Litchfield enquirer., 1847-07-15
MI{ggL&!LLIAMY.
SENATOR ALLEN.


| A Washington correspondent Of the Lou
isville Democrat gives the following To-
mantle incidents connected with the histe-
lry Of sena Tor Allen Of Ohio
After short and severe illness, Mrs.
Allen, wife of Senator Allen Of Ohio, depar>
ted this life about half past tea'A. M. to>
day. Mrs. Allen was a lady of plain,
unasSuming manners, and of retiring
habits. Her loss will be severely felt BY
her surviving partner, who was very
warmly devoted to her-and who, during
her hours of sickness, cluag around her
bedside with heart evercharged with
sorrow. There is some little of romance
associated with the marriage of Mr.. AL
len, which accounts, in some measure,
fer the mere than usual grief of a widow
or. Allen, as you well know, smigrated
from North Carolina to Ohio. He was u
saddler, and worked at his trade for some
years in the latter state. When he ran
for Congress, in 1918, he had besna rep
resentativs in the Legislative, and exhib>
tied remarkable powers Of eloquenee on,
the stump. He was, howeaer, poor, and
you know what crime it is to be poor.
Allen cour,ed his now deceased wife
and was rejected, not by her, but by her
father, who could not see what a me-
chanio wanted with his daughter. This
occurred while Allen was in the Legisla.
lure, and may be q Circumstance, like
many others, in a mans life, that settles
his destiny for ever. 1t appeared .ha.
Allen, from tina: moment, was determined
to shine in the world. Every energy
was exer,sd, and every discussion in the
Legislature but raised him higher in the
estimation of the people. The man who
forbade him his house became candi-
date for the House Of Representatives,.
and Immediately upon his heels, young
and vigorous, came Allen. He traversed
| the whole district and made speeches al
every cross road. His competitor had
the advantage Of the district being wing J;
but he had neither the talent nor the ad.
dress Of the poor saddlor. Allen was
elected. He had got the better OF his
political opponent, but he. in turn, had
married his daughter to some one else.
1t was still glorious triumph, and Allen
held up his head, and went on, relying
alone upon an honest advocacy of the
principles he professed.
NJ. Ewing's term in the Senate expi>
red in 1887. and the young men dcter>
mined upon taking Allen up us their can.
dids,c for the successorship. The strug>
gle came on, and the democrats, who had
succeeded in obtaining majority in the
Legislature, combined their strength up.
on Allen, and elected him. In 1889. the
poor sadtler, who was denied tho hand
OF woman because her father did not
think him rich enough, will have served
two terms Qwelve years. in the Senate Of
the United States, from the third largest
State in the Union.
But what gives better conclusion 10
our story is, that the lady, after being
married to another for some time.
lost her husband by death, and subss>
qucntly received the addresses other first
lover, who had experienced no abate
ment in his warmth Of devotion. and f.
nally accepted his cffer Of marriage
They had lived some years in the great
est happiness, seldom being separated
and always pre'erring to reap pleasure
in tho noiscless circle Of tho hre-Aide,
whore the pride. fame, and flattery Of
the wcrld arc exchanged for the true,
warm and just sentiments Of the heat.
Who cannot shed tear of pity over
such a death? ..... .-.