National Republican., 1883-11-13
r1LpEN,s YOUNG LOVE.
How Sammy Got q ailtton FIFTY odd Years
Ago.
Neig lork Joarnal.


Ncto York journal.
"Why is Tlldon bachelor2"
"IIo is so old that very few can answer tho
question. The idea of Uncle Sammy in love
would move most people TO laughter There
is a legend of mysterious lady in black float
ing about, but Lord he was as settled and
crustya bach olor oven then as you would care
to see" said an aged resident Of Yonkers.
You must 20 further back than me-
Discouragng, surely II would, indeed,
be difficult to find moro sentimontally frgid
or unromantic character than the venerable
sage of Greystone One naturally forms an
opinion at the first glance that the quzzical
smile which usually wrinkles over the other
wise placid countenance of Mr.. Tildon peno-
| trates tho nature of the inner man and lights
nm tho soul with at least a ray of comicality.
| When disturbed from such pleasant medita-
| tions one is surprised to find how quickly his
seemingly happy countonanco assumes cold
and rigid aspect.
1t was not always thus, however. An aged
resident of the little Quaker village of New
Lebanon, Columbia county, who remembers
the early youth of Tildon, when, with tho
village and farmer youths, ho played at mar
bles or roamed the fields and mountains to-
gether, tells o curious tale of the youthful days
of this great man.
Samuel j. Tildcn, il Is claimed was born in
the year 1906 His parents wero well-to-do
| QualorS of tho renowned Quaker settlement
of New Lebanon. His father ELAN Tilden,
kept country store, and dealt largely in
| herbs and patent medicines" many of the
latter being in the market at the present day.
Samuel was the eldest of three sons Ho was
n sickly, puny youth, tall, slim, and very shy.
| His carly boyhood was made wretched among
| his associates, who took advantage of his
physical deficiencies in many boyish ways.
| This naturally drove him to closer attention
| to his books and at an early ago his pro-
| fcency at study had entitled him to course
| at Yale.
While at Yale the father of Samuel sud
denly died. The two brothers were retained
| at homo 20 assist tho mother in continuing
tho business, whilo Samuel remained to COM
| plete his studies. At 10 he began to attract
attention as o writer of political speeches and
newspaper articles on topics of importance in
state government. Many of his articles ap-
peared in the Albany Argus under the nom
de plume of "Crino" The young student
never enjoyed health, and the additional
labors of college life were more than his
| physical abilities could withstand and Mt
| this early stage in his career we find physi-
| clans lowering about him and advising rest
and quietness. Then Samuel retired from
| college to the more romantic life ON tho home
stead at Now Lebanon, where he devoted o
| year or more of his life to studying the beau
ties of nature and concocting pills and plas-
ters in the laboratory over the Tilden store.
The rough usage which youths of Samue's
nature were won't to receive at Yale by their
associates probably had some influence on the
future destiny of the man. for when he re-
| covered sufficiently to again pursue his
studies he chose to complete his education at
the New York university. Here Samuel
made rapid progress, but in his new life met
with an incident which came near wrecking
his ambitious career.
E8The young student found time to partici.
pate in tho festivities of the gay city life. He
had gradually become known TO his associates
| and the leaders Of the democratic party as o
political writer and critic of some import
ance and was n welcome guest among the
| families of the better class of society. Men
who hoped to gain publicity through the pen
of Tilden courted his favor, and he was the
recipient of many courteous attentions as
well from the ladies.
prettiest and most talented of city bellies,
whose hand many had sought in vain. Miss
Morse had thrown q radiant beam across the
pathway of young Tilden, pathway which
had never before been crossed by Cupid. For
time it seemed as if the young student had
lost all ambition for learning. Tho new life
was happy one. His health was improving.
His friends and admirers were numerous
and withal he was satisfied. He had become
intoxicated with love. Young Tildens am.
bitons then turned toward gaining the hand
of this beautiful woman in marriage.
BY no means an attractive figure, with no
fortune, and with very dim prospects, the
youth had little or nothing to lay ut tho feet
of the lovely maiden. Nothing daunted,
| Samuel was an ardent suitor, paid every con-
cevable attention to his adored one, wrote
poetry and prose by turns, and waged proba-
bly, tho most desperate contest of his life.
On the other hand, tho naughty miss had
| nt nf low cnr
her suitor and before Tilden was aware of
his fate, his lady love had been led to tho
altar by o more pretentious and wealthy
| admirer.
Tho blow fell heavily, and for timo
threatened to entirely change the course of
Tilden's life. Most men would have quai!ed
under the severe test and gone deeper into
the designations and intoXlcations of n gay
life But not so here. Taking solemn vow
against all future social pleasures and aspira-
tions, the youth throw off his fetters and
returned once more to his books. With high
honors Tildcn graduated from the New York
university, and shortly after astonished the
profession by his bold, stern, and collected
manner in the practice of law.
From this new era .of his life however, IL
was noticed that he Stunned all social inter-
course He retired to unpretentions lodgings
| in Madison avenue. where he resided for
many years, until by vast accumulations of
| wealth he was enabled to live moro luXuri-
ousy, and purchased his present residence in
Gramercy park, and lordly estate in Sc
cluded spot along the Hudson.
The aching void which was created by this
beautiful belle was partially filled by the
political aspirations of his after life, but
never has the cruel treatment received Mt tho
unmerciful hands of this beautiful woman
been quite forgotten.
As years advanced and Mr.. Tilden with
| drew from active life the stern and frgid ma
ture grew upon him. and never since has the
cold heart of the hermit of Grcystone been
lit up OF softened by social pleasures or con-
nubinl affections.
WALTERBoRo, S. C.-Col. A. T.. Campbell,
says: "A member of my family used Browns
Irion Bitters with good results"