Gilpin observer., 1907-05-09
LOS7-7WO BRIDE ;RooMS
AND A b. ZOE

goon of Waco, Tex. The young wom-
an is beauty, but she is bereaved
and heart-broken, and her experience
ought to be warning to all pretty
and trusting maidens who turn up
their noses in disdain for the honest
youths in their own neighborhoods
and go away from home seeking ro-
nance.
Miss Magoon once won prize in
cattle roping contest. Her picture
was printed in the papers, and she
received letter from man in Min
nesota and answered it. In time the
correspondence reached the point Of
tenderness. The young man proposed
and was accepted. Miss MaSoon trust
ed him fully, and loved him so well
that she was willing to meet him
more than half way. She agreed to
go to -Des Moines to be married to
her northern lover, because he said
It was difficult for him to get away
from his business long enough to
make the journey to Texas.
When Miss Magoon reached Des
Moines she went to the hotel, but
her lover had not arrived. She was
not disappointed, but yet alarmed
She waited until the next train, and
then the next one. In fact, she Wait
cd uncomplainingly for two weeks,
during which time she wrote and tele-
graphed in vain. But there was not
n word from the missing bridegroom
Miss Magoon had her lasso in her
trunk, and she was mad enough by
this time to wish that she had it
around the Minneapolis mans neck.
When her money was all gone she
went into the sheriff's office and told
her troubles. Deputy Ness tried to
console her. They went around to
all the hotels, but the recreant had
not been in town.
Money was raised to send the un-
fortunate young woman back to her
home in Waco.
Christena Meyers is another girl
who is advertising in Cupid's Ga
zette for lost bridegroom. The mys-
teriously disappearing young man is
Fred Gleeson, a dry goods clerk,
about 20 years old. A suitable re-
ward will be paid for his return to
Christena at Avoca, Neb, where the
wedding feast still, is waiting,
Gleeson went to Avooa last spring
and accepted position with one
of the leading dry goods firms of
that place. He was new man in
town and of course the girls were
interested in him. He devoted him
self to Miss Meyers, however, and in
time their engagement was an
nounced.
Preparations were made for big
wedding. The guests came and
Christena was as happy and as proud
as any bride ever was. When it came
time for the ceremony. however they
discovered that the bridegroom was
missing. 1t would be hard to have
marriage without a bridegroom, so
they sent post-haste to the store to
see what had happened to Gleeson.
He was not there-nor anywhere in
the town of Avoca.
The sad news that Fred had eloped
by himself was broken to the Meyers
family and the wedding guests were
dismissed. Up to ,5e time of &C.
ing to press not a word has been
uedTu iIOIl tut
Christina says II he comes back now
she won't marry him to save his
life.
They do th,nge differently along
the Manayunn canal in Pennsylvania.
There the shoe is on the other foot.
1t is the girl that vanishes on her
wedding day. 1t may be said, how
ever, of Annie Fonkay that she had
more courage than a man usually is
able to muster up on similar occa-
sions. Annie went away but she
returned at once, bringing another
lover with her.
Miss Fonkay had been engaged to
Stephen Hazk. Stephen was the hap
piest man along the canal. He made
his arrangements for wedding at
the Slavish church. at which all the
Poles of Manayunk were invited and
the feast that was prepared to follow
the ceremony was expected to sur
pass anything ever seen in that part
of the state.
On the night before the great day
Miss Fonkay went to attend recep-
ton at the home of her sister in Nice.
town. Stephen was not there, but
Andrew Lutchco was, and there was
little bit of ancient history In con.
nection with Andrew that Stephen did
not know. Years before Annie and
Stephen had been sweethearts and
separated after a quarrel. That night
they patched up the quarrel and the
next morning. instead of going to
the church to be married to Stephen
Miss Fonkay went with Andrew to
Camden. where they procured a mar.
riage license.
They got back to the canal In
time to find Stephen and his friends
at the brideless wedding feast. There
was an alteration that threatened