The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-03


QUEER MARRIAGE PROPOSAL.
HE came from Canada and went to
work for me- and was faithful servant
He was gentle in his manners and quite
! nice Things ran along quietly until the
servants in the house got into row.
! Peter remained loyal and one day he ac-
costed me and asked me If 1T would be
| too presumptious on his part to know If
was going to get married. He had heard
Of rumors, and L said No
I am a poor servant, without money
or friends, but I am a faithful, devoted
admirer of your womanly qualities, and.
as humble as l am, please consider q
proposal from me- he said to me.
II was thunderstruck at first, but the
subject attracted my attention, and 1
said: Why not? He is honest, loyal,
obedient- and loving l remembered how
/ some of the greatest men of our times
came from the meek and lowly and be-
gan 10 make inquiries. Accordingly l
asked him if he was willing TO sign the
ante-nuptial settlement, and he wanted to
know what that meant l told him, and
again he expostulated that it was not my
! money he was after, but he loved as only
man can love-"
One of the conditions Of the marriage
was that the former coachman should
abandon his Canadian name and adopt
that of Henry Hitler II. She also made
| a stipulation by which he waived all
/ rights to her estate.
Henry Hitler II. proved q model hus-
/ band, but there were frequent quarrels
! in the family homestead in fact, on the
/ return from the wedding tour one of the
nieces pulled down the back hair OF her
/ aunt in a fistic encounter, and was un-
I tremendously thrown out of the mousse
! Then the other niece was given the walk
! and Peter Hitler II. came into en-
/ tire management of the place.
! With the announcement fthe death
i of Mrs. Hitler there was rush OF peo-
! ple to the house claiming relationship and
promises of bequests, for 1t was naolt
! of ''the Lady Of the Caskets" to tell eV-
! ervbody that she would remember them
| in her will. Three lays after her death
q will was filed, but it since turns out
! to have been an old one. 1t bore GATE
of July 1, 1898, and left the major part
of the estate to Yale university ana the
Hospital Cottages for Children at Bad
winsville, Mass. Memorial oeds, cosIlng
g.. 600 each. were provided for in two bos-
ton hospitals, and Henry Hitler IL. was
named for life annuity. The nieces
were forgotten.
It transpires that there was later will
in fact, several. The last will is now IN
the possession of the third husband, ana
he will probate it upon the ARRIVAL OF rel
atiV6S OF Mrs. Hitler lIOll 1Ali5 AeAiAN' O--N
Of whom is appointed administering un-
der if Mrs Hitler was a woman who de-
lighted in the making Of wills. Indeed
I this seems to have been one of her pet dl-
versions for some years. She had peeIl
known to call in her friends and ask them
what they preferred out of her numerous
and costly jewels, which she spread Out
before them. She has made ana deStroy eo
MANY wills according to the testimony
Her last VIII,
which the surviving husband says ne
found hidden in a gigantic ornamental
elephant bearing a clock In It's side, Whlch
stood on a bathroom sheal, giving MIN the
real esttae, valued at $50, OOO, and hair
interest in her jewels, money ana Ihe
residue, the whole estimated at between
S75. 600 and $1,000 The nieces are cut OIL
with S25 apiece, and few former servants
and acquaintances are remembered Win
from, S25 TO $3.50 The remainder goes 10
her English relatives. The provision Tor
the nieces was made by Mrs Hlller 10
thwart their threatened contest Oh the
will in the event that she left her proper
ty to her coachman husband
MRS. KILLERS BODY LAY in STATE.
For twenty-four hours previous to the
funeral of Mrs. Hitler her body lay In
state in the parlor Of the Wilmington
house 1t was robed in the famous $5,OVO
| be made years ago, and which was eX7
| hibited with the caskets in Boston. YARDS
| Of lace were fashioned into the folds, and
blue daisies clung to the faprlc
everywhere A wreath of these dali
sizes rested lightly over the temple
The robe was fastened with 500 hooks ana
eyes of silver, especially designed. Onder
the breast was pinned Woman S ReheI
corps badge.
The body inclined on a brass spring and
frame within the brass-lined casket, and
the four lions heads held the mattress ar
rangement in position The head was
supported by a velvet pillow. and the
highly polished METAL interior OF the case
rejected the figure like mirror
The casI1et was placed on the moor, ana
at the head of it stood a novel floral
niece representing a clock dial with the
| hands at 615 the hour at which Mrs
| Hitler passed away. Beneath the clock
| and its pendulum was a tablet inscribed:
| '"rhe Sad Hour" The design, of South
| ern ivy roses and lilies Of the valley, with
a pillow below marked, My wife, was
the gift of the husband the TWO tokens
of affection stood seven feet from the
floor to the two white doves that perch
ed above the dial Upon the fingers of
the body were several gold rings, and one
! gold band encircled the left thumb.
In one corner of the room stood the
! lid of the burial case, rich In mahogany
| and brass The carVers treatment OF the
| lid was in roses and ribbon. A brass de-
| sign showed one person passing cup to
| another.
The plate was inscribed Frances b.
Hitler" and on the left OF the name was
the following verse:
| NV day is done; for me has set the sun.
Alas! My loved, how long the night
That must rest away from thee alone.
| On the right of the name appeared:
! My life on earth is past;
How dread the cup that I now must
taste;
But death, thou art my friend;
| Yes, my best friend at last
Another plate, representing an open
| book, was inscribed:
1 know there is another land
! Where we shall never part;
And | shall lie upon his breast,
Close to his faithful heart,
And find sweet rest,
Oh! Balm for soul oppressed,
Who longed for rest;
Yes, balm for souls oppressed.
These lines were followed by an auto
graph signature of Mrs. Hitler, engraved
| on the plate.
The name plate on the sarcophagus
read:
.'Frances B. Hitler, wife of DR.. Henry
| Hitler, born Feb. IA, 1845; Died May 49,
1900. Oh! Wasted Life, l Leave thee Be-
hind"
The date of her birth thus given disa-
grees with the claim of all her relatives,
who assert that instead of being fifty
| five years, as she had claimed, she was
sixty-two years old.
All day Tuesday there was constant
| stream of people passing through the