The Red Cloud chief., 1879-05-08
A HORSE.CAR ROMANCE.

The Driver OF . Nsw Nork Seventh Ave
nue. Car Marries = Wealthy asd fssa
iossbie Soasg Lsdy-ns~ the Coartship
| negua-
IRON the N.~ York sun
Miss Sarah Hall wa until two year.
ago one u the bellies Of Providence. X.
/, and q great fsvuriic in society there.
She il connected With some Of the old
eat families Of that State. II was rc.
ported that she was nce engaged 10 a
son Of Perry Davis, the wealthy nan
faciurer 81 . patent medicine in Provi
dance, but her parents chose Ia break
of the match. II was also said that she
has a blood kinship with the Van
epsselaer and Schermerborn families
81 this State. Her hair and eyes are
dark, but she Is not . pronounced bru-
nette, aud though her friends say she
was no. greatly distinguished rs q
beauty. her brightness in conversation.
grace Of manners, and, above all, n
taste in dress that touched upon genius,
gained for her admirers wherever she
appeared. About two years ago she
came To this city to reside with her sis.
ter, Mrs. Morris Barnwell. la the Rock
ingham apartment house, ~Fifiy-sixih
Street aud Broadway. One day last
winter, while the streets were blockaded
with snow. she had occasion 10 ride up
town in . Seventh Avenue r When
she wanted 10 get OF, the conductor. nj
her signal, rang the bell, but the EAR,
drawn by four s,eaming horses, came 10
. stop 10 such n position with reference
70 the crosswalk n made IL necessary
for her 10 get of the front platform.
The door was opened for her by the
driver, who also supported her with q
strong, steady hand until she had safely
alighted from the slippery steps OF the
platform. When she stopped 10 thank
him she saw, muiiied in n black, shay
gy overcast, . broad shouldcred young
man, over six feet high, with q clear-cut
Irish face, set OF with bright blue eyes
and . lowing, Drown mustacLe. lie
respectfully acknowledged the unex-
pected courtesy from the richly dressed
lady. and then, loosing the brake, al
lowed the horses 70 spring forward
through the snow.
A few days afterward Miss Hall found
herself by chance on tb. same car. She
the driver q kindly glance Of re.
cognition as be turned and saw her. II
happened that thereafter she always
his \ when she rode mp and down
town. 1t appears that during these
rides the two became acquainted, for,
about two months ago, Miss Hall told
her guardian In this city that she wns
going TO be married, and ihsi, being Of
age she wanted the money he held In
for her made over To her. On his
she frankly told him ths, her be.
WA Bernard Mcdonald. a Sey.
snth Avenue car driver. He remon.
'trsted, but she remained firm In her in
Her relatives In Providence
we're made acquainted with her resolu-
ion and they came To New York 20 in
iuce her 70 change her mind. Nothing,
however, could influence her. The only
'esult Of their entreaties was that .he
'eased 70 live at the house Of her sister.
md went TO Riverdale, where she boad.
q with q former governness. Here
he remained several weeks until Feb.
3. Mcdonald had given M his posi-
as driver about Feb. n. On the
morning Of the 18th . wedding party of
our met ~ AcDonald's lodgings, and
hence walked up Fiftisth Stress 70 the
soman Catholic Church Of ST. John
he Evangelist Accompanying the
and groom were Mr.. Joseph
fitzpatrick, bartender for An
rev Blessing. Forty-sixth Strsss snd
'ixth Avenue, and Aias MagGis Brown.
daughter Of the groomts lsndlady. [
he ceremony vas performed BY Father I
donovan. The bride o = pIsie
Town silk and IN English vslking bat
here VA no bridal tour. The youur
ouple took kdgings with Mn. Brown. ,
Tho occupies The top sOsy Of The tsus-
over The restaurant on RIftiseh
tree: and Seventh Avenue Thsrs they q
we'd until last Saturday. whsn thsy re- .
vowed TO furBishsd rooms In Seventh I
venue. ear Twenty-sscoad Ssrsse-
AeDonasd's late employer g IL
evenih Avenue car stables give him An =
xceileut character for ste1diaess and
onessy. His younger brother, Who Z G
nployed in the 81 Cloud Hoeel. saw, B
,as no man ever ~ sgia0 Of liouor q
Ass Baxney's lips" add that "beisa 4
square, and fair mas In eyery 4
He has never done INV thin1
nee boy hood but drive horsss. and a.
nployeEs say he VA one Of The very :.
- men on ths Seventh Ayenus line. =
q Is "A years old, and has been In this :
,1ntFy about II yeaEs- 2
He makes no pretense 20 education. !.
II can read and write fairly. The =
'csher adds that b doesn't know What
ernard intends . o do, but il ID reported Il
other quarters that he coutemnfasex ~