Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-21
-.o,,p BLAINE's MARRIAGE.


Published Accounts ana the
Actual Facts.
vop,, sent. 1S.--There is much
~, over the marriage OF Master James
' ono The boy seems to be clean
D' St,, from the old block. The story OF
~ arriage. as told by those who ought
" - something about it. differs ma
.anv from the published accounts.
a' '.ar Rlaine, like young George Gould
~ ,onng Tony DreXel, was DEAD IN IoVe'
S ,pr however, the comparison ehus'
6n'nIi and Drexel. conservative ana tar-
i0ulu ike their respective fathers,
STIMULATED family wires so aoroItly lna'
pau piiasont OF the parents was obtained,
ne no wedding bells rang so loudly that
aGa ~ enV world heard them. Not so with
81 W. blaine. He was spurred into
Ias o nv the intensity OF his passion:
a' lon as the white Plumed
mnEP1btv himself, he threw prudence
hu ~ winds. and rushed into the sonds OF
tnjmony without a thought OF the fu-
avi We followed Ben. Franklin's adj
luI e ord married. lady several years
ne Se, nan himself. AS she was Roman
U0it uT me- went to a priest to have the
alun performed. Father Ducey re-
S'sed 70 Join them-not because Master
pIo,no was a Protestant, but because ne
nasnnder age. The tenets OF the Catho-
,;c church forbid the marriage OIL minor
,rjtbout the consent OF the parents, IN
Ioos dispensation from the eeclesiasll-
"aI authorities has been granted. Master
Elaine promptly appeared pelore Tue
Archbishop in this city, detalled tbe uihI-
a,iitios attending the wedding, and be-
sorgbt the necessary relief. The good
,roiare gave him sound advice and urged
Kim IN 1ause. The Blaine blood grew
bot The Archbishop might as well
Save tried 10 put out fire with OIL
80 ~ nave moderated the boys love with
seasonable counsel. Master Blaine no
Iouger besought a dispensation. He de-
handed it as an inherent right, claiming
,bsr "a neither he nor his father were
~atholIc. they were not subject 10 the
anon law of the holy Roman Church. 1t
IL understood that the boy argued his case
m tnis technlcality with an ability which
indicates a bright future as lawyer. he
aIenched his argument by threat TO
carry the case into an outside theological
court if the ruling was against MIN:
Finding the boy imperVious TO ali
admonition, the Archbishop granted
the dispensatiOn, young Blame
meanwhile leauluR HUI w pSi'S'S
thai the Young ladv's parents sanctioned
the match. The couple reappeared be-
fore Father Ducey, and the wedding Knot
was securely tied. Then the ardent low
ers stopped for a moment to take breath.
Finally they agreed to journey together
TO Augusta, break the news gently to
Master Baine's parents, receive their
blessing and return to New York to bask
in the sunshine Of the BRIDES family.
They secured a stateroom on a Fail
River boat, as the bridal chamber was
unfortunately occupied by a newly
welded pair of happy lsraelltes.
When daylight broke Master Blaine put
on his thinking cap. His thoughts wan
dered home. He was the apple Of his
fathers eye. The great statesman had
taken the stump IN the Maine campaign,
not dreaming of domestic explosion.
He fanoied that Master James was posing
over studies down at Bar Harbor, pre-
to entering college. All this re-
Cured to the boys mind. His anticipa-
tions were chilled by the fear of coming
realities. He held a 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 efforts
to secure reconciliation with his father.
He promised to write her every day. and
to return soon and claim her. The bride
readily obeyed her husband. 1t is said
that she kept the secret of
her marriage for some time,
out finally divulged it TO her par
ents. Communication with Augusta was
opened. and Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Blaine
took the first train for this city. Walker
called upon 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 verging
upon collegiate course, with fair pros
poets for brilliant career in life. These
would be darkened IL the story Of his
marriage was published. Were the secret
kept Master James might graduate with
high hOnOrs. A second wedding cere-
mony could then be performed,
and the young couple enter mat
rimonial life under the most aus
picious circumstances. The parents lis
tened patiently to this special pleading.
Walker displayed his diplomatic power
In way worthy of his lineage. He was
evidently making a favorable impression,
when friend OF the family was called in.
lie Is government official, and he was a
gallant soldier in the Army of the Poto-
mac. A man of the world, although an
ardent member Of the Roman Catholic
Church, he took no stock in Walker
Blaine's sophistry. He urged the
immediate publication of the mar
riage, saying that secrecy was the
worst possible course to take. Things
grew hot. Walker pleaded. cajoled
AID threatened. Those directly inter-
ested became passively plant, but the
silver-haired soldier was like steel. He
was TOO true friend TO temporize for
even day. He quietly slipped down
Town aud deliberately gave an account OF
me marriage to prominent newspaper.
walker Blaine retired in confusion. His
second effort at diplomacy bad failed.
Three days later came the news that Mas
Ter Blaine's father had settled $1,000 a
year on the young couple, and that James
H., Jr., would enter business life in pref
'rence to college. ZIsKA.