The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-24
DENEYS LOVE STORY
He Cut Out His Superior Of
fcer Just as Easily
AS He SUNK SPAIN'S FLEET
His Life Swallowed by His
Girl Wife's Early Death

writes for the Journal Of Dewey's court
ship, marriage and sorrow, as follows:
The real life romance Of Admiral Dewey
has been told at last It is vouched for
by the one who knows more about it than
any other living person except the grand
old admiral himself-8Irs Mary P Gree
ley, the admirars sister.
Mrs. Greeley is stately. white-haired
woman, in whom there is distinctly trace
able a resemblance to her famous brother.
The strength OF his features has been
refined away into the beauty Of hers She
is soft Of voice and gentle Of manner. She
lives in a quiet little home in Montpelier,
and there she received a representative
OF the Sunday Journal and told her the
story OF her brothers love.
There IS a supreme love in every life.
1T is fame" said Maurice Barry
more, compared with which the others
are as matches" SO thinks Mrs Greeley
Z never knew Of but one love affair Of
my brothers." she said, land that result
ed in marriage and ended in early death"
Thirty-two years ago a dashing young
lieutenant was stationed at Kittery Navy
Yard, just below Portsmouth, N H He
was scrupulously careful as 10 his dress,
but the word dude" had not been in
vented then, and those who ventured to
sneerat Dandy Dewey" did so under
their breath.
They feared not only the strong arm Of
DANDY Dewey himself, but the equally
unrestrained displeasure Of his friends.
He had many friends, for he was high
IN favor in Portsmouth society Naval
officers were always in demand at the ex-
elusive dinners and balls at Portsmouth
But Lieutenant George Dewey vas the
most popular Of them all.
There was a reason for this aside from
the young officers compelling personality
Ichabod Goodwin. the war governor Of
New Hampshire, liked him and predicted
future greatness.
There's lot in George" he would say
with a chuckle. He has the right sort Of
grit. Well hear from him in a time that's
coming"
At that time gubernatoriaI opinion had
more weight than now, just as congress
sional influence was greater than ii is to-
day. Governor Goodwin's special fat had
gone forth and Lieutenant Dewey became
the rage" in Portsmouth's most conser-
vative society.
Governor Goodwin had a daughter. a
gentle, pretty yopng creature. Susan she
had been named. in memory Of the moth
CT who was gone. Susie" her father
called her, because he disliked the digni-
fed sound Of the more austere Susan.
Susie Goodwin had all the housewifely
arts at the tips Of her dainty fingers, but
there was strain of the old Ichabod in
her too. that made her find the atmos-
phere Of the state house congeniaL She
often went with her father 70 his office,
doing the work OF a secretary when need
be. Oftener doing the work Of the daugh-
ter, advising, suggesting, soothing.
When the troublous times Of 1851 came
10 harass the souls of the north and
south. Susie Goodwin was seventeen years
old. She was a slender, deIicat ecreature, !
reminding one at first glance of a wind
blown flower. But her eyes were steady
and her lips had trick Of setting them
selves in a firm. straight line.
Passing group Of men on the day that
President Lincoln issued his call for 5000
troops. she head some one say: What
viii Ichabod Goodwin, the old copper /
head. do now?"- Susie Goodwin flushed
and her eyes stared fxedly at the old
state house, her pretty lips Tightening.
She hurried to her fathers Office. They
talked Earnestly for a long time.
The next day Governor Goodwin issued
4 call for troops. The legislature not
being in session, will be personally re
sponsible for the expense Of equipment,
he said He put his entire fortune into
the balance. and the cost Of the equip
ment covered it all-S6Soo90 That was the
stiff old fellows answer TO the charge
that he was "copperhaad," and 1t was
his schoolgirl daughter Susie, who sug-
EaSted the answer.
Such a girl was Susie Goodwin. the gov
errors daughter. and the belle OF Ports
mouth She was as beautiful. as potrio-
tic and as positive as ever when the war
closed.
The legislature had given her fathers
fortune back to him and he had settled
down in his Portsmouth home to enjoy
private life for the remainder OF his days
when Lieutenant Dewey was sent 20 the
hit-sry Navy Yard.
Dandy Devey' went 10 2 hail at the
home Of Leading citizen # Portsmouth /.
on tie u;sht after his arrival As he en-
tered he met an interesting THO.
Ex-Governor Goodwin aud Miss Coed /
win" said his host suave,y. with con- [
msnder Rhiad. I fancy you are already .
acquainted
Commando Ehiud of the war ship Mar F
raI.ganseJt WAS known to every man, .
young or old in the navy. He was a gal /
liant officer. He. TOO. was stationed a. /
Hittery. Dandy Dewey" bowed 10 the I
superior officer 10 The ex-governor and TO /
his lovely daughter. Ee bowed very low /
70 Susie Goodwin and she responded with (
An arch courtesy. Then the trio passed I.
On and Dandy Dewey.s" companion. an .
other young officer. told him that Com
mander Rhind's suit for Mss Goodwin's /.
hand was the tax Of Portsmouth ITS /.
ten 20 one he wins her." added the Of
ticer but the lieutenant lid not reple.
Fifteen minutes later he was lea ling the 4
governors daughter out - dance He 4
danced with her three times. The third 4
time Commander Rhind observed and I
trowned. and pulled his mustache modify.
The next afternoon when he called ne I
found Lieutenant Dewey there Noting 4
the scrupuIousness OF the young man : 1
dress the older one muttered something +
about poqirjay
Two days later Dandy Dewey drove +
with Miss Goodwin. and the next evening +
he met her Al q diuner from which Com 4
mander Rhind was unavoidably absent, .
and took her in. AZ the next ball he had
hrs quota OF three dances early IN The
evening and TWO we're waItzes- Governor /