The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-09
MARRYING A TITLE


MARRYING A TITLE.
THE EANEUvERs OF A COLUMBUS OHIO ORR,
TO GET ROYAL SCION FOR A HUSBAND
WHOM SHE BID FINALLY ELoPE WITH.
A Columbus, Ohio, correspondent of the
piece of royal and republican romance:
Mrs. Grundy has had a nice little tit-bit of
scandal here for the last week in the report
that had just come from Paris that Miss
Lizzie, the eldest daughter of George M
Parsons, had run away to be married to
some good -for-nothing title with fool at
tached to IL, that had taken her fancy. 1t
was such pity, all the Dame Grundys said,
that Lizzie should throw herself away by
running of snd marrying the man she loved
Society stood aghast at the idea tina. Par
sons should do such thing. IL was really
preposterous, they said, that a girl with her
social standing, with a father so rich, a
| mother so aristocratic, a sister princess
and no bounds to her own matrimonial
possibilities, should elope-that was where
the trouble lay - yes, actually eloped
with her maid as her only companion, and
not stop until she got to London and was
married TO her own true love! Three or four
| years ago Miss LiZZie's sister, younger one
| came home from her tour in Europe with n
prince on the string, as the girls say-Prince
De Lyner, / believe was the name assigned
to him in the directory, though guess it
never found its way into the Book of
Heraldry. Well, preparations were COM
| menced for the grandest wedding that had
ever been seen in Columbus, and anywhere
else in this country outside of New York,
| for that matter. The entire wardrobe was
to be imported from Paris, jewelry and plate
we're ordered from New York, a score OF
brides maids were engaged, and everything
was to be on the grsndest scale possible.
| By and by the prince came along, q low
browed, heavy-eyed, stolid young German,
without single princely air about him-a
man who, Invested of his coat and name,
would be taken for beer jerker or a sau-
sage maker. Still, he was prince, and
determined to make the most of his empty
rank, he sought his future father-in-law
to learn what dowry would be forthcom-
ing. George NJ Parsons is an excellent
man at money getting and the sordid bust
ness of life, but he isn't a man of the world.
and he was
LITTLE AsToNIsHED
at the suggestion. He wasn't familiar
with the European rules of giving "dots"
to daughters. Still, when the prince sug-
gested it, he took it good naturally, and
named $4,000 as the sum he would be will
ling TO give. The prince demurred to this,
making the point that while he wasn't
worth SOU marque, his title would bring
double the sum named in the open market.
rather IdISOus WdSn TIC ludn, uOWcF6f,
to go any higher on such blind, ano
plainly said so, and the prince intimated
quite as plainly that there would DC no
wedding then, leaving the old gentleman's
Office abruptly. For a day or two the gos-
sips had it all their own way, and good
many 81 told you SOS" were uttered con-
corning the matrimonial event which had
been announced but was thought to be "off."
Still the prince wasn't to be discouraged so
easily and Mother Parsons was appealed to in
behalf of the dowry. She held out awhile,
but finally consented, with some reluctance,
that she would give the other 600 out of
her own pocket. And 1t was all arranged
and the money put up. The wedding came
off according to programme, with the Paris
dresses and the diamonds and the twenty
bridesmaids and the wedding march, and
al that sort of thing. The next day Miss
Lizzie was asked whether she intended to
remain here, and answered rather testify
that she did not; that she wouldn't stay
where she would always be pointed out
"the other one, )" that Is, the one who didn't
/ marry the prince. and so she went abroad,
and has been there ever since. Now she has
eloped to be married to Mr.. Jasper Miner
Gibson, rather fast young gentleman, who
is son of peer, j believe, against the wishes
of her parents on both sides. And Dame
Grundys ali agree thss she had better re-
manned at nome, where such men as Col.
Barber an0 Judge Burnett and Sim Donivin
Stlll ISlIkd1tl Al46tOCu niSQASdbiOn fancy
| free"
The Winnemucea New Register venti-
lates the folio wing new game of the monies:
A rather amusing piece of rascality occurred
at station up the road one day this week.
A son of Erin, n passenger on a western
bound train, walked short distance from
Ills car, and discovering a car load of sheep
standing on a side-track, went to take a
look at them. They were fine-blooded
animal going ito California. AS he
stood admirng them chap came
and looked in too. "Those are
fine sheep" said Pat. "Sheep, be
damned" said the person addressed,
"those are Salt Lake rabbits' "Per
haps 1 don't know sheep when 1 see
one," answered Pat. his Irish rising up in
him. "Bet you 500 they are Salt Lake rab-
bits" said No. 2, pulling out the coin. Pat
| said "Ill nip that" and pulled out his purse,
The money was put into the hands of q man
| who had come up while the talk was going
on, and the question as to the genus of the
| animals left to him. Those" said he,
peering through the grated door. "Wby,
those are Salt Lake rabbits" and he passed
the money to No. 2, who had business in an
other section forthwith, even before Pat had
recovered from his astonishment. Grass is
/ getting short with the three carders, so they
resort to anything for grub stake.
Willie Harding, young son of Mr.. George
c. Harding, was accidentally bit on the head
with rock thrown carelessly by another
boy. Some highly satisfactory correspond
ence passed between the boy who threw the
: stone and Mr.. Harding afterward.