The Saint Paul globe., 1903-04-10

was sufficient for the fair one whose
home had been invaded. She failed to
see Charles the next time she met him
on the street. One indeed had given
him the choice ebtween his sister and
himself. Charles had taken three days
TO think 1t over and had decided that
he could not give UP his sister
W hen he fell in love with the widow
Williams he realized that -circumspec-
uon would have to be employed or this
affair, like the others. would come to
an untimely end. He began by buving
his stogies at her store.
The sister kept a close eve on these
movements, but never a suspicious
word did Charles drop. He was play
ing this as his last chance Frequently
he looked at the widow as she handed
him his stogies with eyes which indi-
Gated that the tongue would speak II it
dared.
Dodaed His Sister
The widow became considerably
mystitied by these attentions until one
day he handed her q banknote I'm paw
ment of a bill. and out of it dropped
another kind Of note. This proved to
be love letter, in which Charles de-
clared his passion and stated the rea-
sons for his caution.
Inc widow thought the matter over
d1spassionately. Charles was not an
unprepossessing bridegroom. and the
WIDOW felt that he might add cheerful.
ness to her lonely life. She decided to
accept, and the next time she handed
MIN change a return note was pressed
IN his hand. This said Yes"
Ihen Charles became slightly hus-
tered, Dut he managed to hide his ex-
cltement from his sister. marriage
In his home town was out of the uues-
tlon' The sister would have dragged
him from the altar
An elOpement WAS MANNED bv p,aoro
or the notes, and one day the widow
hired man to take charge of her
shop While she made a visit to the
neighboring city of Austin. Brother
Charles also made excuses at home and
slipped away.
That night the sister received a teIe-
gram announcing the marriage of the
two Now If she will give them her
blessing she will be allowed to man.
age the affairs both of the home and
the cigar store.
Children at the Altar.
That may be contrasted again with
Juvenile affair. 1t, like the other
comes from Connecticut.
Early last February Justice ThOmp-
son was busy at meeting of managers
OF a club in Connecticut, when note
was brought to him saying that Ar
thur w. Feller and Miss Julia Cas-
forthwith. They had been to his house.
and had been told that he was at his
club, where they had followed him.
Arthur was fourteen and Julia year
younger, but as both were dressed i'm
costumes suitable to twice their ages,
Justice Thompson's plea that he
thought they were both out Of their
teens may be allowed. The Justice
Immediately sent word for them to
come into the meeting, and In the
presence of all the members Of the club
he there and then Joined the two chill
dren in wedlock.
After the ceremony the justice pre-
sented the unblushing but none the
less radiant bride with q box of
candies, while the manly heart of the
Juvenile bridegroom was cheered bv
the gift of box of cigars. 1t was not
until some weeks later, when the par
ents of the children presented a peti-
t1on for the annuling of the marriage
that Justice Thompson became aware
of Mr.. and Mrs. FulIer's correct ages.
School Children in Love.
School boys and girls frequently add
to the number of runaway matches.
Dispatches recently told Of one in
stance in Cleveland, one i'm Kalama-
ZOO and on in Ann Arbor. The Cleve-
land affair was that of a high school
HNS' S'iI utIiSle, anu a young girl VINO
mad fallen in love with him as he play
ed football.
They ran away to be married. al
though there would have been no op-
position to the match if they had chos-
en- TO have the wedding at home Their
romantic emotions demanded some
thlng more than placid church we'd
| ding.
THESE young people were Dan Morris
and Miss Jennie l.. Pierce. AS soon as
they had been married they telegraph
ed for forgiveness and it was given
| them.
There is one more story Of Juvenile
romance.
Last January, in New Jersey. a mar
rled woman" who gave her age as
sixteen, summoned her husband for
failing TO support her. She was such a
dlminutiVe woman that the astonish-
| ed magistrate inquired how long she
had been married, and was amazed
when the child replied that the cere-
mony had taken place some two years
previously.
1t was the same story; they had both
| been reading some of those foolish and
| romantic novels which suggested to
them the delights of elopment. Ted
Harvey. the husband. who was six
teen at the time, made all the neces-
sary arrangements, and the two were
I married without any questions being
asked by local justice.
Between ErIende