Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-12
Sl,5O a YEAR IN ADVANCE

way. The proposition being submitted
to Madame Jumel, she, anxious for the
young mans advancement, gladly ant
gratefully consented. lie entered tht
office. Burr kept him close at his books
lie did teach him more in year than he
could have learned in ten in an ordinar,
kway. Burr lived then in Jersey City =
His Office (23 Nassau street, swarmcd
with applicants for aid, and he seemed
now to have lost the power of refusing
In no other respects, bodily or mentally
did he exhibit signs of decrepitude.
Some months passed on without his
again meeting with Madame Jumel. Al
the suggestion Of the student, who felt
exceedingly grateful to Burr for the So
licitudc with which he assisted his studies,
Madame Junel invited Colonel Burr to
dinner. 1t was gr nj banquet, at
which he displayed all the charms or his
manner, and shonc to conspicuous ad
vantage. On handing to dinner tho Civ
er Of the feast, he said: Il give yol INV
hand, Nadine; my heart has long been
yonrs. This was supposed to be mere
/ ly compliment, AMI was little remark
cd at the time. Colonel Burr called up-
on the lady; called frequently, became
ever warner in his attentions; proposed
at length, and WAS refused. lie still
pied his suit, however, and o1taincI at
last, not the laly's consent. but an un
decided No. Improving hi; alyan,aye
on the instant, he said, in jocalar man
nor. that he sh2uId bring ont clergy
man to Fort Washington on a certain
day, and there he would once more so.
jieit her hand.
IL was as good as his word. At the
tine appointed, he drove out in his gig
to the laay's residence, accompanied by
Dr.. Bosart, the very clergyman who just
iltly years b-tore, married him to the
mother OF tThoodosil. The lad. was en-
btrfassetl and still refused. But then
the scandal! AMI. after all. why not !:
Her estate needed yisilant guardian.
and the old house was lonely After
much hesitation, she at length consented
to be dressed, and corrective her visitors.
And she was married Tho ceremony
vas witnessed only by the members Of
Madame Jamei's family, and the eight
servants Of the household, who pccrel
easerIy in at the doors and win,,ows.
ihe ceremony over, Mrs. Burr Of
dered supper. Somo bins Of ". Jumcl,s
vine csltar, that had not bscn oDenel
.eg i If een.ery, wcra lad under con-
ttibutlon. The little party was very
merry one. The parse in particular, it
Is rcmemb erol. was in the highest spirits,
ovcrll7wing with humor and anecdotc.
Except Ter Colonel Barr's great age.
which vas not apparcn',) the match
seemed not an unwise one
1hc larling fear he Ind of being a
poor and homeless old man was put to
rest. She had companion who had
ever been agreeable, and on her estat.
steward, than whom no one living was
supposed to be moro competent.
As remarkable circumstance CON
neetcj with this marriage, it may be
iast mentioned that there was woman
IN n ny York vino had aspred to the
hand OF Colonel Burr, and who, when
she heard Of his union with another.
wrnnS her hands AMI shed tears, A
feeling Of that nature can seldom. since
the creation Of man, have been excited
by the marriage Of i man on the verge
OF lourscorc.