Trinity, 1923 Mad son avenue. Tho only
witnesses were two ladies' who happened 10
call at the pastors study.
Ten days after tho marriage Rosa Z. Keiser
young woman with whom Dunn had been
announced up to the room Of the newly welded
couple. The newspapers of the following day
excited. She rushed into the room when the
door was opened. and. advancing toward Mr..
Dunn. accused him OF running her life. Mrs.
Dunn walked up to the frenHied creature. put
her arms about her neck. and said: " II you
have anv claim upon George, tell me- and l
will try to make 1t right"
The woman pushed Mrs. Dunn back. and ex-
claimed. II love him. love him."
q n
George vii! always be glad to see you"
After few more alf-c9herent,, hysterical
She turned and faced her former paramour at
the Threshold n dc quickly % drew =, revolver from
She fell corpse ut the feet OF the bride OF the
It was many days before Mrs. Dunn recov-
her hus sband and his mother and got apart
ments elsewhere. One night while her hus-
band was at the club she says she happened
upon these passages In the fourth chapter OF
ST. John:
Jesus said unto her, CO. call thy husband, and como
The woman answered and said, have no husband.
Jesus said unto her tnou hast well said have no hus
For thou hast had Ave husbands; and he whom thou
now hast is not thy husband.
Mrs. Dunn regarded this in the light OF
message from heaven forblddng her to live
with Mr.. Dunn. She Immediately began look
ing for more Scriptural light on the subject
She read thus in tho tenth chapter Of st. Mark:
And lie said unto them whoseysr shall put away his
wife and marry another commitLeIh adultery against
And 4 a woman shall put away her husband and bo
When Mr.. Dunn returned from the club that
night he was astounded to hear his wife say.
gently but decisiyely. that she had been com
manded by God to cease living with him as his
wife, He ,vainly tried 70 turn her from her pur-
pose, and they parted, She added the prefix
Mrs. Van me dc Hoeck H With whom M s6e now ives
at As West Twenty seventh street.
She has been doing mission work among the
poor. unfortunate. and degraded for the last
mems Bible class at the Florence Mission until
what fhs iilqmlnsted sign over the door says I
Rooms" at IL Bleecker street. These rooms
are two In number; and You get to them by as
cending g.i,aa short flight , OF stone steps; They
Light streams from big show window, nearly
as wide as the house. into the street. not inire-
SRdIGgd Se sa'
and note what g going on. They may
at q plano PLAYING an accompaniment. to
60 some purely scriDt1ral hymn; She says that
through spiritual agencies; that folks Who o are
coDyeTte cd through the gift of lodgings. meals.
ohes and the Bromse #
says to the men who nightly crowd her rooms
that If they are idle they, must not consider the
y SsstiRa cSrRt She does @ not ask III tsOse Who
SSSSy S6s sSs fSs Ssr t6SR sSg Tsv. OSSo IA
from them like a useless garment. She be-
SSs bUes s F II n that GaG Il ssabe sRS
enough for rainy day; She has small in
Aos sRS %o4E PsRs rs i rsdoSS RSS a. s &oE G
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