The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-13
MARRIAGE OF FAMOUS MEN.


Curates are generally supposed TO be
/ particularly prone 10 indulge in love $
young dream without having the financial
right to do so. Perhaps they DO this be-
cause they think that they cannot be
worse OF than they are The poet and
divine John Dome. who became Dean Of
st. Pauls in 1921. married a daughter Of
Sir George Moore without the consent Of
her parents He was told by his father
in-law that he was not to expect any
money from him. The bridegroom Went
home and wrote the witty note, "Jonn
Dome, Anne Dome. undone." which he
sent to the angry father, and this mad
the effect Of restoring them to favor.
They were very poor at first, but things
soon got brighter, and they lived most
happily together.
Sir Joshua Reynolds, after F7axman had
married, told him that this would ruin
him as an artist. When the husband re-
lated this to his wife, she resolved that
marriage should make and not mar her
husband, and TO this end that n eshould
study at Rome, and do everything that
he might have done without matrimonial
RESPONSIBILITIES. But hoW?" rejoined tho
brave woman. So well did they do this
that he found that ''wedlOck is for an
artists good rather than his harm" and
they both discovered that they were made
for each other.
One day before his marriage, the Rev.
Sydney Smith ran into the room who're
his Aancee was, flung into her lap SIX
small teaspoons. which, from much wear
had become the ghosts Of their former
selves" and said: There. Kate. you
lucky girl, 1 give you al my fortune He
gave her, however what he did not men
ton, his fine character and great talent
and in every way proved himself an OK
celent husband.
The marriage OF Lord EldOn, which his
friends thought must have ruined him.
was really the making Of him. This has
been stated by one who should have
known better than any one else. When
EIdon received the great seal from thu
king, and was about TO retire he was ad-
dressed by his majesty with the words,
Give my remembrance 20 Lady Eldon.
The chancellor. in acknowledging the con-
descensions, fntimated his ignorance %
Lady EldOn's claim TO such notice. es,
yes, the king answered; Il know how
much I owe 70 Lady Eldon. know that
you would have been yourself a country
curate. and that she has made you my
Lord Chancellor Who has nos heard 81
the elopement OF handsome jack Scott
Oord Eldon's name before his elevati0nl
with the lovely Bessie Surteesl On the
third morning sfetr their union they
found themselves without money and th@y
were uncertain whether their friends
woul dever speak to them again. The
friends, however, accepted the Inevitable
an dthe couple settled at oxford, where
Scott acted as a substitute for an absent
professor of law, who sent lectures for
him 10 read '"The first lecture that I
read" saws Eldon, 'and which ! began
without knowing a single word that was
In it, was upon the statute Of young men
running away with maidens. Fancy nav
.a-~..a i
forty young men siggling at the profes-
s0r."
Robert Lowe. afterwards Lord shsr-
brooke. married az Eldon mad done. upon
the prospects only. one day he was cri--
icising thcmarriage service and especially
the saying Of the man. With an my
worldly goods I thee endow.' when Z
married" be remarked. 7 had nothing
70 give my bride ION yes. Robert. you
had your magnificent intellect" suggested F
HRS. Lowe. ny dear. ] did nor endow
you that" Notwithstanding this jest-
Lowe used To speak with pride ~ the adj
mirahle qualities ~ MS wife. and 81 the
courage which enabled her 90 triumph .
over the many difficulties and anxious ex- f
perences they bad passed through.
Charles Kingsley met his fatsrs wife /
when he was twenty years ~ axe lie .
was at the time f1n ~ doubts about re-
igieu. an dhls face with re pnsatfs9s1. 4
huugariug look. bore witness 20 the state F.
a. his mind. Ha told her his doubts and +
she told him her falth. and tne former +
were dispeled by the latter. Like many
other eminent men. he attr.y1tr5 his sue
cess o. the sympathy and inference q his f
wife saying fzar hut pr hey Dc never
could have become a Fr5fer.
Jeus Smith * Rejected A6sre~ses'
fame who uevrr married thIs wrote in
-is iarrnal- haea had a h1rri5 dream.
viz. tha- I was engaged - be Farr.ai.
Irfroirced 20 ur bride. 2 au aerIlz
young woman with TaKen hair. in white
gloves JGst going - declare or-c8ufe
eye coute. when 20 my i1ezrreas-tla re-
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