The evening world., 1905-07-29
mother
TALKS Of HER
UNHAPPY LIFE
Not ! Word Esinst Son
Who Reviled Hn and
Caused Ha Arrest
IS SAD AND RESIGNED.
Believes, However, that Retr-
button viii 0vertake Him as
It Did His Father.
DISTRESSED BY N%oToRiETY.
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But Feels Most kesniy the Pain Of
Being Cast OF and humiiasAsd
by Her Own Flesh and Blood.
DISTRESSED BY NoToRiETY
BY ALICE ROBE.

D.
Mrs. Florence Foye sat in her little
room at No. ss5 Park avenne and
| glanced at the pile of newspapers. all
of which contained articles telling of
her cruel experience at the hands Of her
son, James Edward .Foye. confidential
clerk for Charles G. Gates.
"If any one had told me thirty years
ago that I would live to see the day
my W son would try to have me ar
| rested and leave me penniless in New
York I would have laughed at such q
thing.
But I believe in retribution for
| wrong-doers. and the fate that, over
| took my husband for his cruel treat
ment Of me will surely reach my son
James.
.'I am a firm believer In Providence.
and something a sustained me
through all the bitter experiences which
| were heaped upon me as soon as my
married life begun"
OF Edward James sFoye, who called
an officer to arrest his mother. charg-
ing her with annoying him near the
waldorf-Astoria. the s~oft-voiced little
Englishwoman has. not n harsh word
Of criticism. Her attitude toward the
young man is one Of sorrowful resig-
nation.
Can't Understand Son.
you can fancy how humiliating and
how distressing 1t Is to me- said Mrs.
Foye, ito have all this n~otoriety; but
| far beyond all this Is the anguish. of
having your own children ill-treat you
"My own home life. when I was a girl.
was surrounded by such kindness that I
never dreamed that the world con-
! tanned SO much cruelty. ! never felt
| any sentiment toward my parents n
brotherz but the deepest love, and /
| cannot understand how I could give
birth 10 children who would turn
AGAINST n e." I
Mrs. Foye's black eyes filled with
teers fas she spoke Of her home in
England.
When I was only sixteen years old
l was engaged to a young officer who
was killed in India. After that / was
so miserable that my father insisted
upon my touring the Continent.
only. think said the wretched
mother. II was forced to part with the
1 fllHInOUu eUEdEGEltu LlAk H. hkok WV
| guve me, when all tins trouble began
NOT a single token have l left Of all t.la.
was mine when / was a wealthy and
happy English girl.
Danced with King Edward.
;'Before / came to America to attend
the Centennial in ls7e. 7 travelled on the
Continent wlth the Baroness De Jan
Kovick, he first lady in waiting 10 the
| Empress OF Austria. Her husband was
Prime Minister TO Franz Joseph. ! met
s pas.s hln Yis ss s gad before aas f that / S "a : sss
with b Prince of Wales. now King
"Wnen I came to America ! assure
city, All OF my gowns were made by
Worth, n at home In London / had
enjoyed NE a. only a petted and feted
met James Foye at the Grand Central
Hotel I can't a y He was q handsome
man and I fell in love with him. No
ons san Ssby tm Hmm,s now Wa saB BOyn. vi AZ W Hsa
such a bright little fellow. hoped tina
I would n in him the c~ompanionship
was already beginning to miss In nus
my husband began 20 ili-treat me as
soon as he had ~squandered all my
money and my quarterly allowance
from England was stopped on account
of a law suit which he brought against
my mother for a marriage settlement.
Worked to Educate Him.
mined he SHOULD have a good educa-
1 ton at n cost. ! speak Eve
and am q good musician. ! frifd 70
get both of the boys to study WITH me.
but they were wild. and Jimmie refused
to ever listen to me. i sent fham to
the Cathedral School. at Garden City.
but Jimmy started into work when he
wal. fifteen. Nisht after night ] used
e lie awake %pianninx how g save
cent Of his earnings away from him.
THE boy lived with me even after ]
separated with my hushand. me little
Charlie stayed TSoI part Ssg q q, he tiM n,s., WIZ 9,
m" husband to have ne put away az
Doctor who Gould be found to pronounce
me insane: though. and my husband
'Js%es shd I SAD Saa 70 s si@, .xXSSSSs w ; Ss
my World; but pnly iast yer I,loys,d
BIZ t e. w BE- x. is VI .o ws'S me insane,
Calls His Mother fjegd.
.s ISe re -, ss1 ,ss asoS e ss1 su IL E . Sus Il
envelope from her pocket. ssoee he
man ] am compelled - RscoSniss g
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keleoted Lord Mayor Of London. but
was . member OF the -Apolenf and
D Musp 81 iis,r A saisf danced anS v nhs ts e
Prince o. Wales. who was colonel of
nopy ~ rEaRv aL,p.