The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-24
LOVER FROM TEXAS
CAME TO SAVANNAH TO CLAIM HIS
SWEETHEART.
He FOUND AND Welded HER.
COUPLE LEAVE TODAY FOR A
TOUR AND THE RANCH.

Finale of "A Romantic Love story
Came Yesterday-Cupid Wrote
"Finis" When n Clergyman Per-
formed the Ceremony-WilIiam j.
Potts the Texan, Miss Minnie Luz
cas- the Bride-They Began Corre-
spondence About n Year Ago,
Through the Agency of n Matri-
moniaI Paper in which the Groom
Advertised-This Resulted in n
Visit to savannah From the Texan
and a Wedding.
A wedding was celebrated yesterday
of DR.. o. G. Mingledorff, that was
the end of quite a romance. 1t was
one of those marriages that are
brought about through the medium of a
matrimonial paper.
A year ago lady who lives in the
neighborhood of the city market was
interested in a matrimonial paper that
had come to her notice. She was not
especially concerned, but she thought
that Miss Minnie Lucas, who lived on
West Broad street, might feel some
personal interest in the sheet dedicated
to Hymen.
Accordingly the paper was turned
over to Miss Lucas, who was but 25
years old, and whose face might have
attracted any man to whom it might
have been revealed through the agency
of a photograph. Miss Lucas was
greatly interested in reading the an
nouncements of those who did not like
the single blessedness to which they
were then subjected. One struck her
fancy. 1t was from a Texas ranch
man, 80 years old, who purported to he
wealthy and thoroughly able to take
care of any sweet bride he might win
through the agency of the publication.
Miss Lucas thought very well of the
plea of the Texan, and she thought
still better of it when it was REIN
forced by his picture, which reached
her after she had written in answer
to his announcement. An exchange of
pictures took place, and each was ex-
tremely well pleased with the other.
Letters flew thick and fast, and the
business of the Savannah postoffice bid
fair to get on, a tremendous increase.
Finally the ardor of the Texan could
no longer be restrained. He thought
that he must see his bride, so he left
his prairies and his herds to his COW
punchers and set out for Savannah.
He reached Savannah day before yes
terday, and at once called on the sweet
heart he had never seen. There was
then mutual rapture. There had been
some thought that possibly the photo
graphs We're flattering, but neither
seemed to think that after the meet
ing
William j. Potts is the name of the
Texan. He thought extremely we'll of
his Savannah correspondent and it
was remarked of the Texan that he
was even better looking as a man than
the prospective bride was as a woman.
In true Texan style. that of one who
is accustomed to lead a strenuous life,
the man from the land of cattle and
sheep made his proposal, losing no
time. He suggested immediate mar
riage. The prospective bride demur-
red. The prospective groom pleaded.
The result was as might have been ex-
pected. Everything was framed up for
the happy event of yesterday afternoon.
which made the Texan and the Savan-
nah girl man and wife in the presence
of two or three friends of the latter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Potts went to the
Screven House after their marriage.
They will leave to-day for st. Louis,
whence they will travel to other points
in the West before going to the groom S
ranch at Stratford, Tex.