Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-10-28
STRATEGY, NE BOY.
The Neat Way In Which a Lover
Was Brought to Time.
How a Romantic asd lnpromptu C.'e-
monv Was Brought kbou, BY the
Friends Of a B5cokIyn
Beauty

BRnoRLYN, y. y, October -1.-Seycral
prominent Republican politicians were dis
cussing various topiCe in the Office Of Post.
master MeI.eer THE morning, when er.
Congressman J. Hyatt Smith came in with
the breezy air 80 ;No-0ushy Characteristic
of himself, aud himself alone, and seated
himself in their miGst. The stories went
round, Congressman Saith taking his turn
as frequently as any one else, until st last
he was asked TO tell something Of bis min
lsterial experience in
Uniting Young acr and Mas<iens
in the life long bonds OF nlatrimcny. With
out hesitation Mr. Smith corrri, I'D. and his
story was about as romSnti.I Iu ''a incidents
~ fiction from the pen Il tu,.ins or De-
Mile. II was sitting Il ny IlaGi one
evening about two y'.srs ago, said the
reverend politician, when | noticed a
young girl OF perhatS arneteen sum Uu"rs
cautiously passing H'lt re passing the gate.
At lhsl she entered md with a great deal
Of modesty told nae her 9tDry, saying thu
there VAS no onr O.. whom she could come
| Tor HdvIre or assIs'an =.
A Marriah.' Promise.
In brief she had hocn betrayed by a
| Young gentleman who had promised 10
| msrTY Lur but who WAS n That time deny
| ing that he lad ever made such promise
| in the presence OF his own friends. | tuld
| her, said MIR. Smith. that J would try Ia tx
The matter for her II possible, and went
| TO SEE her father and mother. ] !Jund out
the nights on which TIE young man was In
rhc habit OF calling. and on The next even
ing arranged il iO have the young lady
i'll 80! M her lover that she could only see
! s,.. TO-. and Ia "a
for the eIt meeting when sue would re-
Ceiys long call from him.
Then examined The apartment in which
-Lt was Iu ILe habIt o. receiving hiia aud
found that there were two convenient cup.
boards where it would DE possible To con
Ceai persons who might Dear witness 10 the
reitsEarion Of the IronIise.
Piece o: strategy.
,old the girl 10 take the young mans
hand and to tell him that lie didn't love
her 81 all that he had promised to marry
her anu that lie was now d-nying tha the
had made any sHch promise. thought
that NOnid bring about the necessary aver.
meat Il his affection snd OF his !ntentiOn
To mskr her his wife.
IsAs not mistaken He came No WAS eN
rs.Ltd and was As silr -uonute as oouli have
uppn desired. They sat dOSn on the soils
'OPether and his arm was passed around
her waist. She played her part like ooI
.ummsts actress snd drew hack from him
with apparent disgust. When she had re-
prAlrd my formula 70 him ne At once did
precisely what lad expected hn would 81"
lie fw,re that he was ever faithful, fhat he
q, red for no one el-e, and that he wont
ri ost certainly marry her Il he were allovs
me. She yielded to his carss0es snd In
moment they were billing and cooling with
considerable degree 81 ecstasy.
ASiartIiBz Dpuoae<aeat.
Just then ! had arranged a H,artlIngde
nounleut. ! bad ssk~d Dr Porter. of tn
'..Cfurd avenue Dr'Drmed Church, and 4
O-gcctt then Sheriff Of Kings county. {
o.. me- with me 10 tie hOu,a and frnn n
hind a most conyenientsSeen we hsd sssn
all that bad irs55pired. We broke in Ou
Ihe eCsiaEy Of The iOveys, the impersDnR-
non OF law and Of the Gospel, The fathsr
4nd n other stepped out ~ their cupbpsrHs
and oil drmaBd-d that he should marry
he g!rl at once. The Young fellow d..
murrrd little al first, bu' finally yisldri
nd Dr. Porter performed the ceremony
and are they leading . happy Married
life - skked al interested repJrtrr.
AS hapBy ss the average reformed
Tho ( CO1gressmAu. u heard from tnem
hs Other day, ADd they were getting siDng
y.ry veil, and then hs vent on 10 the
Cost lively OF conventional veins. without
topping " listsn 10 ID. spplause oi h''
hesrtTs over this little piece of successful
, ministerial strategy.