The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-20
WANTS TO BECOME NURSE.
Descendant of President Adams Stuiyi
in n Hospital.

Studying in the training school for
nurses connected with the Presbyterian
hospital at Philadelphia is a young wo-
man in whose veins flows the blood of
one of the most noted families in Amer
lean history. This maiden who wishes
to be professional nurse is Emma
0'Neill, a granddaughter OF John
Adams, who was the second president
of the United States and one of the
founders of the government. Miss
ONeill Will soon enter upon her second
year. 1t IL required of each pupil to
render three months Of night duty each
year. and Miss O'Neill is just now re-
spending TO that requirement. Her liv
ing is as methodicai as that of the army
student at West Point. Despite the
fact that she is scarcely more than 20
years old, she possesses in not a small
degree some of the characteristics of
the distinguished family of which she
is a proud descendant. Miss ONeill
has made a host of friends among the
officials. all of whom speak of her In
the highest praise, both as young
woman OF Christian virtues and min
istering angel to the sick. In appear
ance she is of fair height, with form
that would attract attention anywhere.
She has wonderfully expressive face.
with eyes that are 1ustrous. not to say
bewtching. For the street she dresses
in excellent taste, richness In sim
sional nurse. with the conventional
light blue dress, white apron and cap.
she Is a subject for camera. and there
is suggested a stability of character
and purpose that is truly emblematic of
the great family Of which she Is rep
resentative.
Miss O'Neill's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Adj
ans O'Neill-was of family of four
daughters. noted In Philadelphia alike
FOR their beauty and grace Of manners.
She died a year ago last August, and
there closed a life that had for num-
Der Of years been an active participant
in an everyday romance that was re-
plete with pathos, and in which the
daughter is said now To have taken up
the thread where the mother laid /.
down.
In her youthful days she fell In love
with young man. Edward Heaton,
who reciprocated her affection. The
young man was of one of the oldest and
wealthiest families in the city. In due
time the engagement was announced
and preparations for the wedding
pushed forward. A few days previous
to the event, however, Miss Adams saw
fit to break the engagement. and mar
ried Charles O'Neill instead, young
man whom she had only seen a few
times. Heaton keenly felt his rejec-
ton BY the woman he loved, and sub
sequently died of a broiSen heart. After
lHt MeudtlB ~ NELL anu his bEIut WITH
to housekeeping In a modest home.
They lived together happily, and. as
the result of the union there came one
daughter, Emma, who Is now learning
/ to be a nurse. He died after a few
years from a chill. Then the brother
of Edward Heafon, George, appeared
on the scene and made love to the Wild
ow. He is very wealthy, and was law
ish in his attentions to Mrs. O'Neill,
and it was generally known among the
friends of both that they would have
been married long ago only for the vlo-
lent hatred of Heaton's mother for Mrs
O'Neil because OF her reputation OF
Edward. For nearly ten years George
Heaton waited patiently for the death
of his mother. when he should be made
happy with his bride. His mother died
in October. 1895. Shortly afterward
Mrs. 0Neill was stricken with paralysis
and died in the following August. EN-
ma, the daughter, was TO have been
married June u. 1896. to young clerk
in store on Eighth street, near Arch
street. but 1t became necessary to post
pone the wedding because OF her moth
er's illness. A week before Mrs. o. Neill =
death Emma was taken sick and laid
up for several weeks. When she be-
came convalescent she broke off the
match with her lover and commenced
studying to be a professional nurse.
Now rumor has IL that Miss O'Neill
and George Heaton, her mothers lover,
are to be married.