Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1889-06-05
MISS PHELPS couRTsAlP.

n bHss enc befus6d Young Mr.. ward,
Hat Afterward Sent for Him.
J Rev. Herbert Ward and his wife. nee
Miss Elizabeth Stewart Phelps, are
spending the winter at Hampton. Va,
where Dir Ward ID teaching The In
dlnns and colored students. *
Theft marriage has been more than
y nine days wonder in Boston and
elsewhere and much interest has been
manifested by readers OF Miss Phelps
stories In regard to her unexpected
course. La all her books Miss Phelps
has idealized her young lover who
went to the war and " no died Of fever
shortly after entering theservico. Tho
young people were entirely devoted to
ss.cfi other. aud bis sudden death was
h shock from which she has suffered
continuously. One book. dwelling IN
uroiy on their plain meeting and parts
ing. was 10 personal that tho family
bought up tho whole edition rather
than have II appear. II Is sold that
tho book would have had Ii larger sssso
than .Gatas Ajar .as~~-&es~~sss
Miss Phelps became n writer for the
independent shortly after her lovers
death. and tho editor. DR.. Ward, was
y great admircr OF her stories. 1t is
said that her story of "jaeS" made
30 deep an Impression upon him that
II was while moditating upon it that
he was knocked down in the street by
a wagon end seriously injured: AS
boon rs he Gould be- moved from the
hospital he went to Gloucester. Mass,
accompanied by his soH, and there the
latter met Miss Phelps. who at the
time was Writing IAN Old Maids Par-
sdise." The acquaintance grew, young
Ward proposed and was rejected. With
the understanding, however, tiiat
should she at any tinie rclcnt she
would send for him. Th6 sumnicr
passed pleasantly 1T Gloucester. ind
mir. Herbert War; ;in3;nS iisiilos,,s ~ ~
jected. was bccomihs consolcd by I'D
affair OF the heart with much youngs
sf maiden from Hoxhury, khd had
fohc to Now York on q brief business
visit when quits unexpected recall
came from Miss Phelps. Ho returned
to Gloucester, and the nuptial knot
*xs privately tied NJ the college in
the presence OF but ons or two friends.
1t Is the hope Of Mrs. Wards admir-
ers that she will write book dealing
with the questions of the union III
young MEN WITTY women who are theif
seniors in years. It would DO com.
paratively new field, for in all fiction
there is but one book now recalled
dealing with 1t, and In this book.
'Diana OF tho Crossways. by George
Meredith. the heroine did not marry
her young lover. she refused him and
fnarried 81 man older than herself. I'm
the common, matter-of-fact world there
havo been many happy marriages like
Miss Phelps, and there Is no reason
Why they should be otherwise. Women
who are financially independent and
are moaey-gcttefs. do not have ~ take
the practical view OF matrimony that
young and Inexperienced giris must,
who expect with q husband homie
and a lifelong dependence Upon him.
Women who do not have to make Of
marriage q business can afford 80 be
romantic, and romantic marriages are
usually successes. as. for instance. the
Baroness Burdett-Coutts. Lady Bea-
consfield. George Eliot, Lady Max
we'll. and many Others. Apropoa OF
this subject. it is reported that a we'll
known New York literary woman has
bccornd engaged 50 a rising young law
yer who 10 her Junior by twenty years
or more. IN. \. Cor ST. Lonis Globe.
Democrat. ~