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

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 6.-Miss
Edith Marcnus, of 263 Forest stree.
this city, VINO mas just married VIII
liam h. Higgins, OF Sandusky. enjoys
the distincuon of having been twice
Wooed and won by the same man. the
latter, however, having no recollection
OF the first siege he lald to MISS MAR
chus heart
Mr.. higgins is about % years old.
ana up TO the summer of 1895 lived
with his parents in Sandusky. He went
10 Elyr1a, where he obtained a situa-
ton with the Johnson Electric Railway
company, and one day in August OF
that year, while at work as a lIneman.
an lnsulator fell from a cross top and
struck him on the forehead. At the
time he complained of a peculiar SEN
satlon about the head, and as time
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. II 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 alarm
ed Wnen the young man did not re-
turn.
For a long time no trace of the
yOuAS AlcI WuGT0dDOuIS COulQ De
found, though his father travelled hum
dreds of miles in the. hope Of learning
where he was. Finadly1a friend of this
family, who had been to ST. Louis,
SAID he. believed he hadrseen the young
man in that city.i The father went
there and found hise son working for.
an electric company. To his fathers
joyous greeting, however, he colby
said: airs
Excuse me, but I 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-
Yive 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
Vltat1on to return home with him in
the hope that his memory might be
awakened
1t was supposed that when youns.
Higgins should reach home and see his
mocher he would again be himself In
every respect. But he did not know
her, although she wept on his shoulder
and repeated to him all those fond
names she used in addressing him
when he was an infant and a growing
child He could not recall anything OF
his past.
Then delicate surprise was ar
ranged for him, which, it was hoped as
last resort, would awaken his mem
DRY. Miss Edith Marchus, of 263 Forest
street. this city, whom Mr.. Higgins ha0
been engaged to marry in October,
1895, 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 a strong attach
ment for Miss Marchus. which ripened
into love, and they were finally mar
ried in this city. 5tFa