The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-19
PEACH-BAsKET ROMANCE
Which Ended fn Miss Spauldfng be-
coming Mrs. MarsheIIow.
Buffalo Courier

Bunalo Courier.
Ada Spauiding. 'Marblehead. o.-Pleass
write
When Miss Spaulding wrote this on the
bottom of a peach basket four years ago
she had no idea thar il would make her
Mrs. ID. Is. MarShellow. Ii did. however.
She was married last week TO ID. Il. Mar
shellow, a salesman for j. /. Prentiss az
Co, wholesale groccrs. and the marriage Is
the direct outcome OF the inscription which
the bride wrote thoUghtessly and in "A mo
ment OF capriciousnoss in the bottom OF
a peach basket. The moral that the friends
of the couple draw is: rCapriciousness is
sometimes praiseworthy..
Miss Spaulding. Mrs. Marshellow. il
the daughter OF a well-to-do peach grower
of Marblehead. o. She is young. pretty.
and, though she has lived her life i'm the
country, is said TO be well informed on the
ways of society i'm the city. Mr.. Marshellow
is also young. lives on Connecticut street.
and has good situation. He is practical.
prudent man, which adds some 10 the I'M
commences of the romance.
1t was during the peach season OF 1892
that Miss SpauIding unknowingly took the
first step toward marriage. One afternoon
gagged handling peaches thought IL would
be interesting 10 write their addresses on
the bottoms of some peach baskets and see
what such an action would bring forth.
An idle correspondence was the most that
any hoped for.
The baskets were filed with fruit and
were shipped away, and the episode or
writing their names entirely slipped from
the young women'S minds. Imagine. then.
the surprise OF Miss Spaulding when one
day few months later she received let
ter in response TO her message. While all
the messages bore fruit OH their departure,
but one subsequently, bore fruit. and that
The reply was not written ~ Mr.. Mar
shellew; il was written by friend OF his
81 ocery store. This friend wrote letter
that pIeased Miss Spauding and she hur-
ried to reply to it, They carried ON the cor.
the friend of Mr.. Marshellow tired OF IL
and suggested to Mr.. marshellow. who at
that time was a city traveller, that he take
If IN. Mr.. Marsheliow looked over the let
tiers and decided that he would like TO do
SO. and he did.
viously had been written with sort OF
] guild interest. began TO take on feryor-
/. was plain TO both the authors that they
hr ound their affinity, and few months
i for them to confide their mutual
ring the summer Of 1893 a proposal OF
carriage was sent from Mr. Marshellow 10
Miss Spaulding, which she accepted. Sub
sequently Mr.. Msrshellow suggested that
cago exposition. Miss Spaulding had ar
ranged to go to the exposition with a num-
Der of friends, and IL was arranged that
Mr.. Marshellow should meet them at Cieve-
land.
the usual result OF such meetings. the love
which had become strong between this
couple was intensified when they first gazed
on each others face. They had been earn
est lovers DefOTe- OUT now tNty were uouD-
ly so. The matter OF marriage was re-
hearsed and review of their long CORE
spondence afforded them much pleasure.
They remained ut the exposition two weeks.
after which Miss Spaulding returned 10 her
home at Marblehead and Mr. Marshellow
came back to this city
Correspondence was kept up regularly.
Neither of the young persons was anxious
for hasty marriage. and IL was delayed
by mutual consent Meanwhile Mr. Marsh
elbow connected himself as a salesman for
]. /. Prentiss Co This spring IL was
arranged that the wedding would take
place during the summer. The plan was
agreeable to the brides father and con-
venient TO the chief persons interested.
The time was set for June 10. Accordingly
q few days before that time Mr.. Mashenow
set out for Marblehead- The ceremony was
performed at the brides home and subse-
quently the couple started away for their
honeymoon. They arrived I'm this city q
few days ago and are now making their
home on Connecticut street. Mr. Marshel-
low received numerous congratulations from
his friends and IL is said that the young
man who first corresponded with Miss
Spaulding and afterwards gave his privi-
lege to Mr.. Marshellow Is sore at heart.
II is also said that the other statesmen Will
hereafter make thorough search OF all
peach baskets especially those which como
from the neighborhood of Marblehead.