Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-25
"A. Pretty Kansas Widow De-
clines His Hand.
The Trouble An AmOrous Cor
respondence Caused.
Mr.. Langd0n Was Not satisfactory
SO the Lady Is Still Single.
"A Little Romance Noted at the Arcade
Depot-A Marriage Arranged by
Letter which Will Not Be
Contaminated.

On Tuesday as the Southern Pacific
overland from the east rolled into the
Arcade depot, little man wearing an
excited expression, and his best suit ol
clothes, holding in his hand a cabinet
photograph of handsome woman, stood
eagerly scanning the faces of the passen-
gers.
A buxom, comely woman dressed in
black, leading little girl or 6 years
old, alighted and looked inquiringly
around. The man looked closely at her,
then at the photograph, put the lat
ter in his pocket, and spoke to the wo-
man.
"You are Mrs. lone Parker, are you
not? ?" he said.
"Yes. But you-you, you surely are
Henry?" she said, dismay and appre-
hension showing on her handsome face.
"Yes; I'm Henry. OF course. What's
the matter with me? Amt you glad to
see me?'
She took another good look at the
man, and said Take me some place
where we can talk" and he took her
into the ladies' waiting room.
By this time number of the officials
about the depot saw that something out
of the way was up, and the movements
of the two were observed. The man ap-
peared to be highly offended at first, but
he soon changed into a pleading mood;
the woman was obdurate and at last got
angry and evidently told the fellow to
leave, which he reluctantly did. The
little girl played on the floor with an
orange which the man had taken out of
his pocket and given to her.
At last he disconsolately went away,
and the woman gathered up her bundles
and taking the child by the hand walked
to the door and stood there irresolutely.
One of the employees of the company
distress, and who had been an interested
spectator, came forward, told the woman
who he was, and asked her if he could
be OF any assistance. She wanted to
know the name of some modest-priced,
respectable hotel and he gave her the
information, and in the course of the
conversation which followed he learned
her story.
Her name was given as Mrs. lone
Parker. She had lived at Cherry Vale,
Kansas, and her husband had died
about five years ago; through friend
who had gone to Cherry Vale from Los
Angeles, MI. Harry Langdon, who
lives close to this city, heard of Mrs.
Parker and her beauty OF person, and
the fact that she was possessed of some
little property. An amorous cores
pondence followed. Mr.. Langdon rep
resented himself as possessed OF no
mean physical attractions as well as
prosperous business, and as result of
his lovemaking Mrs. Parker, though
only knowing him through his letters,
agreed to come here and marry him.
She sold her property, had her house
hold goods sent out by freight, and on
Tuesday she stepped from the train, her
fair faceeall rosy, her plump person all
palpitating with anticipatory delight,
ready to take to her round arms the
man her imagination and au artful
photograph had represented Mr.. Lang
don to be.
Zone look at him was enough" she
confided to the railroad man "why, 1
would no more have married that man
than post. | was grossly deceived fn
him. Why, I'd rather die than marry
such looking man." and the handsome
widow gave voice to merry, silvery
laugh.
1t is certain that Mr.. Langdon will
have to remain bachelor, and Mrs.
Parker it is certain will not again select
a husband by correspondence.