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Show ' - 7 Tr 1 " " T II . O J I t Xl 1 Jj A pretty little romance of love at first sight and a harpy sequel came to light today. The persona whose dream of bliss began be-gan when they first met, resulting In their marriage one week afterward, are W. W. Clendennlng. a trained ' army nurse, and Miss Sadie Illrsch, who up to the time of her marriage was a trained nurse In the Holy Cross, hospital. hos-pital. Doubtless the similarity In occupation, occu-pation, education and ambitions of these young people had much to do with the mutual admiration and regard that ruled the minds and heads of both from the hour they first looked Into each other's oth-er's eyes. Clendennlng was a nurse In the army that for years fqught against the barbarian bar-barian hordes In the Philippines. He also saw service with the Americans on the march to Peking, when the horror of the Boxer massacre . thrilled the world. He knows Judge Taft and dur ing the latter's illness In Manila nursed him back to health. Clendennlng broke down under the strain of his labors In the tropics and he came back to Utah to regain his strength and seek less arduous employment. employ-ment. ' This Mas about one year ago. Late in December of last year he was taken to the Holy Cross hospital, where he underwent an operation and was some weeks later discharged cured. One week ago, apparently by chance, he met at a social gathering Miss Sadie Hirsch, who although a nurse In the Institution In-stitution where he had been cared for, had remained unknown to him. To these two it seemed after they had exchanged a few words as if their ac-! ac-! quaintance had been lifelong. The courtship that followed was of a week's duration and on Monday last they Joined hands In the parlors of the Reed hotel In Ogden for life. Mr. Clendennlng Is now employed by Ellas Morris & Sons company, stonecutters, stonecut-ters, and expects to make his permanent perma-nent home In Salt Lake. |