The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-30
MR.. BOSS AND MISS BRAMAN.
THE UNHAPPY TERMINATION OF THE
rnnRISIIIP OF Two IEA CIIERS.


CobicskIi Institute aud visited New York. |
pEocKPoRT, March 2s.-Miss Alice Bra
man is principal OF the primary depart
mont Of the State Normal School in this
,loosaut town. seventeen miles west OF Roches-
Tor. ON the Rochester and Niagara Falls Rail
road The building OF dark Medina sand
atone. stands in six-acro park. and the
xisitor approaches ii through long aisle OF
handsome Gins and naples. President Charles
H. Mclean reports an actual attendance Of $50
nuplls Miss Braman appears 10 be not more
than % years Of age though in fact she Ia sew
oral years older. She is petite and graceful In
carriage. but Of self-possesscd. sedate do
rncauor Her modestly arranged hair Is dark.
md shc has large dark eyes. Her features are
prcposscssing. and her manners engaging
She was one Of the bright students In her class.
when she was a pupil in the Normal School.
and Immediately on graduation sho was made
ntrachcr Soon aftcrward she was promoted
10 her present position. She lives with her pa
FONTS al Q Holly street. Brockport Her father
pr.A. v Braman. who is n member Of the local
board u the school, formerly kept drug store.
but is now successfully practising his profess
sion. Parents and daughter are highly ro-
greeted in Brockport.
In 1872 Charles Boss OF the town OF Smyrna
Chrnaugo County. tall. angular. rather awk-
ward youth. 90 years old. with intensely black
hair aud eyes entered the school as a pupil.
tits reserved manners prevented him from
forming many friendships. but all acknowl-
edged the excellence OF his scholarship and
drnortmcnt In the regular course OF trimming
at tho school he took his turn ut experimental
teaching in tho primary department where he
was subject. like others. to the criticism. favor
able or otherwise. OF the then newly made
principal. Miss Braman admired his earnest
Efforts To perfect himself in methods OF teach
Ing and IL was noticed that the young principal
soon acquired n remarkable ascendency over
ais mind. Young Mr.. Boss was we'll recon-
mrnded 10y Prof. Burngamo OF tho chair
oi mathematics who know HIS father a well-to-
g. farmer in Smyrna. He thus obtained an in
reduction 10 DR.. Braman's house. whore he
Was frequent visitor. Then he became Miss
Braman's escort to and from lectures and So
rinl gatherings. In 1875 they became engaged
10 DO married He was then 30 years old and
sho was %. The engagement was gossipod
through the town. but teacher and pupil were
models Of correct department. and the people
Of Brorkport saw only the evidences OF eXem-
plnry intellectual admiration for each other on
the part Of the lovers Her parents were pleased
with the engagement. and President Mclean
and tho other teachers in the school thought
ME young man had used cOmmendable judg
ment in tho selection he had made. In 1876.
