The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-13
nor M.iHK rW.,1N t-AssurNDLED,

| H0W MINK rWiIN r,-ASSWINDL
In recent interview Mr.. Rcdpath
tells the following story Of Mark
| Twain: | thiuk it was Marks second
year OF icctnring in tlc east. He told
ne one day that he was going to yet
married. anu he wanted me to go with
hsia 10 nuy what you would have
called "troU> scou' if he had been u
! woman. He bought enough for
ccniury or two: he comes from q long
lived race, and he had an eve to tic
future. He was not worth iuorc than
%Z",Vo orS2J .OOO at that time, guess.
ne has made since over 500, 900 bv
ms books and lectures and interests in
/ INSURANCE companies at Hartford,
where lie lives. He went and cot
/ married at Eimira, where his iuihcr-
in-law lived, The latter was q mil
ll"iiairr, one of The coal-miuinr lords:
! bu: ltc was not an ordinary scrub O: a
mtIlonairc--he was IL man of rare no.
b!iity Of CHARACTER and a generous
h"nc!ac;or OF the Anti-sIavcry move
hlcnt. He was an earnest abolition
! i@t al! his life. Mark had asked his
/ friends in The editorial office 10 select
! lilnl Il irS-ci:lSS suite Of rooms in a
fashionable boarding house, and to
) nave 4 carria|c ready to take his bride
and himself there when. they came
! hacN to Buffalo. lie knew they would
! 60 Il, ami gave hilGsclf no more ankle
IS about it, " hen lie reached Bufla-
| 10 he iounu the boys, sure enough. at
! tie depot, with Tie finest carria"c and
span Of horses he had cvcr.sccn i'm that
city: Ihcy, drove him up to Il bulid-
some house in an arist6cratic street,
:tlu as the door was opened, there
were the parents Of the bride to wei
come him home. AS the s.ory was
/ told 10 mc-l didn't get il from Mark
| me brides folks had come up, without
Know ledge, by 4 special train. Mark
went from room to room.. and found
every room furnished cxUuisitcly-
some III blue and some in yellow silks
the furniture and upholstery of the
most luxurious and expensive STYLES.
! lhcn he was informed ''cl!iciallv" that
! he had bern driven up by his own
conchnnn in his own carr:ayc to lis
/ own house. Ilcy say tears came to
Marks eyes. although his wonderfully
briGs,' eycs-thn kccncst and clcarcst
and most penetrating eyes ever saw
III any mans hcad-arcn't given TO
weeping as regular business. lie
co"id not find words 70 ''cxprrss his
Scnlin!cnts,' 50 lie only "roso to cX-
| pluin."
"Wcll, this is Il iirst-class swindlc:"
! lie slummcrcd.
y FAMOUS TOwN.--About five weeks
ago Il fire broke out in the li.tle town
ol RIA. better known to the ElrODran
public by its Biblical name Of ,,r. and
highly vcncraicd throu@hout the Ori-
en-! Ns The birthplace o!' Abraham. Thc
hoiisG in whi2h that celebrated pntri-
arch was born is still slandin:in Urfa:
il i called Bet Cialil Alluh.'-thc
inusc'Hf God, fi'icn,i-auu hundreds
OF pioHs pilgrims visit it annually.
When The conilaMra!ion took place on
the 2.Ilh of january, many OF ihc in
Fahitants Of Criil took refuge in
Ahrahan's dwelling. and carried
thlthcr all their valuablcs, persuaded
that tho flames would respect The
ssrlcturc in which so holy Il parsonage
first saw the light Of day. Strange to
say, their faith in the inviolabilitv of
TINS ancient sanctuary was justified by
events; for While the fire ragged ail
night long in Cria. destroying II large
number Of houses in the vicinity of
"Bet ChaliI Al!ah," that cdilicc, as
we'll lis one or two buildings inmcdi-
alcly diaccnt to it, remained absolute
~ unharmcd. This triumphant vindi-
cation OF its protecting virtue has, so
1t Wou:u appear, greatly enhanced its
reputation for sanctity: and doubtless
the pccuniary results Of the present
years pilgrimagcs will enable the
| trltcS TO Surlnount their losses by fire
in highly satisfactory Manner
London zc|cgroph.
ENGLAND'S BELLE AND UEIREss.-
The rumor chroniclcd last week of the
approaching contract Of marriage be-
tween Prince leopold and Miss May
| nard is said to be unfoundcd. Such
an alliance would have been popular,
and Il beauty who has E30 900 u wear
| is not bad match, even for prince
OF the blood royal. The Maynartls
have always been a popular family in
| Essex, and tho bright presence and
winning smile ofthc hcircss Of that
ancient house arc ever welcome at
Dunalow. Easton Lodge, near to
lGmmoW, which is Miss NIaynard's
property in her own right is one of
is no mean rival Of Audlcy End--but|
without its wealth Of artistic treasures
OF Down Hail. The late Viscount-
css Maynard, The grandmother Of the
new beauty, for many wears distribute
ed c2 900 per ann,,nl among the poor
in she ncighborhood Of Euston. Miss
Maynard attained her 18th birthday
last December, and it will be rcmcni-
bcrcu that the occasion was cclcbrat-
ed by magnificent entertainment,
which cost All enormous sum and was
one fthc most brilliant affairs which
have been known in Essex for a genera
ton. Flowers were brought from
Nice and Il suite Of temporary rcccp-
ton rooms was erected for the occu-
sion. =,
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