The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-02
Colonel Tileston's Romance.


One of the saddest scenes ever witnessed
was the funeral of Col. Tlleston who. by the way,
deserves more extended notice than the press have
thus far given him. He was a very peculiar man.
full of the best juices Of human nature with n keen,
bright Intellect, magnificent personal presence,
and full OF ambition to serve his kind. He was
of old Thomas Tileston, of the shipping house Of
spcGoid, Tieson Co. Known around the world.
and being born to much wealth, he gratined In early
life his fonness for travel betting the globe time and
time again and making long stoppages in the social
and commercial centres of Europe, China and Japan.
So far as this country is concerned his public life
In the channels of sporting and journalism connected
with sporting specialties 10 him the public are
debed for the Westminster Kennel Club and the en-
joyable exhibitions Of the best breeds OF dogs from
1877 down to this year, the exhibition Of which to
have begun on Monday next, but owing to the death
Of Mr. TilestOn Is postponed for fortnight. As ed
tor Of the Forest and Stream Mr. rileston had CON
stant opportunity to encourage outdoor sports and to
direct public attention to everything connected with
the development of mind and muscle in the direction
Of the rod and gun. He devotee to this sort Of
thing, universal favorite In club and society ife
and true sportsman, with all the rugged health and
manly vigor which, sportsman life suggests. On
one of his periodical trips around the world, some
years ago. he encountered In Mexico very beautiful
Spanish lady, the daughter of highborn native of
immense Possessions. Teston, therefore unsuscept-
BILE, fell desperately In love with the Mexican lady and
impetuously laid Siege to her heart.
On one occasion the club men of the place got upka
steeple- chase with gentlemen riders, and Tileston
who was specially fond of that sort Of thing entered
for the cup; lie accompanied his lady-love to the
grand stand. where he left her in the company of a
Mexican friend. Mounting his horse the Colonel
started In the As he did so, casting his eye
toward the stand, he saw his lady In close commun-
cation with her escort This netled him triie but
determined to shine in her favor he bent every energy
to the task before him. Near the end of tho course
was wide ditch, across which the horses were to
leap. Some twenty feet this side OF the ,litch while
going at trying pace Tileston gave another look at
the stand. To his Indignant surprise 1t seemed to
him as though the arm of his friend rested about the
| waist Of the lady. while both were regarding him
with unfeigned Interest. Jealousy dominated him In
moment Plunging his spurs Into his horse's side,
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sponded instantly. Tothe arnazement Of all the spec
tators, Instead OF waiting till he reached the verge OF
the ditch, horse and rider into the air six feet
this side of the chasm and with terrific bound cleared
the vacancy, the fore feet Of the horse Just resting
upon the opposite side. Both fell into the ditch. the
horse on top, the rider crushed beneath. Tlleston
WAS picked up unconscious and carried 10 the hospital
where for several weeks he lowered between life and
death, and recovery found that the object of his
love had sailed for China, leaving, however, mes
sage for him, the purport of which uumlstakable
sympathy and devotion. Briefly put, he followed heI
as soon as he was able, and having her hand h,
brought her to New York. where to-day she FOLLOWED
him mangled and dead, chief mourner to the grave