after the engagement had lasted about year
and half. Boss graduated. and through the
high recommendations he bore from the faculty
WIS able at once to secure the principalshp Of
hv Union School Of CoblesSill Schoharie
County lie was very successful as a teacher
10 yet holds the position. Tho large attend
Ance in his school. aud the number Of branches
Taught requires the employment OF some as
sistan; teachers. and state Superintendent OF
Public Instruction Neil Gilmour says that Il
bears an excellent reputation among the schools
Of is class In the State. Soon after he became
principal he secured the appointment OF Miss
Mary Braman. n sister Of Alice. "a one OF his
assistants. He and Miss Alice correspondent
regularly. each receiving letter from the other
every two weeks
During the winter vacation OF 1878. how
ever Dee made visit to New York. and there
after VI IS Braman noticed that the form OF adj
1ress in his letters was changed. 1t became
,ooicE The letters themselves were not
changed. because they had always been intol-
'oc,u4. rather than ardent ns;yl' What ii was
u anything, In this visit 70 New York that could
eau-r such q change docs not az present appear
bur . s. understood that Miss Mary. incidentally
IN h.r letiers % her sister related to her much
thai She beard In Coblaskin about Mr.. Boss as
matter o. common interest Daring Hast sum
NOR, vocation. Boss visited Bro'kport. and
M,u tl Miss Braman that he was not satisfied
wiki tae rlucai!on that he had received in the
Norma. school. but had determined to take a
regular -FOUR years course in college. He said
that !f hrIil So Il would be- very uncencrous in
him t1 hind her for su long un additional period
D. refrain from tho pleasures OF society and the
irrioV rrror, ot other gent .sm"n lie there
loFH .-il'l Nor 20 consider herself freed from
Der "i saEoment, but ho did not say that he
wisg - he freed from the engagement. This
Is NI-- lramans understanding ot what her
i"N'. -'iN' HiH u WIS 50 I'i,fuu py h'r 10
her f.iI'r. she said she looked uUOn tho prop
us.i'Du a- chlyalrous offer uu his part. and u d
y t.''. 'ii4l no des frd u break on INC mar
Fiu-" 'rsagr cement. Her consent, also. was
las'4 q i.lg undgrstan ling that he was to 90 to
g. Out.hs ia not ~ a. colle.e. Alter the
IA 'rsu 90 his S hoOl hH4 brEun. he wrote TO
hrr r- ~ mat she you'll burn his letters or
teturn t'"u TO- him. This did not astonish her.
be'iu % he nad often Expressed an opinion that
~ 'I iirrS ought not 10 be kept. She. there
Ior' Dr-lsucetinsy seut him his letters. and
ron si"i him TO return hers 10 her H. did
- az these letters She has preserved They
pn"rd nIlroct evidence OF the tenor. Of his let
t"fs Co. Ter. After this exchange 81 letters he
peas"' tp write. After Wnitins a long limo she
began 90 suspect that somethin. was wrong. So
hal used his apparent coldncss toward her.
u l-l' In reply was hlled with high praises
OF Arr d sposilion. department and intellectual
worn, ui n frank RESPONSE 10 her Inquiry Il
Rs Contained this sentence:
Yea ~ longer hold the 1rst place in my
IN roacuslon. he wrote that he supposed
nnicr such a state OF affairs she would not
resr' o. barome his wife. Then Miss BTaman.
pain"I 10y his avowal. for tho fret tino con-
bldel = Me effect tho breaking OF the engage-
nrnt would have upon her life. Hitherto she
had Thought only Of him. Her return letter
~As n4rd with reproaches. lie replied. again
EtH'nlIns his admiration Tor her character and
hhlIi.. iGt maintaining that as she was not the
Pr .h Ibis heurt It would not be right for them
10 .ino husband aud wife.
Tt"'"n letters from Boss are now In posses
Eion o' llr. Bruman. At the time they wer'
recViNr! Mrs. Braman was ~ sent from hon
on prolonged visit. Or. Eraman noticed %
rhau.. la his daughters d"uO .turnt She AZ
pcar"a iO Dim To- move M ht 100 GLOOM, II" saw
thnt nothing was tho uutt.r, aud when Mr..
Britn.au returned home he HsL q her 10 have a
lalA Wtn her daughter. Mr.. Bu,mun sought
hn~ N.re ia her room, AMI inter- a long ub-
Sen" Hin" down stair, W.i4 sad cuunt"ua
Rit = .'"d loss s TWO letters u'fuNe referred o.
~ hrl husband "a hund. IA'u for the fret time
d" lrhru"d what hnd occurred. lie immedi-
Rte.y sst down ANA wrot" BosS % l,ttrr charac-
tertlhE ~ terms his treitm M 0t 'is daughter.
nnl rApHlulug To MIN that bag had consume
by H. t4rlllailng condu q fhr best four years If
his dau -ltcr's life. He clos lW.th tla dnc!nrn-
tiou hat Boss must either s'+ii.n with MIN or he
would huye 10 settle tlr matter iu the courts
no this letter BOrs replied rIut n Dr. Bramun
SvouiI aak MS daughter She wound tell him thai
thcir Engagement was broken - mutual cuu-
gent curing his visit in the summer Naouilun.
BT Bruman asked his dau-hi"r If there had
snI'"d been mutual agreement 20 break th'