Connecticut western news., 1880-04-14
The Christiancy Scandal.
HOW JANUARY WAS WON BY JUNE-QUAR- KEELING FEW HOURS AFTER MARRIAGE.


 A Washington correspondent gives the following incidents concerning the court ship and marriage of ex-Senator Chris tiancy of that State. It says: The bridal party was led by no less solemn per sonage than the late Vice President pro tenn. of the Senate, the Hon. Thos. w. Merry, who had on his arm a br7ne bridesmaid in chilly toilet of white tarlatan and ribbon garnitures of white satin. The bride followed on the arm of the groom, and her immediate family closed the procession.
 The groom, 43 years the brides senior, was in a delirium of happiness and trem- bled so that the clergyman had to assist him in placing the ring on the brides finger.
 A wedding breakfast followed down stairs in the groom's parlor, and @ bridal tour of Q week was for some reason pain fully abbreviated, and their friends aston ished the next day by their unexpected return from Philadelphia, where, at the Continental, the bride had left the table in flood of tears. From that day to this their names have been before the public until they have at last reached an unenviabla notoriety.
 When the bride returned she had her compensation for the wagging heads and envious tongues. Lady Thornton, the social creme de ia creme, called imme- diately after the stately Mrs. Fish. Good natured Mime. de Mantilla followed and isped Der congratulations in Spanish, which her old husband translated to the brides old husband, making very anus ing scene all around.
 In society in Washington the lady re- ceives much sympathy. According to mony, the woman's youth, beauty, grace, and charms of manner must initiate in her favor against husband old enough to be her grandfather, and whose habits of life have been such as to give him Q distaste for fashionable society, and an utter indifference to the attractions of opera, balls, and other amusements so essential to young people, and which the lady had expected to follow in the wake of rank and riches.
 A husband had never been so boldly played for and so easily won as hers It may be so that the course of true love never does run smooth, but it is fixed fact that where a woman sets out to catch husband not handicapped with love, the machine runs straight along as if it had been oiled for the occasion. The Senator's capture had been deter mined upon before the opening of Con- gress in December, 1875. And so adroitly had the lady managed, seconded by her mother, that a month after they met they were engaged, and married at the expi- ration of three weeks longer. The lady modestly pleaded for more time in order to earn the money for handsome trous- seau, but the impatient lover placed several hundred dollars in her hand, and implored her to hasten matters.
 To keep the wedding as secret as pos. sible they purchased the wedding outfit in Baltimore, and 8 fashionable modiste here made the dresses, but no mention was made of the happy mans name il her atelier to reach the outer world.
 The friends (so-called) of the Senator declined to interfere, on the ground that if man of 63 was not able to take care of himself they did not banker after the responsibility, and then, too, the affai, had gone so far he would suffer if it was broken off. So the Senator was left tc his fate.
 Mrs. Christiancy is an educated anc refined lady, in every way worthy of { better man than United States Senator provided he can be found.