Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
JOSIE'S MARRIAGE.
A Chicago Heiress Weds an En-
glish Aristocrat

A Chicago Heiress Weds an En-
glish Aristocrat
Surprising Him to BE a " LOrd"-She Gets
n Divorce - Suddenly Becoming WIS.,
count She Desires a Rehitch, But
He Cawn't, You Know.
From Hon Fredertek Galloway to his elder
Brother, Hon. Frdncts Galloway.
GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL, Chicago, April u,
GSS5.-Dcdr Frank: 1t is ages since / heard
from you, but suppose every thing goes on
as usual, and that you can find nothing TO
write about. When wrote last told you
about my engagement to Miss Josie Fair
field, only daughter and heiress OF Jere-
miah Fairfield; and / think / gave you
fair description of your future sister-in-law.
Old Jeremiahis behaving very handsomely,
and IS going to plank down fair share Of
mis- dollars in hard cash. am in excellent
condition, and, to use a favorite expression
of my iancee's, lam just having lovely
time"
Every body here makes an awful fuss
over me, and will insist on calling me lord
Galloway" Titles here are held in the
highest veneration; but the majority Of the
people have met don't seem to know the
difference between an honorable and mar
guess. My future father-in-law took me
over his pig-sticlking establishment yester-
day, and each time he came to group of
butchers at work he would stop them for an
instant and say: "This is Lord Galloway,
my future son-in-law."
There is one curious mistake that every
one has made here, and that Is that they
have all taken it for granted that am the
elder son and heir to the title, although /
have never done or said any thing to cause
them 10 believe so. AS old Fairfield has al
ready told all his friends that / shall be Wis
count Decatur, and consequently his daugh-
ter Viscountess, hardly dare now to I'M
deceive him in case he should want to break
of the match. My fair fiancee also has told
all her gIrl friends that on the death of my
father she will be Viscountess Decatur, 80
that really see nothing for it but to leave
them in ignorance of the true state Of the
case until after the wedding, which has
been fixed for this day week. Consequently
when you receive this my proverbial i'll
luck viii have deserted me and shall be
the happy possessor of millionaire bride.
/ am sincerely attached TO Miss Fairfield;
but, as l told you in my last letter, my
father-in- law-elect, as they say over here,
is the worst specimen of a low-bred Yankee
that l have ever set eyes on. Your affec-
tionate brother, FRED.
From Hon. Frederick GGlloDdy to Hon. Francis
Galloway.
New York, May 10, 1SSS.-Dcdr Frank:
The affair went of splendidly and without
n hitch All the Chicago papers teemed
with accounts of the brilliant ceremony and
the magnificent presents made TO the bride.
Unfortunately, they all accepted it as fact
that 1 am the future Lord Decatur, and
have not yet had the courage to undeceive
my bride. AS we sail for England
next week shall not say any thing about
the mistake, but will leave it until she meets
you and finds out that you are the heir and
not myself One paper in Chicago asserted
that should soon be q Duke, as my father,
the Duke Of Decatur, was in a very precari-
Gus state of health. That was good stretch
of imagination for Chicago journalist.
Goodbye, old fellow. Your affecte. brother,
FRED.
From Mrs Frederick GauOeoay to her Fotber,
Jsremidh Fairfield
GRAND HOTEL, LONDON, June 10, 1855
Dcor Pa am writing you with a broken
heart, have been the victim Of most
shameful imposture, and l am the miser-
able, unhappy wife Of the vilest of scoun-
drels MY husband is not Lord Galloway
own Decatur castlel He will never sit in
the House of Lordsl But he Will always be
a miserable, snealNng pauper younger SON.
How could you let me marry him without find
ing out all about hint Your carelessness-
ignorance l may in charity call it-has
ruined your daughters life and wrecked
her prospects forever. l am coming home
Immediately, for viii never live with the
wretched impostor, who gained my affec
ton under false pretenses. dare not face
the girls in Chicago; so meet me in New
York and advise mo what to do. sail on
the Umbria next Saturday. Your broken
hearted daughter, JOSIE
Cablegram from Jeremiah Fairfield TO Mrs.
Frederick Galloway.
"Right. Come home. viii meet Umbria
at dock. FAIRFIELD"
From .Hessrs. Rudge, Fudge, Slui0s, TtOenty-
pest d Hitd0e, Solicitors to Hon Frcder-
tck Galloway.
800 LINcoLN's Inn FIELDS, July 30, 1SSo.-
Dsar Sir: We have received the copy Of she
Chicago paper forwarded TO us by you and
have made inquiries as TO whether the ad
vertisement to which YOU directed our at
tention is in America a legal service Of
notice OF suit for divorce We md as FOL
lows:
That in the State of Illinois, in which
State Chicago is situated, in cases OF non
residence, uncertainty of respondents
whereabouts, or living out Of the jurisdic
ton of the United States, publication Of
notice of suit in a county newspaper for q
period of four weeks is sufficient and good
legal service. We have also ascertaine6
that in the event of no notice Of defense be
ing put in judgment would go by default
In regard to your other questions we arr
not sufficiently acquainted with the divorc'
laws of America to advise, but we have al
WAYS heard that divorces could be obtained
IN Chicago on almost any plea We would
recommend you TO write at once to a resi-
dent lawyer in the town where the suit hal
been instituted or go there yourself a
once. Yours faithfully,
RIDGE, FUDGE g. Co
Eyoyn Hon. Frederick GdlIoWdy to his Brother
Hon. Francis Galloway.
GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL, CHICAGO, Sept ~
1883 Dear Frank: The agony is over. Yes
terdav the court, in response TO the demand
of my late bride, annulled the marriag'
which had taken place between US. The an
nuiment was granted on the ground tina
the petitioners consent TO tho marriag'
had been obtaiped by fraud and false repre-