The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-14
WON q WIFE By HxPNoT1sM.
An Atlanta Romance That Smacks
Strongly of Fiction.

Strongly of Fiction.
Atlanta, Ca, May I3-Back Of mar
rage that occurred the other day-or
rather a second weddingof the same bride
and groom-there is one of the most pc
culiar and improbable romances in fiction
or out of Il. The Story had ITS INCEPTION
at sociable given more than year ago
by the young lady who has Just been
happily married For obvious reasons,
which viii readily present themselves 10
the readers, the names OF the parJleS are
withheld
Something like wear AGO when such
furore was created in all parts Of the
country on the subject of hypnotlsm the
fad took hold on q circle of young people
here, who formed a hypnotic cluD, at
which they met once q month TO praCtlCe
and study this allurIng science. Various
and many We're the SIMPLE tricks
done at this club, and much
amusement was created for the mem
bers thereof Among the membership
was q handsome young Romeo. lie was
cCmpaTatiVelN q stranger In the city, put
had been introduced into the club by one
Of its members. who was particular
friend OF ROmco's. This friend, indeed.
was the only person in Atlanta who
knew the hero of this story well. Diff
dent at first. as time passed Romeo
gained more assurance as his acqualnt-
anCe ripened with the members Of the
club. Then it was discovered that
Romeo possessed the hypnotic power IN
wonderful degree. Simple experiments de
pending more for success upon a con-
fusion Of the mind of the subject than
anything else, such as looking steadily at
particular object, etc, were abandoned
and under the Instructions of our Romeo
the club dived deeper into the lore of
hypnotism. He became popular among
the members of both sexes Of the
club, but it became apparent that
the young lady whose regard he cared
the most highly for repealed his at
tentiOns with fear. He exercised all his
fascination on the young lady, but with
out success. Hoping against hope, while
common sense admOniShed him that to
hope was useless, Romeo eventually made
a proposal of marriage and was rejected.
But remembering the old adage that
faint heart never won fair lady, he kept
a stiff upper lip and resolved in mis- mind
plans to win his fair sweetheart-if not
by fair means, then by foul. He took his
friend into his confidence, revealed his
attachment and the rejection of
his hand. The latter promised him aid,
and then the hypnOtist explained scheme
by which he could win the girl for mis-
wife Without entering into a long eX-
PLANTATION of this plan it will be sufficient
TO say that a marriage license was pro-
cured by the friend, and at the next meet
ing of the club Romeo's confederate was
the escort of Juliet. That evening the
young lady was the subject of
the hypnOtist for his experiments and de-
monstraJions. When the club meet
ing broke up the friend asked
Romeo to accompany them home.
OF course, he gladly did so. On the way
TO the lady's residence the professor hyp-
Noticed her, stopped at the home of a
minister and while in a trance-like state
married her without the girls knowledge.
His friend was sworn to secrecy.
After the strange wedding the new
groom gave up the practice Of his wonder
ful power, and gradually the meetings of
the club waned in interest and finally dis
banded altogether From the date of his
abandonment of the exercise of his Won
derful power the girl began to like him
better, and RomeO's hopes rose high.
Affairs remained in this state for
year, and how much longer they would
have continued so cannot be told But
one day the engagement of the wife, as
shall call her, was announced to another
gentleman other than her unknown hus-
band. Here was predicament, however
one not totally unlocked for. The man
though. met this contretemps bravely
He went to the girls parents and con
fessed what he had done They were in
creouIous and would not believe him.
By dint of earnest protestations
the production of the marriage certifi-
1cate. record of the license and the testi-
mony OF the minister and friend. the
young lady's parents were at last COM
PEELED to believe the truth. They were
indignant and highly wrought up over the
matter a warrant was sworn out charg-
ing the young gentleman with kidnapping,
but before it was served negotiations
were pending Tor peaceful settlement of
the matter. At first the parents insisted
on divorce proceedings being instituted
Immediately, but as that could not be
done without the whole story being re-
vealed it was at last resolved that as the
young gentleman was a worthy son-in-law
in every respect to let matters rock along
for while. This course, by the second
wedding the other day, in the end proved
the wisest