The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-04-11
Some Courtships.

worlds greatest themes. The great
thing, wise philosopher said, is to
get the right girl There is no sterco-
typed way of getting her. just as
men have found different ways Of pro.
posing, so there have been endless
ways in which men have their sad |
fates.
Horace Greeley and Mary Young
Cheney were married the first day
they met. They had corrcspondcd
for some time. common friend, who
was something Of match maker, hav-
ing brought this about. She was all
hi fancy painted her, but she was
much disappointc? in his appearance
so much that when he appeared before
her, having proposed and been accept
ed by letter, she frankly told him that,
although she had married him, she
was not in love with him. Their mar
ricd life was long and happy, and the
loss of his wife was blow which
Greeley did not long survive.
The second time that Bismark met
Fraulein Johanna Puttkammer he kiss
ed her in the presence Of hundred of
guests. The immediate effect of this
behavior was the prompt announce
ment of the betrothal, which was soon
followed by the marriage. Fraulein
was bridesmaid for friend the first
time Bismarck saw her. These two
young people, as Rosalind says, mo
sooner met than they looked, no soon
er looked than they loved"
| The first marriage oG Jefferson
Davis was Of romantic character.
Falling desperately in love with Sal
lie Taylor, daughter of Col Zachary
Taylor, who did not approve of the at
tachmcnt, the young people took mat
iers in their own hands and cloped.
Sixteen years passed before cold
Zach would speak to his son-in-law
and then it was because he and his
regiment had covered themselves
with glory at the battle of Bucna Wis.
tn.
The first time Mary Todd met Lin
coin she said to her sister: "That man
will be president one of these days.
lie will make husband to be proud
Of About that time Lincoln S
chances of becoming president seemed
as remote as possible, and Mary's sis
ter laughed the idea to Hscorn. A few
months afterward Mary Todd was mar
riep to,"Ugly Abe" and in II years
the prediction was fulfilled. AS a
child the future Mrs. Lincoln had
prophesied that she would become the
wife of president of the United
States.
With Henry NJ. Stanley, the ex-
plorcr, it was Glove my daughter, love
me-" Mra- Tenant pcrsistently re-
fused to consent to her daughter mar
EJ;0g. dolly is ali that 1 have left
and cannot, shall not. part with her.
But to entreaties she finally yield
ed.
~ want your daughter for my wife, y
Stanley said, 'sgive her TO me and do
yon at the same time become my moth
or, father, brother and sister" "She
is yours" replied mamma, "and so
am |. That, in brief, is the tory Of
Stanley 8 wooing, and Mrs. Tennant
is his as irreparably and indissolubly
as her daughter is, and Mr.. Stanley is
said to be model husband and a
tractablc son.
1t was through his novel, "The
Scalp Hunters, that Captain Mayne
Reid won bride. He was 30 years
old when he met damsel of IL, with
whom he at once fell in love. The
child took no notice Of him, but he
gave her the story to read-as effective
manner of counting in this nineteenth
century as ever was Othello's in an
earlier one. Two years later the
young lady was at a public meeting
where Captain Reid spoke on behalf
of the Polish refugees. can elect
thrill seemed to pass through me as /.
entered the room," she said aftcrward,
and when the meeting was over she
went up to speak to him. IL leave
for London on the next train" he
said, hurriedly. "Pleasc send me
your address,"
II do not know where" she replied
With some embarrassment. lie in
instantly banded out his card and was
gone. A formal little note followed
Dear Captain Reid, as you asked me
to send you my address, 1 do So" BY
return of post carlo the answer: Con
ly say that you love me and 1 will be
With you at once" and then the reply,