The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-29
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rcscmble his grandfather, General Grant,
in his love for soldiers, horses, pups and
ciyars,n "Nellie Grants little boys!
Since Nellie Grant left or short frocks
and laid aside dolls and became Mrs.
Sartoris and the mother OF little boys II
good deal Of history has crowded itself in.
Yet it seems but yesterday that she was a
child in the White House, q sweet, inter
estins, but not remarkable, girl, made
much OF because she was the Presidents
daughter. And then she met aartorls, n
Young Enylishman who wasn't anybody
In particular in his own right. Sartoris
was her flute; and now We near o. the
little boys-English boys, subjects OF Her
Britannia Majesty. A friend OF General
Grants ones told me that the old soldier
was not well pleased with the match that
he didn't greatly admire Sartoris, and
didn't relish the idea OF his daughter mar
ryiny out Of the country. ! can imagine
that Grant would have been better pleased
il his daughter had become the wife Of M
American Somebody.
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The recent marriage OF "pig Iron"
kelly's daughter Florence to q foreigner
a Russian OF unpronouncable name
brings out the story OF n short honeymoon
and OF great pain 10 Judge Kelley and his
family. Miss Kelley is a vassar girl,a
young woman OF remarkable mind, choos-
ing rather the masculine pursuits in litera-
ture. Asa student OF SOCIAL and political
conomy she Is scarcely second to her disl
tinguisled iather. Her newspaper and
magazine articles display wonderful vigor
OF thought. She has lived in the atmos-
pherc Of books and OF political ~invcstiga-
ton rather than in Society" Miss
Kelley and her mother, more ac-
curatcly her strp-mothcr, have been
abroad for about 4 year, Miss
Kelley taking II special cottrse in the
University Of Zurich. 1t was there that
she fell in love with u ie~llow.studcnt, the
young Russian OF unpronouncqble name,
4 physician, son OF Il wefi.to-do manuiact-
urer. Now comes the report thattlie mar
riage ceremony had scarcely been per-
formed when the bride discovered that
she hnd married n Nihilist. Since the
marriage makes her Il Russian subject this
discovery was OF interest 10 the talented
American girl. Miss Kelley had written
Il book which her husband forbade her to
publish lest it might cost both OF them 4
Journey 10 Siberia, or the lnilder penalty
Of death. All which is interesting il true.
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When Judge Kelley was in Wheeling
Ills first inquiry was ior his letters. Upon
receiving his mail, a numerous company
being present, he asked to be excused
while he opened and read, with evident
pleasure, u letter from his daughter.
Then the judge read Inc some extracts,
and said he was soon to loose his daugli-
ter. lie spoke III high terms OF the Rus
sian bridesroom-elect, and his only regret
seemed to be that his daughter must live
SO far away from him. Tie Nihilist story
may be truc-Nihilists grow on every
bush in Russia, even in the conservatory
of the Czar-but | think l detect a
iishy odor in the narrative. Whether
the story is true or ialse, it suggests
one more the danger OF these foreign
marriages. Some OF them turn out we'll,
and more don't. For example, an Amer
can girl who makes her home in Russia.
must forget her American life and learn
another life. There is the effort to assimi-
late not only two individual characters,
but two diverse national systems with ali
their manners and customs. And Russia
above all foreign lands! Not for me! Re-
mote as Siberia is-bleak and boundless
us is the frozen plain that lies between,
with dead and dying strcwn along the end
less, hopeless way-it isby far too conven-
lent to ST. Petersburg. l would rather
bring my bride from the mountains OF
West Virginia to'the smoke and SCOT OF
everyday, commonplace, democratic
Wheeling.
\ day or two since happened to see
two very stable citizens rounding a corner
from opposite directions. They were bott,
ina hurry, apparently absorbed. Icouldn't
get across the street in time 10 warn them
OF their danger. Dashing maiiy ahead
they discovered the situation. 1t is fifty
described rs a terrible crash. They were
polite enough to apologize to each other,
and mad enough 10 cat each other. Then
| resolved that when ! round Il corne- |
will not hug the houseline and turn sud
denly with 4 military jerk. l will de-
scribe a graceful arc, keeping we'll out to-
ward the curbstone.s SO
Col. Morgan, the member ofahe House
OF Delegates, sent from Wct1el county,
from all accounts is a corker. For twenty
years he has been a standing candidate
for the seat to which he has just been
elevated. Finally the unpurchuseable
Bourbons OF 'Vetzel relaxed n pertinacious
'ncgation," left the door open and in the
late October blast the old ma blew in. He
is described as q son OF the soil. ! In the
canvass ofthecounty he was mounted upon
IN animalwhichis theonly living descend
ant Of Barnum's woody horse. No curry
comb has ever proianed its back. The
crops OF hair OF twenty years production
we're held firmly together BY burs OF
ancient growth. One leg OF this animal
has five times the circumference OF its
fellow; the scarcity OF home raised corn
10 efluchS III us cltaTlS outlined lids ana
prominent backbone; blind as the last
minstrel it feels its way cautiously over
the perpendicular hills; one hip has an
altitudinous advantage oyer its neiehbor,
much to the Disagreement" Of the
animal.
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The gait was the only Recommendation
the veteran dromedary possessed. The
rider had no less distinguishing marks.
Ills clothes in no particular, could have
been used TO Illustrate Il OF Judge Bran
mons protection speeches. They were
with an ased-ani-gray Maggie
appearance and redolent OF Democracy IN
every garment. His hat was napless.
socks he scorned as Injuries that no
Wetzel county 4 could afford. Stir
wera too progressive, a rope.bridle
was p%retcNtious enough Tor him; vete-
ran grain sack was a cushion ofiuxury
bound about tho horses back by a section
81 his wiie's clothes. line aud tn" tout Gu