The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-15

in the plstonic society of an editors
widow who had great power to faci-
nate, and whoee estate, small as it
was. he brought up to eoma,hing re-
spectacle.
The most harmonious family that
ever lived in the White house was
Martin Van Buren, snd his sons. He
had married bis cousin. who died
young, and the President brought up
bis boys to share every confidence he
had. Yet. on the whole. the climax
of the family was Indifferent well.
Don Cameron, whose wife is con-
sidered to he one of the brightest
ladies in Washington. if not the
leader of the Administration society
there. was the poor daughter Of Judge
Sherman of Cleveland.
STEPHEN DECATUR.
Stephen Decatur, probably the
most heightened man the American
Navy ever knew. had a singular mar
RAG. His wife was illegitimate,
though he did not know it till after
De nau married neT.
1t was not uncommon ia Maryland,
in days near the Revolutionary War,
for marriages to be uncelebrsied.
Charles Carroll. OF Csrroltop, the
last surviving signer of the DecIsra-
ton of Independence, refused to
leave England for the United States
after he had finished bis studies, Until
his father would go and marry his
mother. They were Catholics, and
up to the Revolutionary Wharf.-The
Catholic worship was not legal in
America. and, OF course, Catholic
marriages we're not. Such examples
spread in the lower walks. and Mrs.
Decstur's father had her of an Irish
woman who lived at his iron works at
Elkridge. near the Relay House
As he made her his daughter, how
ever and educated her at the best
schools Of the day, whers her school
mates were Charles CAROLS grand
d lighters, nothing was known OF the
matter. Prince Jerome Bonapayte
preferred her to Miss Patterson, u b ON
he married; bu! an anonymous letter
sent to her father by a FrenchmAn
acquainted him with the true iuten
tious OF the Prince to 70 through the
form OF mstrimony merely to de-
bsuch the young woman. Decatur
married her, and alter his death il
was alleged that she aimed TO marry
OLD Charles Carroll of Oarrollton him.
self. Decatur was very indignant
wien he found this secret out. and
would have no money from his
father-inla law. You will hnd this all
told in the sosndal-loVing book OF
Benjamin Ogle Taylor, which gives
description of ell the houses on
Lafayette Square, Washington, aud
all their tenants.
STEPHEN GIRARD.
Stephen Girsrd, the rich Philadel-
phisn, who was curious compound
of a misel and the philsnthropist,
the infdel and the Quaker, married
unhappily, and according 10 general
tradition was very unkind to bis vi g.
Yet he left the best-handled estate
ever given in this country. or, per-
hsps. in any other. to a charitable
need. His principal competitor in
making loans was rich Mr.. Ridge
way, whore daughter and heir mar
ried Dr.. Bush. He was 8 studlUus
man, with a moral tendency. His
wife loved gay society, and men, and
reckless appearances. Probably she
was much better WON All than invid-
ious Philadelphia people insinuased.
She and her husband, though living
together, had little or no intercourse,
and. being childless, he Left her pro-
perty to the Philadelphia Library.
founded by Franklin. The most
effective library building on this con-
tinent mas been built with the money.
So it frequently happens that uncon.
genial marriages rebound to the
benefit OF the poor and the public
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