The morning call., 1892-07-13

She gave the name of Miss Jennie Stone.
but in view of " bat she was about To under
take Miss Rolling Stone would have been
more appropriate.
This dashing female, whom Hassen after
ward learned had been in the habit of
hanging by her heels to a trapeZe bar
attached 10 balloon. played the con fiding
young K ri 10 Perfection aud tn cir friend
ship soon rip+ned into love. He gave her
$40 dress, S11 In cash, and, as a more con-
Ylneing proof OF his love, painted his
wheelbarrow the color Of her eyes. Pend
ing the ceremony Miss Jennie took Hassen
home and introduced him 10 her mother
also 10 pretty siX-year-Old girl who Jennie
said As her sister. Hassen had some old
pieces OF velvet that n ad fallen out OF his
song and dance wardrobe, aud be gave the
family enough to make the little girl nice
velvet dress
This made Hassen solid with Ihe family,
and lie was thinking of something else to
give them. On The night before the wed
ding, however, Trend called tile proSpec-
tive bridegroom aside aud gave him a
friendly Tip. He told Hassen that Jennie
Stor e's right name was Mrs. Pearl Price
and that she had a husband in the peni-
tentiary, whittier he had gone 10 get away
from heT. Ihls was sad blow TO Hassen,
who was almost tempted to lose faith even
in intelligent woman. he went TO Jennie
told her that he knew all and demanded
the presents he had promised her
She denied the charges and wept. He
said ne believed her and that if she would
confess he would send her out on the road
As his advance agent on a salary of So per
week. Even this glItterng inducement did
not tempt Jennie to confess. so Hassen de-
cared the marriage off and went ont and
forbade the bans lie got the dress back,
but the Sll bad gone the way of all dollars,
so HasSen packed his wheelbaTrow, strolled
over to st. Louis and advertised for
another wife. Cincinnati he said. was
altogether too speedy for him.
Out Of 81 ST. Louis applicants Hassen
found one feebly intelligent woman-a
widow with one child. Her brain power
subdued Hassen IN six days, at the end of
which time he proposed and was accepted
lie bought an s1S ring aud the license. but
at the last moment the lady backed out
She had Influential friends that got in
and queeTed me-" said Hassen, sadly.
Hassen pleaded with the lady, and even
offered TO take the child along as a stock
family. but the widow was obdurate. So he
repeYlned the ring and continued West
interviewing matrimoDially inclined females
from tine 10 time and exhibiting his license
as a guarantee of good faith.
AT Dallas, Texas, he was besieged By
great hocks OF females, but as he is well
known there and owns property In the
town, he felt that these advances were iu-
spired by visions of wealth and not by love.
lie treated the ladies with great eordiality.
but did not propose so that you could office
Il.
While sojOurnng at Colorado CITY. TEXAS
paper published there offered bonus OF
$1,000 to any girl who would marry Hassen.
The editor trotied out several promising
candidates, all fairly well dressed and good
10 king. but alas. they were not intelligent.
Hassen is prepared TO receive offers of
marriage in eight different languages and it
therefore takes very smart damsel t. COR
ceal her ignorance.
At El Paso he was attacked by variety
actresses and lady waters in swarms, u
HasseB has been In yle variety busine>s
himself and was not deeply smltten by those
ladies' who come out and sing mother songs
white pTotrudiDg simultaneously from both
ends OF their apparel. One of those women
proposed % marry Hasson whether he
wanted TO or not and he had 10 invoke the
aid Of the law 10 escape.
She was what be described AS chair
ornament. one OF those hand painted dam
sells who sit through the first act of variety
minstrel show and do breathing part
thus delnding the public with the belief
that she is an actress. The chair orna-
ment pursued Hassen night and day. He
spufned her and finally in great desperation
born OF love for Hassen she one day broke
into his room where she hung about his
meek, weeping large tears and Deseechng
him In ter cracked variety voice to become
her husband.
Hassen was compelled to have the lady
Locked Up In Jail while he got Start of two
days due west from Ell PasO.
In California, where marriage is regarded
as lightly as elsewhere. Hassen met with but
poor success. At Los Angeles he was
waited upon by 10 ham actresses in turn
who eylnced a willingness to share his
wheelbarrow. but he did not care TO change
his mode Of life with the inducements
offered. Wisdom of the commonest kind
was lacking, so Hassen Mohammed ionr-
neyed on to Fresno.
While working in a unshop there he re-
ceiyed calls from two young women. The
noise OF the shop was not suited to the
wooing OF gentle maidens. so Hassen dis
missed them after taking their address.
But he never called, as in that brief inter-
view he was convinced that the maidens did
not revei in high order of intelligence.
By what process OF reasoning Hassen az