River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-24
YOUNG GIRLS STRATEGY.
She Plays Her Father for a Man
Stricken with ApopleNy, and Mar
ries Against His wish.

An episode, decidedly romantic in It's
nature if not particularly pleasant in
its results to all concerned recently
transpired at the Wesleyan Female
seminary Among the pupils who
boarded there was Miss Mary Beach, a
pretty and generally well-behaved young
miss of IL years of age, and the only
daughter of Dr. Beach, distinguished
citizen of this state, formerly state sena-
tor, whose handsome homestead is Just
out of London, O. DIR. Beach loved the
child only as father with an only
daughter can love, and jealousy guard
cd her from obnoxious suitors. He
particularly objected to the attentions
of one Ed. Mann, of London. From
the fathers standpoint he was rather a
worthless fellow Unfortunately, the
daughter did not share the fathers SEN
timents in this regard On one occa-
sion, at least, Mann visited Miss Beach
at the college, representing himself as
her uncle, and used every means to en-
JOY her society, with what result the
following little story, which has just
come to light illustrates 1t is a rule of
the college that pupils may visit lady
lIitlIt9 ia VIC NIiN Oil CCiLdiIi bdNE ny
special permission of their parents and
the authorities of the college A week
ago last Saturday Miss Beach and her
room mate-a young lady with a taste
for the romantic in life, obtained per-
mission under the rule mentioned to
visit friend of both At 5 O'Clock
both young ladies returned to the col
lege as if nothing had occurred, but it
has since transpired that they left
their mutual friends residence in
carriage, which also contained Mr. Ed.
Mann. The party then drove to the
residence of the Rev. G. w. RELY, pas
tor of Wesley chapel, where Miss Beach
and Mr. Mann were made man and
wife, the Cincinnati lady friend before
alluded to being in entire ignorance of
the proceeding On the following Fri
day Miss Beach received Il telegram
at the college, which DR.. Moore, the
superintendent, read, as was his duty.
As there was nothing irregular in it he
thought nothing more about the matter.
A short time after another dispatch
came for Miss Beach, telling her to
come home at once-that her father
was dangerously i'll. She explained tC
been stricken with apoplexy. Ofcourst
all haste was made to prepare for the
young girls departure to her fathers
bedside, and she went to the depot
that evening, accompanied by the young
lady who was her roommate and con-
tidant. 1t now appears that the dispatch
was sent by Mann, and that the girl
went to Springfield to meet him, instead
Of going to London 1t Is needless to
add that her father was not i'll.
The superintendent of the college was
ignorant of all this until the following
Sunday, when Il letter was received by
him from DR.. Beach telling him every
thing, but completely generating the
college authorities from any blame in
the matter. Miss Beach, or rather
Mrs. Mann, was, of course, expelled
from the college, the only course left
to the superintendent under the cir
cumstances-an the young lady who
aided her in the unfortunate escape was
suspended Her parents were notified,
and sent for her to come home.
1t appears that the young couple no
tilted DR. Beach of their marriage. con
fidently expecting the "bless you, my
children" us ral III such cases in novels
and plays, but they We're sorely disap-
pointed. The father is angered at the
misconduct of the daughter, and refuses
to receive her with her husband. His
arms and offers remain unopened to
them, and thus does the material hand
of fact clip the budding wings Of ro-
nance