Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-04-12
SOME ODD COURTSHIPS.
a Quartette Of Love Stories Told
by Ministers.
Difacuity Men Experience In Proposing TO
the Women They Adore "A Young
Lady's Tact Enables Her Lover
to Make Charming
Declaration


read 9 poem entitled, The Sling OF
David" and turned from the task with
evident pleasure when a reporter for
the Chicago Herald asked him for
story
There's the marriage OF John Blank. +
an Ohio man, that ! might tell you
about said he. John was wealthy
young fellow, and a member OF the
church at Mount Gilead. He thought
ne wanted TO marry Il certain young
woman whose fortune was In litigation,
but he never could muster up enough
courage to ask her 10 be his wife. He
finally surrendered Ia another lady who
was willing to speed his weoing 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 10 go
to distant persons But No /, as We
will call her. was sensible girl and
when her lawyers had appealed from
the Judgment of the local Ia the SUI
preme Court, she went on as usual sup
porting herself by teaching school. She
was handsome, and seemed to the bene-
dict Blank tn grow more beautiful every
day. Iio was good 10 his wife and all
that, but we could see he still kept his
sweetest glances for No. l. His wife died
finally, and after year OF mourning
John renewed his attentions Ia No. |,
just at the time the Suprem" Court
handed down q decision in her favor.
She did not rcpuls. 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 pluckily fought and
won the case proposed was accepted and
married her. That was twenty years
ago. The lawyer died in 1887, and last
week received marked paper from
Mount tiilead containing an account Of
the marriage Of John Blank and the
lawyers widow. Funny, isn't IL, how
some unions are brought about" and
the Methodist laughed little at the
dilatory man who proved the provcrb
that every thing comes to the man who
can walt
AT the time OF the Chicago fire, " said
tho Presbyterian minister, 81 was
preaching in Northern Illinois town.
and was visiting sister who lived
then, as she does now. in Chicago. Her
house was just west of the line Of fire
and was filed with refugees for the first
few days after the catastrophe. Among
them was young man, a slight az,
quaintance OF my sisters husband, and
young woman whom my sister had met
at church sociables and such places and
who was known to lie wealthy. Both
had lost by the fire, I'd both had been
wounded in that awt crush by which
they had escaped fro the sweep Of de
struction. The young man recovered
rapidly and aided m, lister in minister
ing to the wants Of her patients Ill
was particularly att tive to the youns
woman ] have mentioned. though b.
had never before met her. and they be
came very fond of each other. Whoi
matters got slightly Strengthened on
the young man became 4 rcal-eslat
agent on his own account and amonl
other business handled the estate OF hi
fair fellow victim. She Was an orpha
and he had no family connection I
speak OF. They seemed suited IA eae
other. and my sister In writing TO m
often mentioned them and reported tn
progress of what she thought was thei
love affair. The young man manage
the yonng womans property so WEE
that her wealth was doubled in value |
ten years. They often consulted I,
Rether on business matters. and he o
ten spent an evening at her home. bt
he never escorted her to any place ,
amusement or ta chnrch. and the
seemed no nearer union than the ia
after the fire. They are still in a.
actly the same position. She has 10
her youth and he Is gray.haired. III
has never received any attention fro
any other man, and apparently he hs
not thought or any other woman. Whe
accepted the call to my present chure
found them just so. and they are 4
day. after lapse-a cuurtship. migi
say-of eighteen years as far apart
ever. know there is mutual esteem
may be- love. | know they are vel
fitted for each other. | know she
rich and still handsome, and know /
ia honorable; but never saw such II
pid difiidenee, such prolonged. self-iI
fiicted misery. such wasting OF two goo
lives, and trust never may again. !"
This cOurtship long drawn out" "a
. brother Presbyterian, reminds me
Rachael Dewey. a girl who lived At n
boyhood home in Vow England
Ave years Of age She sang Al fair givs
by the ladies for the ~ nett ~ soldier
for IL was in war tim, man nam,
Abrams had died In . hospital Of II
army at Frankfort, Nv and his son &.
years old, visited the fair and Vi
petted by the women. a. well as |
Rachael. As they grew up Abran
eame into posseeSion Of some 90.
property, but Rachael was left 10y h
parents with only small iortun
Abrams looked after her business. fin
tered around after her wherever Il
went. kept himself in an agur
lest she should marry some
the many young fellows who a
mired and uourted her. but cea
never dare 10 secure her against IL
by proposing marriage himself II
sold her property finally and moved
Chicago, and accounts from the o
home In the East say that both the your
peoples hearts were nearly broken
the separation. That was in 1850. 70
years later Abrams closed out all of b
interests East, and coming 70 Chica,
met Rachael again, handsomer thu
ever, although little past thirty. AZ
stil1 fancy free. lie became more mark,
In his attentions, escorting her
church and concerts, but avoiding II
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