The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-05


He FinaIIx Asked Her to Be-
come His wife. and She Accept
ed.
NEW YORK, NOV. 4.-The story of the
courtship of Miss Celia Sherman Miles,
the only daughter of Gen. Nelson A
Miles, by Capt. Samuel Reber, u. s. a,
is one of a mans devotion to the ideal
of his childhood and youth. 1t is an
army romance with one of the arn;y's
loveliest women as heroine and one Of is
brave men as hero.
Miss Celia Sherman Miles was brought
up on the Western frontier. While shar-
ing her fathers station there she learned
one of her graceful accomplishments, that
of Craftsmanship. She is one OF the
best horsewomen in America, and she
learned to ride the Indian maidens
learn, astride, with never a sign of
saddle and only weak, inadequate sort
of bride. She sped over the pralries on
many a race with maidens white end
maidens red, and she nearly always won.
She Is fine wheelwoman, too, but does
not care so much for that as the earlier
sport she learned in the West She
plays golf well and is an expert swim
mer. She dances gracefully, and her
years in Washington have lent to her
something of the gentleness Of the Sou h,
combined with the breeziness and cor
diality gained in her childhood in the
West. She assists her mother at all So
| cial functions. She is a fine pianist
and linguist. Miss Miles has turned
| her twenty-three years to excel MT ac>
| count, by the brisk energy and ambition
to do things well'' that characterize her
| father.
The general has been his daughters
"chum' until recently. They ride and
walk and read together. In the spring
and fall they are often seen mounted en-
spirited horses and cantering about the
| suburbs Of Washington, followed by M SIS
Miles faVorite dogs, Gordon setter and
fox terrier.
Recently the general has been SUPER
seeded, and he has accepted the situation
with perfect good nature. His success or
on the rides and drives and walks is
Capt. Samuel Reber, whose engagement
to Miss Miles has just been announced
Capt. Reber is the son of Judge Eeker,
of st. Louis. His mother was, before
her marriage, Miss Sherman, Of Okio,
first cousin of Mrs. Miles. The betrothed
pair are, therefore, second cousins once
removed. 1t is seldom that a betrothal
meets such unqualified approval as Gen.
and Mrs. Miles have shown to that of
their daughter.
1T Is SO nice to feel that 1t is alto
gether a family union,' said Mrs. Miles.
1T is not like having our daughter taken
away from US. Capt. Reber's relatives
are ours. The only difference will be. that
instead Of continuing to be his Cousin
Mary 1 will in the future be mother to
both.
Nothing definite has been settled in
regard to the date of the marriage, in
spite of Its being such an old affair. Those
questions will be discussed later on"
Dame Rumor has several times coupled
Miss Miles name, in a matrimonial way,
with various admirers, but the present
engagement Is her first one
To little Celia Miles big Sam Reber was
| always her boy hero, he was so big and
strong, and though he was fifteen years
older than she, he deigned to play with
her, and exulted in the honor. They were
happy times for Baby Miles when her
parents visited Judge Rebers family, or
the Rebers returned the visit because
they always meant some glorious romps
and delightful hours .rete-a-tete, with
"Sammie" Reber.
She liked Sammie because he told her
stories. She had her first fearsome thrills
over Red Riding Hood and the dreadful