Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-25

now An OBSTINATE PAPA WAS CIRCUMvENTRD
ArNARRAGANsETT PIER.
Nara. l.ausctt Pier Correspondence e. tie Providence
journal.
There Is always a romance-it would be a
dull world without 1t; but the particular
Development at Narragansett Pier this Sum
mer deserves more than passing mention.
The story Is not out yet, and your cores
pondent Is not liberty to give names, but
lew people will read the following tale
with unusual interest:
Last Winter an elderly Baltimore gentle
man, proud OF his wealth and prouder of
his pairlclan ancestry, discovered, TO his un-
speakable rage. that his daughter had dared
to love young man far below her in the
estimation OF society. The young lady met
Inn at the house OF an acquaintance: there
were lew fefe-a-teteS. few quiet walks.
One morning pater tamlAaS was astOunded.
lie held IN his hand the card Of the Young
man. WhO preferred tOlerably straightfor-
ward request for the daughter For the
next fifteen minutes a tguratiYe typhOOn
ragged IN that elegant apartment The Young
man was aggressive and persistent the old
one lu=ious and insulting. Then came in
the young lady with tragedy and tears but
all was OF no avail. 4 week later the Bal
timore mansion vas closed for the season,
and the names Of father and daughter soon
alter appeared on the register of one Of the
hotels a the Pier. There was with them
compa1ion, outwardly treated as an equal.
but IN reality paid spy over the young
lady action and correspondence. But
" love laughs at locks and before a fort
night had elapsed the raging young lover
at Baltimore received one morning a big
envelope containing dainty little note
which filled him with Joy unspeakable. He
haC friend who was clergyman, and be-
fore the sun hat set that night the two had
long, earnest conference. which resulted
next morning IN the departure Of the twain
fOr Narregansett Pier.
Meantime the Young lady was always at
tended by her father OF her " friend, ," and
the former hattered himself that even if the
| lover discovered Narragansett Pier he would
still oe unable to speak to the young lady
alone, The was only one way in which be
could. The old gentleman was forbidden by
his physician TO bathe in the surf, and the
/ spy hated the sec as the devil is said to hate
/ holy water The young lady enjoyed her
bath exceedingly, and, as the most infatua-
| ted lover Is ant to be temper 4rIly dsen-
chanted by the appearance OF his ideal in a
/ bathlng-dress. the father and the spy con-
| cluded that no possible harm could come TO
| the - dear child IN the water, and 20 the
/ spy only sat upon the bank and watched.
/ The lover and the minister reached Provi-
/ dence IN due time and speedily won young
lawyer over to their cause. The lover then
went to the Pier, and, keeping out of the
/ way o. the SPY, suddenly appeared before
/ the happy girl IN the water. few minutes
,uii; for him TO propose that they be mar
ried the next day in the water, and the lady
/ promptly consented.
Back flew the enraptured lover to Proyi-
dence. legal tOrmslities were quietly ar
ranged, the lawyer inyited 4 confien tial
friend as witness, and the next day, few
minutes before noon. when the water was
full OF people, party of five might have
been seen little apart from the other bath
erS. The marriage ceremony had to be sus-
pended every few seconds on account of the
breakers. and ripping laugh broke from
the lips OF the girl when the clergymen
solennly gave fall opportunity for the for
bidding OF the banns. Then the foam leap
ed to claim the first kiss from the lips of the
bride, but the rest of the little company re-
linquished their privilege on account OF the
attention such a proceeding might attract
| Everybody noticed how gay Miss - was
| at dinner that day, and her father thought.
" She's forgotten that Baltimore upstart
. already" \ few hours later he was unde-
ceived. Then the tempest ragged again, but
the lawyers cool counsel finally prevailed.
The bridegroom fingered few days. and
then went back to Baltimore. where next
October the participants of the comedy in
the Surf will reappear in the same charac-
ters in the drama of grand wedding be-
fore the eyes of the world.