Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-05
ROMANCE IN SICKLEs' LIFE.
Accompanied by His Daughter whom
He Had Not Seen for IL Ncnrs

He Had Not Seen for Is Years
Miss Eta Slckles, the 2l-yesr-old daugh-
ter Of General Sickles. is a young girl Of
Spanish type, o! beautiful face and figure
brownish- black hair and deep black eyes
tTinsed with long eyeashes. She is adored
by every one in the party OF the generals
She worships her father, and she is the
apple OF his eye" says the Kansas CITY
star. She has only been in America a few
weeks, and she speaks English imperfectly
She has lived all her life in a convent in
Madrid Spain, and the story OF it is like
this
When General Sickles was United States
minister to Spain under General Grant. he
married a beautiful senorta Of excellent
family. Two children were born OF the mar
riage-a boy, George Stanton Sickles, and
Eda sickles. When General Sickles was
ready TO return to America his Spanish wife
preferred 10 remain, and her father,
wealthy old Spanish nobleman. made his
viii, providing that the boy and girl should
Inherit all his riches provided they should
remain in Spain till they were Of age the
boy 10 stay with his mother and the girl
10 be educated in convent, The daughter
became Of age a little more than month
ago and she and her brother sailed al once
for America When they got 10 New York
they learned that their father was out Ia
the country making political speeches and
Nvu4I ue pAch lhe next Qay. Ihey were al
the Grand Central station 10 NEE, him
The meeting between the old general and
his daughter, whom he had not seen since
she was years old. was thus described in
a newspaper OF New York:
As General Sickles alighted from the
train and walked down the platform a
young girl with a beautiful face and figure
stepped forward and exclaimed in q sweet.
well-modulated voice: Is this not General
Sickles" He bowed and answered II is
Thereupon the young woman looking him
straight in the eyes. exclaimed with a merry
laugh, which revealed two rows Of perfect
teeth, Dent you know me?' The general.
again bowing. but this time also smiling
said; Pardon, but / must confess and also
regret that you have the advantage The
young girl, not bit embarrassed. looked al
the general afectiona;ely and replied
Look at me. Don't you know me? Don't
you know your daughter Eda9" Then the
general clasped her 20 his breast"
few days after this meeting General
Sickles started out on his campaign tour and
his son and daughter went with him. Il is
affecting 10 see with what love and alteration
the daughter looks upon her father. She is
always by his side when he makes a speech
The sight OF the old veteran soldiers crowd
ing around to clasp the hand OF the father
has moved her deeply, and she says she loves
the American people though she cannot IN
deTstand Why they make such a fuss over
the election OF president She is as witty
as she is good looking, and well educated.
When General Alger Was first introduced TO
her by her father in Chicago he said:
You are the prettiest girl ! have ever
seen"
She replied in broken English: You have
seen very little. general
She kisses her father every morning not
only once. but she covers his face with kiss
At every station through Kansas bouquets
OF flowers were passed up 10 the train and
those we're all gathered up by the news
paper men and given to Miss Sickles At
one station she Vas asleep when the train
stopped and the armful OF bouquets were
piled against her stateroom door When
she opened her door next morning the
flowers fell in over her feet and she clapped
her hands in delight