The Washington times., 1906-08-11
Miss RauSch Departs for
Baltimore, Where v Lover
Waits With Ring.
MAKE FOUR ATTEMPTS
gColumbia Hospital Favonte
Believes She Has Over
come All Obstacles.

/ Love and determined lovers viii find a
( way. Truth Of this was proved today
when Miss hattie Y. Rausch. a nurse
at the Columbia Hospital. Twenty
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west, went 10 Baltimore this morning 70
make her fourth attempt 10 link her
/ fate with WllIiam i. Campbell, Of the
! Monumental City.
i With a smile on her countenance she
4 vowed that the knot would .be tied this
+ atterncr-. stepped on a Pennsylvania
railroad train and left the city to meet
I her betrothed- The third unsuccessful
: endeayor Of the couple 10 embark upon
+ the high seas OF maUimOuy was made
{ IN Washington on Wednesday. The
I wOuld-be bridegroom is d Catholic. but
+ his bride IS not Therefore they could
I not be married unless he obtained q dis
E peusation from the cardinal ia Balti-
& more. Being without this Campbell was
/ unable TO claim MS bride here on Wed
/ nescay, but finally decided 70 go 10
/ Baltimore. obtain ring necessary dispen-
sation and wed in his home town.
Unknown to any OF the other thirty
nurses at the hospital. Miss Rausch
T who IS a mere slip OF a girl. petite and
demure. coy OF mien and charming OF
manner. bundled up her fuzzy dresses,
packed them in a leather suitcase and
elOp6d. She wrote cut her resignation
last night, and as she rushed out OF the
corridor Of the institution TO catch q
car for the station she thrust it into
the haEds OF Superintendent Daily and
disappeared. When the other nurses
learned she had deserted them they
! were anything but happy because the
7 rraTt .F Hrr
feet three inches tail, was prime f4-
yorite.
ouss Rauzch arrived az -ae psansgE
vania station three minutes after the {
o'clock train pulled ont OF tie old she'd
az Sixth and IS streets northwest When
informed that she was just ln time q
be TOO late Size stamped her tiny foot.
plured a little. and then SAT down u
await the next train Sitting on bench
ia the ladies' waiting room, casting fur
tive glauces around the place % see j.
she was being observed by anyone, the
dainty Etle miss was found by rep
resentative of The Times.
Miss Rausch was aJtired iu "a neat
hitting black and white cHeck travelling
suit. with the skirt cut lust short
enough IL show her brand new tan OK
f0rds. with wide ribbon laces, a white
lace waist, and white straw nat with
a delicate pink silk veil tied around H.
Her sleeves We're short and showed Two
slim. well nodded. much sunoLfned
50 You found me. did you?' she in
Informed that She really had been
found, she made clean breast OF the
el0pement plans and incidentally palQ
her respects 10 the profession OF trained
Mss Rausch stated that she and Mr..
Campbell met on the verauda OF a coy
little cottage at IilghmanS s Island. Md
on July last. She went there 20 re-
cuperate from a slight illness. close
friendship sprung Up and the first t4lnS
Miss Rausch knew she was engaged.
Kept Her Plans Secret.
After regainlng her health. Miss
Rausch returned 10 the hospital, where
She kent as stlu as q mouse about her
plans to wed. a few days later she at
tempted TO get leave of absence because
she had received a letter from MT.
Campbell sating that he would visit this
CItv and take her back To B4lJlm0Te as
his bride. Cupid was thwarted, however.
The superintendent scented mystery ana
refused To let here leave the institution.
Mr. Campbell reiAEn4u 10 the AoIlu-
mental CITY brideless. A week later Mr.
Campbell came to Washington. but the
superintendent found that there was such
rush OF business at the hospital that
she would DG GuaDlG 10 h4lNhf LlAE I'M
patient little nurse to leave
on Wednesday. however, Miss Hausch
received a telegram from STR Campbell.
who stated that he really could not wait
any longer.
Priest Refused to 0ficiate.
She hurried 10 meet him. He was
armed with a marriage license, which
was tucked away In one of the pockets
of his new suit. They scrambled into a
cab and went to the parsonage Of St
PauIs Catholic Church. Father Mackin
said he could not unite them in the
holy bonds of matrimOny without "a dis
pensation from Cardinal Gibbons. Mr..
Campbell did not have this, and cupid
was fOied.
about this for a long. long time said
Miss RausCh, looking her lnterYieWe.
through with her truth-compelling hazel
eyes. IT Intended getting married and
returning to the hospital, where ] would
re-uain for another month and then re
sign. But the news leaked out and /
decided To resign right away and be
married all the sooner.
Sure Thing This Time
when I reach Baltimore 7 VIII be
vyhIsked into a carriage, g. 10 ST
Ienatius Church. which Mr.. Campbell
attends. get married and then settle
down 10 enjoy welded bliss. We viii
stop in q hotel for Few days ana i-lel
20 to housekeeping.
Miss Rausch came from Evansville.
Ind five years ago after spending
three years with her aunt az SIS n
street northwest, she decided TO become
a trained nurse and began studying at
Columbia Hospital Speaking or the
profession. Miss RausCh said: Il don't
see how any girl with any life 30 her
can go through the course of three
years, studying early and late. and hav-
ing no more liberty than If she was In
convent L = ITfrrI +, v1 az me how
any OF them go through without marry
ing first ] couidn't do 80. ] don't feel
sorry one bit. I'd rather. be married, 50
here 1 am"