The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-10
JUSTICE WHITES ROMANCE.
he Courted a Louisville Bale, and
Was Tilted for Man of Money.
From the Louisville Truth.

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Was Tilted for a Man of Money.
From the Louisville Truth
The appointment of Senator Edward
White, of Louisiana, to be associate JUS
tice of the supreme court of the United
States is not without interest in this city,
which was the scene of the only romance
in the senator's life The story was
known to but few Louis lille people, bat
l. has been revi ed sin sir. Cleveland
sent his nlme to the Senate after having
failed with HoruOlower and peckham.
the Two distinguished New y or1 lawyers
anu now all the friends in this city of the
lady IN the case know of it, and even the
daily papers have referred TO it,
Twenty years ago Ed White was a
struggling young lawyer in New Orleans
he was a stalwArt, handsome Young man,
member OF a prominent family, but was
regarded as having no especial future be-
fore him. As most young lawyers do he
spent nearly all of his time sitting in his
Office, twirling his thumbs and waiting
for the clients that never came. ; iually,
party Of Louisville people went down to
New Orleans for the Mardi Gras season,
ana IN the party was young lady, one of
the handsomest women in Louisville So
ciety and the city's greatest belle at that
time. She was the daughter of Louis
villes most prominent lawyer. She was
Catholic and so was Mr.. White. They
met and the young New Orleans lawyer
Immediately fell in love with her.
At that time the Louisville girl
had suitors by the dozens at her
feet and she could have made her choice
almost wherever her fancy dictated.
After her visit to New Orleans Mr.
White had some other object in life than
merely sitting in his Office and twirling
his thumbs, and the task he set himself
was the winning of the hand Of the
Louisville girl. He was certainly very
much in love with her, and
shortly after her return TO the city MIR.
White put in an appearance mere.
Through the Louisville girl he met every
body who was in society, and spent most
of his time, when he was not on duty,
with the object of his affection, at the
Peudennis Club, and nearly all the older
members Of the club very well remember
the handsome LOuisiauian whom they
pitied, for they thought a penniless
young barrister stood not the ghost of a
show with the radiant beauty whose
sway among the men was almost absolute.
MIR. White was persistent sutton and
he made frequent trips to Louisville, let
ting what little law practice he had in
New Orleans go to the winds Once or
twice every month he would be in Louis
y
each OF his visits. So persistent was he
in his visits that sentiment began to
change. The belief was that he was win
ming the girl, and, instead of pity, her
friends began to feel admiration for the
young southerner who appeared to have
sailed into sight Of the prize against great
and overwhelming disadvantages and dis
couragemeuts Finally it became under
stood that they were engaged. but the
lgVvVprs disrOvaTad tho fr1tb pf the
old adage of the slip between the cup and
the lip. Romance and sentiment are
very good things in their way, but
romance and sentiment without money
are not very attractive TO belle and a
beauty with half the desirable men in the
town at her feet and they proved so in
this case, A younger and a handsomer
man appeared upon the scene. He was
from the east, belonged to a prominent
family, and, in addition to all of his other
advantages, was not stranger TO this
worlds goods He followed in the foot
steps of the New Orleans lawyer, and i'm
mediately fell in love with the Louisville
girl. He was as persistent as Mr.. White
had been, and had the advantage Of being
ever present on the scene Romance and
sentiment again putin appearance, but this
time they could be INDUCED In in conec-
ton with that more stable thing money.
Women will always be women, and soon
the Louisville girl was interested in the
young easterner. The interest increased
as time went by, and the sentiment of ad
miration for the young sOutherner again
changed to pity and he was soon out of
the running. Mr. White was given his
congo by the Lomsvi lie belle, and shortly
her engagement to another man was an
nOunced. They were married, and the
society belle has make loving wife and
a devoted mother Fortune for them has
not always smiled. The young husband
lost much Of his money, but the wolf is
never likely to rap at his door.
After the marriage of the Louisville
girl Mr.. White returned to New Orleans
and devoted himself to the practice Of
law. He won recognition at the bar, but
was regarded as plOdder and was never
prominent in any of the big and celebrat-
ed cases in New Orleans. He
went into politics in the Nichols
fight half dozen years ago and struck
the winning side with Gov. Nichols.
Then he made the race as the adj
ministrGtion candidate for the state su-
preme court and was elected. When Sen
ator Eustis was given a diplomatic mission
abroad MIR. White was sent TO the United
States Senate to fill out the unexpired
term, and he had served but few months
when he was appointed 10 the United
States supreme court
The Louisville woman is a typical so
ciety woman, and as the wife of United
States senator and justice Of the supreme
court she would have adorned the highest
society Of the land But she is just as
happy with her husband and her little
family in this city, and if the future had
been cast for her a dozen years ago she
would probably have acted no differently.
The career of Mr.. White is quoted here
to show the wonderful changes time can
make