West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-13
cUPID's CAPERS.
The Romance of a Kinywo, d Nan.
lie marries on sight after
short Correspondence.

nance on hand now for lovers OF
the curious TO warble about. Ben
+. Menear a pension agent here is
the chief actor and very sly one
he is. Nothing was known of it
here till week after the wedding.
Mr.. Menear has been keeping Bach
elor's Hall, and concluded that St.
Paul was right and that il was not
good for man to be alone, so about
three weeks ago he went away on
business and showed up in Colum-
bus, Ohio. TT c following taken
from the Co}am6us EceniRg Jour
nal Oct. 23rd. explains the affair.
"a tall plain, but neatly dressed
man apparently IS years of age,
entered The Post local room this
morning. He wore a suit of blue,
n q. a. h. button and smile. "Is
the city editor in?" and the smile
seemed to broaden with the ques-
ton,
eyes, what can we do for you
"You can't do much 4 anything
now" and there was an emphasis
on the "now."
"Then THE Pest man smiled
family and waited for developments
The development came without
much pumping and also the clue to
the smile that seemed as good as a
benediction.
81 wrote letter to you last WIN
ter about a certain matter-and-
here the gentleman paused for the
scribe to guess what the certain
matter" was. Noting the hopeless
look on the face of the individual
he was addrssing he continued
"You got letter from man by
the name of Benjamin +. Mcnear
Of Kingwood, w. Va. making in.
quiry about lady"
"Thc circumstance is recalled.
Did You get any answer?
81 did" answered the yirginian.
"Did You come to see II your
correspondent told tho truth -
asked 1Ee Posi-.
"Yes"
"How was It?
Straight, | married her last eve.
ming a5 o'clock "
He was congratulated.
The story wli,h led up to this
little dialogue is rs follows:
The Post man received . letter
about one year ago from the afore
scid Mcncar, who said he was
pension agent and was fairly well
to do, and lie wished as a favor
that the scribe would find out al
that could be learned Of the chr
acter of Miss Emma b. Alexander
who lived on North High street.
81 don't care" said the LITTER.
"about her circumstances as relates
to money, but what her character
is"
This matter was investigated en-
tirely unknown to the lady. 1t
was learned that she was an cxem-
plary lady aud earned her living by
honorable means.
A good report was sent to West
Virginia and nothing new was
heard Of the matter until this morn
ing when the happy man come to
thank the person who Investigated.
'IIow did You get her name, or
did you meet her at the National
Encampment ia 1883 2"
II never saw her before until day
before yesterday. got her name
from paper published in Toledo,
and | wrote to them that / meant
business. They sent me the names
Of thirty ladies for a certain sum Of
money and / picked on her some
| how-she was the only one from
I Columbus and I'm glad did. ]
/ want to thank you for what You
did. ] didn't know you either,
but / saw your name in a list Of
delegates TO o g. a. r. Encamp-
ment and said to myself I'll write
that man. ] got n comrade to mar.
I ry us-Rov. Jas. Ricketts,. and TO.
morrow wen go to my home in
Kingwood I'm nightly satisfied
with my Ohio bargain"
With a hearty clasp Of the band
and a friendly good by he went away
wearing the smile Of content thaf
] told Of a heart well satisfied. A