New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
WE'LL, WHATA TIME THEY HAD
TWO YOUNG FRIENDS ARRANGE TO
MARRY THE SAME WOMAN.

THEY WE'RE GREATLY SURPRISED wIIES THEY
DISCOVERED THE TRICK MATRIMONIAL
AGENCY HAD PLAYED THEM-THE Al
LEGGED WEALTHY MAIDEN ~ TEARS
Henry II. G schluter. who drives delivery
wagon for Schultz. the baker. and lives NJ No ia
Southst found n large yellow circular about De-
cember l. which advertised the matrimonial club.
Amour" AT No ~ Third-ave. lie called few
DAYS later on Mrs. r. Wolf. who conducts an EN-
ployment bureau at that number. for the purpose
OF making inquiries to the necessary forms TO
be carried out In losing his bacheorhood, ~ he ha'
determined seek wealthy helpmeet
Mrs Wolf and Mr.. Wolf. too were glad 10 see
him They told him OF number OF nice girls whom
they had listed. and described some Of them 10
Schuter The they told him about IT the
more infatuated he became with the Idea. ana he
ended by paying an initiation Zee OF s. into the
treasury OF the club. For this lie received n re-
ceiut Other visits were made by him. and finally
he was told that the young woman who they had
decided was ~ person 10 be his wifo WAS ready
TO meet him. She was described as being "'al'hy
German girl just arrived from the old country, ana
possessed OF n fortune OF y5'o lie was ready I"
meet his fate. and readily complied with the de-
manded payment OF 80 cents for the Introduction
He was led To an upstairs room. and soon the ex-
pected vision appeared. She introduced M
Miss Hulda WATERMAN. cash value $500
They were pleased with each other. and made
followed and finally Henry went homo one night
and told his bachelor friend. Ferdinand Doll who
lives I'm the house and IL employed I'm neigh
boring saloon as mnchman. that they must soon
part as he going TO be- married lie explained
that he had kept the matter secret NJ II surprise.
Il have kept secret, too declared DOH J am
also TO be married"
''What n SURPRISE" they exclaimed. as they
clasped each others hands warmly. I'VE VIII have
"A double wedding"
They chatted about the apartments they would
| rent together and how they would st be near
one another even after marriage. They even talked
about the furniture they would purchase.
what is her nance" asked Ferdinand.
"Iiulda"
Mine has the same name" said Ferdinand.
breathlessly. "Where did you meet herr
AT Mrs. VOLTS"
They looked at each other in painful suspense.
each afraid to ask the awful question. Finally
Henry braced himself firmly. looked Ferdinand
squarely In the eye. and SAID:
'IIulda WATERMAN"
"Ach Gottr' exclaimed Ferdinand. almost falling
TO the Noor.
Neither spoke a word for some lime. Then they
fell into each others arms and wept Their dream
one thing that bothered them considerably was
that she had told Doll she was worth 5000. but she
had told Schluter her fortune amounted to s''cp.
They decided she must have received another remit
lance from Germany OF else she had neither sum
the square envelopes. with their contents OF nky
phrases OF affection, and with his friend repaired
10 the number given the address or the ialtless
Uuda. They rang the doOrben. entered IN" 'front.'
room and sat down. while their faces assumed serl-
Ous expressions. Soon Iiuda came bouncing IN
with all the grace OF a plump maiden approaching
thirty Years She looked started ana then GOV
cred her eyes with her hands and Vept. The big.
say tears rolled down her cheeks as she sobblnBy
begged forgiveness. The young men ala not tahe
IL hard. a they convinced that the alleged
wealth still In Germany and belonged To som"
other person than Hulda.
She explained that she had been III, and had come,
- America only a few weeks ago. When she landed
IN NewYork she had neither money nor friends.
and she applied AT the employment agency of
Mrs. Wolf for work. She was taken ns servant on
board wages, and her clothing she sold by degrees
to obtain medicine. Mrs. Wolf. so she said, com
PEELED her to meet the slghng lovers. and she had
talked several days with from eight To- fourteen
meI eacD OF. whom was compelled To pay an
initiation fee OF = 10 join the club and nfty cents
for an Introduction On some occasions she stuffed
her cothins In an artistic manner to appear as IL
portly widow. Al other times she squeezed her
plump figure to the requirements OF twenty years
and hung her hair In corkscrew curs to appear
an elderly spinster.
The young men heard these explanations with I'M
| mixed surprise. Then they decided TO 20 before
| Justice Ryan. AT Yorkvlle Police Court TO get a
summons for the appearance OF the persons respon-
sib.e for their disa ppoIntment.
At the employment office satisfactory explan-
alton OF the circumstances given by the per-
son In charge Mr.. Wolf or his wife not to be
seen, and there was q suspicion that they were
evadlug the expected