The evening times., 1897-12-17
LADUE AND HIS BRIDE
Spending Their Honeymoon in Gay
New York City.
The Young Wife BlushinGly Talks oi
the wUOing and the We'd
ding.

New York, Dec. 11.-Jose2n Ladue,
founder OF Da awson City, Alaska. iud Lis
bride are spending their honeymoon in New
York. In an unpretensicIs third -stCry
front room at No. 40 West For.y fifth
street, the man who could buy the ;stona
and have murh money to spare, has is Ken
his wife, to avoid publicity and the -rowd
of big hotel.
Their little nest is cozy and Comfortable,
it shows none OF the obtrusi:e 'ux1ries
that are to be found in the modem hotel,
but it has an atmosphere OF rodan1e about
it and evidences of a lovers at t.n:ion;
his remembrance pf things his sweetheart
was fond of-flowers, bonbons, booss nd
ysofa cushions.
A buren Of migrant violets like they
gathered III tLeir walks around Schuyler
Falls in the Gays Of tier Sou-tship w.'re
placed neal hei -ccSing chair at the Win
dow yest.r1a, afternoon where Sue waited
for her husba Nd, who had gone do ~n
town, and on n table within. reach were a
lot If magazines and twp big plates, one
covered with little fancy cakes in coats CT
pink. white AMI Chocolate icing: the Other
with car,iies. Near by st,''d tue p!IotogrI, h
OF her husband, the man who work Ell thre (
years IL Ai;sSa a 10 bring hoiHe enough gold
to marry her.
Until last Wednesday she was Miss
Katherine Marie Mason. of Schuyler Fiiis.
Clinton yuunty, y. I. She is the daughter
of Charles Mason, q wealthy and retired
farmer of that place.
1--WE have been sw weethearts for three
years" she said, ''but Mr.. Ladue has
known ne longer tha n that. nearly all INV
life-twcnty years OF 1t. When he was
young man Just starting for the West to
make his fortune was five years old. He
remembers little girl in pinafores who
lived on the next farm. but l have no
recollection-os him then. He lived with
the Lohdelis. oui nearest neighbors, after
his mother died and his father married
again.
Three years ago he came home and
we met she continued, blushins and
looking down at her hands, where PLAIN
enga cement ring and broad gold band
told the story OF his visit to Schuyl-r
Falls.
There was little romance in their cOar;-
ship. so she said. They met and loved, and
when Mr.. Ladue returned to the Klond!ke
b. took hack with him her promise to Se-
boone biS6xire som, day.
'.He wanted me to marry him then and
to go to Alaska. My father did not yait
me to go, so i decided to wait for him
here. He had three years OF work al al
of him.
Sometimes the mails were regular. then
again there were long delays and-wcll
I did worry. You see, there is such a
scarcity Of food mp there sometimes.
Money can't buy it always
1--WE were married at z O'Clock on
Wednesday night at my fathers hom.,"
continued Mrs. Ladue. 1T was quiet
wedding. Tie Rev. Mr.. II. c. Petty, of
the Methodist church at Lorne, performed
the. ceremony. There was no wedding
supper, for the horse was at the door to
take us TO the railroad station. We ar
rived herr this morning. and we expect to
remain about a week, and then make a
hurried visit to Boston. and get home in
time for Christmas. My husband has
bought house at Schuyler Falls, where we
are going to live.
mo; I do not expect to 60 to Alaska
with him. He will return there in the
spring, but Oh ly for few months.'