The Opelousas courier., 1886-10-02

were the daughters of the most distin-
guished personages in the land. They
were Miss Edith Fish. daughter Of the
Secretary C State, Hiss Bessie Conk-
ling, daughter Of the Senator from New
York; Miss Sallie Frelinghuysen, daugh-
ter of the Senator from New Jersey
Miss Lizzie Porter, daughter of the Ad-
miral of the navy; Miss Minnie Sherman,
daughter of the General of the army;
Miss Annie Barnes, daughter of the Sur
geon General Of the army; Miss Fannie
Drexel, daughter of A. J. Drexel, of
Philadelphia, and Miss Madge Dent,
cousin to the bride. The ceremony was
conducted with greateIegance. The trous-
seau had never been excelled at the capital.
The wedding dejeuner was in keeping.
Flags of two nations and flowers adorned
the table. The service was of gold and
the menu was printed in gilt on white
silk. The guests were only the higher
officials aud their ladies and q very few
intimate friends. After the dejeuner the
President and Mrs. Grant and a few
friends accompanied the bridal couple by
| special train to New York. The Presi-
dent gave his idolized daughter away a.
the altar and babe her Godspeed on her
departure the next day for her residence
on foreign shores.
The President was not insensible to the
fact that a marriage such as his daughter
was about to make might be liable in the
future to many complications. Certain
papers were drawn up looking to the in
terests of any children that might be born
of the union. These were executed
between the Secretary of State, Mr.. Fish,
and the English minister, Sir Edward
Thornton. The groom was not possessed
OF a competence in his W right. The
moderate estates of his widowed mother,
upon whom he lives, are in the south of
England, near Southampton. The daugh.
ter of a President carried no social rank
in England and none was accorded the
couple above the middle classes, to which
the groom's family belonged. After 12
years this once favored daughter of
America lives in obscurity and practically
neglected and almost abandoned by her
husband. Three children living--AIger.
o Edward, about eight; Vivian May,
about six, and Rosemary, about four
are with the mother and alone console
her forthe unhappiness of her life. The
husband passes his time in London,
where he is supposed to reside at South
Villas, Campden Hill road, Kensington
West.
During the last illness of General
Grant he longed to see his Nellie. The
misfortune of her lot had embittered his
life even more than his business troubles.
1t was only with much persuasion that
she was permitted to return, even on such
a sad errand of duty to a parent. But
children, to whom she was so de-
voted as to endure everything, were not
allowed to come with her; in fact, were
held, it might be said, as hostages for her
Til doubtful had they been with
her whether she would ever again have
left her native land and the shelter of her
mothers roof. The gratuity allowed her
by her mother has long been acceptable.
There is only too much truth in the sad
which come over of the misery OF
Nellie Grants married life, but details
must be omitted. 1t is now expected
hat she will join her mother during the
present year.-Phaadelphia Times.