The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-26
TO WE'D HIS sTEPMoTHER.
The Curious Sequel of a Western
Young Mans Love.

FROM the w aSnl0gtOn star.
Emporia, Kan, July 16.-When NAL
comb Stout appeared before Probate
Judge Peyton to-day for a license to wed
Mrs. Malcomb Stout that venera Bile Off
cial peered over his glasses, apparently
dazed at the similarity of the names
Upon being questioned, young Stout ad-
mltteo that he desired to marry his step
mother. Judge Peyton declined To issue
a license, because the laws of Kansas
prohibit such marriages. Stout went out
OF the othce with sad heart, and started
Tor the home of his boyhood, twelve
miles south of this place.
Seventeen years ago Malcomb Stout,
Sr., his wife and only child, Malcomb,
settled on farm twelve miles south in
Lyon county. The family came from
Pennsylvania. The family was prosper
Gus and Mr.. Stout soon became a weli-to-
90 farmer In 1883 young Stout formed a
strong attachment for Miss Mary Sigsby.
a very worthy young woman, who made
ner home as servant with the family of
a nelghboriug farmer. A year later an
engagement of marriage was effected and
the day was set for the wedding. When
mrs. Stout was told of this she objected
TO ner son marrying a servant girl and set
about to break the engagement This she
accomplished, and in the spring of 1890
young Stout decided TO leave the country
TO. get away from the Sigsby girl. He
went to Oklahoma, but never let his
parents know of his Whereabouts In the
following August his mother died. This
information he received through the local
paper, which ne subscribed for in another
name, but he did not attend her funeral
Ihls was all the information he had re-
celVed from his old home until two weeks
ago, when he read in the local paper that
his father was dead. Surprising that he
was the only heir to his estate he ar
ranged for trip to the old home to take
charge of the property. Imagine his
surprise when he reached the old farm to
find his old love in possession He could
not believe her when she told him she
was his stepmother that two years ago
she had married his father and was now
in possession of his estate 1t did not
take long for the old fame to kindle, and
accordingly a Encouragement took place
| and the day was set for the marriage
Young Stout, came to Emporia, as stated.
for the license, which was refused, but
the resolute couple are not to be out
wltted. They are now Offering the farm
and other property for sale and will go to
Oklahoma, where the laws will permit
them to marry.
A great deal of indignation was created
IN the neigh borhoOd when it was ascer-
tanned that the couple contemplated mar
AAuSCs anu IL was uOU uulll dlb6E bQ6 DeO-
pie had decreed against such course that
the decision was reached by the couple to
leave the country and go to Oklahoma.
The marriage of Mr. Stout, Sr.. to Miss
Slgsby came about in a peculiar way Old
man Stout always favored the marriage
of his son to the young woman, and was
very much put out when he left the coun-
try. He would occasionally visit the girl
and talk about the boy. Finally the girl
lost har in ba fa
she made her home and told Mr. Stout
that she was going back to Indiana,
where her people lived. Stout told her
she could come to his house and make it
her home. But she said that would not
be proper. Then it was that Stout pro-
posed marriage to her, saying: Il will
make you my wife, and you shall share
with me all have" The prefer was ac-
cepted and Mary Sigsby became Mrs.
Malcomb Stout, Sr., and within a few
short weeks she will become Mrs NAL
comb Stout, Jr.