The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-03-15
They told mo you were dead, and
believed it. the shock nearly killed

l believed 1t. the shock nearly killet
me-"
cit was merely rumor, Pm happ,
to say, but when l came back to worl
| was greatly depressed at hearing 70,
were so i'll. Now we will both be wei
and happy again"
81 will never be thoroughly happy NJ,
are my vile. am coming out ther'
soon to claim you. May ?''
Dear me How can YOU wish +,
marry q girl whom you have never
seen 2"
This was another instant Of tremu
lousness In transmission.
nThat's all right" OMeara said
"Im willing to risk it if you are. I've
known and loved you long time,
for you ?"
| may be so homely that wi On YOU
see me you may be terribly disap,
pointed. | may have red hair and
ireckles, q cast in my eye and u terri
oIe humDon my back. Could you stand
all that 2"
Yes" replied O'Meara, "if YOU
could stand my bald head and red
nose"
There. was more of this pleasantly,
and then Miss Davidson seriously
agreed to marry her distant lover.
After many more conversations on the
wire 1T was agreed that Miss Davidson
way point, Pittsburg being liuall,
selected, where they should be mar.
ried. This course was chosen in the
hope that the contamination OF their
peculiar courtship could be accomplish
cd secretly, thus avoiding the good
natured, but embarrassing chatting Of
OF their fellow operators.
But that wire on which they made
their arrangements ran through the
Plttsburg officer where there were
automatic repeating Instruments. An
operator standing beside the repeaters
one day overheard the final arrange
ments, heard the description each
gave the other by which to insure
Identification at the depot, and told all
about 1t to the Pittsburg operators,
who thereupon determined to make
the occasion of the wedding interest
Ing. a committee was appointed to
watch the meeting OF the couple and
to- prepare for a reception.
OMeara arrived at tsburg day
ahead OF Miss Davidson, as had been
agreed upon, and was at the station on
the following day when her tran
pulled up from the west. His heart
was beating wildly US he scanned the
alighting passengers, and he was too
preoccupied to notice that he was
being watched by half a dozen yosng
men.
Nor did he notice that he was OBJ
served closely by tall, bronze haired
and decidedly handsome young woman
who had alighted from Is Pullman car
and was standing in the shadow of a
baggage truck loaded with trunks.
There was smile On the young wo-
mans face as she finally stepped for
ward and touched O'Meara on the
shoulder.
How dye do, Charlie ?" she said
" Are you really Amy? 90 he cried,
grasping her outstretched hands in
both of his. ''You told me to look out
for short, curly haired girl, with a
limp in her left foot, and | gave you
an accurate description uf myself"
Not so very accurate. though" she
laughingly replied. "You didn't tell
me half, how good looking you are"
1t was evident to the watchers, who
now camo forward, tia. they were
pretty well satisfied with each other.
The committee introduced themselves
and announced that the couple were
to be conducted forthwith to q hotel,
where, at o'clock that evening, they
were to be married. This arrange
mont was carried out, and during the
evening the Pittsb burg operators and
their wives ard daughters attended
the wedding reception and supper at
the hotel.