St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-12
MARRIED AN ORPHAN
Pretty Mile Harmon of Folsomdals Be-
comes the Wife of Her Fathers
Chore Boy,
Against Her Fathers Wishes, on the
Day the President Weds Miss
frankie Folsom,
Not Forgetting to Say Her Husband
May Some Day Be the High
est in the Land.
A Letter In New York Paper
Causes the Young Couple to
Return to FolsomdaIe.
Alps Well That Ends Well.

Special to the Globe.
FoLsoADALE. N. Y, July 11.-This
quiet little hamlet recently enjoyed pass
ing notoriety as the girlhood home of Miss
frankie Folsom, now the presidents wife.
1t is generally a very quiet place, its only
dlssipationS being an occasional school pic
nc and spelling bee. 1t has recently en-
Joyed domestic drama of absorbing inter-
est, which has come to a happy denoue-
ment through the medium of a personal in
New I ork paper, which appeared on the
7th inst, and read as follows: ''NIiIlie:
Come home and bring Alfred with you; all
Will be forgiven. Pa and Ma" Mile
Harmon is the only daughter of
aiwell-to-do farmer who lives lust on the
outskirts OF the place. Farmer Harmon is
thrifty and prudent, and his fields have
yielded him an abundance of this worlds
goods. "Millie," as he atfectionately
called her, is now beautiful woman of %
years. She was educated at Vassar col
lege and Is refined and cultivated in her
tastes. When frankie Folsom used to
visit this place she found congenial COM
panion in Millie Harmon. They had MANY
tastes and sentiments in common, and their
association was beautiful in the good infu-
ence one eXerted over the other About ten
years ago Farmer Harmon went to SYRIA
cuse, and while there visited
THE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
for the purpose of obtaining a boy to assist
i'll doing small chores about the house. He
selected youngster named Alfred Graves,
sturdy little fellow, with bright black
eyes and shapely head, covered with ra-
ven curly hair. The matron of the institu-
ton commended Alfred to Farmer Harmon
as very ambitious. energetic little fellow,
anxious to make his way in the world.
Moreover, he was fond of study and great
reader. This is all very fne." Farmer
Harmon said. but fine larnin' wont buy a.
farm. If Alfred has got lots of go-ahead
in him, why I'll take him." HE is yerv
ambitious boy, and 1 think he
is bound to succeed" said the
matron. The result was that
Alfred became member of Farmer Har-
mons family. He was modest and just the
least bit bashful. However, he managed
to conquer this disposition in Miles COM
pany. They both discovered that they
loved great many things in common. In
the days of summer Alfred and she would
ramble over the fields to some shady nook
and there read to each other the sentiments
OF Byron and Shelly. Millie began to re-
gard Alfred as something more than her
fathers chere boy, while Alfred felt pas
sion growing in his heart that he, the poor,
pennlleSS orphan bog, dare not reveal.
Farmer Harmon
NOTICED THE INTIMACY
that had grown with years between the
pair. He also noticed some time ago that
Mile was unusually interested in proyid-
ing Alfred, who had developed into class
teacher at the Presbyterian church Sunday
school, with pretty ties, handsome silk
handkerchiefs and various other little arti-
Giles that added to the neatness of his plain
attire 'Huldah," said Mr.. Harmon to his
wife, 81 do believe that Mile is in love
with Alfred. The two seem powerful fond
of each other" The parents consulted to-
gether and resolved that they would ques-
ton Mile as to her feelings towards
Alfred, and if they found that it was as
they feared, they determined to send her
away. Il love Alfred dearly Mile told
her father. He is poor, l know, but he
is manly and will make his way in the
world yet" Father and mother were inexo-
rable, and arrangements had almost been
completed to send Mile abroad when, on
June 2, the day of Miss frankie Folsom's
wedding, Mile and Alfred disappeared
from Folsomdale. Miss Harmon left q
note, in which she said:
THE LETTER.
Dear Father and Mother: Frankie Folsom
has welded the man of her choice and no one
interfered with her. Though the man of my
choice is not the president of the United
States, think him noble and intelligent
enough to I'LL that position, He is in my mind
gentleman in the best sense Of that much
abused term, and, given time and the oppoT-
tunity, may yet fill the highest position In the
land. ] love him and have determined to cast
my fortunes with his. Your aTectionate
daughter, MILE.
The father and mother tried for time
to regard the matter phflosophically, but
wounded pride prevented them from doing
so. The thought that their beautiful
daughter Mile, highly educated and well
trained in all the proprieties Of life, should
condescend to marry common shore-boy
against their wishes was CALLING to them.
Days melted into weeks. but brought no
comfort to the bereaved couple. Thoughts
of the absent Mile distracted them. Was
she alive and well? Where was she, and
how could they extend to her the
hand of welcome and call her back
to them were problems that puzzled
them sorely. Finally Farmer Harmon sug-
gested the publication of a personal which
appeared on July Z, as quoted above. Mil
lie and Alfred had gone direct to New
York, taken quarters in a modest fiat in
Yorkville, and confident in themselves and
the future had settled down to fight life'S
battle happy in each others love. They
saw the personal and their hearts responded
to its welcome. Yesterday morning they
reached here together and went direct to
the old homestead, where they were re-
ceived with open arms and hearts grateful
FOR their raturn