River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-07-21

how undesirable it would be on her ac-
count he contented himself with plac-
ing her little trembling hand on his
arm, and casting fierce looks at them
as he passed.
Never mind, Lizziep' be said, when,
having turned the corner, they were
ont Of sight. "You don't feel frighten-
ed now-do your"
And he stood still and took both the
little shaking hands in his.
''Oh, mop said Lizzie, looking straight
up into his face, and then at last he
saw the eyes, the deep violet eyes
swimming in tears, with their child-like
look of trust and dependence. 81
know you will take care of me-"
Lizziew said his lordship, impul-
sively-"Lizzie, l want you to let me
always take care of you. Be my wife,
Lizzie-mv dear little wife"
"Oh!" said Lizzie, drawing her hands
away suddenly. "fYou can't mean it.
| am so very plain!'
However, he convinced her that he
did mean it, and the world has long
forgotten that Lady Pelham was ever
considered 80 plain"
"She has such lovely eyes, you
know" Mrs. Grundy says. The rest of
her face is of no Importance whatever
An Ohio Girl Marries a Chinaman.
Columbus (o.) Journal.
A very interesting event took place
at Wesley Chapel last evening, it being
the second wedding in this city in
which Chinaman and an American
woman were the contracting parties.
The groom was Wan Koon, better
known as Ben Hope Lee, and the bride
Laura Cleary. They were attended by
Wah Hing, Wah Lee, zee Wing, Jang
Gu and Jow Hong, and Misses Helen
and Belle Cleary, of this city, sisters of
the bride, and Miss Ida Davis, of Chill
lieothe. The ceremony was performed
in the chapel by the Rev. A. c. Hirst,
in the presence of large audience.
The affair soon became noised about
on the street, and there was great
rush of people to the church, but most
of them arrived after the ceremony
was over. There was, however, a gen.
eral promenading around to congratu-
late the parties. During the ceremony
the mother of the bride was greatly af-
fected, and it was, throughout, a seri-
Gus ceremony, but after it was over all
were gay and lively. The bride is Is
years old, and was born here. Her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Cleary, live
at No. 527 East Friend street. Mr..
Cleary is plumber by trade, and the
family is in good circumstances for la
boring people. The bride had been
working in her husbands laundry for
the past year, and she is highly spoken
of by all who knew her. Ben Hope
Lee was dressed in full conventional
style, and the bride in black silk, with
lace trimmings. The presents were
very rich, consisting of seven-stone
cluster diamond ring, worth 800, from
the groom; diamond ear-drops and
gold bracelets from Jow Hong, and
others of less value. The brides pres
ents in the way of jewelry were rich.
She wore an elegant gold watch and
chain which her husband had present
ed her some time ago. After the con-
graduating at the chapel, the party re-
paired to Schneider's restaurant.
There were twenty guests at the tables,
and aA abundance was served, lnclud-
ing wines from all parts of the globe.
The Chinese rice wine was pronounced
the best ever tapped in this locality.
The tables were served in all that could
be obtained. The parents of the bride
are Catholics, and it is stated that Ben
Hope Lee will spouse that faith.
There was a social gathering at the
home of the parents of the bride in the
evening. They will board at the Capt.
tai Hotel, and the husband has an am
pie bank account for the future.
Eccentric Requests
A Manchester lady bequeaths sur
geon 925,000. ON condition that he
should claim her body and embalm it,
and "that he should once in every
year look upon her face, two witnesses
being present" Another lady, of an
turn of mind, desires that
if she should die away from Branksome,
her remains, after being placed IN
coffin, should be enclosed in a plain
deal box, and be conveyed by goods
train to Poole "Let no mention" she
states, ''be made of the contents. as the
will not then be charged
more than for an ordinary package"
A French traveller, recently deceased,
desired to be buried in a large leather
trunk, to which he was attached, as it
chad gone round the world with him
three times" and an English clergy
man and Justice of the Peace, who, at
the age of eighty-three, had married
girl of thirteen, desired to be buried in
an old chest he had selected for the
purpose. Tastes differ in the matter of
burial One man wished to be inferred
with the bed on which he was lying;
another desired to be buried far from
the haunts of men, where nature may
E'smile upon his remains;" and third
bequeaths his corpse for dissection, at
ter which it is to be put into deal box
and thrown into the Thames. One man
does not wish to be buried at all, but
gives his body to the Imperial Gas
Company, to be consumed to ashes in
one of their retorts, adding that should
the superstition of the times prevent
the fulfillment of his bequest, his Ex-
ecutors may place his remains in St.
johns Wood Cemetery, ''to assist in
poisoning the living in that neighbor-
hood" A person may approve him
self of cremation, but 1t Is little hard
when he requires his relatives to APP
prove of it also.-The Spectator.
The Telephone in Hungary.
Mr.. d. H. Washburn, who has been
engaged for some months introducing
the telephone into Buda-Pesth, Hun
gary, reports very encouraging success.
He writes that the director of the COM
pany, Mr.. Francis Puskas, had obtain
ed the exclusive right to use the tele-
phone in Hungary, and that connec-
tons were being made between Buda-
Pesth and the adjacent towns. The
charge for the service is fifteen guilders
about six dollars-a month. TIE Ed
ison transmitter is used with magnetic
call. Supplies are got mainly from
New York.
Mr.. Washburn finds the Hungarians
very backward in the adoption of mod
arp I'M movements A Good mechanic