Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-08
James Gordon Benncl.,s wedding.

The intended marriage of Mr.. Bennett was
announced in his paper June list, 1910, in this
absurd manner:
To the Readers Of the Herald-Declaration of Love
Caught at Last-Going to be Married-New
Movement in Civilization.
am going to be married in few days. The
weather is SO beautiful, times are getting so
good, the prospects of political and moral reform
so auspiciouS that cannot resist the divine in
stinct of honest nature any longer, so am going
TO be married TO one of the most splendid women
in intellect, in heart, in soul, in property, in
person, in manner, that have yet seen during
my interesting pilgrimage through human life.
/ cannot stop in my career. must fulfill that
awful destiny which the Almighty Father has
written against my name, in the broad letters
of life against the wall of Heaven. | must give
the world a pattern of happy welded life,
with all the charities that spring from nuptial
love.
In few days 1 shall be married, according to
the most holy rites of the most holy Christian
church. TO one of the most remarkable, accom-
plshed, and beautiful young women of the age
She possesses fortune. | sought and found a
fortune-a large fortune. She has no Stonng-
ton shares Of Manhattan stock, but in purity
and uprightneSs she is worth half a million OF
pure coin. Can any swinding bank show as
much9 In good sense and elegance another
half million; in soul, in mind, and beauty mil
lions on millions, equal to the whole specie of
all the rotten banks In the world.
Happily the patronage of the public TO the
Herald is nearly S25,000 per annun, equal TO 4
presidents salary BUT property in the worlds
goods was never my object. Fame, public
good usefulness in my day and generation; the
religious associations Of female excellence; the
progress OF true industry-these have been my
dreams by night and my desire by day. In the
new and holy condition into which am about
to enter, and TO enter With the same reyercatial
feelings as | would heaven itself, | anticipate
Souie signal change in my feelings, in my
views, in INV purposes, in nav pursuits. What
they may be know not--time alone Can tell.
NV ardent desire has been through me to reach
the highest order Of human excellence BY the
shortest possible cut. Associated night and day,
| in sickness aud IN heShh, m war and in peace
with 8 woman Of the highest order uf excellence,
must produce some eaTiOus resultS in NV heart
and feelings. and those results the future must
! ievelop in due time IN the columns Of the Her
Ili Meanwhile. [ return my heartfelt thanks
for the enthusiastic patronage Of the public b0th
n Europe and America The bulv estate Of
WedlOck VIII only increase nv desire 10 be still
more useful God Almighty bless you al.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
IN the postscript 0t this announcements, Mr.
Bennett gives notice that be shall have no time
10 waste upod the editors vino sttarseJ him,
'unti after marriage and toe honeymoon On
the 9Th OF June, $40, the marriage was an
nouncei al the head Jf tine e,iilurial columns Of
the Herald as uiuws
On saturday afternoon, the stu insr.. by she Rev
Dr. Powers, at st Peters Catn0lie church in Bar.
clay street, James Gordon Bennett. proprietor AMI
eultor u the New ORR herald. 60 henrietta Agnes
rlam. " hat may BE- tine effect Of TINS pvsns 81
the great newspaper contest now wagiag In New
] 0rS, time alone can tell