St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-22
Ex-Gov. LONGS FrANCEE.
incidents Which Led to Their Ac.
quaintance and Betrothal.


A Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette writes: Con-
gresham Long. ex-governor of Massachu-
sets, will go to Worcester next week with
MS two daughters to see his intended
bride. The girls will remain with her until
the wedding day, May %, and the gov
ernor Will return to his duties on Friday.
The younger daughter, Miss Bertha told
some friends few days ago how her
father came to meet the young school
teacher whom he will lead to the altar.
Inc story has in it considerable amount
OF romance, as well as valuable moral
ioi the many young ladies who earn liy-
ing by teaching the young idea how to
shoot.
1t seems that last September Mr. Long
was ON the lookout for school to which he
might send his daughter, and wrote to sew
efal institutions for information about the
course, training, location, etc. OF course
ne received plenty of replies. All of them
were OF the regulation, newspaper adver-
tisement style except one. This one was a
curiosity. 1t was from the vice principal
OF young ladies' seminary near Worcester.
IL stated that the seminary was as good as
most OF those in operation in Massachusetts;
mat the course was lacking in many i'm
portant points, although several parents
were satisfied with it: that the location was
not so healthful as it might be- and two girls
were in the infirmary at the time; that the
water supply was t0lerable; that the build
ing was comfortable, but lacked many con-
venlences; that the corps of teachers was
not quite large enough and that the semin-
airy mad no distinguished references, but
might refer to some people whose children
had been educated there.
The governor was astounded. A semin-
airy that was not the best ON earth! One
that did not have model course, an I'M
equaled location, perfect healthiness, all
modern conveniences, and full and dis
tinguished corps of teachers? Who ever
heard of such thing?
"a remarkable and UNIQUE person wrote
that letter." said the governor to his daugh-
ter. sand we will see her, whether any
terms are made or not. A private school
principal who does not laud her school as
the best on earth is worth seeing as curl
osity, If for no other reason.''
Next day the governor and his daughter
went out to the seminary and saw the wri-
ter OF the letter. She proved to be unique
IN beauty as well as in letter writing. Tall,
slender and willowy, with a pale complex
ion and an oval, regular featured face,
lighted up with pair of the most roguish
brown eyes in the world, she had
little of the appearance which
is generally credited to board
ing school teachers. With merry
twinkle in her eyes, she expressed surprise
that the governor should come to see the
seminary after reading her letter, since all
the other institutions of learning in Massa-
chusetts were faultless, as he had no doubt
discovered by reading their circulars.
The three then walked through the house
and grounds, and whether it was because
the inspection proved satisfactory OF for
other reasons of his own, the governor left
his daughter in charge of the pretty school
ma'am. During the rest of September and
up to the meeting of congress- Mr.. Long
seemed to have conceived ali unusually
tender affection for his absent child. At
any rate he could hardly let day pass
without seeing her. Miss Bertha was Just
a little surprised at this, as her father,
though always affectionate, had never be-
fore sought her company SO frequently. Of
course, in these visits he generally saw the
pretty vice principal. Well. without fur
Their ado about it, it might as well be
stated at once, that the old, old story was
enacted once more. One day the governor
up dt HID lOlllO d1 IllIlSlldlu WlIn a
smile so wonderfully bright and beamed
on everybody in such a loving way that
folks began to whisper that something
was up.
On the same day, by singular coinci-
dence, the schoolma'am could do nothing
with her scholars on account of their per-
sistent gazing at new diamond ring which
she wore. The governor came to WASH
ingtOu in December to attend tn his con-
gressional duties, and, though he has tried
to labor faithfully, he can never give his
mind to work until the whole matter is
over. He often leans back in his seat at
the house. and folding his arms, allows a
far away, dreamy expression to creep into
his eyes. In a few minutes he is perhaps
aroused by the wranghngs of members, but
he is soon back in dreamland again. For
the sake of the government. which fails to
receive the full service of his great talents,
let it be hoped that the wedding day will
soon be over and leave no more room for
day dreams.