The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25

I AT NEW YORK PATRIARCHs' BALL.
ed that her ugly duckling, who cared
more for books than gowns, should have
forrd q conquest in man '"of such
wealth and position as my Chicago ad-
mirer. 5,-,.-.s~-.-'E. ,>.ff - ., ~.r
1.-THE marriage was arranged, the settle
ments decided, the lamb ready to be led
to slaughter. ~. s, l,,grs 'sHs;~ .tra~s'
but the lamb had not been consulted,
and my mother had no idea that all my
girlish heart had gone out to the young
sutton; that we were planning tC :elude
what seemed the calamity Of my life The
following summer, when my mother was
exhibiting me to the gaze of envious, less
fortunate CO mothers at E. gay hotel,
where her gowns and extravaganza sur
| prised and astounded even the butterfly
element on the great piazzas, my heart
was beating wild tattoo and all the love
and delight in a sweetheart was thrilling
me. The birds and flowers were singing,
He loves me-
Zone sunny afternoon my mother
missed Tile, and that hour I made the
unfortunate mistake that was the begin
ming of calamfties that seem to have en-
quilted me.
I'VE were married one rainy afternoon,
and the following morning perfect mob
of reporters called at the hotel to write
! the story CT the elcpement of the beauti-
| full Miss -, who married a penniless
| foreigner .
my husband was a scholar-the I'M
practical type Of man who reads but
| learns nothing; who sits and gazes dream.
! lily from book or magazine and lays
plans to consummate some utopian idee
| whereby to gain great fortune.
meanwhile we grew poorer and l was
! obliged to appeal to my mother for help
| Before the birth of my first child my Nus
J band believed he had a theory regarding
| the breeding of cattle, and If it, could be
| put in practice he could revolutionize the
cattle marts of the world Mother bougas
! large ranch mi Colorado We built a
! house of stone and fitted it with all the
| modern in provemeDts We furnished i;
comfortably, even elegantly, throughout
'There we lived until the death Of my
mother, when quite large sum Of cash
i came into my posse ssion. Then we 0e
! cided to take trip around the world. We
! went to San Francisco; from there tc
| Japan, where we spent a charming three
| months in Yokohe ma. 80. . 49,,
| From Japan we gradually Travelled
| East to Paris and London. My husband
| was a man with wide acquaintance
| an ong the literary and artistic set. ]
| cannot give his name. The name under
| which am indicted is not my real name
| That I shall not divulge unless I am
| forced to it. In Paris saw Charcot anC
became interested in hypnotism. In Lon
| QOn OeCa1Ilo uleieSL' u Ill IueOSopuy
| Anything interested me in those days
! vas happy. met Nine. Blavatsky al
the home of the theosophist cult in st
| Johns Wood ~
FINALLY we came home. It was onl,
then that I really began to know wha
it is to want money. A ten dollar bill
is not much, but It is an awful lot wher
you haven't got it. Now here I am IL
the Tombs.. don't allow myself t.
think about the future. As I have sale
before, ann guilty of extravaganza bre,
in the bone. If that is crime an
guilty. Will other extrs4vagant womel
take warning?"' ' l.. f>'.,e--e~-