The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-14

An HeIress aud u widow without
Marriage.


Marriage.
The Kansas City Times relates the fol-
lowing romantic story Of lovers re.
membrance: Mr.. Carlton Stanton, about
the year 1870, left his home in Boston
aud visited Minnesota for health and
recreation. He travelled over the State
in leisurely manner, stopping here and
there as fancy or Meditation dictated.
Being young man of taste and refine
ment, he, of course, found no difficulty
in securing welcome into the best So
cial circles. At kasson he formed an
acquaintance with Miss Mary Phillips, a
young lady whose parents reside in
Rochester. An attachment sprang up
between Carlton and Mary, which quick
ened into love and resulted in mar
riage engagement. So attached did the
young man become to kssson and Its
residents that he wrote on TO his mother,
and Mrs. Kate Stanton visited her son
and became acquainted with Miss Phil.
lips. In few weeks she returned to
Boston. The uncertainty of human
events never found more striking IL
lustration than is presented in the lives
of the personages here introduced.
Young Stanton was in comfortable tinan-
clal circumstances and of high social po-
sition. The present was full of enjoy
ment and the future promised fair. Mrs.
Stanton was happy in her sons presperi-
ty and renewal of health, and Miss
Phillips saw no clouds within the
sweep of her vision. But there were
clouds coming up in the untathomsble
distance, beyond the outward verge Of
the gaze of this happy girl, which were
destined to throw gloom over her life
and make her acquainted with sorrow
and death One day in the month OF
January following the visit OF Mrs.
Stanton to Minnesota her son went out
riding in cutter. The horse took
fright and ran away, upsetting the cut
ter and throwing him out. A revolver,
carried in his pocket, was accidentally
discharged, and the ball took effect in
the person OF Mr.. Stanton, inticting IN
iuries from which the unfortunate young
man died four days later. Immediately
upon the occurrence of the accident II
telegram was sent to Mr.. Stanton's
mother, who then was temporarily stop
| ping at Chicago. The mother fortunate
| ly arrived at the bedside Of her son
few hours before he died. The dying
young man then related to his mother
the fact of his engagement to Miss Phil
lips, and his dying request of his aged
parent was that she give Miss Phillips
the sum of SIS, 900, being one-half of his
estate. The mother, under these solemn
circumstances, readily promised to faith
fully carry out her sons request In this
regard. Time passed, and Mrs. STAN
ton, still mourning for her dead son,
thought it was time That his last request
should be fulfilled. So thinking, the
following letter was written to Miss Phil
lips:
BosToN. Mass July Is, 1876
Miss MARY: You may be somewhat
surprised on opening this to find that it
is from me. You will perhaps remem.
Der me, also my son Carl, who died five
wears ago next January. On his death
bed be told me his love for you, and his
intentions had he lived; and l, his
mother, promised him at that time that
when his property was settled you
should have half $4,000, which you
have never got. l did not intend to
wrong my dead boy, nor the one he so
lol ged to live for; but our affairs were
in a bad state at that time, and allow
cd myself to be content with the thought
that it would be no harm, as long 81 you
knew nothing about it, for me to keep
the money, but never look at his pic
ture or think of him but what l Think
of you. have tried to get around you so
should have it, but have not been able
10 before. My son Fred died on the Sd
of July. and in January his affairs will
be settled and you shall have yours.
Now do not censure and hate me TOR
what have done, for you shall have all
that YOU should have had and the heart
of your dear ones mother. Forgive the
| past and the future shall be bright. This
IS a great load off my mind, and hope
YOU will feel very different about 1t
from what 1 think you will. Write the
dsy you receive this, tor want to hear
| from you.
With much love, l am your friend.
Mrs. KATE stanton.
p. S.-Please write as soon as you
can, and in January you shall have your
rights.
Other letters followed, and finally one
summoning her to Boston. Mrs: Stan
ton was sick, and wished to see her be-
fore death should remove her from earth
fastening to Boston, Miss Phillips was
met al the depot 6y Mrs. Stanton, al.
though very sick. The angel OF death
was very near, so near that the hutter-
ing of its wings could be heard. Mrs
Stanton died at l o'clock that night
Sad and with q heavy heart Miss Poll
lips returned to her home last Thanks
giving Day. Before her death Mrs
Stanton had executed promissory note
of 5000 and also made her will be-
ouesthing to Miss Phillips the further
sum of $35, 900. In contemplating this
story of real life, we are startled at the
strange combination of circumstances
which led young Stanton to Minnesota
to love and to die, and which made Mis-:
Phillips an heiress and willow with
out marriage.