Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-02-21

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A. first she l,efasto vouue NJ. ward,
hut Anervetd sent for nihe
Rev Herbert Ward and hls wlfo. noe
Miss Elizabeth Stewart phelps are
spending tho winter at Hampton. Va. 4.
whore Mr. Ward Is teaching the In
dSsus and colorcd students.
Ihoir marriage has been more thBn
nine days wonder In Boston and
elsewhere. and much interest has been
manifested by readers OF Miss Phelps
stories in regard 10 her unexpected
course. In ali her books Miss Phelps
has idenlized her young lover who
wcrs 20 the war end who died OF fever
shortly after entering the service. The
young people we're entirely devoted 20
each other, and his sudden death was
a shock from which she has suffered
continuously. One book, dwelling en-
tirely on their plain meeting and part
Ing, was so personal that the family
bought up the whole edition rather
than have Il appear 1t is said that
the book would have nad larger sale
than "Gates Ajar."
Miss Phelps became writer for the
Independent shortly after her lovers
death. and the editor, DR.. Ward, was
great admirer OF her stories II is
said that her story Of jack made
so deep an impression upon him that
It was while meditating upon IL that
no was knocked down In the stroct by
wagon and seriously injured, 40
soon as he could be moved from the
hospital he went 20 Gloucester, Mass,
accompanied by his son, and there the
latter met Miss Phelps, who at the
time was writing "An Old Maids Par
ndise.' y The acquaintance grew, young
Ward proposed and was rejected. with
the understanding. however, that
should she at any time relent she
would send for him. The summer
passed pleasantly at Gloucester. and
Mr.. Herbert Ward finding himself re-
jected. was becoming consoled by an
affair Of the heart with a much young.
er maiden from Roxhury, aud had
gone TO New York on a brief business
visit when n quite unexpected recall
came from Miss Phelps. He returned
20 Gloucester, and the nuptial knot
was privately tied at the college in
the presence OF but ono or two friendo.
II Is the hope OF Mrs. Wards admir-
ers that she will write book dealing
with the questions OF the union OF
young men with women who are thoir
seniors in years. IL would be a COM
paratively new field, for in all fiction
there is but one book now recalled
dealing with it, and In this book,
Diana OF the Crossways. by George
Meredith. the heroine did not marry
her young lover, she refused him and
married q man older than herself In
the common, matter-of-fact world there
havc been many happy marriages like
Miss Phelps, and there is no reason
why they should be otherwise. Womea
who are financially independent and
are money-getters, do not have 10 take
The practical view Of matrimony that
young and Inexperienced girls must
who expect with husband home
and lifelong dependence upon him.
Women who do not have 10 make OF
marriage business can afford to be
romantic, and romantic marriages are
usually successes. as, for instance. the
Baroness Burdett-Coutts. Lady Boa
conslield. George Eliot, Lady Max-
we'll, and many others. Apropos OF
this subject, II is reported that WE'LL
known New York literary woman has
become engaged TO rising young law
yer who is her junior by twenty years
or more.-N. Y. Cor. st. Louis Globe
Democrat