Evening journal., 1889-11-04
MAURICE DUPONT WEEDS
The Worlds Story of His
Romantic Courtship.
HIS BRIDE AN IRISH BARNARD.

The New York World of this morning
publishes the following letter from
special European correspondent
QUEENSTOWN. Ireland, Oct. 20-The
| Servia cast anchor in this harbor early
this beautiful Sunday forenoon. The
mails were not due from Dublin until 1
o'clock, and, following the usual custom,
many Of the cabin passengers went on
shore Your correspondent engaged
Jerry" the famous jaunting car dri-
yer, and drove at once to the Queens
Hotel to see one Of the sights Of the
place. its pretty barmaid, "Iottie' Fitz.
gerald. Every one who has ever been in
Queenstown knew ''Tottie" Tottie
of the Queenstown Hotel Not to know
her was to be rank outsider What
"Tottie" said what "Tottie' thought
and her last bon mot were things that
everybody had to hear and were glad to
remember. To the visitors surprise he
found "Tottie's' place filed by tall and
excessively muscular Irish girl. The first
question asked, naturally, was, Where
is 'Tottieg"
ooh, 'Tottie' is married.
MARRIED. / am very glad OF IT,
Shipmates, here's to 'Tottie BY the
way, whom did she marryg'
Gan American millionaire"
"But tell us his manner
ssMaurice Dupont of Wilmington, Del.
"Whatl We were shipmates on the
Teutonie last MONTH He belongs to the
DuPonts of the BrandywineW
Eyes; so he said. was the reply.
Here Ellen McGee who had, Hebe-like,
! succeeded "Tottie," excused herself to
have a waltz in the room behind the bar
with one Of the cabin passengers Of the
Servia. An English sportsman present
whistled a waltz from "The Merry War,
, and the stately form of the Queen S
Hotel barmaid couldtbe seen swinging in
the arms of no less robust Scotchman
Returning to her post Of duty the now
perspiring barmaid narrated the facts
concerning "Tottie's" courtship and mar
! riage First, she produced copies of the
| Cork Examiner and Constitution, con
tanning the following marriage notice;
DUPONT FITZGERALD October y, at
st. Peter and Paul's Church. by Kew canon
4 Sheehan, Maurice. second son Of y. ! DUPONT,
| of Wilmington, Del, Y. >. A., TO Margaret,
eldest daughter of p. Fitzgerald, lnchmore'
Brosna, County Kerry
3 Miss Fitzgerald otherwise 'Iottie,
} being a Roman Catholic and Mr.. DUPONT
a protestant. dispensation was obtained
T in order that she might wed the rich
l
County Kerry, twenty-five years ago,
the daughter of q farmer working his
own land. assisted by two sons and three
daughters. She left her home, and after
:. a year passed in Cork as barmaid re
s moved to Queenstown, where she soor
u secured the position in the Queens Hote
D from which she has emerged IN blaze o.
:, glory.
e On June / the Cunard steamship
d Etruria landed Young Maurice Dupont
at Queenstown. He was accompanied by
% his brother, L. G. DUPONT, and his aunt
&c with several of their children. Naturally
d they stopped at the Queens Hotel
h which overlooks the bay and is always il
IS the sunshine when the sky Is clear
q 'sTottie" at once attracted the attention
d of the two brothers, Maurice was
clearly smitten at first sight, for, after
# two weeks sojourn, the family left foI
r England, but Maurice coutrived to sep
n arate himself from ,the rest Of the com
: pany and returned to practice before
a "Tottie's' bar.
s He explained his return this Il have
h seen all that all that is worth looking al
c in Europe, and prefer to stay here and
8 fish and sketch, rather than to trave
d further. To make cod his words, fish
|
e in company with a local celebrity, Chris
K topher Beatty, were thereafter frequently
g organized. "Tottie' was twitted by the
a frequenters Of the bar about her lover
2, but she always replied that ne was only
&c a friend. AS days passed Mr.. DUPONT
1t seemed to become attached to the res
It taurant-bar. After dinner, he offer
slipped his cup of coffee outside thI
bar, where he could converse witt
the pretty maid behind it and, it is said
s. in the hotel. that during a rush OF bus
E. mess, the handsome young millionaire
had been known to assist 'Tottie" be
hind the counter in serving drinks o.
'sTottie's" afternoon out, Maurice woul'
: take her for drives in the country on
" iaunting cart He drove her to Blarne,
Is Castle to kiss the Blarney Stone, The
IS also went to Ballycotton, the favorit
seaside resort, and sat for hours on tn
N great rocks facing the bread Atlantic
1t On another occasion he drove her t
Morlogue Wood where the stately beac
trees grow. After that, the people begai
& to say that "Tottie' had captured tn
- American millionaire. This made a pre-
found sensation.
The middle Of July had now arrived
10 The weather was, charming in every rt
" Specl, ana during lue Waim suuult
he evenings Maurice Dupont could be see
lounging in an easy-chair in front of tn
be- bar room of the Queens Hotel, with on
q. eye cast out over the sea and the othe
a. intently fixed on the busy little barmai
I'M within the house. He was now vel
n known TO all the Queenstown peopl,
They regarded him with the creates
40 interest. They studied his attire, froI
! his natty neckwear to his russell shoes
Ia with the utmost respect and care. Il
: had no con6dant and no companion-sav
10 'sTottie. The Queenstown regatta, wa
ss held on the 10Th of August, an
on that memorable occasion MI
Dupont appeared on the promenad
as dressed in white flannel suit in th
ne company of Miss Fitzgerald's aunt
Nine days afterwards the young Ameri
rs can sailed from Queenstown for Me-
-. York on the Guniord steamer Arizons
Io promising to return on the Teutoni,
'te which would leave New York on the
Of September When his departure wa
&C. known the town gossips coupled th'
III names Of the young American and th
rs pretty barmaid and declared that 'Toi
Is. tie" had been Tilted. She seems to hay
OF had some doubts herself as to her lover
Irt fidelity. Within a week after Mr.. Dt
VS. Pont had sailed ''Tottie' left the Queen
Hotel and proceeded to Cork, where sh
IS took up her abode with her aunt avail
RS inp her lover's return. The Young ma