The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29
MRS. JOHN TYLER.
SIZE TELLS THE ROMANTIC STORY
or HER MARRIAGE.

/
or. Trar,, Death-A Terrible Blow
Quiet Wedding.
"Von't YOU tell me how you met President
Tyler
"Weu 70 begin a, the first Twas born Oh
ca-,,,,',s leland. three miles from land
90 a de.eccudant cf the first white child born
~ British parents in the state OF New YORK,
and the child Of the first white child born IN
Connecticut. Ny name, as you know, was
Julia Cari.nor-with an /, she add'a-
| "Gardiuer without an is like Thompson
without a p. There grew up Until my
schooling wa, finished. aud then my father
took nv sis.er and NE to Europe. for the
e,isiin, touches. ms il were. While We
were in Paris We heard CT the death Of fresi-
dent Harrison. and We American glrs an
,,o-. crane around our wrists IN mourning |
| for q long .,ue. President Tyler We kne"
yros tho s,cc.ssor. and had little canary |
whicl, brought back with me, that named |
| .Ionuv " in honor Il the president, John |
| Tyler
Did YOU not know him Them
"No But on our return M father took
NV sister and me TO Washington that We
might hive the benefit Of the society there'
We met tie president and became gie"'
friends hut I never thought of loving hlm
then. / wos not yet 20 and he was '"S'S
IS years older than /. but thon-h' nm
very nice and ! was very gay and frivolous
and az course was ilattered 10y his lilei'"
. ship.
How did he propose TO youl
Won will think me very foolish "neh
% ten Won about it. Mrs. Tyler said, her gray
al
, NOW NOV, frivolous | was then. There was
graud reception held IN the White House Oh
Washiugtous birthday. All people Oh ho'e
were there and IL was very brilliant hau
been dancing with young man VINO was no.
pleased with the attentions the president had
: l4en having ne. We had just stopped ana
were walking about when the president came
! NJ. and drawing my arm through ms s'i'u 70
d t.o young man: / must clam Mlss 'aiui
per's company for awhile The young ihan
y ,ir.w off and looked as II he womb Ike 10
e sav. Well. you are impudent,' but nc dinh l.
walked around with the president ana nc
J., u-orossd then had never thought OF lo'e,
30 i said: No, no, no, ana shook my heau
.e with each word which flung tue tassei OF my
Greek cane into his face at every move. ~
k was undigmhed, bat IT amused me very
,nucb % see his expression as he tired 70
,e make love 20 me and the tassel brushed MS
face. | Gii not tell my father l was hl'
re Mt vet feared hc would blame me Tor IA
lowing the president 10 reach the propcsloe
Se pont. so did not speak Of 1t to any one.
GLOW were you dressed the night TN
re president proposed:
HFa Fathers TRAGIC DEATH.
ze Il wore white carleton. Ii was yer,
rretty and very becoming. On my head
~ ,,ora "a crimson Greek cap. ] was very ga,
Oh opd vo,iur Or ] never would have dared l.
IA los the faesel in a presidents face. On Tia
aeth of February Commodore stockton CAV
n Marty on the Potomac. Everybody va
,hcro and wo Lad a lovely time. told m
re fa.t.- wtc1 wo started that he must hec
all win ~ Oh Tie ti,ac. but did not tell hr
% tha, !, vas 10 keep the president away.
ell was u.th ms father and thc young man WI
told 30. wa iea.oua Of the prcsideni' Nhe
Gentleman cainc 90 ne and said, Miss 1al
dIser. .so rros.den; wishes 20 take yon "A
the calA.ioa which is just served. .ul
rcso VIII have g. obey order, ! rephe
~, With "a '1ngh, and, ael,ng M iasher Z" 10
'N iovc ,rf .tar.cd down. jgst the tho WIN
caught my veil and blew il up. iaih'
lss ..,urbt wish bis cauc end brougl. 3. dow
lah saving Take car, az your strramo-. inc
y. vero almost thc .as, words ever Aeaic 81
IT, qeas' .,.
as ulvlou We got down tho tho prcside
lila ...stel no 90 tie head II the table with b.
arl b, handed mo q glas! Of CHAMPAIGN
M rather was standing Just back OF my cnai
her go handed Gee glass over my shonlder 50
ltv- i.. Here. Ia lie did not take g. nat
.-id. NV time win soJl come lie mea
.,,. ti- time a. fc served bu, tho words ra'o
~ vav- seoned propEcti, TO me That ~
-.i- mon, some orc called down fog Che presiue
~" t,eor. and rec tie last shot fred, bar be- sa
horor.l MOI 90 as ie WIS better engage
any by father started With sonc other gent
cin- r.cp ana tirnel tJtho young man VINO Do
was f.fo,yol mo down lie whispered 70 m q
o.i,l me % MARRY him, aud when } s.
rain more noss Go him than he'd TO the pfee'1'
few ferqlIl 10 ie.ro,i that 1 was ambitious. 81
d. az tlen we heard tae lhoi anu the sinp"' o.
been o. como down She compano1"ay. '"i
t,ipr must te wrong / sad 70 'ho No'
49,, non. and &c a.arsei Up T. see Ho go' y"
door. and Dec tGrned around aId gave 'lcf'
o1n took a. horror that SHALL mover forge
NY. Tina. l-cfncnt heard some one say INC
rear r..arrc. state is Geadr was trigh1en
ard ltried % e. Up stairs. 'Soneih ,'iS
line bsrrcled let me 20 70 my father! erl
sople In. they KEEP. mo hack. Some one told
e re mat ,tere had been al accident, the gun
P say errlaled. but that there was such or.
ia. g. ,soah 10 20 good for me 70 ry 10
Tor thorc. cried tnat ny father was there
|. but mus, learn MS Fate. was told then
over H. was wounded That drove mo frantic
work lecred them t. e. me 60 70 help him.
a the he l0vod me and lie would wan. me 10
wear lin One lady, seeing my agony =
,,cr.. Nv dear child yoa can do 10 good
.veen father Is IN heaven
81 a. how PRESIDENT TYLER PROPOSED
IN Of "Yes.n Ms Tyler Continued, ''ho had
49, the Killed There We're five killed, among
= The vere the secretaries Of the navy ngd stat
fain,eI and did not revive until some
yas carrying me off the boat, and In
iic"e' struggled 90 that almost knocked Is
eaheo on tho gang plank. l did not know a.
Itioie time Int / learned afterwards thai IL
u wa Tho president whose life almost conslG n
'uh'Iy the water. III the Ave who were killed
very brrieI from the White House In the
erosion cemetery. remained at the
--fv.Hf r. r.. -. ft,nor.l and then