Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09

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n-A' Tse~zS greater part of Sam
pLAHIIEf Randall's Congress
sional work has been
done in his study at home, with his wife's
sewing machine along beside his library
desk. Mrs. Reagan is her husbands prl-
vate secretary, and Mrs. Representative
Springer advises the Honorable William as
to every act of his political career. 1t is
perhaps due 10 Mrs. Ingalls, that Senator
ingalls, has his seat in that chamber to-day.
She kept him out of public life until he was
big enough man to represent the whole
State of Kansas and he might have gone
into the House if it had not been for her.
1t was many years ago that he was offered
a Congressional nomination. He tele-
graphed his wife of the fact and she wired
reply: "Don't accept" He took this ad-
vice. though his friends and hers said he
was foolish for doing So, and he held off
until that remarkable Senatorial election
occurred in which Subsidy Pomeroy was
charged with having bribed the Legislature
and big man was needed to jump into his
place. Ingalls, was then ready and he got
the position which he has held for three
terms and which he can have again if he
wishes.
SENATOR INGALLS, ROMANCE
The romance of Senator Ingalls, was one
of love at first sight. He was a struggling
young lawyer Of Kansas, and had hung out
his shingle in a little town above Atchison.
He paid no attention to the women, and the
flowers of the frontier wasted their sweet
ness upon other nostrlls than his. One day
he was asked to be groomsman at a friends
wedding, and while so acting he saw that
one of the bridesmaids was exceedingly
fair. He was introduced to her as Miss
Anna Cheeseborough and he learned that
she was the daughter of New York mer-
chant who had come to Atchison to live.
In company with her he journeyed for day
with the new bride and groom and Cupid
got in his work to such an extent that the
two separated each in love with the other.
ingalls, made arrangements to call, and
after short courtship he popped the ques-
tion and received an acceptable answer. He
was a candidate for State Senator at this
time, and it was a curious thing that his
prospective father-in-law was running for
the same Office. Miss Cheeseborough had
to stand the fires OF the friends OF her lover
and her father, but young Ingalls, won, and
as Mrs. ingalls, saws, her "sins were for
given" and her father consented to her mar
rying his political rival.
CLEVELAND PROPOSED FIVE TIMES,
am able to give some inside information
about ex-President Cleveland's romance
At the time of the wedding the mouths of
the President and his wife were as tight as
that OF clam concerning their love affair.
None of their friends knew much about
their courtship and they went on the princi-
pie of the great German proverb, that
'sSpeech is silver, but silence is golden"
The wedding is still gossiped about here,
and the women pronounce it love match
while the men invariably take the ground
that the White House had good deal to do
with Mrs. Cleveland's acceptance. 1t seems
that the men are somewhat in the right, and
a lady who lately returned from wedding
trip to the Continent gives one of my friends
a conversation which she had with Mrs.
Cleveland not long ago. The story as it
comes to me is quite spicy, and I do not
vouch that the report of the talk is verbatim.
I give it as l heard it. This lady said:
81 met Mrs. Cleveland shortly after I |
landed in New York, and one of the first |
questions she asked me was to pray tell her |
how long was engaged before I was mar
ried. 1 answered her and told her the story |
of our courtship. She listened with interest |
and when L was through I concluded that I |
would learn something from her in return. |
asked: |
MRS. CLEvELAND'S OWN STORY.
"'Mrs. Cleveland. have seen a great
many stories about your marriage, and the |
most have seen have been contradicted by |
you or your friends. have told you nv
story and now 1 want you to tell me yours. |
How long were you engaged to the Presi-
dent before you were married?'
Mrs. Cleveland laughed and blushed
and said:
"'Oh, there is the most ridiculous stories
;old about us, but, honestly, they are hardly
Is funny as it really was. Uncle Grover
proposed to me five times before 1 accepted
lim. First, when 1 was IA, and L Just
laughed at the idea, for he seemed so much
older. Then again two years later, when 1 |
went to college; and the third time when he
was elected Governor of New York. 1 was
oy no means ready TO marry anyone, and he
let things go for a year, or until he was
nominated tor the Presidency. Then he
asked me again, and I again refused. At
asst he was elected and promised to marry.
him in year. Of course I always liked |
him better than anyone else, and 1 always
meant to marry him some day, but I'll own
he White House had something to do with
,urrying it up"
ALGER's BORROWED CLOTHES.
General Alger, of Michigan. was here the
,ther day. His pocketbook is now heavy,
lis check is good for millions, his face looks
happy and mis- heart seems whole. 1t wears,
however, the scars of youthful romance,
md he will never forget the troubles of his
,oyhood love. He was q law student at
Akron, O., and he fell in love before he had
inished Blackstone. He had only money
,nough to live on and his ladylove was the
laughter of rich but hard-hearted old
hap of father.
This man had slight opinion of Russell
Alger and he had no better opinion of the
aw. He was wont to say that Russ Alger
gould never amount to anything. and every
morning he said to his daughter that she
lad better drop Alger for he would never
arn his salt. 1t was when things were in
his condition that the girl gave party.
She invited Algrr. His clothes were poor,
however, and there were no suits for rent in
Akron. Alger did not dare 60 to the party
With poor clothes and he finally borrowed
ult from brother lawyer. He wore it to
he house and danced until morning in it.
t happened that his friend had left the
own for visit and Alger
sTRUTTED AROUND FOR A WEEK
n his borrowed clothes. The old man. how
yer, learned the story, and he went home
nd Uava hiu dou1htar 10 ,Indoretand that |