Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-11-20

Her Tirt Aequsinissee With President
Tyisr-A Rsjestsd ProrcsAi-Iisr Path.
sr's Tragic De.th-A Terrible niow-A
oais, Wedding.
"wonr you tell me how you me, rresidsn.
Tylerr
"well, 20 begin at the hrt ivas born on
Gsr,iiner's Island, three mlies from land !
was de-cendant % the hrsi white child born
% british parents In the state of New York.
and the child of the nrst white child born In
counecticut Ny name. a. you know. was
Julia Gariiner-with an o. abe addei
'0ariinsr without an 4 Ia like rhomp-on
without n There l grp~ up until my
-cbo.sling was finished. and then my father
took my sister and mo 10 EurOpe. for the
finishing touches, as u we're While We
wrre In Paris ve heard u the death % Prcsi-
dent Harrison, aud No American girls all
wore CRAP. aruund cur wrists In mourning
for long TINA President Tyler We knew
was the sucoe.-or. AMI had q little canary
which brought hack with me-. that nAins,i
Joany Ty. In honor q the presidsnt, John
Tylsr."
"Did you no, know him ,henr'
"SO hut On our return my father took
my SISTER AMI mo 81 Washington that No
might have the benedt of the society therA
We met the president aud bscame great
friends, but I never thought q loving him
then. I vas not ye; ~ and he was EASILY
IS years older than I. hut thought him
very Mo. AMI vAs very gay and frivolous
and % cour-s Wa nAttsrcd by his friend
ship
"Iiow did b. propose % your
"YOa vii think ms very foolish when I
tel you about Ia Mrs Tylsr sald. her gray
t.aming Al the rccollsction. II often think
now how frivolous vas then. Thsrs vas .
grand r~csp,ion held In the White Iiou-s on
wAhingtoas birthday AL people of note
wsro there and u was very brilliant had
t-en dancing with q young man who vas n0t
plea-si ~ith the attentions the prvsiisnt bal
l-ea Taying ma We hal Just s,opp-'i aud
vvrv walking ahOut when ths prcsldeni cane
up, and drawing my arm through bis. aid %
the young man. 4 must claim Mis- Card.
hers comyany for avhlls.' The young man
drpw OF and looked ~ II be would lie 10
sAy. Well. yOu Arp impudent,' bat hedidnt
wAlksi around with the pr'.idsui and he
pruJ.-.i then ! hal never thought u love,
- ! all. 'No, no. DO aud shook my head
With each ~Or'i, which fang the tAs.sl q my
Up.k oaTs Into bis face az every move 10
was undignlhei, but 10 amused M very
much a. - his sIprs.lon as he tried 20
make love % no And the tAsssl hrsisbei hls
fAce did not isll my father was bis
TT. yet fear~l be wouA blame me- Tor al.
loving The pry~ilsnt o. reach the propa~i1g
point, - I'D not spoak q IL 10 any Qua
"liow wsrv you dro.-.si tho night the
prv-ideui prufn-~ir
uTR TAruERs TRAGIC pEAru
II wore . white tAriston II Wa vsry
pretty and very tscomlng On my haad l
-ore q crimson 0rcsk cap Ivas very gay
ami young % | never would have dAr~i 10
to-s the tAs.sl ln . Irvsidsnts faoa On tho
18th u February CommolOrr Stockton gave
. pariy Ca the Potomac Everybody was
there AMI ~ hAi lovely time toll my
fAihsr when vs started that b. mus, keep
With fne al the time. but dd not tel him
that u ~as 81 k.p the prv.islsni away i
wAs with my iathsr AMI the yoang man who
told you Wa lsalogs - tbs pr,sideEi, whsn
a gvntismAn came % ms ami aid, Ms Gar
diner, the prssidsni visbss O. take you Ia b
the collation. which IL Just serveL' Iup-
po-e I viii have D. obsy or'isr.,' ! vplici
With laugh, ami, Askins my father b FOL.
low ms, started down Just thsn the wind
caught my veil AMI blew II up Father
caught u with hls cane AMI hroughi 10 down.
saying. 'Taks oArv % your str,amor' They
we're Almost ths lAsi ~or'ls ever hard him
spcak-
When We got down the the president
scaisi ms az thu bad q the table with him
AMI b. handel ms . giA-. ot champagne
Father was standing iust hack of my chair,
~ hAnlsi the glass over my shoulder, say.
ing. 'lIsrs, "a lie did DO, tAks u, but be
aid NY tlms vill sou coma lie meant
hls time to b. served. bot the woris have al.
ways sssm~l prophstic 10 me That mo-
msnt soms ono oAllsi down for the president
% oouss and -, tho lAst sbot nr~i. bat he aid
b. would not 70. a. b. sAs bsttsr engagvL
Ny father started with soms other gentle
men, and turned 10 the yOang man who bad
followed no dosn lie whisTsrsl 30 me and
asked ms to marry him. and when | aid
more no.. 81 him than had ,o tbs president
b AID he fearr,i that was ambitious. just
then We beard the shot and the smoke bsgan
b cons down the cOmpanionway. some
thing must - wrung.' sAii % the young
man, am be started up % 80. lie got b. the
door, AMI be- turned ArUund and gave me such
a look of horror tha; shall never forget H.
That moment beard some Que say The SO
rptaTy % state IL deadr IwAs frightened.
AMI llincl 10 get up stairs. 'Something has
bapI>nsi. Let no 40 10 my faiherr cried,
bui they kept ms hack Some ono told me
that there had besn an accident, the gun had
oIploled, tut that there was such a crowd
that u woull do no good Tor ms 10 try 30 get
there cred that my father was there AMI
I must learn bis fate. was told then that
~ was wounded That drove No frantic. i
begged them 70 let mo 80 10 help him, that
be- loved mo and he would want mo 10 bs
hear him one lady, seeing my agony. sAldi
Ny dear child. you can do no good Your
father l. In haven
now PRESIDENT TYLER PROPOSED.
"Yes," Mr. Tyler contlnuei, ''be had t.,sn
killed. There were five killei, among whom
we're the secretaries Of the navy and state. i
iaini~l and did not revive until somo ono
was carrying mo OF tho boat, and then /
struggled 30 that almost knocked Us both
osf The gang plank. did no; know at tho
NDlNs NlA ANAlNAA NAsAAA - Na-
the president whose life l almost consignci 10
the water All the I've who were killcd wore
buried frum the White liO0ss In the con-
gression cenetery. remained at the White
Houss until after the funeral, AMI then ~
turned 90 cur city home. No. a. lafayette
place, New York. The president AMI COR
responded then ami hs paid Ds many nicc
little attentions After Lost my father i
felt differently towards the prssident lie
sesD~i b fill the plAoe and bs more Agrc.-
able In every way than any younger man
ever was or could D.. lie oomposed a
very pretty song about me then-'swect
Lady Awake At lAst be PROPOSED again
and I wrote him was willing this time, II
my mother would cOnssnt hhe told him
that she would never consent my u mar
rage, but II was determined abe would not
object
II was In deep mourning 40 the presi-
dent told only Ons member of bis family,
Gen. John Tyler. ana told. my immeiiats
family. We wers married very quietly on
the 9th Of June, lSss, In the Church of tho
Ascension, Sss York. was dresssd la pure
white lisse, with a vell Of the same which
was not even bemmcd wore a wrath of
orange blossoms. but no lewelry. Nelly
Bly, Interview In New York World
sCoas.lt Will Kfiis