The herald., 1894-08-12
MARRIED At TIE FAIR.
A Lost Lover From Pennsylvania Found
Oh the Grounds.
Left the Keystone State Sick and Dis
couraged-Left His Home, His
Love and His Fortune to Seek
Health in California.

SAN Francisco, Cal, June There was .
pretty scene enacted in the Manufacturer and
Liberal Arts building at the exposition on
Tuesday. There was O wedding there, and the
only guests were q newspaper man and the gen.
tleman who gave the bride away. 1t happened
Just in front of the booth OF one OF the DIG
morning papers, and was unique in its way.
The contracting parties were William Hal.
ford Johnson and Annie Gertrude Hough. II
appears that couple of years ago Mr.. johnson,
then about % years ole, left Sterling Run, In
Pennsylvania, and came to California. He was
in that state of mind commonly known as ION
the verge of Insanity" He confesses thar Ms
wretched plight was due entirely to debauch-
cry in his younger days, and neglect OF his case
when serious symptoms cropped out. he says
he was "better than half dead, without lie ana
hope" He loved a young lady whose nome
was in Philadelphia. passionately, but Ieluo-
tantly he had to resign all claim to her hand.
as he WIS not Mt to enter married life. This
made him more respondent than ever, ana
throwing up everything, he came to California.
hoping that the glorious climate he had heard
SO much about might restore him somewhat 30
that. as he put it. "death might come httie
bit easy"
In Monterey he picked up San Francisco
morning paper one day and saw an investment
that struck his fancy. He decided to come
.
signiny the final papers he tainted in the at-y
tornev's office. A messenger was Immediately
disnatahed to the Hudson Medical INSTITUTE
1O3o Market street, and one OF the speciailsts
hurried to the rescuB The case proved seri-
on. and for some weeks MI. johnson needed
unremitting care. But there came ptessing
indirectly through the illness. When ne nao
rounawhst recovered he found ne hao perfect
confidence in the skill of the physicians OF she
I'D haf f1ra
to,d them the history of bis case Then they
nrocaeded to treat him with the "The Great
uudvaun and before he knew 1t he was not
onIv nm his feet, but was fast regaining his old.
time health and strength
Then he found, after month or two, that
the speciaIists were able 10 assure him that he
could get married with confidence. and he
was 80 delighted that he tried to communicate
with his old love- but she was not to be
fouud. Detectives were employed and money
snent with a liberal hand, and few weeks age
the search was abandoned an fruitless.
Inst two weeks ago last Tuesday he was
standing on the same spot where he was mar.
rIed. when q gentle hand was placed on his
shoulder and some one said '1will!" The on.Si
look era ars not likely to forget the scene. His
old love, Miss Hough, had found him, sad
that, too, right opposite the booth Of tho pa'h
per which had inadvertently wrought his ra-s
covery. fT7i
There was quiet little breakfast at the PALE
ace afterwards, the best man-the manager Of
the Hudson Medical Institute-being the 0nlyrI
guest except a representative Of the morning
paper referred to. Il
said Mr.. johnson: "The Great Hudyan
gsve me back my life. No friend could do
more"
The happy couple will not 60 back east just
yet, for Miss Hough-or, rather, Mira Johnson.
10 infatuated with California.