New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-17
"ALL THE MAN, MEYER THE MOTHER"
LILY PARRY's MOTHER DENIES THE ABDUCTION
STORY.

LILY PARRY'S MOTHER DENIES THE ABDUCTION
STORY.
Iron. TAX nth Mrs Wa,iams In The Pioneer Pvssa
You cannot think how relieved am at learn
ing that Lillian to be married to mig what load
has been taken from my mind never said anything
asainst Mr. Cnamber ii never met nun Dut once
she told she was engaged to be married didn't give
raised the rst cond that was ever between my daughter
and myself You know how young girls are when they
fall In love- They do not always state affairs exactly as
they are and II Is all the man. never the mother Lily
vent TO Syracuse OF her own free VIII and with my CON
sent She lived with my parents. After Lily had been
in syracuse time learned that she had gone into
the glove department OF dry goods store and was work.
ing for 81 per week. This dld not like. of course,
especially there need for her to work out.
About two months agoi put enough money In my
pocket to take LILY for summer trip, including the
principal watering places and the seashOre. my Idea
being TO improve her mind when got 70 syracuse
more and more dissatisfied nj her position She was
not surrounded by good Influences, and often on satur-
day nights had TO come home alone ms late as 2oelock
tell yoI SIR my mothers heart took fright ldeemed
my darling girl In peril tried to persuade Ler TO come
back 10 Minneapolis or to take the trip had proposed
Her only answer was Tom iCha nberfinl tells me 70
stay here; we're to he married In september and live
IN syracuse; ne soesn in'nn w1ha oe safe ,op e %
ton to her marriage and told her she would come TO
got there II she wished, but she only answered. Tom
tells me 10 stay here aud ! Will" Finally went TO
lie advised ms TO coax Ter more; did, but with no
result, Then he suggested that bride her, and ]
offered 500 10 her If rhe would come home, but she
would not. Then he told me he knew OF who had
wonderful persuasive powers and be believed he could
induce LILY 10 como. L met TINS man, lie asked ine
when wanted to go. and told him Monday night He
told he would come IN carriage, and was TO meet
him In the paror. bring Lillian In Introduce him as Mr.
Johnson aud leave them alone together for little
while did rs lac to ine, and Lily seemed TO be i'm
pressed with the gentleman at once. lett and went
into my finish packing iy trunks. and hayen't
the slightest idea what the gentiemaa said to her.
After a little while came back with daster had
bought for Lily to travel in aud heard him talking TO
her in the most soothing way possble could In q
moment that he had his case and that Lily would
go. She crying a little but seemed 90 cheer up
when he said: Now. Lily. put on the buster, like good
girl, go the train with y0ur mother, AMI everything
will out pleasant as can be. She did rs he babe
her. and into the carriage with When she got
into the carriage LILY orrd litte-she was evidently
nert5usani he put his arm around he while she laid
her head his shoulder and had her cry out He
seothed her Just like mother would. At her request
got her ticket TO Minneapolis and mine TO st. Paul