El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-23

y ENATOR THOMAS BENTON. who
took a deep interest in everything
- that related to the development Of
the west, told his wife one day in the
late thirties Of the last century that he
had invited young man OF the United
States Typographical Engineering
Corps to dinner and wished her to pc
particularly attentive TO him, as the
young man had few acquaintance.
He's an odd character" said the
senator. He is little more than boy,
but ne has the old men of the corps
talented person IN their branch Of the
government service. He is a bit OF an
explorer and is likely to be heard
from"
Mrs. Benton, like a clever and duti-
full wife. made that young man believe
the BentOns never had a visitor IN
their Washington home to whom they
had taken such a fancy. The caller s
name was John Charles Fremont He
was the son Of a Frenchman, who, IN
his flight from France in the days OF
the French revolution. while enroute
to SanuO Domingo had been captured
by the British and practically enslaved
for years, but making his escape and
reaching Norfolk, Va he became
teacher, and winning the love Of Anne
Beverly. had married her
An Unusual Honeymoon.
That was an amazing marriage for
Anne Beverly She was the daughter
of one Of the wealthiest and most
prominent families in America. Her
fathers grandmother was the grand
mother OF George Washington Nir-
e1uia society could not see why beau
riful Anne Beverly should form an al
lance with a Door French scholar. but
Anne Beverly knew. She had been
married off when but girl to an old
and dissipated scoundrel. named Pryor,
whose sole claim 10 fame was that he
bore n distinguished name and owned
a large estate. She had led a wretched
life and when. at last, she was freed
from her matrimonial bonds, she mar
ricd for love.
II was an unusual honeymoon those
lovers had The Frenchman Gagged for
years in Jamaica. longed for life in
the open. so ne and his bride left Nir-
Einia behind them and Travelled
through the southern and western
wilds. camping wherever the night
overlook them. They tarried al times
in indian villages, drifted Tor DAYS
down lazy streams. or rode through
painless forests until they reached
clearing For years they were wan
derers. and in those years three chill
dren were born TO them
Women have lot Of sentiment MIS-
Benton who had some boys and girls
of her own. thought the life OF the
Fremonts extremely romantic and all
that. but what worried her was how
the children must have Jared during
the years of migration
The Young visitor assured her that
they Jared quite well and never were
IN greater danger than when they were
I'm the town and especially when they
were in an inn in Nashville and two
prominent gentlemen who had engaged
in an alteration began shooting and
most Of the bullets they and their
friends exchanged passed through the
Fremonts room
That was terrible. Mrs. Benton
agreed Then she asked who the men
were who did the shooting
The youth smiled and replied that
he understood the principles were An
drew Jackson and senator Thomas
Benton
If for no other reason than that he
was Of the same blood as George
Washington. Mrs Benton would have
been predisposed in the young visitors
favor. but when added to that he was
unusually bright. fascinating in man
uer. and had the charm of those who
have great enthusiasm. she accepted
him then and there as one of her boys
HIS First Meeting With Jessie Benton.
She was a fine, mOtherly soul was
Mrs Benton, and her home was the
great meeting ground for the chiefs OF
the narty that looked TO Jackson for
leadership and Benton for counsel and
voice Within a few weeks young
Fremont was a regular caller and had
come to know all the Benton children
except one. The second daughter, Jes-
sc. was at boarding school, and when