The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-03-27
SOME ODD COURTSHIps
A QUartette Of Love Stories Told
by Ministers.
Difficulty Men Experience in Proposing to
the Women They Adore "A Young
Lady's Tact Enables Her Lover
to Make Charming
Declaration.

The Methodist minister was irving +
read poem entitled, ''The Sling o
David, and turned from the task wifi
evident pleasure when a reporter fo
the Chicago Herald asked him for
story.
There's the marriage of John Blank
an Ohio man, that l might tell vol
about, said he. 'John was wealthy
young fellow, and a member of tn,
church at Mount Gilead. He though
he wanted to marry a certain youne
woman whose fortune was in litigation
but he never. could muster up enough
courage to ask her to be his wife. Hf
finally surrendered to another lady whe
wasRilling to speed his wooing slightly
and was married in the church. in the
presence of his first love, whose case in
court was the same day decided against
her and her wealth seemed likely to &c
to distant persons. But No. 1, as we
viii call her, was a sensible girl, and
when her lawyers had appealed from
the Judgment of the local to the Su-
preme Court, she went on as usual. sun
porting herself by teaching school. She
was handsome, and seemed to the bene-
dict Blank to grow more beautiful every
day. He was good to his wife and ali
that, but we could see he still kept his
sweetest glances for Ne. 1. His wife died
finally, and after year of mourning
John renewed his attentions to No. 1.
just at the time the Supreme Court
handed down a decision in her favor
she did notrepulse him, and every thing
seemed to be going swimmingly for
Blank, although he had not asked the
woman to be his wife, when the young
lawyer who had SO pluekily fought and
Won the case proposed, was accepted and
married her. That was twenty wears
ago. The lawyer dieo in 1887. and last
week l received marked paper from
Mount Gilead containing an account of
#the marriage of John Blank and the
lawyers widow. Funny, isn't it, how
some unions are brought about" and
the Methodist laughed a little at the
allatory man who proved the proverb
that every thing comes to the man who
can wait.
AT the time of the Chicago fire" said
the Presbyterian minister, 81 was
preaching in Northern Illinois town.
ana was visiting a sister who lived
then, as she does now, in Chicago. Her
house was just west of the line of fire
ana was filled with refugees for the first
ieW days after the catastrophe. Amonp
tnem was young man, slight ac-
q0asntance of my sisters husband, and
young woman whom my sister had met
Y church sociables and such places. and
VINO was known to be wealthy. Both
aad lost by the fire, and both had been
wounded in that awful crush by which
shey mad escaped from the sweep of de-
slrletion. The young man recovered
.apiaiy, and aided my sister in minister
lHg % the wants of her patients. He
was particularly attentive to the Young
4Viaan | have mentioned, though he |
aad never before met her, and thew be-
oaae very fond of each other. When |
matters y got slightly Strengthened out
eus young man became a real-estate |
asens on his own account, and among |
ssaef business handled the estate of his
ssis lellow-Vietim. She was an orphan
- he mad no family connection to
' speak OF They seemed suited to each
~. sslel' and my sister in writing to me
sAseh mentioned them and reported the
= psogfess OF what she thought was their
NV |, ailalr. The young man managed
~ Young woman's property so well
- ssas nef wealth was doubled in value in
w W years, They often consulted to-
sNsaef on business matters, and he of
81 spent an evening at her home. but
g never escorted her to anv place of
s.1asealent or to chnrch, and they
,aea .f,aa NC nearer union than the day
~ ,,.eE lhe fire. They are still in ex-
Sos's ~ ehe same position. She has lost
n ~ youth and he is gray-haired. She
~ never received any attention from
~ y. Z Ssiier man, and apparently he has
~ 'aought or any other woman. When
ros rsspeed the call to my present church
aav q. sAieili Just SO, and they are to-
! s' sleeF q lapse-a courtship, might
81 ~, y elghteen years as far apart as
b,sr ! Know there is mutual esteem,
sttss g s love. know they are well. :
rieh.aas ~ each other. l Enow she is
L boa ao sun handsome, and know he
Dja s;sas s;slspie; but | never saw such stu
aictaa aaenee, such prolonged, self-in-
Eves ans ,ssseFy' such wasting of two good
ssras ~ trust ! never may again"
hfossssse eonaFtship long drawn out, said
Raebsaq9s : presbyterian, reminds me OF
soybssss newey, girl who lived at nv
I've yasr. ae1ne IN New England at i
d t5s ~ g.ss y age she sang at a fair given
IA .s-1ss Tor the benefit of soldiers, !
= e war time. A man named !