Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-14
STRUGGLES FOR A WIFE.


Ihe Difficulties With Which a. f.
sch@fd, of this rity, had to Contend
An Cnwiiliug Mo,h.r-iu.Law.
One week ago last night A. F. Schmid,
OF this city and Miss Laura Otto, OF Dav>
export, were married at the Broadway
church in this city by Rev. ". s. Mar
quis.
The Davenport Times discloses a sem
sationsl side of the course of love in this
case as follows, and while the story is
interesting, either facts of the actual cere.
mony ale distorted, or the couple were
married twice:
Many have had unpleasant experiences
IN securing wife. but possibly few, if
any, have been so roughly handled by
prospective mother-in-law as has A. F.
Schmid, of Rock Island. who on last
Thursday married Miss Laura Otto, of
this city. For some time before the
marriage yoang Schmid paid close atten-
ton TO Miss Otto, so much so that it dis
| pleased the wouid-be mother.in.law who,
by the way, is a fortune teller residing on
West Fifth street between Myrtle and
Marquette streets. The lover was run
through something of tor,uring ma
chine, and it might have been for the pur-
| pose of testing the nerve of the aspirant.
AT any rate lie has the girl and whether
the wlfes mother has obtained satifaction
or not Is unknown. Among the almost
lnnumerable unpleasant receptions are
such things as having the door closed in
his face. The young lady being locked
in room. 10 which the lover, however,
had secret key. Tie old lady at one
time IN some unaccoun table means
! poured water in his ear, whether it was
| done while be was asleep with his head on
the young lsdy's shoulder is also not
known, but she flooded his head. On one
occasion she offered him $500 to leave the
city forever, and again she locked the girl
up, claiming that she intended poisoning
her unless she severed her lovable rela,
lions with the Rock Islander At last
this kind OF treatment became too varied
and painful and as the young people in
tended to get married anyway they de-
cided that it would be useless to endeavor
TO convert the mother.
They struck on plan which they car
ried TO successful ending on last Thurs
day night. The plan was for him to leave
the city after having 6Xtd up falling out
with the girl, by which she was to retHrn
all the presents that her lover had given
her. The mother was told that he was co.
ing far, far away and that before going he
intended giving Miss Laura a surprise
party, but that their home was en-
tirelY inadequate to the demands so :,
pretendlngly, they rented furnished
house at 1921 Harrison street for the
one night only. The mother was jubi-
liant to think she was going 10 get rid of
'the young vagsbnpd" Gin her opinion)
and readily consented to have the party.
Every preparation was made and q large
number of friends responded to the lnvi-
tations, and all was well with the mother
who was soon TO be shocked and heart
wrecked. At a given time the couple
walked out in the middle of the floor
and the minister stepped up to them, and
IN as few words as possible pronounced
them man and wife, to the utter aston>
ishment of all, and the clairvoysnt mother
almost went crazy, and there was a gem
eral scramble and sudden leaving of the
home BY the irste motherin>lsw. but the
young people remained under their own
shelter, and now tables have turned, and
the son-in-law and daughter are trying to
concilIate matters and induce the high
1smDefed mother TO say like MANY others
when il is To late too help themselves:
Nv ell. children, just 80 you don't do it
again"
Mr.. and Mrs. Schmid are happily
| housed at their home. where all their
friends are extended cordial welcome to
call and see them.
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