The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
GRIEVED over
SONS ROMANCE
J. D. Crlmmlns Hears Of Lieu
isnani's Proplssd Marriage.
R -CEIvES A BRIEF TELEGRAM.
Father Edi h.vJ hasii Of Mlss Cole,
Haam liis Scl ilspasss 10 GaIT After
lt9'iSal, ,i Ia1 OaI'.
R -CEIVES A BRIEF TELEGRAM.

New Yorl.. .Jass TO John y crinamins.
man of'wealth aad wo.shsy ss.aITs, came
telegram YESTERDAY ;.oTa h.s son. First
Llo=s. Martin J.. C..gi.-..a9. l.. c. A.. con-
veyiaa tie iaso-...t..oa the. tise young
officer was TO ba r,asr:od in Can Francis
co. Tza rsssssgs .o:d 10 E,o=s.
rs5rs G.saate&as had contained moro
part.cs ,ers Ghsy SAID iaa: the young o.
nce.. wa;Gng in San T.cna.reo for 10
treaspo.s 20 take h.1, sack 20 his rs.:'
incnt IN The al. :. iac-. had ret cn'''
tea dayS aso 2..ss M@.Earc. Cole. Her
fnthoF wEs "a Cal .1.loi1eo lawyer. iie
died three years co.
In lheir abort acquaintance tho young
couple decided gsea Eiarriase, and "a
was announced that when Lieut.. Grim
mins sailed for tho TalApSinos no voald
take his b.idc win hiEi
John D. Criairains cat in his library
yesterday afternoon IN his city house. No.
40 East 6ixty-e.ghtn street Ills chair w@a
placed before . framed photograph 0. @
manly young fellow ia The tropic uniform
OF a United States officer. ii was a pioi-
ure of his soldier son and the father's
eyes constantly sought IL.
SONS LETTERS NEAR HIM.
In n silver holder on The table beside
him. arranged as n for frequent reading.
werc letters from the son. on the wall OK
the handsome apartment were trophies of
war taken by the young soldier in the
Philippines. where he has won honor.
"A isther is entitled to a sons consid-
Grafton I'm matter OF this character. .
said MIR. Crinmins TO a reporter. and
I have only this little telegram from my
boy" touching tho message on the table.
"But this is like him. Perhaps / ought not
to be surprised a anything he may DO"
The father spoke in sorrow. not I'm an
ger And as he told Of his boys heroism
and valor there were pride and affection
I'm his tone.
''Will this make any difference in my
attitude toward Martin? That | cannot
say yet must wait tin learn more.
Marriage Il mO2t seripns matter. and
fear, that ia the majority OF cases pre-
cipitate affairs such az this are not for
the best In any event. the boy should
have considered his father and his broth
ers and sisters.
II have meant TO do my full duty by
my children, and since my wife died.
twelve years ago, l have tried To be ey-
erything TO them.
NEVER HEARD OF MISS CoLx.
"Who is this Miss Cole? don't know, l
had never heard OF her or of her family
Il have sent no reply to my sons mes
sage. do not know whether he is mar
ried yet or not. ! DO not know when his
transport sails. lie has told me nothing.
SEC. here IS his latest letter 10 me-
MIR. Crimmins took the top one from the
holder. III IL dated only ten days ago"
he added. and then he read an extract
which told how the young officer on
reaching San Francisco has been placed
i'm charge OF 600 recruits and was drilling
and instructing them. working hard but
enjoying il thoroughly.
There is no mention OF Miss Cole I'm
this letter said the father. "and IL
would appear that he had little time for
romance. | had thought that he was so
enthusiastic over his profession that he
had no thought for anything else.
ANNOUNCED LAST SUNDAY.
San Francisco. Jan. 3.-The engagement
of Lieut.. Crimmius was announced Sun
day evening az "A dinner given by Mrs.
Eleanor Martin. Miss Cole is the younger
of two sisters Her father, Edward II.
Cole, was prominent as an attorney i'm
San Francisco. The bride-to-be IL a pretty
young woman, who made her debut about
three years ago