The Portland daily press., 1872-07-10
From the Omaha Bee, July list.

From the Omaha Bee, July list.
Many of our citizens will recollect MI. t Ia
T. Stanton. the Young man who acted as Iie
nriyate secretary to DIR. Payne. f0r t,.e laS'
two weeks he has been at Council Blllns WIFI
fine Doctor. Last Wednesday he was mar
ried at the Pacific House, in that city, anu as
there is a little romance connected WIN the
affair we propose 10 ehter soiiio"i nav INV
tail in regard TO II. 49,. aovs
AGO. a lady from California, named MIS-
Fitch. She was on her way from San fran
cisco to London, but as she became SICK
while travelling on the railroad, she conciud-
cd 70 stop at Council Bluffs, and put herself
under the care of physician until her re-
coyery. She accordingly employed the medi-
cal services of DIR. Payne. 1t was WINE she
was the Doctors patient that Mr.. stanton
became acquainted with her. The acquant-
ance ripened into love, and Mrs. Fitch, it is
strange to relate, recovered from her illness
in a remarkably short time, which was prob
ably owing more to the potent power OF loYe
than to any medical rotations administer
by the Doctor. ,. e NJ,
Fitch. we will state that she is daughter OF
the Lord Bishop of England. She is very
handsome lady, 80 years OF age, and was
widow of the third degree, having had three
husbands uD 10 LIt Ullllc Vi uCI hiOSoiiiS
Stanton: in addition to these facts it may be
stated that she is possessed of considerable
wealth. Mrs. Fitch is powerful spirltualls-
tic medium, and while travelling eastward
she had presentment that she was to meet
a countryman of hers to whom she would be
united in the holy bands of matrimony. NO
sooner had she set her eye on Mr. Stanton
than she concluded that he was the very man.
We have stated above how their acqualnt-
ance terminated in love-
Mrs Fitch, after very brief courtshlp, took
advantage of the fact that this IS leap year, and
changing the usual course generally pursued
in affairs of the heart, she made proposal OF
marriage to her beloved. Mr.. Stanton, act
ing under the circumstances as would lady,
took time to consider the proposition. He
saw on a little reflection that here was a
splendid opportunity of lettering his position
in the world. Mrs. Fitch was of good family,
young, handsome, educated, and, above all
things, wealthy, and he finally concluded, as
any sensible young man would have done
under the circumstances, to become the
fourth husband of her who had asked his
heart and hand in marriage. An affirmative
answer was accordingly given, and the cere-
mony took place at the Pacific House in
Council Bluffs last Wednesday afternoon, af-
ter the very brief courtship of one week; but
the brevity of the courtship was only excelled
by the ardor of the lovers. The wedding was
pronounced by all, who knew anything about
it, to have been a very recherche affair, and
was the general gossip among the higher cir
Giles of the village across the Big Muddy.
The happy couple have gone on wedding
trip to New York, where they will probably
remain. Mr.. Stanton proposes at once to en-
ter upon the study of profession either
that of medicine or law - in either
of which we predict that he will be eminently
successful, as he is young gentleman of no
ordinary talents.