The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-19
THE w HEN
a LITTLE LOVE STORY.
Miss Mollie Garfield to Wed the Late Presi-
dents Private Secretary Mr.. Brown.

New York Special
The widow of ex-Presidsnt Garfield was
among the victims of last Mondays blizzard.
She did not suffer much. it is true. having
of the best suits of rooms at the Hotel Bucking-
ham at her service; but for ali the luxury of the
Fifth-ayenue hosiery she was prisoner here
against her will. just returning from Euro
pean trip with her daughter. Miss Mole Gar
field, she was anxious to reach her home, where
abundant business affairs have been q long time
awaiting her appearance. 1t was not till to-day
that she was able TO start West.
Much attention socially was paid to Mrs.
Gar6eld during her stay here, before and after
the storm. She is enjoying excellent health,
and 20 those friends most intimate she expressed
herself as content with her material lot But
there was matter which Mrs. Garfield
was lii at ease. She felt that some of the news
papers OF the country have been treating her
and her family with great injustice. One pub
lication-that which most gave hsr pain-repre-
sented some time ago, just after Mrs. Garfield
started fos Europe, that the real purpose of her
journey was to get her daughter out of the
country in order to be better able to break OF
marriage that she contemplated.
The story, as the sensation monger gave it.
was that j. Stanley Brown, who was General
Garfeld's private secretary, had won Miss
Mollie Garfeld's heart and was anxious to make
her his wife forthwith, to Mrs Garfeids intense
dissatisfaction. Miss Garfield was pictured
being carried off to cure her of her love by
rapid European tour, wherein new scenes and
new faces were relied upon to make her forget
full OF her sweetheart.
Mr. Brown ID thirty years old. He has brains,
and pluck. and principle Born of poor parents.
he has a little fortune now. for hard york and
prudent ways have brought him prosperity.
When GanereI Garfield elected to the presi-
deucy there we're many advisers who thought he
was acting unwisely in making so young man
AnIa RvnxxT hT1 Dsxk
General Garfield thought himself sufi-
cient judge of men to know his in
terests, and Brown amply justified
ington official circles soon trusted him inn
plicitly, and newspaper men. whose duty it
was to take part in the long, solemn watches
that followed President Garield's tragic fall be-
fore the assassns bullet, found IN the youthful
secretary, not only the spirit of accommodation
and kindliness but intelligence and a wide
awake spirit. When General Arthur succeeded
to the presidency he urged Mr. Brown to con-
tinue with him in the relations he had had with
General Garfield, but the secretary had other
plans Commodore A. e. BatemRII, who is
one of the leaders in Wall etreer, was then in
the banking and brokerage business in
Washington, and Stanley Brown became
his partner When Mr.. Batefnan left the capi-
tai to come to New York. Mr.. Brown, deciding
not to continue longer in the brokerage line,
took a place in the geological survey, where he
remained until about year ago. when he de-
termined upon course in life which would he
helped materially by college training. Forth
with he entered Yales scientific school, and is
now in New Haven pursuing his studies. 1t is
1ntimafed that an Important post in the Smith
son1an Institution awaits thesyoung man. How
ever that may be, Mr.. Brown is preparing for q
further course at Heidelberg He will sail for
Germany In June. He will take bride with
him, and that bride will be Miss Mollis Garfield.
Mrs. Garfield it is who permits this announce
ment: IL not many days after her return
home from Europe that she learned of the SEN
sational construction put upon her foreign trip
oy newspaper scandal-hawkers. She and her
daughter were met on their arrival by Stanley
Brown but he at time permitted either the
mother or daughter TO learn Of the stories that
had been published, though putting him in an
embarrassing position. 1t wss by accident that
Mrs. Garfield discovered the fact and this Just
before she was ready 10 start West. news
paper reporter sought 10 get her to tell why she
was not willing to accept her husbands old pr-
vate secretary for aon-in-law. The reporter
did not learn.
Now said Mrs. Garfield to an intimate
friend, that the gossips presumed to put Mr..
Brown in such a false position. I deem il my
duty to have the young folks announce the en-
gagement formally at once Instead OF oppos-
ing the suit of Mr.. Brown have welcomed it.
know how manly he is and now worthy OF av-
cry confidence / could not trust my daughters
fortunes to another that would make me hap
pier. l am deeply sorry that my trip has been
made the pretext for inficting embarrassment
upon him. The only fault that 1 can find
with him is that he did not prompt
ly deny the offensive tale, he had
every authority to do Instead of thus putting
himself right, however he deemed that it would
be unmanly for him to enter into anything like
q dispute with the rumor distributors wherein
the names OF ladies would have somewhat to
figure. He was pursued by inquiries about the
stories, but he refused TO discuss them, waiting
patiently for our return; and even when we are
here he has continued to ignore the reports.
fearing that we might be annoyed at the liberty
taken with our names. That was manlnees
wasn't It'll Do you wonder that / am proud of
such n prospective son -in-laws and insist on the
formal announcement of the engagement at
once"
when did you fall in love with Misc Gar
feldP one of SIR. Browns friends asked of him.
That's pretty hard question TO answer" he
said. .'The fact is / really don't believe that
remember. | guess / always loved her, but
do know that IL was gone case as long ago as
when General Garfield was elected President,
and she was just entering her teens. / used to
carry her books under my arm to school for her
everF morning. and our love came good deal
like Topsy-twasn't born any certain day
it just growed."
Steamship News.
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