The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-20
ROMANCE IN WAR TINE.
Marriages on Many of the Famous
Battlefields

One of the most notable features in con-
nection with the siege OF Kimberley, re-
lates a London paper. is the caIIOus way
in which the inhabitants treated the
Boer bombardment even finding time to
celebrate three weddings during the prog
ress of hOStilities.
However unique this may seem. refer
ence to past campaigns will reveal other
slaughter of Waterloo two weddings
came off in the field, one being especially
pathetic in detail A young officer in a
well known cavalry regiment sent direct
from England was ordered 10 leave home
few days before he was to have been
married, and his fiancee. disappointed
and anxious at the turn things had taken
decided to follow him. despite his pro-
tests. This she did unknown to her lover,
and was in the neighbOrhood when the
great battle was fought.
After the victory she failed to gain any
news Of him. so. thinking he must have
fa>len, employed peasant and together
they searched the field before the work
of rescuing the wounded was begun
After some hours she came upon him w.
ing half buried beneath a bloody heap of
his comrades and dead horses in that
part of the field where the conflict had
ragged fiercest. He was not dead. and at
his request she sent the peasant for a
priest and not long afterward they were
mated. where he lay. only to be separ-
ated little later by death
A burly guardSman furnished the next
case in point which was a happier one,
for bemanS in the year 1870 no fewer
than fOrty-twO weddings were solemnized
in the city. even while the enemy's shells
were falling in the streets. All of these
were safely carried out. despite the peril
GUS surroundings. with the exception of
one. and in this case a shell fell near the
happy couple on their way home from
the church, killing the bridegroom among
a number of others. In another instance
a shell struck the church while the cere-
in hri a
portion of the tower, but fortunately no
ore was injured.
Nursing sisters have frequently been
welded to their soldier lovers scarcely
before the echoes of battle have died
away After the taking of Cabul in
1873. and the entry of our troops into the
city. mosque was utilized for the pur-
pose, the service, of course, being per
formed according to the rites of the Eng
liSh church. The bridegroom was young
lieutenant. who had but just recovered
from wound received in one of the
earlier engagements. During The time
he was in the hospital he had fallen in
love with the woman who nursed him.
and finding his affections were reciprO-
Gated. took the earliest opportunity of
leading her TO the hymeneal altar Many
of the officers were present with the
humber members of the victorious army
and after the ceremony a regimental
city to the lively strains of the wedding
march. Although such marriages have
naturally been rather hasty affairs AND
without the parental permission of the
two parties concerned, IL is astonishing
how few have proved unhappy.
Millions will be spent in politics this
year. We can't keep the campaign go
ing without money any more than we
can keep the body vigorous without
food. Dyspeptics used to starve them
selves. Now Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di-
!
eat all the good food you want. It radi-
cnllrr cures stomach frnrIhleS q