The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-29
MARRIAGE A LOTTERY.
But One of the Hoboken
Coyles Seems to Have
Drawn a Prize.
MET HER In AN AGENCY.
They Parted After the CeremonH
as the Helress Bride Only
Wanted a Certificate.

Every bachelor member of the Michael
>. Coyle Association of Hoboken is look
ing for wife. They don't want Jersey
girls. They have all become of roman-
TIC turn of mind. They have made applt-
cation to matrimonial agency in New
York and each one expects to draw a
capital prize.
The cause of all this stir is the recant
escapade OF one of their members, Robert
Steele is as fine looking young fellow as
one would care to meet. He is a machin-
LIST, and employed at the Kingston shops
OF the D., L, & w. R. R. He resides at
NO. 233 Garden street. Occasionally
Robert has go ne on spree, and when In.
tocicated is up to all sorts of devilment.
Re;ently he and his friend, James Hem
richs. of No. 70 Washington street, were
painting" and in their travels ran across
a matrimonial agency on Broadway, New
YORK. Steele wanted to get marn;ad. so
entering the place he paid S. to Ahfs
name recorded among the list mar.
riageable young men.
MARRIAGE AT FIRST SIGHT.
AS directed, he called at the agency
next morning, accompanied by Henrichs,
Ihey were shown into a private room.
ana mad been hardly seated when the pro-
prletor entered, accompanied by a re-
markably handsome young lady. Sha
was richly dressed, and her manner
showed her to be q lady of refinement and
education. Alter an introduction the
proprietor retired from the room, and
denrlchs was given the hint that he
would look nicer outside. He went,
for over an hour Steele and his fair
companion to were oloseted together. When
they emerged from the room the lad&n
was seemingly self-possessed, but Steeld
was as Jolly as a schooIboy. He toldV
denrlchs he had struck it rich. That the
young lady was sole heir to a large estate
out west, her father having recently died.
ne salo they were TO be married THAI
night. Henrichs con graduated Steele.
and promised to act as best man. Steele
returned to Hoboken and made arrange
menus with his landlady for the reception
of his bride.
AT seven o'clock that evening, Steele
dressed in his Sunday best, and accom-
panied Dy Henrichs, went TO the Compton
house on Third avenue, where they
found the young lady awaiting them,
Ihey proceeded TO q nearby minister's
mouse and the knot was tied in short
order,
ONLY HALFWAY HAPPY.
Steeieswas happy man and was sincere
i.l,..iS, ~ MS actlons- Inc young Lady was una
usually self-poseessed throughout all the
proceedings. When the party left the
minister's house, Steele suggested that
they take cab to Hobuken, assuring his
bride that she would there ind awaiting
her cosy home, although it was only at
boarding House.
To the ut Ter surprise of the bridegroom
tsAFN fhA laAr Il
INJURED. and refused to 90 one step
further in the company of the young
men. Steele was dumbtounded, but the
young lady was as cool and self possessed
as possible. Steele demanded an ex-
PLANTATION. She replied that she had
married him for a purpose. which she
would not dtvulge. Having possessed
herself of marriage certificate, Iegiti-
mate In every particular, she was con-
tent, she said, and would go no further.
She SAID she Was sorry Steele felt so bad
over the matter, and as, a balm to his
aching heart offered him $25, ,and promised
to send him as present a beautiful scarf
pin.
Steele was too demoraIized to know
what to do, so the young lady returned to
her hotel, and Steele to Hoboken. The
story got out and Steele was numerically
guyed," but he took it all in good part
JUST LIKE A NOVEL.
Friday evening, when Steele returned
from his WORK, there was letter awaitingf
him. 1t bore Western postmark. OpenN
ing 1t. Steele was surprised at it's con-t
tents. 1t was from the young lady, more
properly speaking his wife, and was dated
Fort Wayne, Indiana. She enclosed
check for 500, and requested Steele to go
to Fort Wayne Immediately. she inIi-
mated that love and fortune awaited him.
Steele has gone to Fort Wayne, and his
friends are anxiously awaiting some word
frnrn him