The Irish standard., 1886-09-04
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
"a Young Man of Twenty-four
Takes a Bride Of Seventy.

A Dowry of Thirty Thousand Dollars or
More Dwindles to q Paltry Six
Hundred-The Most Remark-
a able Couple on Record.
IN. Y. Cor. Cincinnati Tmes.1
A very old lady walked through Bed
ford avenue, leaning on the arm of q very
young man, 8 few days ago. Two, young
ladies followed few feet behind, and
your reporter overheard their converse
tion:
ssHow very attentive that young man is
to his grandmother" said one of the ladies.
shave noticed him walking with her on
several occasions, and he pays her every
attention.
ellis grandmother" cried the other.
sWhy, that's his bride, and the marriage
is cne of the most peculiar and interesting
that ever was heard of. He married her
supposing she had $4,000. and learned
later that her fortune amounted to just
$500"
The reporter heard no more, but he de-
ternned to investigate the story and
found it to be zone of the most peculiar
Robert Hamilton is just twenty-four,
and his bride has entered on the seventy
seventh year of her life, or, in other words
she had lived more than half a century
when her husband first saw the light Of
day. The bride having a great start on
her husband the story of her life is in Or
der arst. Years ago, about the time Of the
close Of the war, Mr.. Simon Hill, an East
ern contractor, who was very we'll off in
this worlds goods, had five children. Their
mother was dead. For long time the
subject OF this story had filled the position
Of housekeeper to the family, and Mr.. Hill
made her his wife. TO all appearances the
entire family was thoroughly satisfied
with the arrangement, but when, few
years later, old Mr.. Hill died, it was found
that matters had been so arranged that
his widow received but $4,000 of his fort
mother. The children prospered and be-
came wealthy. Ad. Hill, the oldest child,
who was public-spirited citizen Of the
Fourteenth ward, died few months ago,
leaving fortune to his wife and children.
The widow, finding her small amount Of
money dwindiing away, opened board
ing house in South Fourth street and pros
pared to limited extent. Her boarders
were we'll satisfied with the management
of her house, and although Mrs. Hill ba-
came intirm from old age, they assisted
her all they could, and not only remained
in her house, but in case of q boarder leav~
ing secured another to occupy the empty
chair. Mrs. Hill had become very much
!, ttc1> ct t1rc Sho 1>cf.
all her teeth, her head became bald and as
smooth RS a billiard ball, and she had two
paraly tic strokes. Still the boarders were
loyal to her and paid their board regular
ly, although they ran the house and
ministered to the old lady's infrmities.
Two years ago Robert Hamilton, young
Scotchman, became boarder in the
house. which, because of the smallness of
the old building, was then located at the
northwest corner OF South Fourth and
Sixth streets. Hamilton obtained employ
ment as 1nolder in Healey's iron worl1s
on Fifth street and greatly enjoyed the
comforts of the house. He told
stories Of a wandering life having
left his home in the Scotch highlands to
follow the sea. He was a bright,
J
soon became very popular with his fellow
boarders. He arranged to have party at
the house and brought there q pretty Four
teenth ward belle, who was the subject Of
much favorable comment at the table for
weeks after, as it was generally supposed
that she would soon become Mrs. Hamilton
and be added to the list of boarders. But
when about a year ago young Hamilton,
who was then but twenty-three years Of
age confded to one of the boarders that
he had great scheme to travel sn easy
road to wealth by marrying the old lady,
who having paralysis twice would prob
ably die within a year, leaving him a
widower with bank account Of $50, 900, the
boarders' surprise was great. The young
fellows statement was treated as joke,
but it soon became apparent that he was
making love to Mrs. Hill, and that she re-
ciprocated the tender passion. The odd
couple did not join the others in the parlor
after dinner, but remained in the dining
room until long after all had gone to bed,
and then the young Romeo would tenderly
assist his antique Juliet up to her room
door, where the sssweet sorrow" of saying
goodnight would continue till it was NOR
row. D6tSrmlneQ TO KNOW the Crutu, tile
boarders sent one of their number to the
Office of the bureau of vital statistics,
where he found that Rev. j. J. White,
of the Bedford Avenue Methodist Church,
had united the couple last February.
When this report was brought to the
boarders an Indignation meeting was held
and such expressions as ''it's scandal ous,"
sits ungodly," and 1--WE should not coun-
tenance it by remaining in the house"
were freely INDUCED in. The last express
sion found favor with all, and it was re-
solved that the boarding house should be
deserted.
Hamilton and his bride are now alone in
the South Fourth street house and take fire.
quent walks in the neighborhood. They
seem to be- very proud of each other. Ham
iton says he is perfectly happy, as he,
poor sailor who has knocked about the
world for number OF years, has at last
found port Yet, withal, Mrs. Hamilton
does not tell any of her friends Of her re-
cent marriage. and the result is that the
most knowing of her friends address her