Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-21

did not regard me with indifference the
decided to lie. the affair take its course
When arrived at tine Won Pullkamme
schloss found my adored one and her par
ents awaiting me on the threshold. AIight
ing from the carriage, ran eagerly to m,
| sweetheart, threw my arms around her ant
imprinted upon her rosy lips kiss so Wig
orous that it suggested discharge from
mammoth krupp gun. That kiss and EN-
brace were more than any fond parent.
could Withstand, and my darling and mysel
were betrothed forthwith. This was on,
OF the most fortunate events Of my life, fol
see what this lady's influence has made
me.r
SHERIDAN MISTAKEN FOR A BURGLAR.
The late Gen. Philip Il. Sheridan Away.
contended that no matter how brave mar
might be he was always subject to fright
| Once when we read together a newspaper
eulogium of famous general which said
| among other things, that she never knew
| fear" the hero of that wonderful ride from
| winchester laughed and said: ssThen he
never snuffed candle with his fingers ,
When asked him for some "reminiscences
OF his courtship he gave me one which
| tended to prove his pet theory, that the
bravest men are often towards under pecul.
lar circumstances.
81 shall never forget the night on which ]
| asked the all-important question: he said.
1T was warm summer evening and we
| sat IN the parlor till twilight deepened into
dusk, and dusk was lighted only by the dim
glimmer which shone in from the gas
| turned low in the hall. We talked in low
tones of moonlight, music, love and flowers,
as lovers will to the end Of time. 1t grew
late. and paterfamilias letting himself in
with his latchkey, thought the household
had retired, SO he locked the front door for
the night and carefully put in place the
patent burglar alarm which was his special
pride
cat length Irealized that it was time for
me to go, and felt that could not do so
until had asked the question whose an
swer was determined to know that night
and upon which the happiness Of my whole
future life depended. Often I was on the
the point of speaking the words, but they
seemed to stick in, my throat like amen in
that of Macbeth. In despair at my inability
to speak them l at length rose to depart.
My companion accompanied me into the
hall. Standing with my back to the front
door, brought up all my mental and moral
reserves and rallied all my forces for one
last supreme effort. put the question and
to my unutterable and indescribable joy it
was carried in the affirmative by unani-
nous vote, viva voce-in whisper. Rapt-
turously stretching out my arms to clasp
the bewitching little voter to my heart l ac-
cidentally struck the burglar alarm and set
it of, hammer and tongs. A light appeared
above. Looking up beheld pater-familias
en- deshabille at the top of the staircase
with bed candle in one hand and revolt
yer in the other, the latter being leveled
full at my devoted head.
Il was amazed. My tongue Glove to the
roof of my mouth and my hair stood on end.
After coming through the civil war alive
was to be shot dead in hallway at mid
night in mistake for burglarl For
moment lost all presence of mind, and my
knees smote together in fright. Then I re-
covered sufficiently to call out For heavens
sake don't shoot! It is l. My papa that
was to be recognized my voice and held his
fire, and we lived to have many a good
laugh over our farcical midnight tableau''
HOW A. T. STEWART VOICED AND WON.
That most famous of all American mer-
chant princes, the late A. 7. Stewart of
New York, was man Of seemingly hard,
cold nature. His relations with his wife
during the last years,of his life were of the
most formal character; yet have talked
with old residents of New York who re-
membered him as a most ardent young
lover when he courted and married Cornelia
Clinch, very pretty and charming girl,
who was the daughter of a rich old ship |
living on Duane street, then very |
fashionable thoroughfare. He had begun
LAAS NCAy pOOI, anu IL was D6CduS6 uG l
thought it was only poor young men who |
ever amounted to anything that he drove
from his door all the young dudes who |
wanted to court Cornelia.
1t was in coy little cottage on Reade |
street, with cottage" furniture and rag
carpets. that the future merchant prince, ::
A. I. Stewart, went to housekeeping with |
pretty Cornelia Clinch, after he had made |
Ter his wife. They were so exceptionally |
happy at first, that it is inexplicable how
hey could have drifted apart, as they did |
alter in life.
If you had known Stewart well, as did.
7ou would have found that he would some
lines fall into a reminiscent mood, when |
le delighted to talk of his early days and
MS struggles and triumphs. It was when
le was in such mood that I asked him for
ome recollections of his counting days.
cat the time" he said, ''there was an
Episcopal church, called ST. Marks, away
ut OF town. You can see it now, near
;tuyvesant square. 1t was pleasant Sun
ay walk across the fields, and there first
net Cornelia Clinch and fell in love with
er at first sight. met her father also, and
s he found me to be poor, but indus
ries, he invited me to his house. When,
fter some time, l put very interesting
uery to Cornelia, she referred me to her
ather.
9. SO you want to marry my Cornya'
"'4eS, SIR
I" Z suppose you think she'll get some
loney from me some day, and you want to
hare it, eha'
60 No, don't, sirl don't want you to
ave either Of US a cent, for I'll soon be a
reat deal better off than you are
&c You will, hey2 Well. take her, then.
nd an old mans blessing with her.'''
EDIsoN's FIRST VENTURE.
Thomas A. Edison, the famous inventor. |
as not married to his present charming |
ife-his second-when I asked him to tell |
e something of how he wooed and won the
rst Mrs. Edison, whose maiden name was |
larry Stillwel
'Miss Stillwel was one of several Young |
omen in my employ" he said. .sOne day
was standing behind her chair examining
instrument
" .Mr. Edison she said, turning hastily
'ound, can always tell when you are be-
nd or near me-
'.How do you account for that? asked.
" Il don't know, but seem to feel that !
~ are near me-
81 popped the question then and there
I'd was accepted"
GEN. GRANTS FIRST SIGHT OF HIS WIFE.
81 have never told anybody where really
st saw my wife," said Gen. U. S. Grant.
md even she herself is not aware of the :
1t was one day in the streets |
St. Louis that saw beautifully-attired |
Jung lady commissioning the sorrows of a
re-fOoted, dirty little street arab, listen
g attentively to his tale of woe, wiping
5 eyes with her lace handkerchief and be- !.
)wlng aims upon him. was much struck |