The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24

Inc nTSt runOr OF his engagement WAS
one connecting him with Miss Pauline
Aston. the daughter Of William Walled
or Aston of Cliveden -the-Thames.
But Mr.. Aston was not ready to part with
his daughter He had just lost his wife,
and he found his daughter far too agree
able a home companion! ANY engage
ment would have to be an extremely long
one, and this was not to the young Dukes
liking
Il must be said for him here, that the
young man is not and never has been,
/ mercenary, but like many another lad be-
fore him, he has a ready-made family on
his hands With an invalid mother and
little sister for him to provide for he is
compelled to find money, II would be
contrary to the laws OF England's nobil-
ity for him to 20 10 work. All the trades
are closed TO him. He cannot enter into
mercantile pursuits; he would Shock eng
fish society were he to go into hotel keep
ing or retail trades; the professions are
not for dukes and lords they are for
younger sons, so also is the church,
An English duke must live up to his
tide and must support his family in keep
ing with the family blue china The peach
blow vase must be supported upon ped
estal In keeping with its delicacy, and
the Duke is a poor duke indeed who can
not find the wherewlthal to support his
title.
There Is only one salvation for him
he must marry richi And the matrimoni-
al argument which he and his relatives
make is this.
The Duke must support his wife well
| An English duchess must enter into so
ciety with a trousseau and with jewels.
| She must have a town house in keeping
! with her title, and she must be able to
| receive nobility and to be received by
| them. If her husbands estates do not
Weld sufficient for all this she must
/ ,rsfT,
| husband when she marries Lacking these
| no girl con hope to be a duchess Love
is very well, but there must also be mon
! ey.
The young Duke of Manchester firmly
| imbucd With these principles began to
| look around After Miss Aston had been
! taken from his sight his eyes fell upon
! Miss May GOelet, daughter OF Ogden Coo
| let, and she found favor in his sight.
! Miss GOelet also found the Duke pleas
| ing, and for a while at Cannes-that ideal
| summer resOrt-theTe was PLAYED as pref
! ty a little romance as ever adorned the
| middle pages OF a Duchess novel The
Duke handsome in the pride of his man
! " youth, and the girl sweet as an Amer
/ lean rose in June. basked i'm each others
! smiles and hoated out upon the golden
| sea, living a golden summer of silver
| dreams.
But there was an awakening. Tor some
| reason winch Will never ne tOl1, the girl
| father objected to the sui+or. 1t might
have been ogden Goelets invalidism the
| peevishuess of his half well days It
might have been the fear that the Duke
was valuing the girls money more than
! herself. 1t might have been a hatred in
! born in the GOelet family for interuation-
! al marriages. 1t might have been-but
who knows the source of the darts that
pierce poor Cup;d's heart Like bullets
| from Spanish SmOkeess guns they come.
showing no trace Of origin and bringing
/ devastation.
There was a fearful parting and the
| Duke withdrew, while the girl was hur-
ried home. Then came the fathers death
| and the news that he had left her i'm her
own right, one of the greatest fortunes
ever gathered by the uimble fingers of
| an American millionaire Every one sus-
| pected that the Duke would renew his
suit, and that Mrs. Goelet would Weld to
her daughters enreaues but the Duke
| played a manly part. He lived his life
| in London, and let her live in America
Then came another rumor. The invalid
! Duchess of Manchester had been aD-
preached by Charles Henry Wilson, the
richest shipbuilder in England. He de-
! sired to ask that her son be allowed to
| marry his daughter The Duke had paid
his respects to the daughter, and it was
! plainly to be seen that they We're not cold
to each other. If the marriage could be
| arranged, when the attachment warrant
| ed that it should be- it would be most
pleasant. The Duke was rather passive
! in the matter, so also Miss Joan, Who
! had as many suitors in London as an
| American belle at Newport
The Wilson's. for more than three gen
! erations, had been foremost in the world
! among shipowners. They were extremely
! wealthy, the foundations Of their for
! tunes having been laid many years ago.
Besides owning the Wilson line, they
| leased steamships to other companies
! and their affairs were connected closely
! with the extensive shpOWuing concerns
! of the Leylaud estate and Sir Christopher
| Furness. Mr.. Wilson had a town house
! i'm Mayfair and a large country estate
/ near Scarborough. He was related 70 the
| Wilson's, who came into prominence in
! the Cranbv-Croft baccarat scandal, which
| resulted disastrOusly for Lieut.. Col Sir
| William Gordon Cumming of the Scots
! Fusilier Guards.
The marriage was arranged and the
wedding day was set for July
What broke it off no one knows Nor
positively that it is broken off. 1t might
have been the indifference Of the couple
/ which. had the families been less willing
might have deepened to love. Opposition
| is the life of al such matters, and the
God Cupid feeds 1t as other gods feed
upon nectar.
ment The wealthy Wilson's were said
to be unwilling to provide for their daugh-
ter more than $4,000 a year, and this the
! Duke earnestly protested was insufficient
| for the style which she desired to main
| tain in London. The figures were care
| fully gone over, and what conclusions
were reached can best beestmated by the
| fact that the Duke started upon a two
years tour around the world, while Miss
Wilson plunged into society
Should the matter never be re-arranged
satisfactorily what will the Duke do? VIII
he turn agln to Miss Goelet, or viii his
heart respond TO the beauty Of some 9TH
er American heiress-for an heiress she
| must be; and il is an often expressed
wish OF his mother that she should be
an American, girl from her own coun-
try.
Like the fire upon the hearthstone, Is
the neighbors homey daughter,
| Like the starlight, moonlight freight, is
the handsOmest Of strangers"