The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-12
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Rufus Willard when eighteen decio
ed to leave the paternal nest insteno
OF remaining iu the city Ut hrs Oirth
or going elsewhere in the Cn'teu
States he decided to take longer
Digit He sailed for South America
and. not content with remaining Oh
the eastern coast. passed -",iiiward
through the strait aud NJ 10 t'hi"
There he became engaged IN h''>'i''>>
aud there WAS every prospect that W.
would make that rOIntr! his iri ma
nent home.
A man settling in u fat distant 'ah''
| 10 not iikei. TO feel AT - Win H.
| people there and uainI ""> fo'
hia old associates Afrri >",""F" ~
! q few years In Chi.r Willa'd i'h'"gh'
| that II be had n Wife one fi"ii NJ
native land he would M better con
tented. he remembered ore i-e"nn
Andrews. very prett! giri that u
, had formerly been sweet on. aud II
, occurred to him to begin q correspond
ence with her with view to marriasp
Miss Andrews replied to his letter
and be wrote again. the correspond
ence growing sweeter and swerter I'LL
be made u proposal by letter wnrD
was accepted The young lady reaiiz
ed that II would he difficult as well ~
incouvenient for him to return to
America to marry her and con>rn''n
! to 20 to Chile for the wedding fhi>
! was very satisfactory arrangement
and willard was happy over the pros
pect- he bought q house. furnished II
and made all essential arrangements
for his brides reception.
Miss Andrews wrote MIN OF the
steamer on which she would go 10
Chile, the date OF her departure and
the date OF her probab arrival. vii
lard counted the days till she should
come and his loneliness would be end
ed. he had made number OF good
friends among the Chileans. and they
had volunteered to do all In their
power to make the ady's residence
among them n happy one
One Monday Afternoon the ship on
which Miss Andrews was coming was
announced to arrive the next morn
ing willard made arrangements for
simple noon wedding to take place
on the day OF MS brides arrival. to
which q few friends were invited.
When the steamer arrived Willard
was on the dock. looking up to see his
0aDcee Re saw her standing beside
gentleman. and when she caught mis-
eye. instead Of greeting him with a
happy smile, she looked embarrassed
Running aboard. among the first to do
90. be joined the lady. who introduced
bin 10 the gentleman beside her:
my husband"
The voyage bad been . long one.
She had met q fascinating man. and
the two had concluded that the most
satisfactory solution Of the problem
would be for then to be married be-
fore their arrival In Chile willard
would accept the Inevitable without
unnecessary prolonged torture.
Thus ends the 6rst part OF this
story. The second povt In in this wise:
Willard In order to recover from the
shock bethought himself Of another
girl at home who might like nus.
band even II be did bring her to dis
tant land and entered upon another
correspondence with marriage In view
he was equally successful In this case
as the other. and It was not sir
months after bis mishap before be
, was engaged again
A great deal Of sympathy bad been
! enlisted for him In his disappOint
ment. and his friends were much
pleased to hear that. after all. he was
, to be made happy. He announced
, that this time he would go for hi'
, bride and bring her back with him
sea voyage was poor place for c0n
stancy when there was temptation a
hand. He had suffered once from THU
cause. and be did not propose to TAXI
2 the rub second time.
2 willard In order to get away for .,
e Tong q time was obliged 10 take In ,
\ partner This b did. And when d
3 was running smoothly be Get cell 70
!. the United States with the blessinss o
. many friends showered upon him Tn
women said nothing ~ 10 his f0rme
!. matrimonial experience. bot the mel
{ shouted to him from the dock. "Doo'
!. trust Der on. deck withost yo0." "Bl
Q ware Of the captain u - y good lool
q ing" and, other such innUe1doeo upo
Q the constancy Of woman
t In due dime Willard returned WIT
!. hin bride. Now that - was marie
e innuendOes would b b I'D TASTE, an
= It was sgreed that they should not b
made. But owing to ~ groom's pr
4 vious mortifying episode every enol
, was made by the Chileans to give hiI
: and his bride q good sendo6 whe
, The ship came in willard was zee
y standing on deck beside Q Chilean youn
lady who had sailed for the Unite
u States on the same vessel that willal
y had, taken when hs went 10 BE- marrie'
j. He wa the color q q boiled lobste
Hs descended the gangway with Il
=. Chilean lady and. On being greets
somewhat wonoefingiy, introduced b,
- - wife
NY friends.- be said, Il met MI
=. Wnlard on our voyage out. and Y
Wsss married before landing In Ne
Yoek"
:. "Oh. my eoody graciousr exclaim,
"A the women.
Z. why couldn't you have courted b
here" asked the men. without goil