The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1875-06-26
Had Enough of the Bishop.

EQWard M. Fry was recently
married in San Francisco to Miss
Necoline Luning, daughter of
NichOla Luning, wealthy capita
list. 1t was the intention of the
parties to engage the service Of
Archbishop Alemany to perform
the marriage ceremony when the
following incidents occurred,
which we copy from the ChTOn-
6cle.
Last Saturday Archbishop
Alemany notified Miss Luning
and Mr.. Fry that their presence
at the archiepiscopal residence
would be agreeable. They attend
ed in company with friends. AT
ter the fOrmalities of greeting had
passed, the Arch Bishop said:
II hope Miss Luning will make
good Catholic of you"
II do not know how that may
be; but did not come here to dis
cuss that matter with YOU" said
Fry.
"Miss Luning is almost too good
Cathalic to marry. She would
make good Sister Of Charity"
remarked the Arch Bishop.
Fry said he had a good opinion
of Miss Luning, and hence he had
chosen her for wife, and he
thought there were enuogh Sis
tiers of Charity already, and that
he did not come to discuss that
question. either.
He asked why the Arch Bishop
had sent for him.
The Arch. BishOp-I suppose,
Mr.. Fry, if God shall bless you
with children as the result of this
union that they shall be baptised
and educated in the faith of the
true Catholic church.
Mr.. Fry-I do not axactly I'M
derstand your theological terms,
but l suppose you mean in com.
merical parlance to have me put
mortage upon unborn children;
if that is what you mean, won't
do it for you nor for the Pope
himself.
The Arch Bishop-If this is
your mind, Mr. Fry, l cannot grant
you dispensation to get married,
and furthermore, / must with
draw from this matter altogether.
Mr.. Fry-You cannot do any
thing to suit me better; l do not
want a dispensatiOn, and did not
come here for that purpose; you
sent for me.
The Arch Bishop suppose,
Mr.. Fry, you know that unless you
have dispensatiOn you cannot
get married.
Mr.. Fry-The devil l can't I!
Well see about that. You are
not the only parson in town.
Mr.. Fry and his fiancee then
took their departure, Miss Lun-
ing remarking as she entered her
carriage: 81 declare! 1 have had
enough of Bishop Alemany and
the Catholic church."
From the church they drove to
the telegraph office and telegraph
ed to the Rev. Mr.. Hemphill Ito
come down and marry them. lie
responded with alacrity and per-
formed the ceremony in the even
ing.
No doubt that Arch Bishop Ale
many thinks that Mr.. Fry and
Miss Luning have done a very
wicked thing by not cOnceding
the proposed mortgage on the
chances of the uncertain future,
but Fry has proved himself true
man worthy of being called an in
dependent American citizen, and
his wife has proven to be his COM
paniOn. Whether Arch Bishop
Alemany will follow in the foot.
steps of father McGlew and de-
nounce Fry and his wife from the
pulpit, remains to be seen, but il
he does we will predict, from our
acquaintance with Fry, that nc
SANDER suit will be commenced,
but we think that San Francisco
will be made so very warm for the
Bishop that he would be willing
to trade places with the historical
Yuma soldier.-CJtizen.