El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

rode to Broadway and up Broadway the
long, long journey to the Jumel man
sion. Maybe she thought good deal as
she rode along of the man she had been
talking to in the office downtown.
She had known him and she had known
Hamilton many years before The two
men had been rivals for her smiles
30 odd years before, as they had been
rivals in everything from the day they
met as Sons of Liberty and raised the
flag of indeDendene near trinity churcn
long before Bunker Hill They had
been rivals military secretary to
George Washington, and they had been
rivals in the great game Of politics
She couldn't forget the eyes Of Burr,
nor could she forget his speech. He
was a great old boy with the women. He
yet he stirred her heart Within a week
after that meeting at NO. % Nassau
street. madame Jumel gave a great ban
duet at her mansion by the Harlem.
Burr was the guest Of 4onor- He IAever
was more brilliant than that night.
Never did he display with greater Ell
feet the mastery he held over the minds
of men and women when ne sought to
exert himself 1t was late when the
party left. Burr, frail, white and with
cred, but still a beau, said as he was
parting: Madame, give you my hand
NV heart has long been yours.
Madame .Jume7 a Bride Again.
After that Burr drove up the long
road of Broadway many, many times.
One dav while he and madame were
walking under the cedarS that mad come
from Mount Lebanon. he proposed mar
rage. She refused. but she hes1tated IN
refusing. That didn't bother her aged
admirer He continued his counting,
and then one day, as though in lest, he
fold her that one of these fine days,
that were so plentiful Just then, ne
would come to the Jumel mansion with
a clergyman and that there would be
no use for her to say "nays'
na time Burr went the long.
road the Rev DR.. David BOgart rode by
his side. This was the same clergyman
who, many years before, mad married
Burr to TheOdOSla Provost mother CT
that TheOdOsia who was lost at sea and
for sight of whom Burr went a thou
sand times to the Battery and looked
out over the sea that was her grave.
Madame Jumel may nave been UlTnld,
or it may have been affectatiOn, but
when she saw Burr and DR.. BOgart she
demurred. Strange how many Objee-
lions she was able to raise. She dldn
have anything to wear. w nat WOuIO
the people Say2 She was too old. she
would have to think the matter over.
Burr took her hand. Nelson Chase
who was married to her niece, argued
with her. Burr pleaded, and chase
added to what ne said. Finally, she said
she would decide in five minutes she
went to her room Mrs. ChasS Went
with her. 1t was 70 minutes beIoTe
madame returned. There was no doubt
about her decision as soon as she ap-
peared. She had on her finest satin
gown and all her jewels. This gown
was so heavy and stiff It would stand
alone. She came down the grand stair
case. walked forward to the colonel
put her hand in his, and then, the two
taking their position in front of the
great fireplace, they were married. 1t
was on July 1. 1888.
To Burr, this marriage seemed like
the opening of a new life. 1t didn't mat
ter what people said. For the first time
in his life he was rich. He had great
ambitions, great hopes despite his adj
vanced age. First he must make a
grand tour with his beautiful wife He
would visit the principal cities of
America and then 80 abroad.
The End OF the Love Dream
A few. days after the marriage they
went to Connecticut to visit Burr's
nephew. who was governor of this state.
While the hOneymOOuers were there
madame Jumel sold some shares she
owned in the bridge over the Connect
cut river at Hartford Burr, as her
husband and a man of business collect
ed the money and deposited it to his
own credit in New York. Ten days