The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-09-11
WHAT A VOICE CAUSED.
The Truc Story Of How President Hars
rison Won Els wife.

rlson Won Els wife.
Editing the river column of daily In
fiourishing Kentucky city on the
banks Of the Ohio is a genial old gen.
tlemen Of about sixty years, who but for
ludicrous incident would have cut
President Harrison out Of his wife.
Thaddeus Conant is the name of him
who got left in the race for the hand Of
Miss Caroline Scott, and it all came
about in this way:
In the country just back of Cincinnati
there used to be school for boys kept
by fatherly minister named Scott. As
an accommodation he sometimes board
ed those boys who lived elsewhere,
and among his pupils who lived in
the house were Harrison and Conant.
Like every other boy in the school
these two lads succumbed to the
charms Of pretty Carrie Scott, the SIX
teen-year-old daughter Of the school
teacher. Very soon the contest for
Miss Scott's favor was narrowed down
to Harrison and Conant, with post odds
slightly on the latter Harrison was a
dangerous rival however. He spent
much time indoors and around his
charmer. Conant was boyish and spent
more time on the playground than at
his books When he did talk to his
sweetheart he made good use of his
time, for by the close of the session it
was openly discussed in the school how
Thad Conant had become the choice Of
the principals daughter.
There also boarded in, the house o
youngster named Torian, and he was
the cause of all the trouble. Torian was
not different from other boys save in one
thing-he had thin, girlish voice, that
sounded like pipe-organ with vox hu-
mana stop pulled out. 1t was physical
inflrmity and never changed to the gut
tural tones of manhood. This Torian
and Conant were intimate friends. Ono
evening just before an examination in
some study Conant and Torian deter
mined to break rule by remaining up
after the retiring bell had sounded and
studying little for the coming exami-
nation. They did not go to bed at the
usual time, but remained up, though
they did much more idle talking than
studying. They were none too careful
about the pitch of their voices, and the
doctor on one of his nocturnal prowls
in search of offenders passed the door.
He could not overhear the conversation,
but gathered enough to make up his mind
on the course he was to follow
Right after breakfast the next morn
ing DR.. Scott and young Conant met in
secret session. When the boy got out
he was nearly exploding with laughter.
Calling his fellows up he told them how
old Scott had heard Torian talking in
his room and thought it was Lizzie, the
house-girl. The miniature scandal cre-
ated much fun for awhile, but it got to
the ears of Miss Carrie. Her views on
the matter can best be imagined, for
she would not have any thing more to do
with Conant. The school closed soon
afterward and Conant did not return
for the ensuing session. When he next
heard of his youthful sweetheart it was
in connection with her marriage to Ben
Harrison.
He never saw her again. Conant told
the story on himself to representa- tive
Of the Chicago Times, and laughingly
added that he had other reasons than
being Democrat for voting against Ben
Harriaon