The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-06

Miss Mildred Mclean, she had visited
| Washington for the first time as a
young girl of eighteen. 1t is no secret
that even in those years of her early
womanhood she won the admiraPs
high admiration by her womanly char
acter, culture and charm.
| But the years went by and Adj
niral Dewey still remained widower.
As president of the important board of
inspection and survey, he continued to
be seen in Washington and to share
| to some degree the hospitality of the
national capital. But though rumor in
sisted upon associating his name with
that of Mrs. Hazen, he was regarded
! as a typical club man, who sought the
| company Of ladies only as a pleasant
diversion from the routine duties of
his station.
When as a commodore he was or
oered In November, 1897, to sail for the
east and take command of the Asiatic
squadron, it was thought that if he
mad any serious intentions he would
declare them before leaving for the
orient. But the commodore left Wash
lngton without satisfying the gossips.
Ihough he was still widower, he car
rled with him sweet mementoes of the
gracious lady left behind, and during
the months of preparation at Hong
hong, and later, during the perilous
Gays when he cut the cables and sailed
into Manila bay, he kept upon the bu-
reau OF MS stateroom in the now world
ramed Olympia a photograph of the
charming woman who was very dear
| to him.
| AT frequent intervals he communi-
GATED with her during his stay at Ma
ma, and from every point he touched
oft MS homeward journey. While high
oHlclals throughout the country were
conJecturing and all the world was
guessing what the admiral intended To
90, there was but one person on the
comment who really knew his secret,
ana that person was a woman. She
kept his confidence bravely well.
Wnen ne returned to Washington he
was the guestnot of the army and navy
not OF senators or representatives
not Oh justices Of the supreme court,
not even OF the president. He was the
guest OF royal lady-the mother of the
woman he loved 1t was to the fine old
Mclean mansion that he went as soon
as ne had paid his respects to the presi-
ueht' and he was for several days hos
pltapiy entertained in the beautiful old
mouse at Fifteenth and l streets.
While on his way home Admiral
Dewey touched at Gibraltar and wrote
letter TO one of his most intimate
iiiSlluS, Col. AfcnlDald Hopkins a let
Ter, which, in the light of recent events.
Is a pleasant revelation of his character.
lie was not yet engaged to be married
and ne was not quite sure that the
lady Whom he wished to make his wife
would acquiesce in his wishes. He con-
hded to an intimate club friend as he
was nearing home that he longed to get
pack to throw off for a while the duties
OF his official position, and to enjoy once
more the satisfaction of living peace
fully and undisturbed among his old
friends.
When he reached Washington he
went, as soon as he left the Mclean
mansion, to his small quarters at the
Everett, with the suite of three rooms
and bath, and settled down to live Just
as he had planned it. His friends then
though he would remain unmarried
and go on living in the capital as he
had done from 1889 to 1897.
The first initiation of his approach
ing marriage came when he definitely
selected the house which was given to
him by the American people The mo-
ment he chose the beautiful and some
what commodious residence at No. 1747
Rhode island avenue, his friends looked
one another in the face significantly and
predicted that he would not live in it
alone.