Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-16
A STRANGE MARRIAGE.
The Old story of Incompatibility End.
ing I'm Divorce.
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There was wedding in Washington a
few days ago, so quiet and simple as to be
quite contrast with that of the short
term millionaire Senator from Colorado.
In one respect only was there any SINH
larity. The groom las been recently
divorced from his wife. 1t was the. old
story of incOmpatibility, endured quietly
unIl the three children were grown
and competent to choose between
their father and mother. 1t
was hard choice, for he has been
good father, and she a devoted mother.
1t has been hard experience for the two
sons, wh0~haye been in Washington. and
must be q sorrow for the daughter, now
young lady, who has, during the whole
time, remained with her mother. In one
sense the parents have been as widely
separated for fifteen years as they could
have been If divorced then, instead of a
few months ago. But the children have
been tie that has prevented the legal
separation before. 1t hardly seems like
real life, but more like the story of a
novel.
The marriage of StilsOn Hutchins. ed
ltor OF the Washington Post, under ordi-
nary circumstances would attract atten-
tion. Miss Brady is also well and favor
ably known by her family connections,
and because of her cleYerness and ability.
She has occupied position i'm one of the
departments for some years, and at one
time wrote letters for the Chicago Inter-
ocean, leaving the department for year
to devote herself to this work. But find
ing the labor too hard, and not sufficiently
remunerative, she gaveit up and returned
to her desk, where she renamed until re-
signing to marry Mr.. Hutchins. He made
ample provision for his family, and, in
deed, has always been very generous in
the support of his wife and their children.
Whatever Mrs. Hutchins felt of sorrow,
she accepted the legal separation as per-
hapS the better way to bring happiness to
both, and to terminate the years of
estrangement with their semblance of
married life. And he on his wedding day
received letter from this wife OF his
youth and mother of his children, full Of
kind wishes for his future happiness and
prosperity, and expressing the hope that
this union would bring him the content
ment he had failed to find in his first mar
rlage. The woman who could do this
must possess strong, magnanimOus
nature, great enough to sacrifice herself
for her children, and also for the man who
put her aside for another woman. He
could hardly forget his wife in New
Hampshire, sending from her home among
the bleak, granite hills a sort of blessing
ON his wedding, in such brave Christian
words.
Mr., HuIchins, with his new wife, sailed
for Europe the next day, having left
Washington soon after the ceremony for
New York. On their return in the autumn
they will begin housekeeping in the ele-
CANT house being built by the side of ex-
Senator WINDOWS handsome home on
Massachusetts avenue. His wedding
present to the bride was this house, given
to her with full right and title, and the
deed bearing her name. She was not a
young, frivolous girl, but mature woman
of 30 or more, and not many years the ju-
nior of Mr.. Hutchins.