St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-03
GARRULOUS GRANDPA,
Col. John B. Folsom Sweeps Away ALI
Doubt Regarding tbs Coming White
House Wedding,
But is Unable to State on What Day in
June the Nuptials Will be
Celebrated.
Inc Story That Cleve1and's Money
Buys the Trousseau Branded as
an Infamous Lie,
Miss Emma Folsom in Ecstacies Over
The Prospects of Becoming the
Presidents Cousin.
The Grandfather Gives it AWAY

The Grandfather Gives it Away.
Special to the Globe.
FoLsoMDALE, n. Y, May 2.-Col. John
b. Folsom, the grandfather of Miss Frances
Folsom, fiancee of President Cleveland,
knows something interesting about the an
preaching wedding. AS correspondent of
the GLOBE ascertained, Grandpa Folsom is
70 years old, but, with the exception of an
attack OF govt he is in very good health for
man OF his age He wears a long. gray
beard, has bright, blue eyes, and courte-
Gus manner which makes a visitor feel at
home in his presence.
and Miss Frances Is really going to marry
President Cleveland?'' was asked by the cor
respondent as a starter.
y es, yes; there is no doubt about that -
was tne nearly reply. frankie became en-
gagged TO the president alter she became IL
years old, and was glad to near it,
DO you know Mr.. Cleveland?'
He used TO come out here frequently he
lore he ran for the office of mayor of Buffalo.
but nave hardly seen him since. He has
been very busy, and do not bother so much
about politics now as I did when I was
younger.
AM DEMOCRAT
but never talked politics with him. because
there were plenty OF other folks to pester
him. He is al excellent president, and there
is no man for whom / have q warmer regard
than for Grover Cleveland. When he used
to come out here he played out in the orchard
and threw sticks and apples and such at
marks. Grover was not good th rover. for
he was too heavy.
When Will the wedding take place Colonel?'
II do not know, and l am very glad do
not. The only date I have heard talked
about is Wednesday, June 9, but believe
that will be changed on account of all this
newspaper talk We have had bushels of
newspapers sent us by friends filed with all
kinds of stories. Some of them Will make
frankie feel bad. We have sent her the
good clippings, and she will get them at Paris.
My daughter Emma [Frankie's metherl has
charge of all the arrangements and she will
change the plans often ss she pleases''
''Then the nuptials may not take place In
the White house?''
SHE WANTS TO BE MARRIED THERE.
"You may be pretty SIRE they will occur
thece: frankie wants to be married there
and the president will probably like it. too.
Yes the wedding will occur in the White
house,
when do you expect the Miss Folsom party
homer"
''They intend to sail for America on May IS,
but that arrangement, too, may be changed"
when did you last hear from Miss Fol-
som?'
''A couple Of weeks ago. She was then at
Genoa. am daily expecting letter from
Paris"
Can I see the letter?'
mo, SIR" said the colonel emphatically,
ARE the reports true that President Cleve-
land is paying the expenses Of the trip
abroad?"
''That is TN infamous lie sir. Grover
Cleveland would not offer to do SO, knowing
that his offer would be distasteful to US. 7
have money enough. am getting old and
like to see others enjoy themselves. gave
frankie and her mother liberal allowance
before they left, and only this week, when 7
answered her last letter. sent q draft for
$1,000. I told frankie she should buy her
trousseau, as the newspapers called it, in
Paris, if she wanted to- and I told her to
draw on me to pay for it. That's just what I
want her to do, is to ask me for money. The
only condition 1 imposed was that she should
get as line costume as possible"
A HAPPY HOUSEHOLD.
Col. FolSom'S household is not large. but
it is happy one. despite the griefs that
have befallen it. Mrs. Frank Folsom,
wife of Oscars brother, a handsome matron
of 42 years. and her four children, two
girls and two boys, are the companions Of
the colonel. The oldest girl. Miss Emma
Folsom. is beautiful young lady of 81,
with resemblance to her cousin Frances.
Her sister Maude and her brothers are
younger. Mrs. Folsom was reluctant to
talk about the wedding, because, as
she said, so much had apparently
come from the friends of the bride and
nothing from the groom. Miss frankie
didn't like to be written about in the papers,
she said, and that was partly why the trip
abroad was planned.
''Wlll you attend the wedding?''
mo, sir, think not" said Mrs. Folsom,
"but my daughter Emma will be there
'Do you think she will be bridesmaidT'
Il do not know, but the suggestion has been
made
THAT would be delightful" said Miss
Emma
just think of it. frankie would marry the
president in the White house. and then
would be his cousin. 1t would be too good for
anything