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TIE ENGtGgmENT
A curious story is told OF the oresidept.
engagement He has known Miss Folsoas
since she was baby. He has dandled re-
on his knee as little girl, and has been ~
great friend all her life She used "a cal,
him Uncle Cleve, and he has kept up q cor
respondence with her for many wears n
never thought of her In the way of marriacs
until year or SO ago. She had gone ava
to school girl, and came back a woman
Still he never though of the possibility of 8,
old fellow like HIM marrying such nrettv
young girl as frankie Folsom, until while ha
was governor at Albany some match -maknr
correspondent disseminated q report that IL
was engaged to her. The next time he sa,v
her they chatted and laughed ever tha y.
port. After time, Gov Cleveland's love
began TO change from that OF ina
father to the lover. His letters To MI,
Folsom became more tender. and sha
at the same time inwardly knowing that aha
was doing SO, changed the tone of her let
ters TO him. She stopped calling him
~Uncle Cleve" and spoke of him as atba
governor" He sent her flowers and wrote
her humorous stories of his experience AZ
Albany. She was deeply interested in bs
presidential canvass, and her enthusiaam
pleased the president more than ANYTHING
else connected with the campaign INA
possibility of marriage, which had been
slowly working its way into President Cleve
lands heart, became a stronger force than
ever. He became now thoroughly in love.
and at the time he was elected president IA
determined that he would propose during
the first year of the administration He fef
very delicate about it, however, for the
reason that Miss Folsom was so muob
Younger than himself, and that she was his
ward
Still he thought she loved him, and he
knew that he was more and more in love
with her every day. This was the state Of
affairs when Miss frankie and her mother
came at his invitation to spend week d 50
at the White House during the last Easter
vacation. They thoroughly enjoyed the
visit President Cleveland was being exalted
to the skies in the newspapers and the air Of
toadying Washington was full of his praises
The warm White House was very beautiful
in contrast with cold New York The grass
was beginning to creep out of the ground
and the buds were showing signs of bursting
forth into the leaves of early spring The
crocuses were in bloom. The presidents
mansion was filed with flowers from his
gaeenhouse, and the great conservatores
were one mass of blossoms and green II
was the day after reception, and the
family had just eaten their dinner from
the elegant china and fine cut glass of
the presidential table. Miss Folsom bad
picked up the elegant bouquet du corsags
which was laid beside her plate, and had
pinned it into the lace at her neck President
Cleveland, contrary TO his usual custom.
came TO the table in full dress His day had
been pleasant one and he was feeling very
good humored The dinner passed of very
agreeably Miss Folsom was talking of her
school days, and she kept the party in roar
of laughter by her stories OF Wells college
and the secret love affairs or the beautiful
girls VINO attended it She had never seemed
happier, and the president thought he had
never seen her look more beautiful After
the dinner, which lasted about one hour. the
party adjourned TO the blue parlor for q
moment, and then began to scatter, MsS
Cleveland going up stairs and Mrs Folsom
settling herself back In a chair and deyot1ng
her attention to a story which she was read
ing. Miss Folsom and the president we're
talking together, standing at the door lead
ing into the corridor and looking at the por-
traits of tie presidents which line it's walls
moment later they strolled down toward
the east room, and then strolled arm IN arm
into the conservatory. This was olmy
lighted, and the air was Iull OF roses lDey
walked up and down it's aisles between tne
banks of flowers for perhaps full nall
hour, talking earnestly, and their voices
were as tender as the forget-me-nots tney
passed, and their conversation, decidedly
personal to themselves, was under the rose
in more senses than one They came from
the conservatory with happy look upon
their faces Miss Folsom was Dfusnlng
deeply, and The president held in his nahu
red rose from her bouquet du ccrsage
The engagement had been made N ING
conservatory. 1t was not announced e
Mrs Folsom until day or two later, anu
to Miss Cleveland even later still onolpy
after this Miss Folsom wrote to her granu-
father telling him of her proposed marnags,
and Grandfather Folsom, who was WILMA ~,
sensible fellow, proposed at once tnal MS M.ss
Folsom be taken to Europe, and spend SOM
time in travel to fit herself for the postum
she was TO assume as the first lady OF .ns
land He offered so furnish the money anu
as he liked the president hewas entnusllas..o all
on the subject of the marriage. Inc huly, liss
pean trip was afterward talked over WIZ
the president 1t was finally agreed upulh, pm
and the grandfather agreed to furnish ehousn TX
money for q magnificent wardrobe ioI a'a
bride. The whole affair was TO 0e Aeps, 80
strict secret. and the marriage was % ,ane s1iss
place Immediately upon the return q MS
Folsom from Europe.