Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-25

in his education and manners wcro com plCtCly overwhelmed hy his natural GrUat- ness as 1 saw him. l soon admired him very much. and l could that hc also liked t0 bc in my company and socmod to take interest in my work and in my views of social and political questions But this, our first friendship, did not grow at onco tO anything W1rlnor than mutual admirl- tiun.
 "In the courso of n few months wc part cd as truo friends part. Hc rcturncd to Nevada and California; and resumed my work in different parts of tho world. Scv- cral years passed, and We did not meet un- til some tinc after my mothers death. !" Led to Their Betrothal. Miss Couzins then rclatcd hor trouble | with tho Worlds fair board of lady man agcrs and her efforts to havo bill passed | by congress tO Sccure payment for hor scrv- ices as SCcrCtary. Sho applied to Mir. Fair | for political assistance, and although hc said hc had no influence hc wrote worry kindly and asked her to correspond with | him. She responded.
 And this, Miss CouZinS resumed aft CT pause. "oponcd tho correspondence between us which eventually Tod to our hctrothal. For some time after that lot tTr> passed between lis at rrgular inter walls. and the spirit uf the correspondence l SrCw warmer and mora confidential with each letter.
 | "Shurtly after rCturniny to Chicago | rVCriVCd letter from MT Fair, in which he stated that he would suun Srr me, and | that he WAS crmln. with serious intcn- tinnS tu ask my hand and heart in mar | riaSc,
 | MT Fair accoup;inird hy his srcre- | tarirS. BrcSse and Angus, and, l think, I :, 1893, and took apartments at tho Grand l Pacific. Mir. Fair immediately sent mo | his card. mot him in ono of the parlors and expressed grcat happiness at seeing him again. Hc told mo then and therc that he had como all tho way from Califor- mia for the purpose of asking mo to be- come his wi!o told him that would give him definite answer within a few days and directly intimatcd that he ncei not havo fear of my final decision. He seemed worry much pleased at this, -
 Then Miss COuZinS told how Mir. Fair | was taken ill flow days after this and sent for her to nursr him; how sho minis tered to his wants in Spito of tho objections of his s,crotaricS, who cndoavorcd to kcep her from him.
 "When Mir Fair had rccovorcd suf1i- cicntly to cn:Ihlo him to bo up and walk around. he called mo asido one day. I want to settle up my affairs. ho said. in such n manner that shall do justice to all my family connections I lovo my family, and want to make fair provision for thcm. l love you, and want to pro, Vido for you at all hazards that flnan cial troubles can never como to you want you tn lrc my wifc. Will you marry mr!''
 she Answered "Hes."
 "I anSwcr,i Yes
 lilo then said: Thank you We must be married soun. very soon.
 | But he was still morU ur loss ill., anu this prevented our early marriage. On, evening when he was fecling much bottel wo sat together and talked about thG Worlds fair. and he said he must sec al of 1t together. and that as his own deal and gifted wife should explain all tn, items of interest with which he was not ao quainted from historical point of view.
 And that was tho last evening that WI were toSether," said Miss Couzins. with a deep drawn sigh.
 'On the following day MT. Fair wa whisked out of Chicago as If he had beer a prisoner or a fugitive from justice. Mir Fair managed to tell mo that he was oalleC away by important business matters bu that he would rcturn very soon and mak' me his wife I never saw him again. received letter from him after he arrived in san Francisco. In that he stated tha he was well and begged me to write often
 II did write but l never got an answer after that I am positively certain tha ho wrote to me also. but the letters wer' unqueStionahly intercepted His score taries were constantly on the watch" |