The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
TRAVELS
FAR TO
MARRY
Miss BrIckIsy, Aged Fifty, Of
Maryland, Goes to Chill, TO
Marry Nj. McCrea.

Baltimore. Nov. Miss Molne l.
Brickiey, of this city, is on her way 10
calipoosa. Chill. South America dis
tsnce of 1890 miles to be married 70
Samuel McCres, formerly OF Endicott
city, Md
There Is nothing OF puppy love about
this affair, for IL has endured long. 50
long that the bride-elect is fifty years
old and her husband-to-be is more than
ten years older.
In the old days when they were Young
Mr.. McCrca went south and became a
millionaire and while yet Miss Brickley
had TO make her way and name in the
world. lie Was AN ardent suitor. and be-
fore he went away pressed his suit with
vehemence, but. though she loved him.
other ties rested on her which. according
10 her idea, held her bound. There were
only two of her family left, and her
brother had always been all the world
TO her, and she felt that she could not
desert him even for the new overpower-
ing love which she felt taking possession
Of her
II was "a contest for time, but love
yielded TO duty. She refused Mr. Nc
crea, telling him that she would never
marry any one while her brother lived.
me ipNtF WAS not GhOnted ny tle re-
fussl and continued to urge his suit
Some time afterward he WAS called
away on account OF the illness of an
only brother who had gone many years
before TO South America His brother
WAS without family, and when he died
Samuel McCrea became heir 10 all his
property. lie took hold OF his brothers
affairs. near Calipooss. Chill, and con-
tinued TO live there, writing often To the
sweetheart he had left at home.
After many years Miss Brickleys
brother died and i'm one Of. her letters
she mentioned the fact OF his death.
Mails do not come frequently from the
t-of-the-way place i'm which MIR Nc
crea lived. and it was some time before
the bereaved sister heard from her lover
again. When she did hear from him she
did not like the manner in which he
spoke of her dead brother a GOODNESS
ensued and the correspondence was brok-
on off
Some years afterward McCrea came TO
this country and his first stopping place
pi4s-t his- -eltA Fearing that Miss Brick
ley was dead, he sought directory,
and having found the address. at once
sent a messenger with a note asking If
he could not cali Permission was given
and somewhat of the old friendship was
revived. but it was not until he had re-
turned 10 his South American home and
several letters had passed that he slis-
ceeded in gaining her consent 10 marry
him. All the rest was easy, and the lady
has started on her long journey To join
him
Miss Brickley bought her trousseau
and her jowelry in this city She will 20
from New York to Liverpool and take a
steamer there for Coronel, on the south
ern coast of Chill. about two hundred
aud eightN-one miles south Of Valparaiso.
She will he about a month and half on
the water In sailing from Liverpool
the steamer viii, touch at ports Of France,
Spain the Canary and Cape Verde ISL
ands. ports i'm Brazil. Uruguay aud La
Plata, and after passing through the
Straits of Magellan will go up the west
coast Of South America. The distance is
about 1916 miles
The backgrounds he will meet his bride
in Coronel. and after the wedding will
take her To his home. about 2oo miles
below the seaport. where summer will
he just beginning.