Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-13

WASHINGTON, Feb. ~13.-Congress-
man John j. Eagan, of Hoboken, as
an aid to Cupid Is winning the valen-
tine plaudits Of his colleagues, who
have just learned of him in that new
capacity. The congressman in the
course of his official duties has been
able to smooth the love path of pair
of lovers whose way had been beset
with woes, and now all is ready for
the wedding bells and an invitation
awaits the congressman TO the
hymenial ceremony,
This is the romance as brought out
in the official correspondence of the
congressman, whom his colleague,
James Hamill, refers to as the Sill
yer King" because of his beautiful
silvery-gray hair. Postmaster Stoss,
of Seacaucus, has a beauteous daugh-
ter, who has for ten years served her
father as assistant in the delivery of
mail. In the course of time a lover
came to Seacaucus and won the heart
and asked for the hand of the post
masters fair assistant. But the post
master said: May; depart young
man. My daughter is not for thee.
Not yet" Or words to that effect
Dan Cupid Is Thwarted.
Thus was loYe thwarted and Dan
Cupid sent to the dead letter office.
Two fond young hearts were torn and
two young lives were blighted, for the
time being. The postmaster parent
told his would-b be son-in-law that he
had naught against him; that he
might come around occasionally and
take such consolation as may be
found in holding hands and looking
volumes of love into each others eyes
This permission was given with the
distinct understanding that it must
not in any degree interfere with the
receipt and delivery of their Uncle
Sans mail. Perforce the lovers had
to yield to this dictum.
For months the happy unhappy
lovers abided by the postmaster
ruling. Elizabeth, the daughter, be-
tween mails besought her father to
relent. But he continued to say her
nay and declared that there could
| be no marriage bells for her while
| things were as they were in the post
office. He needed her services as as
sistant, and he feared that he would
lose them for all time if she took
up with a husband. The only hope
that he could hold out to her was
that he would give consent when the
Seacaucus postofiice was elevated to
the dignity of free-delivery station.
Seek Free Delivery.
Then it was that the services of
Congressman Eagan were called into
play. Be ii said right here that the
1 a oil .
love affair Of the postmaster's daugh-
ter. But this much he did know
that there arose a demand, almost a
clamor, for free delivery of mail at
Seacaucus. Appeals came in to him
daily. Men, women and even chill
dren wrote him daily, telling him of
how the mail needs of that COM
munity had grown and how the post
office should be put in the free-de-
livery class. No word of the love
affairs of the postmaster's daughter
was breathed to him in all these APP
peals. Naturally. the congressman
got busy with the postoffice depart
ment here in Washington and added
his entreaties to those of the people
of Seacaucus for free delivery. and in
the course of time an inspector was
sent from the office Of the postmaster
The result was that Congressman
Eagan was able to report to his
Seacaucus cor stituents recently the
glad news thai Acir postoffice was to
be placed in the ee-delivery class
Then did Elizabeth Stoss put 1t I'D to
her parent, and his objection to the
marriage of his daughter was over
come The glad news was broken to
the congressman in Washington by
the happy daughter, who wrote Mr.
Eagan, telling him for the first time
of her woes and her joys. The con-
Guiding chapter of this romance is
perhaps best told in the girls own
words, as written to Congressman
Eagan. Here is her letter:
Congressman Gets Letter.
! Hon. Congressman Eagan:
Pardon me for writing these few
lines to you, but, as you have done
me a great favor, | want to thank
you, as am the daughter of the
postmaster of Seacaucus, N. j., and
have been his clerk for ten years. /
am to be married April IA, 1914, and
my father had objected to 1t because
he said he needed me in the office, SC
about two weeks ago when the post.
Office inspector left our Office my
father had no more OBJECTIONS to my
marriage. because, through the in
! fluence Of Congressman Eagan, we
will get free delivery in Seacaucus
and I am not needed any more in his
office, SO I wish to thank you ever sc
much, and at the same time I am
sending you a pillow with the Amer.
lean flag and eagle, which have EN-.
broidered for you as kind remem.
| brance Thanking Won over again