New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
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each standing behind his chair. while the blessing
was invoked. The Rev. Mr. Waterman had
would omit to mention the many things which he
et he ought 10 refer to in his prayer he continued
for the safe arrival Of the so recently appoint
armies for the Wisdom Of Congress in its choice
for the estimabe character and ability of the man
selected ed and prayed for an 'enduement of power
upon his head" the active support Of the colonies
divine gdsece thS o on1ess Of n gr m
and after referring 10 number of other matters
food and concluded When the COMPANY. coiS ' who
had been shifting uneasiIy from one foot TO the
their eyes they found that General Lee was al
appetite haS IN an e5y s dnS @
he had not waited for the minister to cease his
At the close Of the repast Parson Andrews
invited haa TO give thanks There were ears open 70
he considered a reasonable utterance. Parson
6msf Ws he Verse R & B not rah
Win vi thy mouth and & let no5 thine m heart be hasty
and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be
This was understood to be a rebuIe TO the Rev
Mr. Waterman. and it ranked in the breast of
In July Of that year day OF fasting and prayer
dephta, and Parson Andrews, in obedience to the
proclamation. addressed his flock upon tho text.
I will not smell in your solemn assembiiez,' Had
there been any doubt as to which way his sym
soCn became known all over the town. and the
agreeable impression made al the dinner Excite
mtfee me4t re9fhq 9f Sb White b heat The vigilance
oeF v heid ID a, meeting ana called upon the dominic
to keep the peace. You are forbidden TO 90 any
who're eexcept TO and from your church without the
matum decided upon and expressed in no long
him Whether he continued to hold services after
the committee visited him Is not recorded.
One day many years ago there came to the Epis-
copal rectory in Wallingford from the Dead Letter
Office in Washington a letter bearing Wallingford
postmark dated eight years before and a number
of English and Australian postmarks 1t contained
legal evidence Of the elimination OF a WaIlmgford
romance of many years previous
In the early part Of the nineteenth century
house now standing at Centre and Main SITS was
used as a tavern. With the tavernkeeper ana his
wife lived the Wife's sister. beautiful girl Among
the guests arriving Al the tavern one day was one
who had come to make It his home for a time
cbaG T s'4NGen, te was the son OF an English mer
sent 10 thus country by his father who did not
Of the DraTks I'm which he engard ' fji p"ttoiIl st
mad asked business partner In Ncw-York for
Send the boy to me-" said the partner and
we Will see what can be done with him here"
aU4'd"th d i Inc youih IN was put aboard packet ship
said the partner 70 the youth when he reached New
you. I'm going to send you up to New-IIaven to
Yale Yale College and put you on your own RESPONSE
up with YOU on the coach"
- All went well at college for or three years
was detected I'm some michief and sent to WaIIing-
ford to ruStlcate for season and study with the
clergyman there. He made his home at the tavern
ana there became acquainted with the tavern
Keepers sister-in-law. They fell In love with each
other. Now came the dilemma Should they marry
ne was likely to lose his diploma, which he was
really anxious to He did not like TO go away
from Nallingford without making OF the object
England with him. They finally decided to he mar
rted secretly, and with friend of the Young woman
they took Il coach and drove to Branford, where
the ceremony was performed.
The marriage set him to thinking of more serious
ana practical subjects and he back to college
determined TO do something worth while He was
graduated IN due course and set sail for England
taking his wife with him. The young mans father
was not so willing 10 welcome his new daughter-iu-
law as he could have wished, ne set our FOR
children were born. After living past middle age
ne died and in the settlement his estate il Vae
necessary for his wife to have proof of her mar
riage. '
She had lost her marriage certificate couId NOT
remember the name of the clergyman who married
WalnnRford, could not remember the name of the
place or her marriage except that il began with the
letter y. but thought ii might he Barkhamsted
In her dlfnculty she wrote to the Episcopal clergy
man IN Wallngford, explaining the circumstances
With such a slender clew he hardly knew where
TO turn TO find the evidence. The town might he
Bristol. Berlin. Bethlehem Bethel for auphf
he could tell, and who the woman who had
witnessed the ceremony? AS he sat In his studv
one morning he remembered that there was an old
might recall the girl. He called upon her and
she proved to be the who accompanied tha
couple. 1T was Branford," she said after think
ing while, where went that night" So 10
Branford the clergyman went and, looking over
the church records with the clergyman there who