Wichita eagle., 1889-03-06
JOSIE'S MARRIAGE.
a Chicago Heiress Weds an En-
gliSh AristOcrat
supposinG Him to Be a " Lord She Gets
a Divorce - Suddenly Becoming VS.
count She Desires q Rehitch, But
He Cawn't, You Know.

From Hon. Frederick Galloway to his elder
Brother, Hon. Francis Gal OUay.
GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL, Chicago, April ~,
1S6s.-Dedr FRANK: II is ages since | heard
from you, but suppose every thing goes on
usual, and that you can find nothing to
write about When wrote last / told you
about my engagement to Miss Josie Fair
field, only daughter and helress OF Jere-
miah Fairfield; and i think / gave you
fair description Of your future sister ln-law.
Old jeremiah is behaving very handsomely,
and Is going TO plank down fair share Of
his dollars in hard cash. | am in excellent
condition, and, to use favorite expression
OF my fiancees IAN just having lovely
time
Every body here makes an awful fuss
over me, and will insist on calling me ''Lord
Galloway" Titles here are held in the
highest veneration; but the majority of the
people have met don't seem to know the
difference between an honorable and mar
guess. My future father-in-law took me
over his pigs sticking establishment yester-
day, and each time he came to a group of
butchers at work he would stop them for an
instant and say: This is Lord Galloway,
my future son-in-law."
There Is one curious mistake that every
one has made here, and that Is that they
have ali taken it for granted that am the
elder son and heir to the title, although |
have never done or said any thing to cause
Them to believe so. AS old Fairfield has al
ready told all his friends that | shall be Wis
count Decatur, and consequently his daugh-
ter a Viscountess, hardly dare now to un-
deceive him in case he should want to break
off the match. My fair tiancee also has told
all her girl friends that on the death of my
father she will be Viscountess Decatur, so
that really see nothing for it but to leave
them in ignorance of the true state of the
case until after the wedding, which has
been fixed for this day week. Consequently
when you receive this my proverbial ILL
luck will have deserted me and / shall be
the happy possessor of a millionaire bride.
am sincerely attached TO Miss Fairfield;
but, as / told you in my last letter, my
father-in-l aw-elect, as they say over here,
is the worst specimen of a low-brcd Yankee
that | have ever set eyes on. Your affec-
tionate brother FRED.
From Hon. Frederick Galloway to Hon. Francs
Gallo az.
NEW YORK. May -, 1SsS.-Dear Frank:
The affair went off splendidly and without
a hitch All the Chicago papers teemed
with accounts of the brilliant ceremony and
the magnificent presents made to the bride.
Unfortunately, they all accepted it as a fact
that / am the future Lord Decatur, and l
have not yet had the courage to undeceive
my bride. AS we sail for England
next week shall not say any thing about
the mistake, but viii leave it until she meets
you and finds out that you are the heir and
not myself. One paper in Chicago asserted
that | should soon be Duke, as my father,
the Duke of Decatur, WAS in a very precari-
Gus state of health. That was good stretch 1
OF imagination for Chicago journalist,
Good bye, old fellow. Your affecte brother,
FRED.
From Mrs Frederick GdlIepdy to her Father,
Jsre3aiGt Fairfield.
GRAND HOTEL, LONDON, June 10, 1855
Dear Pa: am writing you with broken (
heart have been the victim of most /
shameful imposture, and 1 am the mlser- /
able, unhappy wife of the vHest of scoun-
drels. Nv husband is not Lord Galloway!
He will never be a Viscountl He Will never
own Decatur castle! He will never sit in
the House of Lords But he Will always be
q miserable, sneaking pauper younger son!
How could you let me marry him without find .
ans out ali about hiIna Your carelessness-
ignorance | may in charity call it-has
ruined vour daughters life and wrecked
her prospects forever l am coming home
i'm nletilateiy, for | Will never live with the
wretched impostor, who gained my sffec-
ton under false pretenses. dare not face
sbe girls in Chicago; so meet me in New
YORK and advise me what TO do. sail on
the Umbria next Saturday. Your broken
hearted daughter, JOSIE.
Cablsorum from .E1sRiah FTIrtfe'i 10 Mrs.
Frederick Gdl}esrag
fright Come home. VIII meet Um bra
at dock. FAIRFIELD.
From Messrs. R,d0e, Fadcs, Slod0e, Ttoenty-
p6st 4 RHige, Solicitors to Hon. f>esaeS-
tok Galloway
80 LINcoLNs INN FIELDS, July 80, 1855
Daas SIR: We have received the copy OF tbs
Chicago paper forwarded 70 US by you and
have made inquiries as TO whether the ad
vertsement to which you directed our at
tentioa 3 in America legal service OK
notice of suit for divorce. We find as fol-
lows:
That IN the State of Illinois, In which
State Chicago is situated, in cases OF non
residence, uncertainty of respondents
or living out Of the jurisdic-
ton of the United States, publication OF
notice OF suit in a county newspaper for
period OF four weeks is sufficient and good
legal service. We have also aScertslned
that in the event of no notice of defense be-
ing put in judgment would go by default.
In regard to your other questions we are
not sufficiently acquainted with the divorce
laws of America to advise, but we have al
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