Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-08-16

5 She Felt Differently.
Mr. White bad met Horace Greeley, q
young man from tho country, who was bold
enough TO start newspaper in the city, and
this brave adventurer did not stop there in bis
reckless grasp at fortunes gifts. He had just
returned from the south, where he had mar
ried a young lady of the north who was
spending year with some southern friends
She was very young, handsome and attract
i've. One Of her friends, from whom
learned these facts, told me that she admired
Miss Cheney very much, and knew but one
man who would be the one TO win her heart
and hand; that man was the young Journal
list, Horace Greeley. She set to work, as
some women foolishly do, to bring about the
union Mr.. Greeley aud Miss Cheney had
never met This matchmaker told her story
Of the young lady with skill to the innocent
! young countryman, and so awakened his de
sire to become acquainted with the lady that
he allowed his friend to write to Miss G. that
he would like very much to correspond with
her Her letters to the mutual friend We're
written with frankness and originality sci
dom found, and rather pleased the young
/ man 10 whom they were shown, and, having
no experience in knowledge of the mysteries
/ of the female heart, he was easily caught in
| loves net His friends remarked the symp
/ toms Of the increasing fever, and lost no op
/ portunity to laugh at the poor fellow.
Miss C. enjoyed the innocent pleasure Of a
| correspondence with the gifted young jour
nallst, and ought to have known the danger,
but the letters were so delightful, each one
growing more and more attractive, and at
last Mr.. Greeley, in the simplicity of his hon
est nature, avowed that his heart and his life
he offered to Miss c., and begged that she
would accept them, unworthy as they were,
etc. He had been told by his friend that she
was beautiful and very young. It was not
necessary, this friend thought, as she told
me, to describe Mr.. Greeley. So love born In
Miss C. heart from the letters allowed her
to picture him as fancy dictated. After a
suitable time had passed it was arranged be
tween them that Mr.. Greeley should go
south, spend one day, be married and return
north Immediately. His paper demanded
this unromantic haste. But Mr.. Greeley was
not romantic, He was severely matter Of
fact.
Miss Cheney was in every respect the op-
posite Of her lover. In the warmth Of her
youthful enthusiasm she had clothed him
with personal beauties and graces that were
justified by the adornments of his character
as seen in his letters.
He announced to his companions that the /
fortunate event Of his life was near at hand |
and that short absence must be allowed to
him to bring home his young wife. The hour /
Of their first meeting was the one which both /
parties anticipated with a strange feeling of /
curiosity, but neither doubted the full salts |
faction 10 be realized. It was a dangerous /
experiment and a severe test of love They |
met and stood face to face. Miss c. had, with 4
womanly coquetry, decbed herself to meet
her lover, and looked charming in his ewes
more than fancy had painted her, He stood
specifies a moment while her large brown
eyes opened wide in utter amazement, scan
ming the figure before her from head to foot
aud remaining In a state Of almost breathless
bewilderment, as if unable to believe her
sight, so entirely was be unlike what she had
imaginedl
His fax white hair was long and fell around
his neck loosely; his face was fair as woman's
and its expression was the mirror of a noble
heart; his chin was dimpled and on his mouth
sat the firmness Of his manly character that
the face from effeminacy But the
figure of Mr.. Greeley the young man before
her, was to her painfully without grace, his
voice was in the extreme drawing and nasal
and there was in his manner total disregard
- NulAN EllblbltaA hAEs VI HtIttuOuJs I
Miss c. could not conceal her disappoint-
nent, but they sat down in the most matter
jf-fact way to arrange the business part of
The immediate marriage. Mr.. Greeley had
raveled by land several days and presented
himself in all the haste of an impatient lover
o his lady, without changing his apparel or
wen thinking of his appearance, and his de
ight with her was so great that he failed to
zee the effect his presence had produced upon
Ter. Her almost utter inability to speak was
attributed to a natural timidity on the oc
aston.
Can you go nowY' he asked, after half
lOur's conversation. "GO whereP' she in
Iuired $50 to DO married." replied Mr.
ireeley. ITO be married. Why, I cam. |
marry you. Now that see you do not
owe you" she said, half choked by tears
No, cannot marry you" His surprise
vas greater than hers had been. Then came
o his aid that firm, strong will that those
emenber who knew him well in after years
10 stiAed pride, bore the humiliation like
zero, but insisted that Miss c. should keep
er engagement with him. What his ar
uments were she did not tell me later; but
be told me that he had a strange influence
yer her at the time that rendered her sub
lissive. She looked at his travel stained
lothes and boots, and asked him to prepare {
or the marriage, but to understand that be
larried her knowing that she had no love
d him. Many, many men have ventured
10 same, some to win happiness, often more s
} wreck domestic comfort completely. Mr.
reeley went with all speed to a barber, and
fter the shave with a proud air told the
ian that he was to be married in less than
a hour. Brush off my Clothes" he or '
Na.-.n II
ended in the air asked, mot going to change G
lis suitP mo, no; have not brought any {
-her; so on, brush OFF the dirt and dust" O
But sir, look at the bottom of your trou {
rs; the stains will show, do what can" ,
''Never mind; cut off the bottom" n
Putting down his brush for fears sake he a
1eyed the order and cut of the garment, 81
I'D the good man soon presented himself TO 4
le lady, telling her that he had made an. p
lngements with minister to perform the :
remony, and to go with him at once to the Q
ace appointed s,
81 went in a trance, it seemed to me- said a
rs. Greeley two months later to me- "and Il
n yet in a state Of wonder at my own act. T
They were married 81
Mr.. White and Mr. Greeley met after the c,
turn of the bride and groom to New York. S
I'd arranged to take the large brown stone cl
'use in Greenwich street together; and there o,
gan friendship between them that in M
eased yearly, and lasted through many =,
ars till each had risen to distinction and a
the honor Of a good name among men. g
9TH are now gone to Judgment and reward. su
Many were the precious hours Of social ins u
recourse between Mr.. and Mrs Greeley, liz
dge White and myself During the war d
ser union Of thought and action existed be-
zen us Mrs. Greeley and l were well &C
ainted, and though differing In many
zen She wished TO compliment me she told on
, | was like her.-Rhoda L White In New co
9rk Sun. lin
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