The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
CHANGED HER MIND
German Girl Refuses to Marry Her Former
Lover.

An Eagle representative unearthed a
strange story involving the love affairs
OF two people in this city yesterday In
which superstition seems to have played
an active part. Two German girls by the
name of Baker and Dursh, living on
South Main street, it seems, have been
conducting partnership business for
some time. Sometime ago a certain
young German by the name of Aimhoff
fell deeply in love with Miss Dursh and
he went to Colorado to seek his fortune.
promising to send for her when he had
acquired sufficient wherewith to support
more than one. They correSponded reg
ularly, and the young man finally ac-
quired little farm and some stock and
little money. He then returned TO
Wichita for his intended bride. But
the surprise was SO great that. she did
not take to it kindly, and the young man
Gid not see, her. she having in all prCoa-
bility coyly hidden from HIM.
He went away and purchasing fine
chrysanthemum, sent it to the house.
The flower was placed upon the fiofior,
and left there for a short period, during
which small dog belonging to the
household, mistaking the floral decora-
ton for some delicacy. unceremoniously
chewed every blossom off the plant.
Great was the CONSERVATION when this
state Of affairs was discovered. 1t was
taken as an omen of evil, that gift
from a lover, especially gift of liv-
ing plant, it dismembered or mutilated
maliciousiy by any means whatever, por-
tended evil and i'll luck to both recip-
lent and donor, if they united in bonds
of matrimony,
The omen, il seems, was sufficient. and
the young lady refused positively 10 see
the young man at all, the other one de-
livering her refusal verbally when he
came 10 the house. The young man got
il into his head that his informer had
locked up his. sweetheart in the house
against her win, and was keeping her
away from him. He therefore appealed
to Officer Charlie Burroughs for assist
ance. Together they went to the house.
and found both young women there. and
neither OF them appeared TO show much
concern at sight of the young man.
The Eagle representative called at the
house yesterday afternoon and found
Miss Baker assiduously applying herself
10 her avocation- At first she denied all
knowledge of anything having transpired
at all, but in an unguarded moment &C
knowledged the existence of something
Of an unusual nature having occurred.
The conversation was about as follows:
Did not young man come here re-
Gently 10 see one of you ladies?'
Il don't know. Is he gone away YETI"
THAT is just what / would like 10
know. When did you see him lsst?"
i did not see him az all don't know
him
Miss Dursh lives here. does she not?'
NO"
you are acquainted with ner?"
Yes
do YOU know where could find her?''
mo. / don't know"
Where cid she go?"
she went out into the country"
''In what direction %
AZ don't know.
This erasiye conversation was contin-
ued al some length. and she stated that
they had some near neighbors who had
been talking about them When asked
Il young man had not been there. with
the avowei purpose Of marrying enc Of
them. she biushed and after some hest