New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14
~ INGENIOUS MINNESOTA GIRL

Miss Matilda \uTEI I5 H"'"S '"'''
wears Of age living in the little Viiiasr W o'A
>. T.rre Grant County. MINI. She is n girl. OF
excellent parts-but first would say mat le"
mamie fully appreciate the worth Of trip on Tie
railroad as a developer Of the true character oi
man. No woman knows O man until she na'
,,l,cn n journey o! several hours duration WIFI
him on a railroad train. But how olten II hap-
mems alas, that the first trip OF THIS KIM t'1'
woman takes with the man OF her cholcr 10 '''e
wedding tour She may find that She does hoe
like his way Of going into the smoKihS-'ar III"
indnlging in strong cigars ana thinking o"' vi
friends pocket flask, his little way OF Spreh"'
Ing his feet over the next seat, or nir'lhg VIII"
the Qirl ia the front Of the car, or going 10 serp
and snoring, or getting cross because Biz aSh'
foolish questions. or a dozen other things b'it 1t
ia too late then Miss Matilda Carter, Of Pomme
de Tcrre does away with this annoyance.
As we said before. Miss Carter is but twenty
years of age The Minnesota law requires license
TO marry and where either the man or the woman
is under age, the consent Of his or her parents
The laws Of Wisconsin do not require any snch
foolslncss. therefore it is the most natural thing
in the world that Minnesota young people WIN
obstinate parents should so over into Wisconsin
and have matters arranged before some opheihs
minister or magistrate and return 70 their home
triumphant. II early occurred to Miss Carter that
the seven hour railway journey between Poune ne
Trrrc and Sunrise City, the nearest Wisc0nsh
point, would be an c\rrilrnt ppportrnify TO s"'
Acquainted with man: therefore, when George
Brown proposed" three years ago She tod NM
that they must clupr 10 Sunrlse city, as her s"rh
father would never gave his consent She nan
suspected that Gc"rscs temper would not hou
out for a railroad trip Of that length, md. sure
enough when they were still an hour from their
destination, hc got Cross because she wan'"u MN
~ explain what kept the cars Oh the track. Ac-
cordngly, when thcy reached Snnrisc city size
told him she had concluded that she had made
mistake. and took the first train back to Pom'ne
dr Trrrr. leaving George Brown stranded in Sun
rise with only 81 30 in his pocket Later. she re-
peatcd this experience with Charles FrsSrndcn
and Frank harris. her objection 10 the former
being that he spent his time in the smoking-car
in the company Of poor cigars, while the latter
pullrh his hat duwn over his eyes and went 10
sleep and snorcd, something she abhorrcd Highly
ms she esteemed this plan Of testing her lovers
with n railroad jourrrv before m?rriagr, rhr could
| srill recognize that it had one serious defect
namely, the lonely and expensive journey back
from Sunplr City.
six months ago wien William Carr sought the
lovely Matilda for bis wife she told him her usual
terus-n trip TO Sunrise cry. On the wny Will
lam tried 10 strike up an acquaintance with
frccklen"scd girl from Sank Rapids. and when
| they reached Sunrise Miss Garter turned him
adrift. But She determined not Ia waste the re.
turn trip. She decided that il was n poor clopc-
nlent which would not work both ways. To make
u long story short the hotel clerk In Sunrise pro-
po.4'd marriage two hours after her arrival. She
coyly told him that she could not think Of Icing
married away from home. AMI accordingly Plopcd
back TO PUnmc de- Tcrrc with him. He played
ar'ls half ~ the way with stranger and WAS
promptly dismissed AZ the end OF the journey.
But the plan worked 80 smoothly that she has
kept II up Time timrs now she has clipped 10
Suuriss itv and the Same number OF times has
she clipped back 10 Fommr de Tcrrr. Each Of the
men has b"en found wanting in sonic respect.
her most strongly developed faculty, she is
not yet DISCOURAGED She has. it is said. just
| agreed to roIr irou, Polnr de Trrre with young
Jesse Bartlett Ort"rr |. and il j. thought that
she is arranging by letter Ia elopc back with n
SmnrS City young man named Plrrott il Icks'
| develops any bad traits Oh the out-trip, MS she
| suspects he may. Whether or not Miss Matilda
Carter. OF Pumluc lie 1crrc, Mimi, and Sunrls
| city. Wis. will ever marry seems questionable.
but TINT she will De- satisfied il she ever does is
toerubly certain. Marriage is a serious thing and
| should not In entered into lightly. The reversible
| clopcmcnt comes 10 iill want long felt.