The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-09
G. ATURDAY
- DRY
STOGIE ROMANCE
Couple WEEDS, But Agrees to Live
Apart FOR The Present For Sake
Of Future Bliss.

--tf'~ - : 49, --AAC NSFtto 10 Live
Apart FOR The Present For Sake
Of Future Bliss.
Il was indeed a case OF love at first
fight, for the very fourth time Sam
rei Radin saw Miss Bessie Hudson
be led her 70 the marriage altar as his
bride Ere the wedding bells had
seased ringing they had mutually
agreed 10 separate. he to continue his
medical studies at the Western Uni.
yersity or Pennsylvania at Pittsburg,
she TO resume her daily labor in a
stogie factory, saving every penny.
even denying herself In order to help
her husband through schol, says HUI.
man Life Magazine.
Bessie has an elder sister, and II It
had not been for her Bessie might
never have known that such a person
as Mr.. Radin existed. This sister is
i spiritualistic medium. who gives
sundry advice on the past and the
future. stock market and business ven.
lures and any other subject one might
wish TO know about at so much per.
Mr.. Radin wanted to know about
mis-. health. Since entering medical
school one year ago his strength had
waned. In fact. he was delicate from
a child up. and his father disapprov-
ed Of his plans for a professional ca.
reer and only consented to his attend.
ing medical school with the distinct
understanding that the son could ex-
pect no financial aid from him. Fear.
ing his health would prove inadequate
TO bear the twofold strain of wrestling
with the medical books and earning
money at the same time to support
himself he was driven almost to des.
perati1n IA hfs effort to regain health
AZ az least to have the satisfaction of
knowing whether he would be enabled
% finish HIS studies, Hence his visit
to the spirituaIistic medium. And 1t
Was there he met the girl who is now
Hrs Radin
&
Bessie's sister, who is much older
Than she. who is but 10, did not disap-
prove of the attachment that sprung
up between the young pair upon their
ilrst meeting. Bessie's father is
xfoEie manufacturer on small scale,
and although she has rolled the
-weed'' since she was 16 her occupa-
ton has not married her delicate
fingers, her comedy features, nor de.
Vrived her of the opportunity for that
refinement which seems well-nigh i'm.
possible TO the factory girl. Mr.. Ra.
din believed he had discovered the
rose that had almost come to blush
unseen, etc" Their second meeting
vas in the absence of the spiritualistic
sister, and Mr.. Radin was SO supreme.
" happy that he had forgotten all
about his health and everything else
save this girl who had so monopo-
hxetr his henrt AT the next meeting
there was proposal, and Bessie was
left to fix the wedding date.
Then Bessie told all to her sister.
j
Mr.. Radin is very nice man."
der sixtey said TO her. 81 have made
some inquiry. as TO his family since
sawi the close attachment between
Son swo. He has very bright pros
poets for young man of %, but he
does not have health. That may
wreck the strongest love. Wait and
zee; you must not marry him now;
Eait-''
But Bessie did not wait, and in a
few days more her and Mr.. Radin's
future were bound together by Rabbi
Sisitz Only few friends of the
bride and groom knew of the wedding,
bur at length the abbreviated court
ship was general knowledge to all
their acquaintances, and again Bessie
confessed all to her sister.
Why my dear Bessie" said she in
tears, MIR Radin is victim of the
great white pIague-a consumptive.
How could you? Didn't you know?
Do you intent to sacrifice your entire
fife to raising family of consump-
tives?e
-oh, / know everything" replied
BESSIE, laughing and unheeding her
fiater's alarm. 81 know he has con-
sumption. but there is lots of hope
And we viii not bring up family of
eonsnmptises. We have decided on
tliat. We are going to live apart I'M
til until don't know how long it
may be-but until Samuel is well. He
IS studying to be doctor, you know,
md II there is any cure for him he
VIII certainly find it. At any rate, he