The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-09-07
GENE Ill HOAX.
Played on Edward Box, OF the Ladies'
Homo journal.


l miss the advertisements of Lvdit
Pinkham. The sweet. sad face of tina,
lady has disappeared from the adver
Using columns of the newspapers ant
no one is Die to tell me why. Man,
a ago Eugene Field III
his olumns of the Chicago Record thu
engagement and approaching marriage
OF Edward Box. editor OF the Ladies'
Tome Journal 70 Miss Lydia Pinkham
~uausHter and namesake OF the friend
or women" whom everybody ~sunnosed
10 he mzxth@F!si gaze Sc many
plausible II interesting details con-
corning the young lady and the an
preaching wedding that many people
VINO read his columns, and scores of
EDITORS who reprinted his paragraphs,
We're actually convinced that she was
q real person living with her grand
mother IN a splendid villa in a New
England village; that the engagement
was the elimination of a fascinating
romance, and hat Mr.. Box had made
q great catch.
1t SO happened that while this par
sgraph was going the rounds of the
papers that Mr.. Box visited Boston.
ana a reporter wao had the hotel as
signment asked for an interview. Ar
.eT obtaining Mr.. Box S views concern
ing the literary situation in Boston and
other subjects. the reporter hesitating-
y remarked that the people of New
england had been considerably inter-
ested in his Forthcoming marriage To
ne daughter of Lydia Pinkham, ard
inquired if he expected to spend anv
time with the family.
Mr.. Box replied with some temper
mat he was not engaged to the LADY,.
mat he did not enjoy the honor of her
acquaintance: that he had never heard
pr her outside of Eugene Fields COL
lmns; h n he did not want to know
aer: that he did not want to hear any.
thing more of her and that he was
tired of the Joke.
Ihe reporter assured Mr.. Box that hs
could not throw a bluff like that for
Lydia Pinkham was an actual person.
she mad u residence in Boston and a
VIVA IN the country; she had a son
who managed her business, a mar of
reputation n large wealth, and that
ne had a daughter who was very at
;ractlve and popular in the circle in
when the family moved. II Mr.. BOX
supposed he could throw reporters orr
the scent of matrimonial events he was
very much mistaken.
IT 0 don't believe me-" said Mr..
Box, smiling, go and ask Mr.. Pink.
nam, IL there is. such a man. whether
am engaged to marry his daughter.
Or you might hunt up the young ladv
and ask her. 1 would like to see what
she thinks about it,
Inc mystifled reporter went off with
= 1908 or determination on his face.
telling Nj. Box that he would ratT,rn
shortly. The first thing he did was TO
look in the city directory, and then he
for a street car which carriad
him to the steps of a comfortable man
son on one of the principal streets of
Boston. He rang the bell and INQUIRED
lor MI. Pinkham. A gentleman an
sWsIihg TO ina name received him po-
itely n admitted that he had a
laughter. The reporter asked If his
aughter was engaged to marry the
sditor of tho Ladies' Home .JoI,rnaf
M. Pinkliam replied that the Young
ady could speak for herself. and. ring.
ng a bell. told the servant that he
wanted his daughter. Presently a nurse
lppeared, CARRYING a babe In her arms.
Allow me to present you to Miss
lydia Pinkham," he remarked to the
'eporter. She is the only girl In the
amily and is named after her grand
mother. / have read in the newsna-
,ers that she is engaged to marry Mr.
sok, of the Ladies Home journal but
have never interferred with her love
.Hairs l nave trusted her to look at
err them herself. with the expectation
hat h would take me into her con-
ldence at the proper time. You are
I liberty to ask her all the questions
,ou like"
Q an hour later an excited report-
r was back In MIR. Bok's room at the
lotei telling his experience with great
'usto. and the editor was not onlv
eeply Interested In learning Of his
LEGGED iancee, who. he supposed until
hat moment existed only in the imng-
nation II Eugene Field but at the same
line was considerably relieved. because
e was Intending to propose to the
ouHs iauy Who ~ nov Mrs. BOX.