Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-06-08
The Love story Of a President.

The Love Story Of a President.
Ex.Gov. Wise Of Virginia, in his recently !
published and very clever volume, Seven De-
cad.s Of the Un;on,' givas an acc.Ant of Pre.i-
dent lyIers second marriage; that is very ell
teraining. Mr.. Tyler became widower while
he was president, losing a wife who was very |
noble woman, member Of the well.known |
family Of Christian, in the Cd Dominion. |
He vas domestic man, and pure man, and
secOnd marriage 10 the most natural thing in |
the world when r,an has been happy in fret
marriage; but then il il thought thai widow er
should marry lady OF ofexperience mol unlike hi, !
own. MIR. Wise says that he was in Mr.. TylerS
coach, taking drive with him in Marcn, 1874 |
when he SOON discovered that his friend woud
talk only of love and ladies. I'VE had always
heard, said Mr.. Wise, that an old fool is the
worst OF tools in love sickness, and he showed
the usual contor,ions and hideous shapes OF
seeming. He got it out at last that he thought
Of ofmarriage. and wanted to know our opinion
on the subject. swell. Of course you have sought
and found out the honored dame of fdigni,y who
can bring grace to the White House and add
to your domestic comfort /" 20, no dame, but
a sweet damsel." WHO pray OF damsei degree
could or should an old president win?" He
tsld us and we uttered our astonishment by
asking "Hsve you really won her?" He re-
piled, "Y-s; and WY should | not ~ We
answered that he was to tar advanced in life to
be imprudent in a love scraie. "How impru-
dentY' he asked Easily you are not only
past the middle age" (he was then 54,, but
you are the president Of The United States, and
that Is dazzling dignity, which may charm
damse more than the man she marries." Pooh"
he crie,i, chuckiing, "Why, my dear sir, | am
Just full in my prilnep, "Ah, but has John Y
Mason never told you about an old friend OF his
On the south side Of the James, rich aud full OF
aeres, calling his African waiter, Toney, into
council upon the topic If marrying Il miss in
hsr teens! Toney shook his head and said,
y Massa, you think you can stand datw "Yes
ionev; whynot? She Is 80 sweet, 80 beautiful,
lhat she would make me rise from bed Of i'll
ness ana weakness 10 WOO her for bride; but
sm yet strong, aud can now, as we'll as ever
ca oouid, !, make her happy AYES; but, massa," )"
aaid loney, "you is now in your prime, dat's
true; but when she is in her prime, where den
ma~a, will your prime be@ He laughed neat,
~ At Ioney's philosophical observation. but
a'efward, In seriousness, said that he longed
,or lhe renewal Of his domestic life, and had
oesn iairly caught by the fame of Miss Gardi-
ner: we demonstrated that his life was renew
81 IN his children; that he had daughters, full
olgrace, ht to do the honors of the White House
aau some Of them were The elders of his intend
ed.
What If family dissent should make domestic
Jsh ana his latter days he troubled? He had,
s'o, always been too tender to the pledges
us past love for them ever ito withhold from
u.@ .nslr hiial confidence, or deny to him his
tnua' authority to judge and act for his own
.Ipp1eS! .. s We saw the game was up, and then
VIC We see you are bent on your last love
Csunu k-v> k.,a,,
w lucky Tor US now TO doubt or TO dlstrust yonI
NV. Lou are going to marry the dansel, and
MOI iooiish enough 10 make two enemies
opposing tue passion Of the wooer and the
T ne nsrrisge took place on the Goth o
s.. vune' 1sA4, President Tyer being then iu hi
.S'n yesr, and the bride Mrs Jslia Gardner
sS0u' . ~, and whom, We remember icing much
spU.sn o. as = beautiful girl and Washington
T us o. thoss long. gone days. She was New
s0s1 isdy, ofgood family, a. the praise 10, ant
nosa we have hssrd frOm old Lyon Gardi
~ .no aourishsd in the colonial aye, and. who
tss MS name to GARDENERS Bay and Gardiner
m., .s.s"a, on and In Long Islsnd Sound. TIL,
T,i.r Thp pIO,ed ~. e. very happy one, aud Mrs
~ ~ years 10 nos yet old. Mr.. Tyier. some year
u.sf the marsiage, said to Mr.. Wise. when m,
. "uer nossd that his friends kept - doubl,
otas, iour wheeled wicker carriage far smal
.a"dreu, o Yes you see how right | was it va
nv nv vsln oos& when l told you was in mi
MM 49, have . Aslal Of soolly hahies bud
~ around ne and u yoaS viii. 70 up With m
~Snef.ood. will show you how boualifull
."u raPidiy have bsen bleesed. They are al
near 10 ass that they are like stair steps, an
youngest are 20 much babies alike tina
~. M requires the rurss's coAch, and ne hive /
NV" ..vs one with two s-atsw Soisk~s snarrise
.ned m. Out we'll despite the fact that she gentle
tau. uu was oad enough % be the lady's gran
- , .s", ana We are gisd Of il for Mr. Tyler ha
Ne Ne va entitled 70 compensation n bic pri vel
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in xnS.aI No. Ge0Egstewn, they are capture
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