The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-04

ID. Landon). She is of pure, golden,
blonde type. Mrs. Landon is also one
of the model wives. Not only is she
foremost in all charities, a lovely en-
tertainer in their hospitable Fifth-ave-
nue. home, but she also attends person
ally to Mr. Perkins lecture route. She
often answers twenty letters day, and
telegraphs all over the country, reply
ing promptly to all lecture associations.
The marriage of this beautiful woman
to Eli Perkins is one of the unwritten
romances of the day. l have it from
friends who know all the facts that Mrs.
Landon, now about twenty-four years
old, was the niece, adopted daughter
and ward of Cornelius Ives, Esq, a
very wealthy old gentleman, living with
his wife, still childless, near Central
Park. Mr.. and Mrs. Ives, rumor says,
both worshiped their niece before her
marriage. Everything was lavished
upon her. Wherever she went she was
sure to be the most beautifully-dressed
young lady in the room, and sure to be
surrounded by crowd of admirers.
The alteration of the aunt and uncle was
such that they would not listen to the pro-
posal of any admirer. Money was no OBJ
iect. They had, report says. willed
$3.50, 900 to the young lady, and they
thought she ought to be happy without
love. For several years g Eli Perkins
was a caller at the house, and, as he
always entertained everyone with rep
artee, jokes and happy conversation
generally, and was understood not to
''mean business" he was received by
them very kindly. He even used to
escort the beautiful niece, when the
proposing suitors were kept at dis
lance. But by and by Eli got in love
with the beautiful young lady, too.
And strange to say, their mutual love
went too far to be even restrained by
the aunt and uncle. They did not OBJ
iect to Eli more than to the rest, but
they loved their niece and wanted to
keep her themselves. Eli Perkins being
a young man, good-looking, well en-
bowed, and sure of professional reve-
nue. of $4,000 per year, was not bad
match, but the aunt and uncle didn't
think so; and forbade the marriage.
| They even began to watch their beauti-
full ward, and kept her away from par
ties and places of amusement where she
was sure to meet Eli, who was known
to be deeply in love- Indeed, he was
so much in love that they say he be-
came sick. His alteration for the girl
he loved threw him into a fever, and
the doctors say that it was only now
and then that message from the one
he loved kept him from being utterly
miserable.
In his dilemma Eli went to see
Bishop Potter and told him his trouble
"How old is the young lady?" asked
the Bishop.
''She's of age-twenty-two,'' replied
the lover.
Then my advice to you is to get
married." said the Bishop. If you
love each other, it is the wisest thing
to do"
But can't get to her: they won t
even let me see her," said Eli.
"Well, love can do anything" said
the Bishop. Now, you arrange it
with the young lady and then send for
me, and | will marry you in Grace
Church"
A few days after this Eli CHANGED by
accident to meet the young lady. They
had a long talk Love conquered, and
they decided to get married. 1t was Il
hard struggle for the young lady, for
she loved her aunt and uncle. They
had always been good and kind to her,
and she did not want to seem migrate
full. Still, her own happiness was at
stake, and wisdom told her to obey her
best instincts.
Before then, they say, Eli had seen
Mr. Ives, the young lady's uncle. They
talked the matter over, and when the
old gentleman saw how earnest Eli was
how much the humorist loved his
niece-he said:
:" don't see how l can object-and |
don't object-but my wife does, and I'll
| have to see her and talk it over
But the more Mr.. Ives talked with his
wife the more she became opposed to
the match. She finally said
g 1t shan't be- Louisa for this was
the young lady's name) "sha' n marry
anyone. We cannot give her up"
Some time after this Eli again met
the young lady, and again talked the
matter over. Everything looked dark
and uncertain. Each truly loved the
other; each was unhappy away from the
other They could see but one way out
Of the difficulty, and that was to get
married. So one morning they went
down to Grace Church, called on the
Bishop, sent out for Mr.. George w.
Carlton, the publisher; John A. Dix,
and several well-known friends as wit
nesses, and the marriage took place.
With nothing but their own love and
the benediction of the Bishop, they
started their married life-a life which
has brought happiness to both of them.
And even now, though they have been
married three years, the gossips in
New York say there is no such happy
couple on Manhattan Island as Eli Per-
kins and his beautiful wife.
And what became of the aunt and
uncle?' asks the reader.
Well. don't know. Some say they
are reconciled, and some say not. 1t is
subject on which Eli and his wife
never talk. Though young lady tells
me that she saw the uncle photograph
handsomely framed in their reception
room the other night, and by this she
guesses everything is happy all around
again. If it isn't it should be.-N. Y.
Cor. Chicago Inter- ocean.