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Show mTIMLM A Romantic Courtship anil M;ir-y;' M;ir-y;' in Brighton City. TilKY LOVED. THKV MKT, TilKY Will). "Two Souls With But a Single Thought, Two Hearts That Beat as One." Mankind. O n (lieeveniiijrof Miiivti 2u, at llie resilience ui Mrs. Kom-iiI;oiii , tv Hit! lii'V. S. I. (lillcspie, Mr. W. V. Cliur-h, f (Jmnviili;, Ky., anl Mis Claudia West, of liri-rhiun Citv, Utah. know, the winning Claudia slvly , pressed four-hits into bis willing palm anil coyly whispered in tender accents: T lease gela shave, dear." On th.it self same afternoon, ere the chickens had gone to roosl, proud William was seen on dress parade. The evidences of his recent battle with poverty had entirely vanished under the light of gen I It-Claudia's It-Claudia's love, and as her fond eyes took in the view of his manly lor in, be is a handsome fellow, she was heard to softly murmur, ''Now I think I am perfectly happy!" The introductory announcement tells the rest. Thus endeth the first chapter. On returning to our sanctum 8-inctoruin late Wednesday afternoon, after-noon, we found the above brief card lying on our desk. But this innocent announcement docs not begin to do justice to the event, which has already gained a widespread wide-spread notoriety as the most romantic ro-mantic and sensational wedding that has ever taken place in this quiet and prosaic City of Homes. The fair Claudia, I he divorced wife of Peter Wilson, of this city, is a heart dainager of no mean ability. Her love affairs have been one of the main topics of gossip over the tea cup and on the sunny street corners for many a month, and her lovers have been almost as numerous as the sands on the sea shore. The youthful groom is but 22 years of age; is also of good family, having wealthy relatives in old Kentucky. Although still a youth, Will's no spring chicken by any means. He is said to have traveled around the world twice and to have gone through a fortune of tfr.O.OOO. lie has a first-class education and no small degree of fame as a romancer ro-mancer and a writer of rhymes. It seems that in his rovings if he has not gathered moss he has nt least acquired a high polish. He, to", hasnot always enjoyed single blessed n c s s. Thus the story goes: II g was mice married to the daughter of an influential Phi hub; phi an, whom lie left after two days of bliss in the marriage stale, to enjoy a second trip to 10 u rope. His wife died of brain fever five days after his departure. But now we come to the most exciting pnrt of our little romance, the unique introduction of our hero and hernino. Seven months ago they learned of each other's existence exist-ence through x mutual friend. They intuitively recognized each other as twin souls. Directly the mails were laden with billet doux, photos and locks of hair. He was basking 'nealh the sunny suns of Texas; she, pout-girl, shivered in the wiulery vales of Utah. But even the breadth of a vast country could not long keep such love apart. About two weeks ago, fair Claudia forsook her school at Logan Lo-gan and repaired to Brigham City, where she, all smiles and blushes, came on tin1 tip toe of anticipation, fully expecting to meet her future lord. But. a sore disappointment awaited her. She here found a letter, healing the disheartening intelligence that brave William had met with dire misfortune. He had bnltbd ivith capricious fortune and had lost; he was now a penniless wanderer; a utortn-tossed bird on the rough sea of adversity. Then it was that (he m.iidens love shone forth with wonderous brilliancy. "To his rescue," was the watch- word. She would save him or! perish hi the attempt. J She immediately disposed of her 1 household gods to procure ,lhe shekels to trail:-port him to her longing arms. "llesavs be is poor on Iv to test my love," she says in her heart, "yet 1 will send him a second class railroad rail-road ticket and forever eonyj.iee him that my love is as deep and boundless as the ocean." The transportation money was scut forth wilh, and swift as the wiins of Inve i n t he guise of .the steam engine could fly, he Juwiened to greet his lady loV1. Las. Saturday noon, as Did Sol Sum heidgidy i" the zenith, gallant gal-lant Witliaiii, true (o bis word. Hrpped from the p-utiu'' tiaiu at Bvigham and for the lir.-t time iVasted Ids eyes on Claudia, the .light of his soul. Pen is weak to describe their rapturous meeting; hut this wc |