Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-01-14

Ahhl1OA4aF Fill
I A Oh AIMING ROMANCE.
l A Singular Matrlmonal Al.
!: lie.aee,. and What Came
= oft.
3 From the San Francisco Bulletin
! 1t is a popul.r saving "thst all tn
world loves lover" and it may hol
true that all the world loves to read O
: lovers. Some years ago there appeared i
Chicago Inter-Ocean sketck Ola singu
larlmarrisge. 1t was rtlae ed that the bril
sailed for Italy and the grum started fo
Arizons, within two hours after the wed
ding ceremony was corcluded. TIL,
sketch, wildly copied at the time, was trut
in substance and detail, but the romantic
coloring of the marriage, 50 TO speak, Wa.
IN its first blush. The lapse of time an6
change of fortune havl 6 brought one oil
the parties of the singular wedding te
California, and place the other we'll on the
road to histrionic fame IN Italy, it Is now
in good time to give the continuation of
the ROMANCE: --.---=.-.-
About four years ago yong army Of
ticcr. Lieutenant Phillip Re.de, who by
the way, is a nephew of he immortal
Ben Butler. attended church IN Topeka,
Kansas. There are living witnesses to
this assertion, however singular it may
appear that an officer OF the army and q
nephew of Old Ben's found ais way to the
sanctuary of grace. lie cid go, and
while there one voice OF the choir i'm
pressed him as swectly sympathetic. This
music touched his soul, and his heart
went out to the rustic vocalist. lie
sought her acquaintance, obtained an ill.,
PRODUCTION, and for months whiled away
the hours unccnsciously in the cheerful
sunshine of her presence. He learned OF
her ambitions, and listened with all the
fervor Of a youthful enthusiast. to a re.
cital of her aspirations. She longed for
fame in the great world of the opera, but
there stood poverty, that twin companion
of obscurity and enemy Of genius. inter-
posing obstacle s in every path promising
to lead to the goal OF her ambition. Yet
---~ 80. "~s ~~.t,-,4, ~nd had planncu y
girlish way of her own TO reach Italy and
study under the inspiration of grea. mas
ters in the land of poetry and song. She
had already begun to give music lessons,
and had even saved few dollars, as the
beginning of her fund. The young army
officer admired the heroism and applaudcd
the daring pluck Of the noble little wo
man. He had faith likewise in her fu-
ture, believing that her talents woul
some day engage the attention of the
song loving world. Richer in purse than
most army officers, and generous withal
he profferred her the money to complete
her musical education, which she in pro-
per pride declined. However she obtain
I'd means by singing in local concerts to
pursue her studies III Boston, and little
was heard Of her, until the Eastern pa
pers, as already intimidated. ANNOUNCE
I'd the wedding Of Lieut.. Philip Reaie,
D. s. A., and Miss Minnie Beals, OF 10.
2eka, Kansas.
1t may be inferred that IL y~srriage
vas the condition Of her acceptin.. .oney
o pursue her studies in Italy. and it is
rue that more than three years. time has
Elapsed since the matrimonial event, and
leither one OF the pair has seen the other
n the meantime she applied herself with
II the patience and diligence Of feminine
lature to constant study under renowned
eachers. finally made her debut and win
ing words of praise from the most emin-
mt critics.
In recent letter from Italy to her hus-
and. who il now in San Diego in charge
f the military telegraph lines, the lady
erself tells the rest of tho story in the
candor of girlish simplicity.
Although permission is granted to give
he exuberant epistle in extenso, for the
dification of our readers, the substance
hereof will suffice for the purpose. The e
,tter is dated At Milan, Italy, June IL, 6
nd after the customary and very appro-
rate greetings Of Mro. Lieut.. Fhilipl 4
'eade to her husband, opens with the p
that she has just signed an {
yreement. for four years, at splendid q
nd increasing rate of salary, with Seal u
er;ni, a celebrated Italian impressario. = =
he debutante opens at the Poglieno The !,
re, Florence, in Auber's new opera of v
10 Prodigal Son, produced for the first c.
me in Italy. After this season she is Z
appear successfully in all the leading
easres of Italy, and will then exterd
" triumphant travels to other parts Of
urope, probably visit the United States
fore the expiration Of the present en- -
cement. Other evidences are given of :.
. marked success of this deserving =
ay, and a brilliant future is before hex. y.
er finishing instructions were received - :,
om Signor Gill, famous Italian teach :,
Su :h are the ultimate results of the =
ous turn that accidentally befell s..neph -, -
of old Ben Butler one Sunday morning =. :.
4 led him to intrude into quiet sanct :. =.
~ of worship in Kansas town. - -.
California faunts in the faces Of the to
,er States of the Union another of her ly
,digics, the ''great wheat king, " so call in
hocanae he haa saverAl thousand wheat iCO