The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-01
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Rich White Girl of Eighteen Matries
n Guide of SiNty-Five.

Houghton Oich.) Letter. in St. Louis POST
Dispatch.
Contented with her lot and welded ts the
man Of her choice. a. quarter Indian. with
whom she eloDed, Mary Ledyard Seymour,
granddaughter of the late Gov. Ho-atio
Seymour, of New York, and on her mothers
side related to former Governor Morton Of
the Empire State. is the young mistre..s OF
a home at Marquette that is far less humble
than the house occupied by the Seyllou,
family there. Her marriage marked the. cul-
mination Of a romance unusually inte:est-
ing because of the central figures icon
cerned.
a few years ago Horatio Seymour IL, in
charge of the extensive interests of lord
Brassey's Michigan Land and Iron Com
pany, prominent not only in business: anC
social circles IN the upper peninsula, bat IL
New York as well, and who in the latter
State has held important public Offices
engaged a woodsman, Henry St. Arnauld b!
name, ana aged now about SlXty-hve, Il
take charge of his camp in the woods anC
TO act as guide for his son and daughter
on their numerous expeditions into the
wilderness. Thus thrown together, q warm
attachment was formed between the girl
and st. ATnauld, that ripened, in spite Of
the great disparity in their ages, into love
as the miss grew into womanhOOd. Fikally
a wedding was decided upon, and as it,was
realized that the Seymour family would
strenuously oppose this step an elopement
was planned,
One evening recently the couple. unbe-
known to family or friends. boarded a train
for Baraga, where ST. Arnauld has :ela-
tlves, and where it was intended TO take out
a license and be married at the home OF his
people. 1t happened, however, that a friend
or Mr.. Seymour was on the train, as was
also Sheriff Wills, of Houghton county, ano
suspecting that a runaway match was or
the tapiS, the former called the attention OF
the official 10 the matter. Closely cues
ton1nS the couple, the sheriff ascertalneC
that the ClOpement was indeed a fact, ianC
he nomlnally placed the girl under akres,
and took her to Houghton, St. Arnauld will
lngly accompanying the pair.
Arriving at HoughtOn early in the morn
ing, Mr.. Wills took the prospective hrido
parents as 10 her whereabouts. Mr.. Sand
Mrs. Seymour came UP on the first tiain.
and an Erecting meeting took place. All
appeals, however, failed to move the daugh-
ter, who held to her decision TO wed the
man she had chosen, and after St. ArnSuld.
too, had pleaded that the marriage be per
mitted TO go on, a reluctant consent twas
given, inaSmuch as the young lady was a
little over the legal age. That Afternoon
father and mother and sweetheart and lover
returned to Marquette. and there, at the
home of the brides parents, the wedding
was SolemniZed during the evening. the
couple at once going to housekeeping at the
home Of the groom.
Owing TO the prominence Of the bride and
or the eymou family and TO the compare
lively humble station of the groom the mar
riage created a sensation throughout. the
entire peninsula that is still much discussed.
ST. Arnauld, who is forty-five years older
than his young wife, and is an expert land
looker and w~oodsman, is said to be one
quarter Indian. He was a widower and has
children older than is his bride.