Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-17

l exceptions perhaps I may say. for Justice Gray and Miss Jeannette 1 Matthews win be married on the 9th of June. The ceremony will take place at
 the Matthews residence at o'clock and be witnessed by small gathering of the
 family connections on both sides. The distinguished groom takes his bride to Boston for a short stay, and after that sail for Europe for 6 prolonged honey
 moon, which will only end when Justice Gray Is obliged to return to resume his seat on the bench. As the supreme at once commence their circuits, few if
 any of his brother 1ubasts will be here to witness the marriage.
 A dignified member of the court ar ranging his first wedding plans is ;rather novel proceeding, and the court Is en- toying itself over it. The amount of opinion, useful and otherwise. that the gallant groom Is receiving from his col leagues would bewilder 0 less judicial mind.
 A delicious little story IS being told of
 how this engagement became q matter of history. The bride elect one day last winter was at her dressmakers, and a friend who dropped in suggested that the gown she was ordering would be ex-
 introduced. Miss Matthews thought the idea good one and few weeks. later her friend received a note from her an- nouncing her engagement and line saying, 1T think the g,ay gown with the dash ot pink in it had something to do with 1t.
 Of course, Washington letter without reference to the office seekers would be woefully incomplete and it is peculiarly refreshing in these degenerate days of office seeking to meet an applicant of rare native modesty, and one who when de- nied the "higher room" at tho wedding feast of executive patronage is willing, with characteristic sslf-abnegation, to soldier from one of the principal cities of Indiana presented himself the other day before Corporal Tanner, the commits s1oner of pensions, as an applicant for office, and gravely handed to that official an application beautifully drawn up and signed, in an exceedingly neat handwrit- ing, for the modest place of "chief of t he looked the man over curiously, and promptly the document was handed back to hlm with the remark, with a quiet smile:
 ''It's hardly necessary to go into this matter any further than to assure you that your application for the place can not possibly be considered" NoG d1 tiiA uDtSuco, uuu uUttlIS lhllluS to appreciate the humorous side of the question suggested by his handing the commissioner of pensions, in person, an application for his own place, the h. dlanian replied:
 70! never mind; If can't get
 that particular place; another may do as well;" and Immediately drew forth a second application written and signed in totally different handwriting. for l clerkshtp; to the great amusement of several who were waiting an audience, It was afterward ascertained that this modest ofnce-seeker owned considerable real estate in his native town, living in a fine house of twelve or thirteen rooms, and possessing three' or four others. for one of which he was recently offered in cash S4, 900. He was, moreover, although apparently hale, hearty fellow with no disability except lame foot, pensioner upon the rolls at the rate of S75 per month
 The singularly modest end retiring ap- plicant-who, by the way, also demanded 0 re-rating of his pension back to date of his discharge, which would have given ! him several thousand dollars more l stated that:
 "He liked Washington and intended to
 stay here If he could make 1t profitable. Curiously enough, however, he decided that the atmosphere of the national cap- 1 ital was malarious and wholly unsuited both to himself and his wife, and they re- l turned to Hoosierdom.