The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-08


Give to much woo. The principal charac-
ters in his Slovo vocomplications are as fol-
lows: Miss Kittio Sanford of Bridgeport,
Conn, who'has beenlnuch, abroad; Henry
Sanfogd, president of tho Adams Express
company and grandfathGr of the young
woman, and Robert Peel, the young Eng
lishman. Miss Sanford is the daughter
of Professor Samuel Sanford, professor Of
music in Yale, and is described as pret-
ty, graceful and accomplished girl Of 10,
who is looked upon as one Of tho bellies Of
Bridgeport.
Mr.. Peel is the eldest son and upon his
fathers death will succeed to tho title and
to estates which, itis said, bring In an an.
nual rental Of $4,000. Ho is % years old
and flno looking man, On attaining his
majority no came into fortune of e45,-
900, but he had mortgoged practically tho
entire sum by reckless extravaganza at
Eton and Oxford, wherc ho failed to get
his degree. NereTtheiess no continued his
extravaganza careerin London and Monte
Carlo and Is now bankrupt. He has
been notoriously identified in general gos-
sip as thorpartioular' friend of Mrs. Lang
try. Indeed general, report made him
cause Abingdon. Bairds sensational and
brutal physical attack upon that fair wo-
man couple oe years'ago.
About a year ago Miss Sanford went to
Paris to complete her education and while
there met Mr.. Peel. RumoTs of an attach
ment reached Bridgeport and the young
lady's father who,sit is said, had other
,,1a inl fr,
Paris and brought her home. Mr.. Peel in
published interview thus tells the story
of his courtship:"I met Miss Sanford at
Monte Carlo last February and fell in love
with her. She went to Paris, where fol-
lowed and soon after proposed and was
accepted. Her father, Samuel Sanford,
was'with her. Had 1 had any time to deal
with him our path would have been
smooth. Ho was not opposed to our en-
gagement, but asked Inc to wait year.
Miss Sanford was'sent for by her grandia-
ther, Henry Sanford, andsrcturned to this
country. 1 followed on tho Paris.
AFTER my arrival here learned that
Miss Sanford's grandfather was opposed
to the engagement Twisted Bridgeport,
but was unable to'see. Miss Sanford. I
saw her, however, in New York several
times.
II called upon Henry Sanford at his
office, where was coldly received. then
asked him the grounds Of his opposition,
Imagine my surprise, not to say conster-
nation, when ho said tome You are
libertineP Ibid not know what to make
of this until he spoke of tho Langtry af-
fair" Mr.. Peel is then quoted as speaking
fully on 1.-THE Langtry affair"
"But, " he said, what does that amount
to? A young man must SOW his wild OATS
and I hayo had my fling, but am ready
to settle down, know American gentle
men. But when |. came to deal with Hen
ry Sanford Ihadto deal with the rudest
man Lever met, Ho may boworth $l5,-
O0O,O but he doesn't. know how to deal
with gentleman. Ii is case of Puritan
against English society," He Is still living
on thotroaStlgps of Plymouth Rock"
Mr.. Peel S6Apc angry when he told of
how Mr.sSiisREa had said no was aftor his
money! @him, he declared, that
if ma9ssdkb granddaughter he could
go to thei@nyiHwith his money"
The perusal Of Mr.. Peel's story moved
Holland, the well known correspondent
to make tho following observations ut
is no wonderthat thegrandson of Sir Rob
ert Peel was amazed when he met Henry
Sanford. Mr.. ,Sanford's faco when he is
indignant looks as though 1t might have
been cut out of plymouth Rock itself, and
when ho turned his black and powerful
eyes upontthe' grandson Of Sir Robert Peel
and gavo for Hply these words, You are
q libertinep tho young man must have
been nightly impressed by this his first
PERSONAL contact with genuine Puritan
ism.
"Those who saw Henry Sanford when
in his anger be'eiected John Hoey in dis
grace from the Adams Express company's
presidency saw u man whose countenance
suggested neither pity nor forgiveness.
Dress Mr. Sanford in the gaFb of the Puri-
tan, put blunderhuss in his hands, and
you will have the' typo of those stern and
rugged characters whomade New England
severe and yet make It potent in shaping
tho destiny Of the United. States. The
grandson of Sir Robertswill no more be
able to move this later day Puritan than
he would be able to move Plymouth Rock"