The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-02
BLIND GOD" AIDS Al BLIND
BROTHER TO SECURE BRIDE.
Barrier of Sightiessness. Flung
Aside by Assistant c. S. Attor-
ney Brown in His Courtship.

Love, who is blind, probably had
a fellow feeling when he swooped
into the Office of United States Dis
trict Attorney Wise of New York
city. Raymond g. Brown, Mr..
Wise's blind assistant, surprised
his colleagues last week by an.
nouncing that he had been mar
ried on Saturday. None of, the
district attorney s. force had any
idea that Brown contemplated
such a step,
Brown became blind at his home
In Dover. N. H, when 8 years old.
The loss of sight was a hard blow
to a youngster with his parents
weH-to-do and he was sent to the
best schools to which one with
such a handicap could go. After
he had passed his preparatory ed
ucation he went to theHarvard I'm
iversity Law School. ALI through
the years he was studying his par
ents provided a companion, who
read the textbooks to him. When
he had been graduated from the
law school Walbridge Taft, a
nephew of President Taft, inter-
ested Attorney General Wicker
sham in this case and the result
was that he entered the Office of
District Attorney Wise.
At the time the great darkness
settled upon him young Brown
had a sweetheart only six years
old, two years his Junior. This
little girl was Juliet W. Duxbury
at No. Is Summers street, Dover.
Though he had lost sight of every
thing else he never lost sight in
mental visions of his sweetheart.
When his companion took the
lad to school and carried his books
the blind boy always insisted on
calling at the home of little Miss
Duxbury, but her books he insist
ed upon carrying himself. They
kept up their acquaintance when
Brown had grown up. When he
entered the law school the sweet
heart of his youth cheered him by
her faith in his ultimate success
Then he came to New York and
was made an assistant United
States district attorney, and his
joy at getting at a mans work al
last was equalled by her Joy in the
fact that he had accomplished
what he had set out to do.
Long before he had finished hiS
studies Brown had told Miss Dux.
bury of his love and had asked
her to marry him, and she had
consented. Early last Friday af-
ternoon he left his office, telling
his colleagues he would not be
back before Monday. That night
he gave a bachelor dinner to
friends and when it was over
started Immediately for Dover.
On Saturday evening the cere.
mony was performed in the home
of the brides aunt, Miss Duxbury
by the Rev. DR.. w. Weir ellis
rector of st. Thomas's Protestant
Espicopal church. The bride was
given away by the bridegroom
father, Elisha r. Brown, president
of the Stamford Savings Bank
both of Dover. After the recep
ton Mr.. and Mrs. Brown went tx
New York and took an apartment
in the Hotel Marion, No. 3 West
Eighth street.
BY the way of celebrating The
announcement of his wedding
Brown took his final examination
yesterday for admittance to tn,
bar of New York. It is character
istic of him that he has never beer
willing to talk about himself, pre-
ferring to do his work and attrac
no attention.
That was emphasized when
reporter for the World called OF
him at the Hotel Marlton and ask
ed about the wedding. He woult
not consent to say anything abou
it. He would not even tell tn,
maiden name Of his bride.
Pointed Paragraphs.