The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-07
BRIDE TWICE WOODED AND WON.
Cleveland Mans Mind Blank as to
His First eourtshio.

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 6.-Miss
Edith Marcus, of 26S Forest street
this city, VINO mas just married VII
nam Il. higgins, OF Sandusky, enjoys
the distinction of having been 1wict.
Weoed and won by the same man, the
latter, however, having no recollection
OF tie nrst siege he LAID to MISS Mar,
chus' heart
Mr.. higgins is about % years old
ana up 10 The summer of 1895 lived
with his parents in Sandusky. He went
to Elyr1a, where he obtained a sit1a-
ton with the Johnson Electric RAILWAY
company, and one day in August OF
that year, while at work as a llneman.
an insulator fell from a cross top and
struck him on the forehead. At the
time he complained Of peculiar SEN
sation about the head, and as tim.
passed he daily became more confused
In his Thoughts. Fearing that he would
be i'll he returned home, and was pros
trated for four weeks. When he had
recovered his health. apparently. he
returned to Elyria and re-entered the
employ of the railway company. On
Saturday evening he announced to his
landlady that he was going home to
spend Sunday, and she became alarms
ed when the young man did not re-
turn.
For long time no trace of the
found, though his father Travelled hum
dreds Of miles in the hope Of learning
where he was. Finally a friend of tins
family, who had been to St. Louis.
said he believed he had seen the young
man in that city. The father went
there and found his Son working for
an electric company To his fathers
said: st
Excuse me, but + do not know you"
Then for the first time did the father
suspect the truth. The young man had
lost his memory, and all efforts to re-
yNlve 1t proved fruitless. The boy didn't
know where he came from, and as he
was DESTROYS of solving the mystery
Of the past he accepted his fathers IN.
vitation to return home with him in
the hope that his memory might he
awakened.
1t was supposed that when young
Higgins should reach home and see his
mother he would again be himself n,
every respect. But he did not knows
her, although she wept on his shouliIei
and repeated to him all those fond
names she used in addressing him
When ne was an infant and a growing
enid He could not recall anything Of
his past. 100 100
Then a delicate surprise was ar
ranged for him, which, it was hoped as
- ieNSt t~oO1t, WOulO awaken MS men,
ory Miss Edith Marchus, of 263 Forest
street, this city, whom Mr.. Higgins had
been ngaged to marry in October,
1875, was sent for. She arrived. and
was much moved by the presence of
her lover whom she had mourned as
dead for so many months The young
man treated her with respect. but his
demeanor plainly indicated that Miss
Marchus, whom he would have mar
ried but for his misfortune, was as a
stranger to him. Miss Marchus had
formerly lived in Sandusky, and having
moved TO Cleveland she was prevailed
upon to remain at the Higgins home
for several days, in the hope that con-
slant association would rekindle young
Higgins memory.
All efforts failed, however, but Mr..
Higgins developed q strong attach
ment Tor Miss MaFchus, which ripened
into love, and they were finally mar
RED in this city. =.