The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-10
HE LOST, THEN WON AGAIN,
Miss Carlson Surprises a Suit
or and Also the ParSOn.

ssnts to Tie the Knot, but Delivers an
Unusual Lecture.
Chicago, Ill, August 3 1.-Two
suitors sought 10 win the hand of
Miss Minnie B. S Carlson, and one
won, then lost, and one rehsarsed f.
the wedding ceremony with the .
young woman, but the other appear.
ed at the real ceremony and took .
her away.
The two suitors were and are still /
friends, and each advised the girl to
marry the other. The ministe. who
offieiated at the ceremony Tuesday
night stood sghast when the wrong
bridegroom came up to answer to
any question put to him in the man
ner required. The clergyman, in
deed, hesitated, but finally united
the couple and followed with a
first class raking over and with ad
vice "to build an altar in your own
home and fall on your knees before
it daily and pray God that you have
| deceived DO man."
Many of the guests at the wed.
ding expected Lse E. Morris to take
Miss Carlson as his wife, and there
were murmurs about 1.-The wrong
man" "Where's Mr.. Morris" and
''that fellow has no right to the
girl There were also murmurs
from other parts of the church, such
as $50 ahead with the marriage,
the girl knows who she wants to
marry, and she's picked out Os-
burg" and Morris has given up in
favor of osburg. Let the parson
go ahead.
Miss Carlson is of medium height,
supple figure, pretty golden hair aud
eyes blue enough to make any man a
poet. She is % years old, and, like
most girls of that age when stand
ing between two pleading lovers,
felt herself unable to marry both
and just as incapable of rejecting
either. So she chose Morris first,
as he had the advantage of prece
dent with him-that is, hs had
known the girl longest and they had
exchanged rings, and what not. She
chose Morris in the presence of Os
burg. That was one week ago Sun
day night. Both stood before her
in the parlor of her home at 226
Orleans street, and both said
"Cheose" She pointed to Morris,
and Osbure took his hat and step
ped out into the encircling gloom.
osBURG WAS sHRKwD.
: But it was not all over by any
means. Osburg, shrewd lad, had
heard Of woman's INDIGESTION, and
b deter mined to work a fine game
Ostensibly he played into his rivals
hauds; told the girl she would bet
ter marry Morris. Naturally the
girl did not want to do anything o.
: the kind. This 10 chapter one.
Chapter two opens with 'Morri'
and his fancse buying carpets anc
3 fixing up a nice cozy home at 34'
!, North Oakley avenue. 1t alss dis
e closes pretty Miss Carlson writing
out the invitations to the Carlson
i Morris naptials. Ga the other hand
8 and with . sudden shifting Of scene
: it shows Miss Carlson working will
9 Mr.. Osburg in the shipping depart
# nent of Sears. Roebuck & Co.'S
X burg beng manager of the depart
l. ment, and the girl his assistant 9TH
. old story of the fatality Of constan
'e companionshiP)
70 Friends of both Miss Carlson ant
n Mr.. Morris received the weddipI
invitations on Friday and Saturds
!. last. During these two days tn
y girl began to wavsr again Had sh
IF treated Osburg fairly? Had he nc
4 shown heroic indifference exteriorl
k when his heart Was nsdly be&tin
If intsriorly aud his blood singing I
g his esrs continually, Rejected. re
ieetea, rejected.
g She vsnt to the church-ths Hol
r Trinity, in La SslIe avsnus-wit
= Morris Saturday night, however
= She liked Norris a good deal whs
she was with him And SO the pa: