Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-10

fort has been made to keep the affair as
quiet as possible, but the marriage
leaked out and created somewhat OF a
sensation, owing to the age and stand
ing Of the groom and the youth Of his
bride. Mr. Leeman Is one Of the pio-
neer capitalists Of the Santa Clara val
ley, the owner OF O beautiful orchard
hcme in Willow Glen, one Of the garden
spots Of the Santa Clara valley and the
favorite residence suburb OF San Jose.
The aged woer has passed the psalm
lists span of life and his physical APP
pearance does not belle his age. He
walks with stoop that gives evidence
Of the weight Of years and infrmitics;
his hair has passed from gray to white,
but his eye is as bright, his mind as
clear, and his disposition as gallant,
as when he first went woolng two score
years ago and won the first Mrs, Lee
man, who was his partner until death
called her about two years ago. Since
the death OF his wife Mr.. Leeman'S hfe
has been one OF loneliness. Although
possessed of a fortune estimated at q
quarter of million, he has preferred
to live In close retirement at his lovely
home, surrounded by his lawns, flower
garden and choice fruit trees A brother
and his wife from New England spent
some months with the bereaved oapi-
talist, and the widow of dead son also
visited him, but for some reason the
visitors left for their eastern homes.
The first year after his bereavement
Mr.. Leeman wore the usual mourning.
Then 1t was whispered about among
the eligible middle-aged women Of his
acquaintance, widows and spinsters
who were not averse to beautiful home
and change of name, that the Willow
Glen capitalist had tired Of his lOneli-
ness and was looking for comforter
IN his declining years. AS q natural
result, Mr.. Leeman's circle Of gentle
friends enlarged, but 1t did not take
them long, with wOman's wit to
learn that the aged wooer was In
search of rosy-cheeked, golden or
auburn-ha1red Charmer to take his
name and inherit his fortune, 80 the
old gentleman was soon left in COM
parative peace to pursue his search for
q young and blushing bride. Among
tho many friends Of his dead wife was
O Miss Jessie Brock, who about Ave
years ago came TO San Jose from Can
ada for her health, and found 1t. The
roSeS came back to her cheeks and the
light to her eye Tho young lady often
visited the Leemans, sometimes max
ing protracted stays, and after Mrs.
Leeman's death the thoughts Of the be-
reaved husband often reverted to the
pretty girl frieAd who was 80 tidy
around his house In days gone by. A
longing for the sunshine Of her pres
enoe crept into his heart, SO the old
pioneer went a-woolng, and at first the
pretty Miss Brock did not say him nay,
but gently babe him wait little. She
wanted time to think It over. This
was about seven months ago, and for
six months the lonely old capitalist
waited while Miss Jessie clicked the
keys Of her typewriter and did sometall
thinking. The proposal was often re-
newAd, and the answer as often de-
layed, until finally the patience Of the
persistent wooer was exhausted and he
went off on another track.
Another great friend Of the old cou-
ple before Mrs. Leeman's death was
Miss May Eaton, vivacious young
Canadian, at one time a resident OF San