The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-14
SAVED BY HER MOTHER.

SAVED BY HER MOTHER.
4 Wealthy Matrinonial Adventursr Nsae.
" Marriss lIls Own Daughter.
eft happened about eighteen or
twenty years ago right here In this
city. A certain man, whose name you
think Of whenever you read about sew
lng-machines, because he was one Of
the first and most generally known in
ventors Of that useful implement. paid
very little attention to the laws of this
country bearing on marriage" said .
New street man.
"Never mind what his name vas;
you ought to know who I am talking
about, for his matrimonial vagaries
attracted even moro attention to him
than did his valuable inventions in
connection with the sewing-machine.
When he died, in 1875. he left nine
recognized widows, and no one knows
how many children, for some of his
widows did not make sufficient of .
fight for q share Of his estate-which,
by the way, amounted to thirteen mill
ion dollars-to reveal their identity.
Well, a. I started to toll you, this old
fellow v ~ tho father Of 20 many chill
dren BY his half . score Of wives that
he didn't know moro than one in every
ten Of his offspring when he saw them.
He had to b introduced to them.
I'm order tho moro successfully 70
Anmbug these deluded women to whom
b sustained the relatien o. husbandho
gave . different name 70 each Of them,
and he used - many names that I
guess no forgot some Of them. HeWas
always . great sdmirer Of pretty girls,
and would spend . small fortune 70
win tho favor Of any handsome female
Of whom he became enamored. One
Of tho employees In the salesroom ofhis
sewing machine company told him onA
dsy Of IN extremely pretty girl, who
was playing in an amateur dramatic
society over in Brooklyn. She was so
that all the young fellows were
about her.
"Well, the old codger. he was about
6fty.two years Of age, found out when
ehe was to mako her next appearance,
and secured front seats for the per.
He fell up to the top Of his
gray hair in love with the girl before
the evening vas over; and in a few
days managed to secure an introduc-
ton to her. Then he offered her dia-
m0nds, dresses, & Srnished house,
horses and carriages, and, in fact, all
those things which q rich person can
procure, and almost all women yearn
for. if she would marry him. Her
meetings with the ancient swain were
held in secret and without her mothers
She used an assumed
name when she appeared on tho ana
bur stage. although more than half
he persons In the audience knew her
By the name she was addressed by in
he vicinity Of her residence.
Tho girl listened With both ears to
what the old man said, and finally
asked him 70 call at her homo to re-
seive his answer. He went there, sir,
IN the appointed ev ening. It was
) cheanly-furnished and small house
a rather poor neighborhood. Tho
Did fellow hadn't been in the house five |
before his former wife, tho |
Iirls mother. came into the room
where he was. They recognized each
'ther, and then the old man had q
nauvais quart d'heure. and no mistake
10 had not given his right Same to tho
woman when he married her. and che
I'D not know that he was the wealthy
Nd widely-known inventor"
"Whst va the upshot Of the AFFAIR.""
"Well, tho old man made . hand
ono yearly allowance to the mother,
ent tho girl to boarding-school, and
'hen he died he left the daughter he
'anted to marry half . million dol.
ars. Strange story, isn't it3 But it's
true one, and lots Of the old-timers
Tho read it will remember the man.
What's his name? Well. call him
hummer; that's close enough."-M r