Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1883 — ANOTHER FRANK DUBOIS. [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER FRANK DUBOIS.

A School-Girl Marries Her Chum ano Then Her Chum’s Father. [Cleveland (O.) Telegram to Chicago Tribune.] A well-to-do widower named Smith, living on Bridge street, had a charming daughter, Frances, whom he jealously cared for and sent to a boarding-school in New York State. She formed the acquaintance there* of a girl of her own age and they became fast friends. Finally the Smith maiden finished her ed cation, came home, and was installed as housekeeper for her father. He would allow her to make no friends, male or female. Some time a o a jauntly little fellow called, who proved to be Frances’ school friend in disguise, and the girls determined never again to part. The jaunty boy staid in town, and one day Frances was missing. The father soon received a letter from a small town in the interior of the State saying that his daughter was married and waiting sos forgiveness. As she was married, and to her girl schoolmate, there was nothing for the father to do but to forgive. He did so, and brought the supposed man and wife home. The husband behaved himself admirably, and the wife's father was satisfied. Boon, the husband’s clothes gave out and pa’erf amilias desired to renew them. Confession came, and now the old gentleman has married the husband of Ms daughter, and all areliving happily together.