The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-13

term. Take the case Of John Sherwin, living at
Amsterdam, N. Y. Twenty three years ago he
eloped with Miss Sterling, and went with her
Nothing particularly strange about that. But
the sequel@ are remarkable enough. Miss
Sterling afterwards married farmer named
Jennings, and daughter was born to them with
in year. Last summer a tramp came to the
Jennings farm house and begged shelter for the
night. He turned out to be the John Sherwin
of other days. Mrs. Jennings persuaded him to
preserve silence as to their former relations and
he was given work on the farm. He gained the
affections of Mrs. jennings daughter, beautiful
girl, twenty years of age, and the two eloped a
few weeks ago. The heart-broken mother con
fessed her early waywardness to her husband
and he forgave her Sherwin and his wife are
now living on farm in Delaware county. He
has fully repented of his misdeeds and promises
to make a model husband, and it is to be hoped
he will
Little, if any, less strange has been the ex-
perience of Edward P. Whaites another New
York man. About 1925 Whaites, who was then
young man, quarreled with his,sweetheart and
found his way to West Virginia, then wilder
or five years later he married, and shortly after
ward movedto Mississippi There his wife died.
He left his daughter in the family of a friend
and returned to New York, where he married a
widow with several children. Father and daugh-
ter lost trace of each other. The daughter grew
up, was married, and finally, with two boys, came
back to West Virginia, where she settled on the
land abandoned by her father. The boys
grew up respected men, and with their
aged mother still live there Whaites and his Sec
ond wife lived together thirty years. when the
wife died and Whaites spent many years trav-
cling in the South, and then settled down in Gal
weston, Tex, as wholesale grocer, where he
remained until 1870 when he again went to New
York. where he met and married his first love,
Miss Ann Treadwell, who had never married.
Two years ago she died. and i'll January, 1884,
Whaites was married to a girl of nineteen The
New York newspapers contained accounts of the
marriage. One of these accounts was renub-
lished in the Monroe County Waterman, and
was read by j. L. Keadle to his mother. She
recognized in the man her long-lost father. Cor
respondence followed, and Whaites and his
young wife are now at his old home in West
Virginia. Father and daughter are united after
has for her mother a woman of twenty, and men
forty years old have daughters as old as their
great grandmother This is only one Of the
many startling episodes for which the glorious
climate of this country must be held responsible
AMONG the names mentioned in connection
with the presidency of the State University,
which is to be filed by the trustees on Monday
next is that of Prof. John NJ Coulter, of Wa
bash. Professor Coulter is a Hanover boy, post
graduate Of Harvard, a teacher of eminence and
enthusiasm, a scientist of rare powers and wide
reputation, both in this country and Europe; a
thorough gentleman as well as scholar, man of
fine presence and address, and having as well,
good administrative and executive abilities. It
is no discredit to the other gentlemen named for
the position to say that Professor Coulters cleo
ton could not be mistake. Professor Grant,
of the High-school of this city is also prominent
ly named, and it is needless to say to anybody
who knows Professor Grant that in ability,
scholarship and character he would fill the posi-
ton to complete satisfaction Others have been
spoken of some with and some without authori-
ty for such use of their names, and with the ma
terial before them the trustees can hardly go
amiss in their choice The only interest the
Journal has in the matter is that the selection
shall be one that will give the university a credit
and standing not only in educational circles, but
with the general public and the people, who
have great deal to do with the prosperity and
success of the institution.
Miss IDA HosTETTER of Logansport this
State, has patterned after Miss Willard, of
Washington The latter, it will be remembered,
allowed the preparations for her wedding with
a Kansas City man to proceed to the critical
hour, almost, when she suddenly "few" with
patent solicitor, a resident of the capital city.
In like manner Miss Hostetter permitted her af
famed to not only issue the cards, but he had
obtained the license. secured the minister, and
the wedding guests had assembled, when the
tickle maiden hied herself off with brawny
brakeman, much to the dsmay of all concerned.
The railroader, Weaver by name, was boarder
with the girls mother, and wooed successfully
while the other was away. He must have con
fdence in the cooking and disposition of his
prospective mother5in-law. He has performed
an intrepid act
THOMAS CARLYLE's life was embittered by
''denon cocks" which crowded Under his win
dows. The bane of Congressman Hewtt's exist
ence is the diaboical dog which barks and de-
prives him of needed repose. If Mr. Hewitt is
keeping diary, future generations may, by
comparing it with that of Carlyle, be able to
Judge which is the greater evil, the rooster or
the pup, and decide thereby which of these great
men suffered most.
A CHICAGO man who left home last May with
his horse and buggy for the purpose of taking a
tour through New England has reached New
York on his way home So far, he says, the
trip has cost him $780, At this rate travelling
is cheaper than living in Chicago, and the old