New-York tribune., 1913-07-14

while recovering from severe at
tack of fever at his mothers home. in
Elizabeth. y. j.. in June, 1901 sad
Miss Hopkins, Mr.. Sulzer sent me
verse which he had written and which
ran, as nearly as / can recall 1t:
Oh Polly dear.
I somehow fear
My end IS near;
Nv head feels queer
! Sweet Polly dear
"Of course ] love that little verse
continued Miss Hopkins, because 1t
showed that even in his delrum he
was thinking of me and wishing me
near him"
Miss Hopkins was asked for further
details of the Governors courtship and
of her suit in 1905. when news was
brought to her that he had suddenly
married another woman. For some
time she sat quietly thinking, and then
with tear filled eyes she said: II w!Il
tell YOU the story | have tried TO
avoid this notoriety. and had ! known
when instructed Mr.. Patterson 10
begin action that 1t would inevitably
follow / doubt whether / should have
let him go ahead / can only tell you
frankly what happened and how the
man who now holds the highest posi-
tion that the Empire state can give
him made the barren waste Of my
life.
First" she said let me show you
a little poem 7 sent Mr.. Sulzer. in
October 1872" She produced the rib
bon tied bundle Of love notes, which
we're surrendered to her in 1905. The
verse follows:
Who choo.c,h me shall se' as much as he
deserves.
And veil aid. too. for who snail 90 about
/ To cozeu fortune and h~ honorable
] without the stamp of merit Let none nv
sums
To wear On undes,r,si dignity.
/ n. that estates. degrees and ofrc'a
Were NOT derived oouupti,. and that dear
u.,,. r,ir.bs.st D., tho merit ~ the Nearer
iiop NAM tren should cover that stand eare7
. Hos many 30 commanded that comman1
1 How much low Ieafanil' "ouia pe g''dn'u
/ From the true seed q honor
] And how much honor
PICKED fror ,he chsr ana ruin o, tho times
/ BE ne0 VANISHED
This little poem. which IL, Of
course" she said. "A quotation from
! Shakespeare. seemed so appropriate
then. Mr. Sulzcr told me afterward
that he worshipped me FOR sending It
| To him.
4 will tell YOU something Miss
Hopkins suddenly exclaimed. which !
/ have never told anybody in my life.
/ You will not believe IT. probably. and |
DO not blame YOU. but the fact is that ]
thought / was actually Mr.. Suffers
wife. We entered into little contract
| of our own I'm hotel i'm New York.
and when / questioned the legality of
/ such a contract he replied that he was
/ q lawyer and what we promised each
/ other then made us man and wife alb
/ solutely both In law and tact
! Miss Hopkins was asked 10 show a
few more Of her letters TO the Gov
ernor. She gave the reporter seven,
picked at random from the package,
which contained al least a hundred.
These letters" she said. are written
! In humorous vein. | liked 10 appear
/ smart 20 Mr. Sulzer, and saucy and 1t
! was lots Of fun to tease him
The first letter was dated Brooklyn,
| March 3. 1902, and was addressed 10
The Hon William Sulzer, House Of
Representatives. Washington
! II read.
william Dearest. YOU DO not Ike to
see me serious. do you? Well ] won't
| piousiy prayed the mail would he de-
| ayed by washout. landslide COW on
the track-anything so that you would
/ have left Washington ere the blue-as
| indigo effusion arrived. but II was right
on time. / see. II the letter had been
anything nice the Fates would have
taken pains 10 sidetrack II until II was
old and musty.
Have you not in the House some per
sonal antpathes-men whose very tones
Of voice are an irritation? Just fancy
then having one for a parent and being
cooped up in the close confines OF a city !
| house during the long, dreary winter !
months. OF course, you know, dear
! that as soon as | heard from you. 7
would feel better and would brace up
| like a sensible person. I am very sorry
I was so lonesome. but | had TO tell
somebody or burst I trust you will have
safe visit and return from Buffalo.
II had delightful time there some years
ago. II was I'm the autumn, and the city,
country and falls looked particularly
lovely with the background of vivid ana
varied foliage. | did the place thor
oughly and met some delightful persons
one thing only didn't like; namely, the
wind that one encounters on the main
thoroughfare. which corresponds to our
Broadway. IL tangled up my draperies
and every few PAGES | was obliged 10
stop and unravel, much TO the amuse-
ment OF the natives, who, | fancy must
have gunshot sewed I'm their skirts. Oh
course. YOU are not bothered this way
but doesn't the sportive zephyr play sad ]
havoc with your ambrosial locks?
But to return 10 our subject. | have |
no doubt you delivered few orations on
Robert Emmet-a theme teemlng with !
pathos-as Tom Moore says And the !
tear that he shed. though I'm secret IT |
rolls shall long keep his memory green |
I'm our souls Although you are a natural !
born humorist yet there is "A strong vein |
Of German melancholy i'm your compost |
tion which human events combine TO !
strengthen alas!