Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-07-14
MEETING AND LOVING.
S0MB PROMINENT MEN AND THEIR
WIVES.
Romance in the Courtships Of Whitney, Gould, Gar
fed, Cleveland, INTERPRETATIONS on the
Old Old Story Which Never Isa
Chestnut After all.
Nelg York Press.

Inc vile OF hon. William y. whitney,
recently secretary of the navy, has prov
ed veritable mascot TO him. Whenyoung
Whitney was at Yale he had chum in a
confding classmate, who is now Rev. Lee
ander Chamberlain, brother of ex. Gov
ernor Daniel n. Chamberlain. Young
Chamberlain, so the story goes, had won
the heart of Miss Payne, daughter of Hen
~ B. Payne Of Cleveland, o., and he gave
his ciassmate gowing accounts OF the
charm of manner, conversational powers,
and other good qualifications of the lady.
on one of his vacations young Chamber
lain invited his chum TO 90 to Cleveland
With him and make the acquaintance of
Mis- Payne The future corporation coun-
sci and secretary of the navy accepted the
Invitation; he made the lady's acquaint-
snce and msnsgsd go skilfuliy to be strick-
en by cup;d's oleaginous DOW ere many
moons had passed young Chamberlain had
gotten his congs, and his chum, friend and
! bosom companion walked away with the
fair pciza. Owing to the devotion of Col
ouel Oliver Payne 10 his sister she has
proved boon to Mr. Whitney, and the
splendid house at Fifty-seventh street
and Fifth avenue and large gift, said to
| be $500, 900. when the secretary and his
wife Get out 10 startle Washington with
magnificent entertainments are generally
set down among the good things which
Young Whimey's chum lost drought that
confidng introduction.
A romantic story is tod about the first
meeting of August Belmont with the lady
who is now his wife As became her
brave bleed, the daughter OF Commodore
Oliver Perry. "ihe hero of Lake E.ie,"
while still blooming Baltimore bell, had
| an INTENSE admiration for personal cour-
are. II was while abe was On visit to
some relatives in this city that the active
and strudv Young German banker, who
/ had az once taken the place IN Inetropol-
IAN society due the representative OF the
poyerfnl house Of Rothschlld, became IN
volved in a famous duel. At the theatre
one evening he was among a group OF
young men, and between the acts one OF
! the party expressed HIS admiration OF the
beGu.v Of the ladies present in the boxes,
among whom was Hiss Perry. a noted
Georeis fire estern standing by, who
was widely feared and avoided asa bully
and q dead shot, made some remark re-
| aecting on the virtue Of women generally.
There WAS silence fer moment when
youpg Belmont, slight, timid-looking
/ fellow TO the dismay OF his companions,
feed the bully and said in distinct, de-
Iibe.ate tones: The deg who could utter
such sentiment insults the memory of
his own mother and is nnfit for the com.
pany of decent men," White with rage,
the bully Missed: You shall hear from
me sirr 1t WAS before the war in the
eo96 old times and duel followed Of
course. Belmont's friends gave him up
"a q dead man. But when the smoke from
The simultaneous fire Of the two pistols
had hardly cleared away it was found
that the bully had bullet through his
3 cart and Belmont had ball in his left
leg below the knee He became the nero
of TIE ,hOnr and socn after he was
able to get about ne proposed to the beau
tiful Mias Perry aud was accepted. de
afterward confessed that it was her noble
face that nerved him TO resent the impu-
.s.ior GA her sex. To this day be limps
painfully, bat his wife is proud OF his dis
ieurement.
The story Of George GOuld's couriship
of Miss Elilh Kingdom IS known IN some
of its main features, and yet there are
phrases OF it of lively interest In
themselves and yet net go fully displayed
to ;bs outside world. A we'll known act
or who travelled with Miss Kingdom when
she was On the road IL the West previous
70 her enforcement by ACgnstin Daily re-
Gently entertained few friends with
recital of what lie termed the true story
OF the affair. According to this narrative
voung Mr Gould first Get eye on Miss
kingdom over the fcotl;ghts at Daly's The
stre. She was playing dashing part, IN
which her natural buoyancy, verve and
chick had fall play ana these made deep
impression on the young financier. lie
determined to nave an introduction. BE
sought it through q well known dramatic
manager and dealer in plays, and by him
the desired event was brought about.
The admiration was mutual and the de-
vo.ion pronounced on either side. There
YVES one obstacle in the way OF unalloyed
happiness during the engagement that
followed. And that was Miss kingdon's
mother. Thst lady is the shrewdest kind
Of p woman, and the story told Of her gen
erally is that she kept regular major
demo eye on her daughter throughout
her career upon the stage. She always
cbaperoned Miss Edith and always found
il convenient to join her daughter when
ever she received callers, especially male
ones. The consequence was that young
Mr.. Gould longed for short engagement
aud II swift marriage. How be succeeded
in gratifying his desires II that line Is
now matter Of history. he makes de-
voted husband ard she devoted vie.
They have had two children.
An example that might be followed with
advantage by other great men IS pet by
General John c. Fremont 10 his delight
ful Memoirs" 1t vas while Fremont,
then captain in the army, and attached
tn the surveying department, was IN
Washington arranging for the exploration
Of the for West which aiterward made nm
famous. He was brought into frequent
contact with Senator Benton, the recog-
med champion of the policy o. openlrg
mn the new cnuotry. One day ne &C
companied Senator Benton's elueSl uaugh-
ter to school concert at Georgetown,
where he first met Jessie the second
daughter. She was then bat 10, and the
bloom of her girlish beauty and her bright
talk. the effervescence Of perfect health"
naturally attracted him. When Miss Jes-
sie came home from school few months
afier1ard Captain Fremont met her ire
onentlv. and an attachment soon sprarg
nm between them. Mrs. Benton was un-
friendly TO the young warriors suit be-
cause she believed her daughter-then but
16-tOO Young to marry, and thought that
the unsettled life of soldier was uniavor-
able 10 the formation OF a home such sshe
desired for her daughter. But amer omnia
yipcit. In Mrs. POinsett, wife of the sec
rotary Of war, the young captain found
friend and ally whose diplomacy, second.
ing Fremont's srdor carried the citadel OF