The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-09-14
A CIRCUS ROMANCE
Physician and Acrobat Fail to
Secure License.
MOTHERS CONSENT REFUSED
Physician of the Walter L. Main Cir
Gus, Disappointed in His Attempt to
Secure License to Wed Miss Nelson.

During the stay Of the Walter L..
Main circus in this city last week, q
pretty little romance came to light.
While Miss Della Nelson. one Of the
famous family Of Acrobats, which is
travelling with the circus, was per-
forming her wonderful feats under the
canvass in the afternoon. DR.. Theo. $.
Crosby, the physician of the circus,
was nervously going back and forth to
and from the Office Of the county clerk,
endeavoring to secure q license to
marry her. Rev. Joseph of the Epis-
copal church had been secured to per-
form the ceremony and all was in
readiness for the event, but owing to
the age of the young lady, which was
given as sixteen, the clerk refused TO
issue the license without the consent
of her mother. swho resides at Mt
Clemens, Mich. Her consent was
wired for. but up to the hour of the
closing of the clerks Office no reply
had been received. Late in the even
ing, however. a message was received
in which consent was refused for the
reason that the daughter is too young.
| She also stated in the message that
she would write to the doctor and from
the general tone of the reply it is
thought that in a year or two the
mothers consent will be gladly given
and the young couple will be able to
bring about their hearts desires.
DR.. Crosby is fine looking gentle
man about twenty-five years of age.
He is graduate of the Baltimore med
| ical college and was for some time as
sistant surgeon at the marine hospital
at Washington, D. G. He joined the
Main circus as resident physician last
spring. He came with high diplomas
and well recommended by the medical
fraternity of Baltimore, and has had
occasion many times during the sum
mer to prove his efficiency as physi-
clan and surgeon
lie DOcIOr 5 KOIllnCe.
During tie sojourn of the circus at
Montpelier, VT. on Sunday about three
months ago, the circus people had a
little outing on one Of the lakes in the
vicinity. The Nelson family of aero
bats, who are famed the world over,
took Il the outing with the rest.
While out boating the young people in
the party became very frolicsome and
1 were several times cautioned by the
older Cnes to be careful. To this they
paid no heed. Suddenly there was d
cry and one of the young ladies was
seen struggling in the water. DR..
Crosby, together with several of the
young circus men was rowing by at the
time, and, seeing the little one in the
water, jumped in after her. After d
brief struggle he finally gained the
shore with the young lady, who proved
to be Miss Della Nelson
The acquaintance, which was made
in such startling manner, soon grew
into strong friendship and finally ri
pened into love. The intention of the
doctor to get married came as a COM
plete surprise to the circus people,
who hold in high este % both the doc
tor and his would-be De. Miss Mel
son is rather smal. young lady, but
very beautiful, and no one who has
seen her can blame the doctor for los
looking young man and with a little
wooing of the young lady's mother will
doubtless secure the desired consent.