The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-13
Health Oficer city Of Jacksonville.
HER CoURrsHlP AND MARRIAGE.
Mrs. Phelps Reused the Young Man
But AfserWard Sent for Him.

Mrs. Phelps Reused tho Young Man
But Af5erward Sent for Him.
New YORK, Jan. 12-Rev. Herbert
Ward and his wife, nee Miss Elizabeth
Stewart Phelps are spending the winter at
Hampton, Va, where Mr.. Ward is teaching
the Indians and colored students.
Their marriage has been more than a
nine days wonder in Botcn ami else
where, and mucl interest has been mani
tested by readers of Miss Phelps stories
IN regard to er unexpected course. In
all her books Mss Phelps has idealized her
young lover who wat to the war and
who died of fever shortly after entering
the servlcs. The young people w re en-
tirely devoted 10 each other, and his sudden
death was a shock from which She has SUI
fered continuously. One book, dwelling en-
tirely on their plain meeting and parting
was SO personal that the family bought up
tho entire edition, rather than have it APP
pear. 1t is said that the book would hay
had larger sale than Coates A jar
Miss Phelps became a writer for the hide
pendent shortly after her lovers death, and
the editor, DR.. Ward, was a great adm rer
of her stories 1t is said that her story of
Jack" made 50 deep an impression upon
him that it was while indicating upon
it that ne was knocked down in
tho street by wagon and seri-
ously injured. AS foon as he could be
moved from the hospital he went to Gloucas-
ter, Mass, accompanied by his son. and
there the latter mot Miss Phelps, VINO at tae
time was writing IAN Old Maids Para
disc" 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 pl Aas-
antly at Gloucester, and Mr.. lie =
bert Ward, finding himself rejected, was
becoming consoled by an affair OF the
heart with a much younger maiden from
Roxhury, and had gone to New York on q
brief business visit, when quite uuex
pected recall came from Miss Phelps. Ho
returned TO Gloucester, and the nuptial
knot was privately tied at the college in
the presence of but one or two friends
Il is the hope OF Mrs. Wards admirers
that she VIII write a book dealing with the
question of the union of young me with
women who are their seniors IN years It
would be a comparatively new field for i'll
oil fiction, there is hut one book now re-
called, dealing with it, and in this book
diana of the CroSsways,n by George
Meredith, the heroine did not marry
her young lover; SHE refused him and
married a man older than herself In
the common matte: -of-fact world there
have been many HAPPY marriages Ike
Miss Phelps aud there is no reason why
they should be otherwise Women who
are financially independent, and are
money-getters, do not have to take the
practical view of mat.inIDny that Young
and inexperienced girls must, who expect
with husband a home and life long
dependence upon him. Women who do
not have to make Of marriage business
can afford TO be romantic, and romantic
MARI ges are us lally uccesse as for in-
stance the Baroness Burdett- Coutls, Lady
Beaconsdeld, George Eliot, Lady Maxwell,
and many others. Apropos of this subjec
it is reported that well known New York
literary woman has become engaged TO a
rising young lawyer VINO is her junior by
tNenty years or more.
ALICE STRICKLAND.