The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-30
LOVERS WHO ARE, UNSEEN.
courtships Carried On Through the
Mails by Means Of Singular
Missives.

No doubt there have been many cases
where hearts have become heavy blam-
ing the postal officials for delay in re-
ceiving letters from loved ones and
where lost lett rs have been the means
of parting lovers, yet this is in large
measure Offset by those instances where
the post Office department has assisted
in uniting couples and bringing about
marriage ceremonies, says the Chicago
Tribune.
Here, for instance, is quite a pretty
romance due entirely to packet OF flow
err seeds and a postage stamp. A little
over year ago Mrs. Roehr sent to one
of the big Michigan nurseries for
packet of tcgonia seed, and the little
parcel was duly delivered through the
medium of the postal service. When she
opened it she was much amused to nnd
inside not only, a generous supply OF the
minute seeds, but also three scraps OF
paper on which were written the name
and address of girl. One OF the names
was Bessie Smith.
Mrs. Roehr showed these mysterious
pieces of paper to her son Fred. and ne
in a spirit of mischief wrote to Miss
Bessie Smith, and the young woman
promptly replied. The correspondence
was kept up for more than year, when
the young man made the suggestion that
photographs should be exchanged.
Then, when Fred Roehr Sazed on the
features of his unseen correspondent,
he thought it was about time to fix things
up, and wrote by return, asking MISS
Smith to marry him, and back came the
answer: Eyes"
A fortnight later the wedding took
place. 8hen the bride carried a pretty
bouquet r. pink begonias, In memory
Of the circumstances under which she
first made the acquaintance of her nus
band. It may perhaps be aswell to state
that Miss Smith, now Mrs. Frederick
Roehr, was formerly engaged in big
horticultural warehouse, making up
packets Of flower seeds, and It was by
way of a joke that she and two oth9f
girls wrote their names on slips, of pa
per and inserted them in a packet Of
begonia seed.
Perhaps the most extraordinary mar
rage on record is one which recently
was brought about by means Of the
postal service and stick of dynamite.
The facts Of this remarkable case have
been verified, and one husband at least
can truthfully state that he was sought
by means Of a substance which might
easily have blown him to atoms.
Here is the story: Miss Lulu Lunn.
young girl of 20, was last year working
in a powder factory at Greenup, Conn.,,
at salary the reverse of extravagant.
She had no lover, and, as she considered
the acquisition of one necessary to every
girls happiness, she wrote her name and
address, together with short message,
on a stick of dynamite, hoping that be-
fore it blew up the silent appeal would
have done its duty.
One of the workmen employed by
George Jubb, Missouri quarry owner.
showed his master the stick of dyna-
mite bearing the writing, and the Mis-
sourian made note Of it and little
later wrote to Miss Lunn. In reply the
girl stated that she was employed in
powder factory and that she was not
happy, and would Mr.. Jubb write to her
occasionally? The courteous Mis-
sourian cheerfully agreed to do so, and
the correspondence so curiously begun
lasted for many months, when one day,
by arrangement, the two met. Then the
acquaintance ripened into something
warmer than friendship, and in the end
Mr.. Jubb laid his heart and quarry at
cepted. A month later the marriage
took place.
According to the Talmud.