The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-30


Mackey to Miss Sarah Lenore Curtis
Mackey, daughter of former Judge
Curtis, Of Stamford, at the st Paul's
Methodist church in East Fifty fifth
street, as told in tho World yester-
dny. The legal-looking document
of five pages also purports to show
how the judge is to secure the an
nuIment of his marriage of Miss Our
tis, with whom he has lived at No.
220 West One Hundred and Four
teenth street.
"Of course 1 did not write this OF
my own volition. The judge die
tuted all of it to me. He made me
w,ite it," said the unhappy girl.
MARRIED IN HASTE.
IL have longed for somebody to
bare my heart to. l will tell the
whole truth. 1t is not true that
know Judge Mackey was already a
married man when I was bound to
him. While l was boarding in
Washington last June he came to
1.-Two at the. same house. He began
to pay court TO me at once. He was
the most devoted lover I ever saw.
Judge Mackoy has spent his life in
dcvotions to women. He knows how
to cnptiyate them.
"Without interruption he sent me
flowers, candies, books, pictures,
everything. He asked Inc to marry
him. l didu't accept at first. He
wrote to my father, and then accom-.
panied me home. IIo was more con
stant in pressing his suit than bo-
ore.
II remember one little episode in
our courtship that was Il nightmare
to mo. 1t should havo bpon warn
ing. Wo were ont for walk. The
Judge knew that 1 was already en-
gagged to Alexander Spottswood, OF
the Virginia Spottswoods, famous in
tho 'Golden Horse Inn.
"ue wanted to give me four
months probation to eeo if 1 truly
loved him, and was not thinking oil
Mr.. Spottswood, the Judge said.
chnffed him about this aud limited
that be, too, might have another
sweetheart, perhaps wife, in his
thoughts. He flushed and exploded
with anger. what, do you suspect
me? | swear that | never had a
wife before he exclaimed dramati
cally.
"After two weeks my mother said
that either must marry Jude Mack.
ey or that be must leave 'Cassilis,
our home III Charlestown. My sis.
ter, Mrs. Washington, said: "Why
don't yon marry the judge, Katha.
rlne, or let him goT SO I gave up
Mr.. Spottswood. He was a college
student. He Is now in San Francis.
CO. l loved MIR. Spottswood.
never loved Judge Mackoy. He has
won me through perseverance,, i'm
portunity. He was so desperately
in love with mo that my mother act.
ually pitied him.
81 consented at last and we were
quietly married at my fathers com
Portable home. Then we went to
Washington for three days. We
went to call at Miss Belps in Yer
mont avenue, where we had forme,ly
boarded. Miss Boil stretched out
her hand and drew me near her to
say something nice by way of con.
graduation.
"My husband was furious. Con
Sfatllatlons; what forp he de-
manded. 'Why, on your marriage,
of course repliod Miss Bell. 1t ia
all ia The Post
'We don't want any congratul, =
tions,' retorted Judge Mackoy.
after reading tn, account of our
wedding in The Post h. said he OBJ.
jectea to Miss Bells congratulations
on the assumption that 1 was the
one who was not to be congratu-
lated.
kEPKNTRD AT LEISURE.
"Since then it has been stop and
fly, over on tho wing, east, west. The
iu1ua 0pponro to koy, ,>J,nt, -