The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-29

two had gone to school together as chill
dren, and their engagement was long
one 1hey were married as soon as Van
Buren's law practice would warrant it.
Their married life, like that of Jeffer-
sons lasted only ten years.
When John Tyler married his first
wife he was % years old, and sha was %.
lie had long been in love with her, and
had courted her for five years, "Stin,"
saws his son, Gen. Tyler, "he never ven
tured even 10 kiss her hand until three
weeks before the marriage, when on his
last visit to her prior to the wedding, he
consummated this act" John TYLER
was ut this time young lawyer, and he
had already served a term or two in the
legislature. He was Gov. Tyler's son,
ana ms wife was one of the flowers OF
The f. f. VS.. She was an Episcopalian
and was beautiful woman. President
Iylers second wife was Catholic. She
lived with President Tyler seventeen
years, and had sons and daughters.
PRESIDENT Fillmore WAS II wool-carder,
and his wife was o school teacher when
they fell III love. Both were poor, and
tllimpre, after studying law aud NOV
ing to Buffalo, did not soc his aflianced
wifo for three yours, because he was TOO
poor To pay the faro OF the $50 miles
which lay between them. Mrs. Fill
more was two years older than her hus-
band and sho was % years old when
their marriage took place. Sne died in
1853. President Fillmore survived her
twenty-one years, and married the
woman who it il said became insane be-
fore she died. Mrs. Fillmore was a
preachers daughter, as wore also Abi-
gail Adams and Mrs. Frank Pierce.
she was tho same age as Mrs. Fillmore
at the time of her marriage, and her
groom was a member Of congress
when he married her. Mrs. Pierce
was somewhat like Mrs. HAYES i'm
the rigid piety with which she observed
sunday at the white house 1t was hor
custom 10 ask the employees to 90 to
| church. She did like society, and she
made tho executive mansion, rs far as
possible, Christian home for her
family.
Mrs. Lincoln wore wedding ring
given her by tho president, in which
WAS engraved, Glove is oternal.p She
- ia kentucky gr,, who had gone to
ave with sister at Springfield, I'LL
nols. Here she met Lincoln, then a
young lawyer, and the two were mar
sled, ana began life as boarders, paying
for their accommodations 81 u week.
Eliza McCardie was II years old when
she married a young North Caro-
lima tailor, who had settled in Green
vile, Tennessee, His name was Andrew
johnson, and he was Just of age. She
possessed more learning than her hus-
band, and the two worked together.
though she did not, as reported, teach
MIN his letters. When, after many
year,, he became president, she was
to i'll to do the honors of the white
house, and her daughter took her
| place.
&Mrs. Julia Don't, President Grants
wife, comes of an old family, and her
great grand father was the SURVEYOR
general OF Maryland. Gen. Grant mot
her at st. outs, and was engaged to her
four years before he married her. Dur
ing this time tho Mexican war inter
vened, and she was % years old when
her wedding took place.
Mrs. Hayes is Chillicothe girl.
PRESIDENT Hayes made love to her while
she was going to school at Cincinnati,
and married her alter two years
courtship.
Gen. Garfield was also associated with
ms wife during her school-days and
there had been n long acquaintance be-
lore their engagement in 1870.