Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-12-01
WHAT A VOICE CAUSED.
Zho Tsuo Story OF How President uar-
riAon Won His Wife.

Tho Truo Story OF How President ulr-
riAnn Won His Wifc.
Editing tho river column of daily in
nourishing Hcntucl5y city on tho
banks ot tho Ohio IL O gcniol old Gon-
{ tlcncn of about sixty years, who but for
. ludicrou3 incident would havo cut
President Harrison out of his wife.
Thaddou9 Conant is tho nacac of him
who got left in tho raco for tho hand of
Miss Caroline Scott, and it Sll ca,ao
about in this wcy:
In tho country just back of Cincinnati
thcro used to 10 Il school for boys Kept
by fathcrly minister named Scott. AZ
an accommodation he sometimes board
cd those boys who lived elsewhere,
;nd among his pupils. who lived in
tho house were Harrison ard Coaant.
Lillc every other boy il tho school
thcsc two lads Tsuccunbcd to tho
charms Of pretty Carrie Scott, tho six
tccn-ycar-old daughter Of tho school
teacher. Very soon tho coatost foc
Miss Scott's favor was narrowed down
to Harrison end Conant, with post odds
Glightly on tho lattor. uarriGon wa3 g
dangerous rival however. IIo cpcnt
much time indoors and around his
charncr. Conant was boyish and spent
moro limo on tho playground than 1T
his books. When he did talk to his
sweetheart ho raado good uGc of his
time, for by tho close CT tho session it
WAS openly discussed in tho school how
Thad%Conant had become tho choice of
tho principals daughter.
Thcrc also boarded in tho house
younGstcr named Toriaa. anl no was
the cause of all tho trouble. Toriaa was
not diifcront from other boys savo in ono
thing-hc had thin, girlish voice. that
soundcd lilic o pipc-orGan with voy hu-
mana stop pullc1 out. It Was physical
inflrmity and novor changed to tho Gut-
tural tones OF manhood. Tni; Toriaa
and Conant were intimate fricndo. Ono
evening just boforc IN examination in
some study Conant and Torian deter
mined to break o rnlc by remaining Up
aftor tho retiring boil had sounded and
studying littlo for tho coming cxarli-
nation. They did not 81 to bed ct tho
usual time, but rcmaincd up, though
they did much moro idlo talking than
studying. Thoy wcro mono too careful
about tho pitch of their voices, and tho
doctor on ono Of his nocturnal prowl9
il search of offenders passed. tho door.
lc could not oycrhcar tho conversation,
but gathered enough to mako up his mind
on tho course ho was to follow.
Right Gftor breakfast tho nczt morn
ing DR.. Scott and young Cona:.t met in
secret session, Whom tho boy got out
ho was nearly exploding with laughter.
Calling his fellowship ho told Thorn how
old Scott had heard Torian talking in
his rooCl and thought was LiS2ic, tho
housc-girl. Tho miniature scandal crc-
atod much fun for :.whilc, but it cot to
tho ours OF Miss Carrie. lor views on
tho matter can best bo imagined, fer
sho would not havo any thing moro to- do
with Conant. Tho school closed coon
aftcrward and Conant did not rctuln
for tho ensuing session. Whom lo ncXt
heard of his youthful sweetheart it was
in connection with hor marriage to Dcn
Harrison. ~
IIo never saw her ayain. Conant told
tho STORY on hlrnsolt TO q representative
Of tho Chicago rinos, and laughinGly
added that ho had other reasons tEan
boinga Domo ,rat for voting againGt Bcn
Harrison.