The evening times., 1896-04-08
SAttlED OFF his NOSE
Unhappy Experience Of a Newly.
Made Husband.
JOY TURNED TO SORROW
Everything Went Lovely Until the
Happy Groom Sneezed-His Nose
Was False and Flew From His Face
Bride Can No Longer Love Him
with This Feature Missing.

twenty years old. David is a handsome
young man. full OF life aud r1re aud good,
rich, warm, puIsing blood. His nose has j
no life or fire. and no blood in it o..
1t is made of rubber, and thereby hangs
4 tale of marital infelicity, broken hearts,
humiliation, lawsuits and modification.
David Finkclstein was long accounted the
handsomest and best dressed young tailor
in bridgeport. Conn.
He worked for Prayer, a merchant tailor
of that city aud he was looked upon with
much favor by ali the pretty girls OF his
acquaintance.
He was blind to their charms, however,
and attended strictly to his business uhtii
last summer. when pretty Yetta Eiscn-
brock, the daughter OF EiseDbrocs, the
swat, or No. IA Wiliett street, went to
Bridgeport to visi, the Prayers. to whom
she is distantly related.
CUPID'S DEADLY WORK.
Yctta was Just seventeen, and Finkel-
stein fell head over heels in love with her
and she with him, so that when she returned
20 this city after her visit to the Prayers
they were engaged to be married. Toward
the end OF February FiDkclstoin Obtained
a two weeks vacation and came to New
York to marry the pretty daughter OF
Eisenbrock, the wiliet street swat.
He hired q room at No. 40 Delaney
street and the preparations for the wedding
went merrily on. The happy day was liked
FOR March g and the young people. together
with two friends, went to the city hail to
be married.
There they met Alderman Wund and told
him OF their wishes. and he married them
with all the ponIp and solemnity which
attends city ball wedding. The bride
was lovely in her biushes. and the bride
groom was handsome and triumphant in
| his new estate. Alderman Wund said that
never before had he welded such q fine
looking. happy couple.
The bridal party went straight to the
| house OF Eisenbruok the Swat, and there
many guests were assembled. and there
| was merry-na king and feasting. Wine was
| opened in quantities and all was happiness
| and brightness until suddenly, the bride
| groom sneczed.
| Quick as IA flash his handkerchief went
| 20 his face. and he Tell To the floor with
iull, sickening ihud- Friends rushed TO
! his assistance. but he arose and said that
| ne had tTippcd, and that IL was nothing.
| He tried TO change the subject, when his
| bride asked him il he had hurt his nose.
| and succeeded so well that in a short
line the accident WAS forgotten.
When evening came the guests began
| 10 depart, and the happy, newly welded
overs went TO the bridal chamber which
had been prepared for Them. Suddenly,
came dreadful shrieks from the room.
| Papa Eiscnhmck and Mamma Eisenbruck
and some OF the guests who still fingered
u the house rushed to the room.
Tney stopped At the door and Looked in.
IN the rni,idle of the room stood FInkrlstcin.
| wildly expo>tulating with Yetta and try
ing to JaCify her. She was crOuChed in j
corner. staring at her husband witt horror
stricken eyes. FinSelStein's nose WAS gone.
HIS NOSE CAME OFF.
He had never told his sweetheart that he
had false nose. and 80 Cunningly was it
fashioned and welded To his face that uo
one else had ever discovered it. But false
L was. and ii had come off lust as Finlel-
stein was reaching up to turn off the gas.
He had snerzed again then, and had
sneezed his nose off. The bride had seen
il all. She had seen the sneeze. and she
across the room. bound from the wall back
to the bed bounce from the bed into a
corner. and then fly ri a tangent into a
lot of tulle and lingerie, where it was lost
| to sight.
| Then il was that she yelled to see hel
loved one sneeZing himself TO small bits
Eisenbrock. the Swat. and Mamma Eisen
brock and the guests took in the situation
| and invaded the bridal chamber.
The old man. with his white beard flow
ing back in the wind, made by his rush
threw himself bodily on the noseess bride
groom, and shook him as terrier shake,
| rat.
"Out of my house.' he yelled. "Miser
| able tlecciver. avauntr'
Let mc find my nose first, pleadet
Finklestcin.
He found it where i, lay. beneath Yetta'
wedding finery, and was hustled out of tn
| room.
The Swat, after some persuas sion. al
| lowed him to pass the night in small room
in a distant part of the house. Since tha
| time FinkIcstein has not seen his wife, AM
| she has begun an action for anDulnent o
| the marriage. cla iming that he married he
| by trick ana DEVICE and other lega
| things. She says that she No longer love
him without his beautiful nose.