The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-22
CUPID CUTS A CAPER.
ALFRED SUARTZ BRINGS HIS SWEET
HEART FROM AUSTRIA.

On Arrival She Informs Her Lover She
Didn't Like HIS Locks, and Starts on the
Long Journe, Homeward.
COLUMBIA, S. c., July l4.-Altored
Suartz was the saddest man in Columbia
yesterday, for the rose-colored dream Of
his uneventful, hard working life had
been rudely, suddenly swept away by
the faithless action Of the girl whom he
intended to make his wife. All the way
from sunny Austrit came Alfred, just a
wear ago, with ambition beating high
within his breast, and the sweet assur-
ance that her whom he loved would
come overa and join her fortunes with his,
should he make his way in the New
World.
And he did. In the course Of events
he drlfted to this city and engaged in
his trade Of baker. BY his careful mode
of living, Alfred amassed quite tidy
sum of money, and he sent portion of
it to his sweetheart, Marie Epple, OF vi
emma, with the request that she come on
at once. The young woman lett her
native country at once, and took passage
for America.
Although wild With the impatient de-
sire to see his loved one, Alfred could
not 90 to New York to meet her and
bring her on to this city, and so he
waited.
Yesterday morning Marie arrived on
the train from the Metropolis, and her
lover was waiting for her at the depot.
He had made preparations for them to
be married at once, and had prepared
her home,-humble, but still a home.
Now Alfred Is almost a dwarf in size
and by no means handsome. His per-
sonal cxcellencies atoned for this among
his few friends, howev II, but his appear
ance proved the death krell of al his
hopes. He lad looked forward 10 the
meeting with all the longing that his
simple mind was capable OF, and bis tu-
ture happiness seemed centered in
Marie. Perhaps the fair Marie thought
that he would grow, and that the air o.
the new and mystic continent would i'm
prove his looks. When the Coast Line
train steamed into the depot early pes
terday morning, Alfred was waiting an
xiously at the gates. Through the win.
dow OF one ofthe cars he saw Marie, and
executed war-dance in his glee. But
his Joy was dashed to the earth. Dis
appointment was plainly visible on the
young woman's face waeu she caught
sight Of her dimlnutive lover. Evidently
the climate had done nothing to increase
his stature. or make him better looking,
as she tondly hoped it would.
When they met, Marie dismaYed poor
Alfred by coolly telling him that she had
changed her mined and was content to
remain plain Marie Epple for the pres
ent. A long and stormy interview fol-
lowed, and the cresttallen lover left his
faithless sweetheart, yowing to do some
thing desperate il his terrible disappolnt-
ment.
Marie remained in the depot until the
next train left, when she started back
on her long tedious journey to her home.
She told a Register reporter in broken
English that she was very mad at being
dragged all the way from Vienna Tor
nothing, and that she was gong right
home. She just had money enough to
get back.
Alfred was despairing his luck last
night, and lamented the loss OF his hard
earned savings, which he had given to
Marie. The poor baker swears that he
will now romain bachelor the rest OF
his natural life.-Regster.