| Show HEAL LIFE tiie Daughter of a private secre i tary or president mary eastone East ons marriage washington DC may 21 the first child born in the white house is a clerk at the present in tho postoffice Post office department in this city she is tho daughter of the private secretary of ex president jackson with her own daughter one of the most attractive and aca acv young ladies in washington she is living in a modest way no doubt dreaming some days of her early life and ita surround ings there is a romance connected with this ladys life when her father was an occupant of the white bouse with jackson she was n her childhood she was a kickin gand screaming baby with red hair after jackson returned to the hermitage in tennessee his private secretary remained in washington the daughter grew in time she became a beautiful young lady as pleasing in manners as she was attractive in person she was conspicuous in society men broms proms anent at that time were her escorts A brother of ex president polk fell in love with her sought her ha adin marriage and was accepted he was a handsome man and possessed of more intelligence than his brother who served as chief executive the young ladys fa proposed match and urged his daughter to accept the attention oj texas congressman the congressman pressed liis sui tand though the young lady loved polk in respect to her fathers wishes she consented to marry him polk was told of the engagement he opposed it and begged her who had promised to be his bride to disregard her parents wishes and elope with him sho consented one afternoon while she remained alone at home polk called for her ina carnage and she agreed to go with him to the residence of it minister who libed on hill As thai carriage containing the two was being driven along pennsylvania avenue her front of the old na dional hotel ho saw the two young people and rushing to the fc treet lla Q lat all daughter to alight addressed adew emphatic eap hatic words to her companion ind taking her arm hurried her to his home in a short time her mar tho texas congressman was 1 announced he was an unattractive man and was ora bramst mst violent temper the marriage was not a hia were such that in a comparatively short peri od bis money as well as her own was gone ho died a few years ago and hia widow began living the second chapter of her unfortunate life she became a government go I 1 clerk I 1 heard this romance today in connection with a young lady who was ah occupant of the white house during jacksons time and who was married in the great east room mary the daughter ot a sister of gen jacksons Jack ions wife she went to live with her aunt for a time in executive mansion at her home in tennessee a a boy companion named pope the two became warmly attached to eacle other and as they grew the attachment tach ment became strong affection while it was apparent to both that they loved each other young pope did not ask his companion to be come his wife miss bastou came to washington her position and her intilli gence and her doubly attractive young offic cre in the army and in the navy were beside lier at every opportunity capic finch took the lcarl he pressed his suit proposed and was accepted he of considerable meanes and gave her handsome pre the wedding day approached invitations were bent to the friends people asking them to come to the white house to witness the ceremony the prospective bridegroom went to new york fo geihm bri dethe wedding present of the invitations sent to tennessee ono fell into the hands of young pope it fanned the smothering love within hia bosom into a flame ho wrote to miss easton told her ochia love since childhood for her he au that djino and bad been at the point of asking her to be his wife but on each occasion his modesty had prea vented hini now lie repeated his juve and pegged her to become hi bride r misa easton read the letter and immediately replied accepting his offer capt finelt returned from new york bringing with him a costly diamond ornament he called at the white house to see the young lady occupant in her room with a companion who was inobe glicr when 1 his card was handed to her a ivi tell him I 1 cannot seo him she said to her companion the latter went to the private parlor where captain finch was seated and after some hesitancy said that miss easton was indisposed the captain was alarmed begged for more information concerning miss eastone East ons indisposition and that the present he had brought be taken to the invalid the young lady carried the diamond ornament to her companion ahen miss easton received it eha turned io her companion and said go take it back to him and tell him all tell him I 1 ani engaged to another the young lady did as requested when she had finished glicr errand capt finch arose and without uttering a word left the parlor gen jackson was angry when he bieard of his cifes relations action towards his friend finch he had favored the match in speaking to miss easton ho said this action of yours mary has caused me to lose faith in woman lie insisted that captain finch should be invited to her marriage with pope the wedding came off the rejected lover was present he stood directly in front of the bride during the ceremony and never took his eyes off of her until with her husband she left the room shortly afterward he went to europe on his return ho bore the name of an uncle a wealthy englishman mrs pope moved to tennessee she is said to be living there now happy with her children |
