The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-19
He Declined to Listen to an Archbishop'S
Good Advice and Beat Him on Technical
Point-Walker Blaine's Poor Diplomacy.
Men Who Have Made and Lost Big Fort
unes by Bold Speculations in Coffee.
Facts About Henry Irving's Summer Cruise
Lieutenant Henn Is Blue e-BlOOded, Though
He Looks a Little Like Plebeian.
MARRIAGE OF YOUNG BLAINE.
An Impetuous Lover Who Emphstically I


An Impetuous Lover Who Emphatically De-
clined to Accept Advice.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
New YORK, Sept. 18.-There is considerable
gossip over the marriage of Master James G..
Blaine. The boy seems to be clean-cut chip
from the old block. The story of the marriage,
as told by those who ought to know something
about it, differs materially from the published
accounts. Master Blaine, like young George
Gould and young Tony Drexel, was dead in love.
Here, however, the comparison ends. Gould
and Drexel, conservative and far-seeing like
their respective fathers, manipulated family
wires 80 adroitly that the consent of the parents
was obtained, and the wedding bells rang so
loudly that all the world heard them. Not so
with Master Blaine. He was spurred into ac-
tion by the intensity of his passion. Impetuous
as the "Plumed Knight" himself he threw pru-
dence to the winds, and rushed into the bonds of
matrimony without thought of the future. He
followed Ben Franklin's advice and married
lady several years older than himself. AS she
was Roman Catholic, he went to a
priest to have the ceremony performed. Father
Ducey refused to join them-not because Master
Blaine was Protestant but because he was un-
der age The tenets of the Catholic Church for
bid the marriage of minor without the consent
OF the parents unless a dispensation from the
ecclesiastical authorities has been granted. Mas
ter Blaine promptly appeared before the Arch
bishopin this city, detailed the difficulties at
tending the wedding and besought the necessary
relief The good prelate gave him sound advice,
hot. The Archbishop might as we'll have tried
to put out fire with oil as to have moderated
the boys love with seasonable counsel. Master
Blaine no longer besought dispensation. He
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as neither he nor his parents were Catholics,
they were not subject to the canon law Of the
holy Roman Church. 1t is understood that the
boy argued his case on this technicality with
ability which indicates bright future as law
yer. He c1enched his argument by threat to
carry the case into an outside theological court
II the ruling was against him. Find
ing the boy imperyious to all admo-
milton, the Archbishop granted the
dispensation, young Blaine meanwhile leading
him to believe that the young lady's parents
sanctioned the match. The couple reappeared
bsr5fS Father Ducey, and the weddneknot was
securely tied.
Then the ardent lovers stopped for moment
to take breath. Finally they agreed to journey
together to Augusta, break the news gently to
Master Blaine's parents, receive their blessing
and return to New York to bask in the sunshine
of the brides family. They secured a state
room on the Fall river boat as the bridal cham
ber was, unfortunately occupied by newly
welded pair of happy Israelites. When daylight
broke Master Blaine put on his think-cap. His
thoughts wandered home He was the apple of
his fathers eye. The great statesman had taken
the stump in the Maine campaign, not dreaming
of a domestic explosion. He fancied that Master
James was poring over studies down at Bar
Harbor, preparatory to entering college. All
this recurred to the boys mind. His anticipa-
tions were chilled by the fear of coming reali-
ties. Heheld council of war, and finally changed
front in the face of the enemy. He persuaded
his bride to return home, and await the result Of
his effort to secure reconciliation with his
father. He promised to write her every day,
and return soon and claim her. The bride read
lily obeyed her husband. It is said that she kent
finally divulged it to her parents Communica-
tion with Augusta was opened, and Mr.. and Mrs
Walker Blaine took the first train for this city
Walker called uponS the brides parents and
urged the maintenance of the strictest secrecy as
to the marriage. He said that his brother was
a callow boy just vergng upon collegiate
course with fair prospects for brilliant career
in life. Those would be darkened if the story
Of his marriage was poblshed Were the secret
kept, Master James might graduate with high
honors second wedding ceremony could
then be performed, and the young couple enter
matrimonial life under the most auspic1ous cir
cumstances. The parents listened patiently
to this special pleading. Walker displayed
his diplomatic power in a way worthy
of his lineage. He was evidently making
favorable impression, when a friend of the
family was called in. He is a government off
cial and he was gallant soldier in the Army of
the Potomac. A man of the world. although an
ardent member of the Roman Catholic Church.
he took no stock in Walker Blaines sophistry
He urged the immediate publication of the
marriage saying that secrecy was the worst pos
sible course to take. Things grew hot. Walker
pleaded, cajoled and threatened Those directly
interested became passively plant, but the sill
ver-haired soldier was like steel. He was too
true friend to temporize for even day. He
quietly slipped down town, and deliberately
gave an account of the marriage to a prominent
newspaper. Walker Blaine retired in confu-
sion His second effort at diplomacy had failed
Three days later came the news that Master
Blane's father had settled $1,000 a year on the
young couple. and that James G., jr., would en-
ter business life in preference to college.
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