Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-29
PRETTY BLANCHE WILSON
OF Columbus, o., with the huezzia OF
the Arab Village OF midway Piais-

OF Columbus, o., With the huezzia OF
the Arab Village OF Midway Piais-
ance.
CHICAGO, I'LL. May 2s.-Pretty
Blanche Wilson, OF Columbus, o., has
been the stenographer an amsnuensis
of Manager Smythe, Of the soudanese
VILLAGE In the street of Carlo, OF Mid
way Plaisance.
Among her admirers was the Muezzln
of the village, who tried to teach his
friend the strange language OF his coun-
try. His efforts amused II they did not
enlighten the pretty woman, Tor she
seemed TO encourage his visits.
Manager Pangelo OF the street In
Cairo, warned Miss Wilson TO have moth
ing to do with the Muezzin, but the girl
seemed to be entranced, II not hypno-
tized, by the palayer OF the fellow.
Then Manager Smythe told Miss VIII
son that she must stop what appeared
to him TO be a courtship.
Miss Wilson laughed, and declared
that her relationship with the yellow
faced priest from the pyrmids was OF
purely innocent character. Finally
Manager Smythe told Miss Wilson that
she must go back to Columbus at once.
She protested that her dismissal under
such circumstances would be q grave
reflection on her character. But the
kind-hearted manager said that 1t
would be impossible to retain her In
his company, inasmuch as he had
posive proof that the priest had
not only professed his love FOR the
girl, but had gone so far as 10 de-
clare that he would renounce Moham-
mechanism and become Christian that
their marriage might not be stopped by
any religious barrier. Friday evening
she was found In faint In the office,
and for ten hours she lay like one dead.
There was no warmth in her body and
her eyes remained closed. When she
was reused from her comatose state she
was asked II she had been drugged. or
had attempted suicide. To each ques-
tIon she gave a feeble negative answer.
The Muezzin lurked about the door OF
Manager Smythe's office during the
night He could not be driven 10 bed.
When he learned that the girl
was to be borne away he gath
cred about him guard OF
half dozen Arabs and sought to
intercept the carriage. Manager
Smythe hearing of this hostile move
bundled the woman out OF side gate
on Fltty-ninth street, and gave instruc-
tions to the driver Of the carriage TO
drive with all haste TO Englewood,
where the pale and still half-conscious
girl was placed In train and sent 10
Columbus. Her collapse is inexpliea-
BILE. Manager Smythe is quite certain
that her strange condition was not the
result of any attempt at sef-sacrilice or
the malicious endeavor Of tbs Muzzin
to dessroy the object OF his love. 1t Is
believed that the poor girl was unable
TO stand the disgrace which she fool
ishly, but sincerely, thought attached
to her dismissal, and being Of highly
sensitive nature. simply fell to plecesin
her grief, 10 use iignratiye expression.
Two years ago Editor w. 5. Elliott,
of the Sunday Capital, OF Columbus.
was involved in a street fight with a.
C. Osborn, a reporter on local paper.
While the firing was fercest Elliott
seized Miss Wilson and, using her as
an unwilling but helpless shield, sent
the fatal bullets into his antagonist.
Osborne was killed before he could seek
refuge, and with him fell an innocent
by-stander, who received a mortal
Wound