The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-10
ROMANCE on. poNNEI.yLr,.
How the Working Girl Won the Hear,
Of the AGED Sage i5i

Of che. Aged Sage. So
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Jan s--Poor
old Minneapolis IS sorey exercised to
think that her own dear 1snatlus Don.
nelly. shakespear!an student. cryte.
gram theorlst, author and edltor,iead.
er Of the mlddle.o.-,he.road Popn,lsts.
and star politician OF the blIzxardy
northwest. should up and pop the ques.
tlon to his pretty typewriter. {. x
Her name, os everyone knows, In
Marion Olive Hanson. She Is sweet and
demure, and bright, and looks not one
day older than sixteen. As for old Ig-
Mathis. he Is the happlest fellow on
earth. and apparently unconscious of
the fact that there Is the slight dlscrep-
ancy OF fortG-flve years In the ages OF
the prospective bride and bridegroom.
But what matters that. when hearts
and love are young Z. Not bit In the
world. say +. and evidently so says Ig-
natius. But X Is all as romantic story
as you could run across in whole
month OF Sundays. This Is the way Il
happened. and l know. for pretty Mar
lon herself has told me: s'.5s
About three years ago" said she, II
graduated from q Minneapolis business
college and started out TO earn a livelI-
hood for myself. For weeks and weeks
] answered advertisements. and went
about eager for employment as a stem.
osrapher and typewriter. thought I
would never find work. and Minneapo-
lis seemed to be flooded with typewrlt-
ers seeking employment. I never want
TO go through such a time again, and I
fancy never shall; II was too dread
full. ri 30
After disappointment. upon disap-
pointmcnt / secured q place with a
Minneapolis law firm. but while the
work was light, the pay was even
lighter and grew heartsick. For ten
months ! continued thus, working for
almost nothing and each night trudged
back home sad and worried and disap-
pointed. =
Then, by lucky chance, the STEM
ographer employed by Ignatius Dom
nelly became III. and 1 was sent for. to
fill the other girls place. The girl who
was employed there grew worse. was
taken to q hospital and finally died. I
continued at the work and gradually
found myself growing intensely inter-
ested In Mr.. Doanclly's books.
II have always had q great desire to
study. and Shakespeare was particu-
lar favorlte OF mine. But It never &C.
CURED to me that Shakespeare did not
write Shakespeare. But now, why I'm
sure OF It.
Mr. Donnelly Is so kind to me-" Mar
ion went on. rand l am sure that we
Will be very happy. thought, OF course,
we would have q simple home wedding,
with Just a few friends. you know. but
Mr.. Donnelly wrote me this morning
that we would send out at least u thou
sand invitations. So II looks as II ne
were going 20 have 4 grea, big, grand
wedding" ls3l
How long were you engaged before
the news leaked out?"
Three weeks. Wasn't II a great Sc
cret for girl to keep to herself, but 1
would never had told. When I told my
parents that Mr.. Donnelly had asked
me to marry him they advised me to
think Il over carefully before decided.
They did not2urge me at all, and am
going to marry him because feel sure
he VIII make good husband"
How about wedding tour?"
We Shall travel lots" Marion re-
piled. "and 1t will be lovely. because I
have never even been in Chicago. We
VIII go TO Philadelphia, where Mr. Dom
nelly has three sisters, and We win stop
In New York for. a time"
TO show his happiness the sage has
bestowed upon Marion some beautiful
and precious diamond ornaments There
is ring OF diamonds and pearls In
terWoven, n brooch Of pearls. with a
single diamond cleaning from Its CEN
e=r, and watch. tiny gold thing,
beautifully finished and set with doz-
en- diamonds, engraved Marion, Christ
mas, 1887" t2ts