The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-19

Ms Rerfri-s Sr1f1f. NO4 Fouf-eiN stesf
Ny DfAH NAnAN Tw7i or three senators are dining
with TIL, evening who would be much pleased To- hear
expect You return in the carriage and favor MS IS ndi
Gated shove Nv dons You will not onl, delight
very truly ' ''O '''' "'''' ' Jons JOSH sS.'
Miss STAFFORD Is also young. Just passed % and
she knew that she was petite. In view Of all
these facts she now says TINT she was led 10 bo-
love that the midlle-agod gentleman who
signed M Ruthvon. might after seeing her be
led TO offer hera home. Miss STAFFORD however.
insists that she did not purpose marrying Ruth
ven until she had first seen him and WAS satis-
He'd that he was AN honorable gentleman VINO
was NJ cultured as he claimed t. hc wealthy.
Auer thinking the matter over for n day. she de-
cidcd To- write Ia Ruthven and did 80 a copy vi
the letter not being at present before the Court.
Instead. kuthyen's reply Is produced. II Is
wrote to him. and is IA follows
Porrrs wionr Co.
Com SfocK HpnvrRs
SSWAl' M ,Sp W. - hro Az si g K.
tfR will call -ry one on saturday SIM at II
ocors Ne vii nul Rui',en IN the person Of tn, under
wall street amB csn go the same without conrro
MI an n, IN muir conadsnee aud privacy The only
srive!in 'ime : al ona q, So s,wsn Stree, ON
should prefer iinot vii .hc ~fin ani n, thc aproint
msnt other than fndayl nu, vi,hou, dcayl Respect
Miss STAFFORD admits tina, she was not quite
prernred Tor this iranknes-. and believed that
Mf. w iSnt was serious IN his advertisement for
WE; "r H. would not nj once have replied and
signed his own name, She decided 10 accept
his suggestion and call upon him ~ bis ono
Inquiries revealed 10 her that Mr. Wight was
one Of the most popular Of thu Wall street
brokers' Everybody ON the stree, knew him /;
hut no one had supposed that he had any
thoughts of matrimony. His rather unusual
way % finding a wife. It WIS suggested. arose
from HE constant attention 10 business. which
lg't him io time for the pleasures of social life.
rachel Miss STEAMBOATS, cars. II the subjec, 81
with tsc ASSERTION. OH but you i' Should have ave
;gcp Potter Wight rs the Consiiraior at the
Miss Sirafiord says that shc called Mt Mr..
Night- unire. As ha hal requested. md WAS
courtenusly received by him. In an inner
cfn'e their conversation grow confidential. and
Mr.. Wisat early IN It admitted that hcI letter
had pleased him. H. liked it because 1t was
short and business IKE, H. alsp sail g. Miss
STAFFORD that. now that he had soon her. he
liked her n.u'h better than any ui thu other
purpoz" Of the meeting was AZ least % 'it'I adj
mitiel hl hlth-marriago-h suggc- tel thnt she
Twelfth street. At Tint time. ns Miss STAFFORD
subsequently learned, Mr. Wights address was
Short interview that $40 hal wth Mr. Wight
Miss STAFFORD became fully sat -tlnd that he was
q gentruan Of his worl and rod" NJ town with
linn unhcsilajlngiy. The rooms NJ 40 East
| Twelfth street were handsomely furnished and
consisted Of parigr and bedroom. Mr. Wight
then accompanied Miss STAFFORD to her home
and remained with her in the parlor Tor WHILE
before the call was over he lad Obtained her
promise to 90 TO Rockaway the next day and
In the evening to Gllmores Garden. and also
she says to marry HIM at the earliest convenient
time. Miss STAFFORD adds that she gave the
promise, IA she supposed She received II. In
perfect good faith. and that Mr. Wrlghts man
ner WAS Impressive. courteous. and properly
lovor-likr.
Tho next day was sunday md while Miss
STAFFORD was waiting for Mir. Wight To come il
began 70 rain. AZ th9 hour got. a district mes
tho original of which is in evidence:
sEr YoRk July a. 1874
Nvpsln Ms, srs4rroRp The rain viii OF coursc pre-
vent the trip Rockaway today unless should clear
h Z r% @fS .Tss s S zee ecu @ a fS So al no 81
Scy The S S. nS BE- s8ns s and 1s The T Ts
win insure your safety agalnst remark IN coming o. Che
oi or STT''h pd aSa SD TN ear
about The room and after sins t,sy you WI csi agan
rival lroln down town Shall bo home before + "
Monday. Yours, TRw.
pd Ge With MIS- saofa
While Theodore Thomas was leading the band
orG spSoey Mr Wsh s1 IN
one OF the boxes, held her hand. and became
an ardent lover. honoraby alluding TO his pur-
him. iio also arranged for details. TRe Susan Il.
and ar %eR urged that SSGtS woad be
necessary ~ prevent her from suspocting any
thing until he could bring Miss straIord home
aested that Miss STAFFORD should rent the little
room on tho first story, which ,wAs to let
The next day Miss STAFFORD was introduced
by Susan 10 Mr.. Wight as the landlord. From
Mr.; Wight, in Susans presence. she hired tho
little room, and at once moved to IT She WIS va.
hurried from Wall street that evening and
bought her o beautiful new bonnet and new
90 out with him 10 dinner. She was
little surprised tho next morning whom he left
her Win no aadsr:qqdpg hPSnt where she
now admits, she lived there happily for three
weeks, Mr.. Wight often reminding her Of her
would be married at the earliest moment that no
couldsteal from his business a slight misunder
Of which Miss STAFFORD prefers to ' first make
public at the time OF trial; As a matter OF dis
cipline, she pretended to have had her love for
now says. what she anticipated. Mr.. Wight in
stead appeared TO soize upon her coolness as q
pretext ior breaking his promise, and At first
refused TO go to dinner with her. Then he re-
fused to give her any more money.
One evening last week she asked him for
He jumped about tho room frantically, and
looked angrlly upon her: Then he pushed her
ntG tie 6edr09m smut the door suddenly y, ana ana
at at 2 mo- andefstandinS. and he hrst laughed
him OF tho promise that he had made to marry
her. When she told him that she should hold
him to i. and was ready to carry ont her prom,
that no would give. her just two days to
And another boarding place and then then
s PASSED no and 10y Mr.. '%Flsh showed mo ssns s
q yielding, Miss STAFFORD loft tho house
and called at once upon CognsSa,lor Howe;
that t25, 900 Il too small sum to compensate
her Tor tho breach Of promiss Mr.. Wight iss
therefore Ills repy TO these statements Of Miss
STAFFORD cannot at this time be learned.