The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-01
PAUL K0SKA REJECTED.
He Was to Have Been Married on
Wednesday or Thursday
of Last Week.
But Mrs. Armstrong. His Intended,
Refused Him After the
First Sight.

pose of meeting and wooing bride.
On Wednesday afternoon lady
came in from southern Illinois, over
the Northwestern system. She was
accompanied by two bright looking
boys They stepped off the train
at the depot, and no one being pres
ent to meet them they took seats in
the waiting room. Remaining there
for some time the lady sent word
to livery barn for a team and
driver to take her to MIR. Koska S
rendezvous in Vail. When a team
arrived at the depot the lady was
informed that Mr.. Koska was in tn
the city.
Where can I find him?' was
asked
POSSIBLY policeman tell you; I
can t, :" was the reply, and this re-
ply opened the eyes OF the lady.
She was Mrs. Sarah Armstrong
The two boys with her were her
sons.
It is another case of wanted to
get married and learn to love each
other afterwards. The noted Vail
politician and blacksmith, who had
been waiting to become "a Benedict
for these many years, finally decid
ed to put an advertisement in a
matrimonial paper. with the view of
obtaining the name Of some charm
ing woman who would be willing to
commence a correspondence that
would lead to matrimony. The ad
vertisement sent out by Paul was
to the effect that he was middle
aged, amiable. not bad looking and
had a fair sum of the world S goods.
1t was published in the Chicago
Pilot, where Mrs. Armstrong,
whose home is in southern Illinois,
saw it. She penned reply and a
day or two later the Vail statesman
was tickled until his sided caved in
over the receipt of a missive con
veying the information that Mrs
Armstrong was in the market. She
wanted to know ali about Paul bis
nationality, disposition, and said
that if all these things were accept
able to her she would marry and
learn to love him afterwards. Paul
could mt refrain from continuing
the side-splitting laugh over his
serious work, but finally he sat
down, or got some one else to sit
down and pen Mrs. Armstrong just
the sweetest kind of a note that the
best writer of love stories could
conceive. Paul gave the Mrs. a
whole lot of his history. according
to his own notion, and it was all
pleasing to the widow. She wrote
another letter saying that if he
would send her transportation she
and her boys would come out, and
after an interview and inquiries, in
case the latter were satisfactory,
she would consent to wedlock. Paul
sent the money and Mrs. Armstrong
notified Paul that she would be in
Redwood Falls during the early
part of last week.
And so Paul came to Redwood
Falls last Monday, bound to be here
when the lady arrived. He was
nervous from the moment he arrived,
but more nervous as the hours
passed away and it became neces-
sary to take tonic to quiet the
nervous system. When. the after
noon North western train came in
Paul did not 60 to the depot, but
waited for the bus to come down.
There was no lady occupant with
two boys in her care, and Paul con
cluded that she must be walking
down town. So Paul watched the
sidewalks leading to the hotels, and
every lady that came down town
from the direction of the depot be
inqu whether she was Mrs
Armstrong. Not receiving salts
faction he sent Ed. Pratt up to see
whether she was at the depot, anC
about the time that the livery calico
for by the lady appeared at the de
pot Mr.. Pratt was present with {
livery from his barn The lady tool
the latter and on the way down she
made inquiries regarding Paul
which resulted in convincing hel
that she had better wait before
she plighted her troth to Paul. Sht
was taken to Hotel Francois. will