Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-30
MIR. BIGGAE LOVE.
Some Curious Passages in the Cowrtship of
Mss Hyland md tIae Land Lacquer.
London Panar

plaintiff, said the promise to marry was
made at the end of the year 1881, Mr.. Big
gar's attentions to Mrs.Hyland having COM
menced in November of that year. MIS-.
| Hyland was lady thirty-five years of age,
| the daughter of the late Mr.. Michael Hy-
land, who was q solicitor ut Kilkenny, and
was mayor of that place in 1851. He was
gentleman of considerable means ana
position when he died, in 1854, but did
not leave means adequate to maintaining
| his widow and two daughters IN the same
| position as they had occupied during his
| lifetime. Mrs. Hyland and her two daugh-
ters left ireland and went to reside in
Paris, where they had been living since in
Avenue de Villiars. Mrs. Hyland had an
| income of e1o0 year, while the daughters
had each GSO0 year. They were in the
habit of receiving English ladies to board
with them, and in that way they had con
tinued to live without having resort TO
any other occupation. In Paris they had
become acquainted with Mr.. Rouer and
Nine. Rouer, who were of Irish connection
and who had large circle of acauaint,
ances in Paris. In October. 1881, it be-
came convenient for Mr.. Biggar to leave
England and live for some time out of the
Jurisdiction of the tribunals of this country,
and he went over to make stay IN Paris.
1t was while there on that occasion that he
formed the acquaintance of Miss HyIand.
which ultln tely led to the promise of
marriage, III aspect of which this action
was brought On the evening OF the 9TH
of November 1881, Mrs. Hyland and her
daughters W, invited by the Rouers TO
spend the eve ;ng with them. Mr.. Patrick
Egan was amol g the party invited, and he
brought with him Mr.. Biggar, whom he in
troduced as his friend. They were accom-
panied by Father Byrne, since dead. and
by Mr.. Sheridan. of Tubbercurry, whose
name, the learned counsel remarked, was
somewhat well known.
Mr.. Biggar seemed from the first to be
impressed in favor Of Miss Fanny Hyland,
and during the evening paid marked attea-
ton to her. At the close of the evening
the host undertook to see the ladies home;
but Mr.. Biggar volunteered to be their es-
cort. He saw Miss Hyland home, and ex-
pressed to her his intention of seeing more
of her, and that at very early date. On
the Tuesday following Mrs. Hyland re-
ceived Z telegram saying that Mr.. Egan
| and Mr.. Biggar were coming to spend The
evening at their house in the evening.
Mr.. Biggar had previously, in the course
OF conversation, intimated to Miss Hyland
that he hated music laughter, but du-
! ring the evening, while music was goiny
on, he explained to her that so long as she
was close to him it did not matter what
else took place in the room laughter.
The song sold Ireland, Ny Darling"
formed part &C the evenings programme,
and when that came on Mr.. Biggar at once
| appropriated to Miss Hyland the epithet
| which the song suggested laughter. On
| that evening his attentions to the young
| lady were more marked than before. After
| the Tuesday evening he did not see her
| again until the following Monday,when he
| again paid long visit to the residence of
| Mrs. Hyland, in the avenue,and again paid
| Miss Fanny considerable attention. He
appeared to have taken week to consider
| the matter, and on the following Wednes-
| day he came down to make formal offer
of marriage. He asked Miss Hyland to
make an appointment to go out with him
| for walk, saying that he was very anx-
ious for a little private conversation. He
made an appointment on his part to 60 to
the wedding of Miss O'Neil, to which other
friends had been invited. The walk was
| agreed upon. and during the walk Mr..
Bigg ar explained to Miss Hyland that his
head was turned. Laughter. He said
! he did not know when such an impression
had been made upon him; that he was
quite overcome laughter and he asked
| her positively to be his wife. This was on
| the 18th of November.
At the same time he said that there was
some obstacle which prevented the realiza-
ton of his desires and she pressed him to
| explain what lhis obstacle was. Mr.. Big
| gar intimated that he would explain it
later on. Still she pressed him for an ex-
| PLANTATION at the time; but he sententiously
observed that Curiosity lost Eve.o
| Laughter. He mentioned, however,
| about the date whe he proposed to marry
Miss Hyland. On that occasion he wanted
to give her diamond ring. This was af-
ter he had mentioned the obstacle to the
immediate realization of his wishes, and
| Miss Hyland then declined to accept the
lring, which she did not do until some
! time afterward, when she also re-
ceived the still more emblematic
present of chain. On taking leave Mr.
Biggar kissed Miss Hyland and cor YER
sation took place between them with re-
gard to this important subject OF kissing
Laughter. MIR. Biggar said he was aware
that it was a question whether a lady
should allow herself to be kissed before her
marriage laughter and he told her that
this was difficulty about which theo-
logians had differed. Much laughter
He assured the lady it was with great
regret that he should cause her any trouble
with regard to that matter, and advised
her to go to her spiritual director
and ask wbeth9r under the eircum-
stances kissing would be permissible
laughter; and he said she might
assure her spiritual director that be
was man of honor, and that the engage
rnent to marry would be carried out. Miss
Hyland accordingly did consult her spirit
nal director, and thereafter Mr. BiggaI
was in the habit of kissing her when he
came to see her and when he left, and il
/ the presence Of members of the family
He was in the habit not only of kissing her
but ne also in the presence OF members OF
the family and other persons called her by
| familiar and erdearing names, Miss Hy-
land permitting j freedom which she could
not with any self-respect allow except &c
one who had engaged to marry her and in
whom she had implicit confidence.
The verdict, it will be remem 5ered, was
1 for rho NIL inf,