The morning call., 1892-02-14
IN MALE ATTIRE.
The Romantic Experience Of a Young Girl in
KalSaS.
Fort Worth Gazette.


Some months ago there came to Hutchin-
son, Kans., young man who claimed TO be
20 years old, and who sought work in a
clearinghouse as a dish-washer or any
other light work. saying that he was In bad
health and could not get out and work hard.
He had very boyish appearance and was
extremely shy, repelling all attempts at So
liability. He refused to share his room with
any other man, and was looked upon as being
queer" Ii was noticed that the young
man. who gave his name as Joe Richards,
spent much of his time when he was not at
work hanging around the depot to watch
the trains come in, and he would also haunt
the hotels and scan the registers. At first
bis strange actions caused comment. but it
finally became an old thing and the people
ceased TO pay any attention to him.
A denouement to the strange actions came
last Friday, when Joe was at the depot.
The train came in from the east and, as
usual, Richards was at the platform watch
ing the passengers who got off. Among
them were two travelling statesmen from st.
Louis Joe was noticed TO give great
start as they came from the train, and to
shrink back in the shadow Of the depot I'M
Til they had gone uptown. He followed
them closely, and saw them enter the hotel,
and then returned to the house where he
worked and did his work. After supper he
disappeared from the house, which caused
comment, as he had never gone out after
night since he had been there
While the two travelling men were sitting
in the office Of the hotel, boy brought in a
note and asked for certain name. One of
the drummers said he answered to that
name and the boy gave him the note. He
eaTelessly opened 1t, but had no sooner seen
the writing than he became very much ex-
cited and rushed out of the place. His
fripn6 fOllnwR6 ranl0lV n Z nQcSihln aud
reached the street in time to see the drum
mer and Joe in close embrace. lie thought
he had no right to see any more, and re-
turned to the hotel TO wait until his friend
should see fit to give an account of his
strange behavior.
He had about an hour to wait and when
his friend did return he had young man
with him and the first remark made was a
request for the mystiied man to 90 and get
minister. This was done, and in the
hotel parlor there occurred wedding which
was perhaps the strangeSt ever seen.
What seemed TO be two men were joined by
the minister and became man and wife.
Then came explanations. The parties
would not give their names, but the regis
ter shows that the drummer was George
Scott. He tod his friend that he and the
young lady had been engaged for some time,
but they had quarrel which resulted in
separation. Both had been hasty, and Scott
was first to give in. He realized that he
had made a mistake and wrote twice to the
girl, but she, for some cause, did not know
where to reach him as he had said In his
last letter that If she did not answer he
would leave the city.
She vas anxious to see him again, and
could only remember that he had told her
that he travelled in Kansas, and during one
Of his conversations had mentioned the
name Of Hutchinson. She came here on a
venture, and watched for weeks in hopes
that she would one day be able 20 see MIN
and tell him that she still loved him. Her
search was successful, and there is prob
ably no happier couple in the country now
than Mr.. and Mrs. Scott.