Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-05-07
~ pREsIDENr-s MARRLAGE.


TIE PRESIDENTS MARRIAGE.
President Cleveland will be married
to Miss Frances &. Folsom. some time
this summer. Her friends admit it,
and his friends Go not deny it. So just
ut tbs time any information that can
he given about the young lady will GER
tainly prove acceptable. to our lady read
ers. especially. Then il may he stated
that she is - years old, brunette.
slight and graceful; her dark hair is
worn brushed back from her forehead;
her bearing is dignified; herform is per-
feet. Since last autumn. with her
mother and cousin, she has been tray
cling in France, Holland, Germany,
Austria and Italy, and at present she is
I'm Paris. She was born i'm 1864 in a
quiet and unpretentiOus, yet solid and
pretty house in Buffalo. The Folsoms
were well-tO-dOpeople, not by any means
wealthy, but lived mOdestly and com
fortably without making any preten-
sions. Miss Folsom was called Frances
after her grandmother, and was given
the middle name Clara after great
aunt. Her father. Oscar Folsom. was a
lawyer OF more or less lucrative practice.
lie was always large, fat, good-natured.
everybody's friend, and was known by
everyone as a thoroughly good fellow.
lie and President Cleveland were
bosom friends. When frankie was no
more than 3 years old it gave her great
Ofense TO be called baby" and she
always resented the unintentional in
suit. When baby she always showed
a great fondness for her fathers friend,
and she never seemed to enjoy herself
more than when nestled in his arms or
when lac was rocking her 10 sleep in her
cradle. When she was able to walk she
used to tOddle TO the windows at night
fall aud watch for her father and Mr..
Cleveland. As time went on she gave
unmistakable sigus Of promise of being
very beautiful, and showed early i'm life
that she possessed more than ordinary
intelligence. Mr.. Cleveland watched
the growth of his little friend with I'M
usual interest, and he spent evening
after evening in the Folsom house, and
found no pleasure 50 great as that de-
rived from playing with frankie.
When she was II years old her fathers
death occurred, and il devolved on Mr..
Cleveland to settle her fathers estate.
which was greatly complicated. The
family moved away from Buffalo 10
Media, where frankie entered the high
school, and there got part of the
groundwork Of her present magnificent
education. During her stay there she
corresponded with Mr.. Cleveland.
After lie had settled the estate. the Fol-
SONS went back to Buffalo, and the
coming president WAS again daily
visitor at Tie Folsom house, and lie an
frankie, WHO WAS now a tall and grace
full girl, were as "chummy" as ever
Soon they parted, she to go to Wells
College and he to Albany as governor OF
the state. They correspondent regularly
and the letters were longer than when
she was the school girl at Medina.
In the course of time frankie had hel
supmer vacation, and Mr.. Cleveland
took a Well-earned rest. They met
For the first time i'm his life lie saw LEI
whom he had loved in childhood ant
glrlhoOd, standing before him as tall
well-Tounded, graceful, beautiful wO
man. Though they seemed to bear The
same affection for each other that hat
always existed between them. theil
friends could not help noticing that
each bore a certain reserve-eyer 5,
slight i'm itself-that had not shown
itself before.
The love of the man for the child was
suddenly changed into that stronger
passion, and the child's love became
the strong love of the woman. This
was three years ago, and two years
later, the engagement occurred-it is
presumed when Miss Folsom was visit.
ing at the White House last season.