The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-12-12
A Romance of the United States Treas
ury.

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The Washington correspondent Of the
Louisville C0,Uie'-.SouJNai says; In this
connection | will write all the pleasing
things that have been told me by one who
recently visited an cN-Ircasury lady in
her harOnia estate near Antwerp. Ii l.
one of the few instances where the foreign
alliance has been "A success. Ii l. another
romantic Treasury story. taken from the
Narional Asylum for Distressed Females.
In ante-bcllum days there was rich
Washington widoweI with two sons and
two daughters who married wealthy
widow lady with one daughter. from
Louisiana. They lived and ilourishcd UNI
III several more children were added TO the
Joint stock concern. and then the husband
suddenly died and the cruel sheriff came
in and claimed house and furniture. All
the wealth which the former husband had
left 10 his widow and child had mysteri-
Ouslv disappeared. The poor woman was
wretchedly i'll when all this transpired.
which was during the thickcst and hottest
of our national conflict \ lady who had
been a perfect stranger 10 the family when
in aflluence heard of their great distress
and called upon them. offering TO share
her home with the two girls. then sixteen
years of age. and who were Step->istrrs
Other friends came forward. and the family
was distributed around. The two girls
soon found employment i'm the Printing
Bureau of the Treasury. from which. in
the course of time. they were transferred
To more congcnal positions.
There was wonderful development of
talent, industry, and heroic virtue dis
played by the girl who is the subject OF
this sketch. She took house and gath
cred all the family together. She rented
all the rooms she could spare. Before en-
tering upon her official duties in the
morning She purchascdth the marketing. and
superintended the household. for her step
mother was a helpless invalid. AMER Of
flee hours. which was 4 p. m. she returned
home and sat down To the sewing machine
To convert into clothing for the younger
children, who were half-sisters. the ma
tcrial bought with the money she earned.
Fully five years were passed IN this way.
The girlw beautiful and finely educated.
and with all the natural instincts for be-
coming dress and elegant society. Vet She
never INDUCED in either. but wore a sim
pie black dress. with plain linen collar
and cuffs. One day some strangers were
passing through the different rooms in the
Treasury Sightseeing. and one, an attache
ofthe Belgian legation, caught sight of the
fair young face. intentupon documents that
were strangely az variance with the re-
fined. lady-like appearance OF the girl. !
To cut the story short. he found 4 way to |
her acquaintance. and also TO her heart. |
After allowing time for him to order the
t-ouSscau from paris, the wedding day
was fixed. Then arose the obstacle of a
difference in faith. lie was willing to alb
jure the Catholic view of marriage being
a sacrament, and be- content with the EpiS-
cOpal service, but. while n marriage from
that prayer-book is quite sufficient in this
country. 1t j. not valid in Catholic coun-
try. The representatives of the Church
OF Rome in this city refused 10 marry the
couple if the Protestant ceremony was To
succeed the Catholic. The infatuated low
or considered that stratagem was lawful
and right in such a case. So he took his be-
trofhcd and a few friends 20 ~. Aloysius.
a distant church, and there. wi h few
white lies about themselves, induced the
priest 10 tie the knot. \ few days after
ward this private marriage was publicly
solemnizcd I'M crowded Episcopal church.
The next Sunday the man who had de-
fled the canons OF Rome was pubIiclyex-
And now. after six years
have elapsed, | will repeat what | was
told by gentleman who in June went 10
Europe with the syndicate. lie and the
lady had served the Government in the
same bureau. lie saws: when | ar
rived in Antwerp sentmy carlio Madame
Won Ilarye. ] soon received note from
her inviting me Ia dinner. OF course |
accepted. She received me in her bouloir.
n her little daughter-the third child
was only three weeks old She was ele-
gantly dressed. and looked both happy and
beautiful. All the children were iondy
the baby being completely cnvel- /
Opcd in old Flemish lace. The estate j.
one of the finest in the country. and the
house sumptuouS. The dinner was served |
in dining-room that was grand with sill |
yer and rare pictures. Four servants in /
livery waited on the tables. and there were |
nine different wines. The lady assured |
him that everything he ate was raised on |
the estate from American seed. The corn /
and other vegetables. the fruits. and even |
the turkey was of American parcntage. |
After a pleasant renewal Of their old /
and the Baroness had extracted |
all the news about the old office and those /
still left there. the Major rose 10 take his 1
leave She had sent her own carriage and /
livcries for him. and returned him to hiS /
hotel the same way. Who will not say /
she deserves all her good fortune and hap /
pine>s. Her friends rcioic, to hear that |
her husband j. man enough 10 appreciate /
his treasure and good luck ia obtaining so |
noble a woman for his wife.
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"A couple OF ingenious boys at st. |
Cloud. Minnesota. lately amused them /
selves by filling school-matc's mouth (
with snow and tying handkerchief round 4
his jaws 10 keep them shut, aud the coro- |