Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-10-03
Welded IN A WHISPER.
Highly Romantic Bridal at a Prayer Meet
ing.

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New York Journal.
| The dandy element in Asbury Park
has been excited for the past lew DAYS
by the sight of remarkably beautiful
girl on the broad walk-a blonde of
the most pronounced type, with pair
OF black eyes that would burn hole
IN a blanket. She has been invariably
accompanied by an elderly lady with
a grenadier-like figure and a rasping
voice, who generally greeted the Sims
with stony glare that made them
tremble in their shoes.
Despite the fact that some of the
boider of the Sims have tried in vari-
GUS ways to attract the attention of the
faIr stranger the griffin who guards
her has made an admirable butler to
keep them Off They have found out,
however, that the aforesaid guardian
is the mother of the young lady, that
they tame from Chicago, and that
their name for the present is AIger.
The exquisites who haunt the divinity
were surprised to see young man
walk up and accost the mother and
daughter on Friday afternoon as they
sat in the sands near Ross Pavilion.
They also noticed with dismay that
while the mother tried to wither him
with glance, the young lady seemed
to take undisguised pleasure in his
presence and smiled upon him in a
way 10 make the less bold admirers
howl with jealousy.
The mother stood this sort of thing
lor few minutes, and then, seeing
that the young man refused to wither
for a cent, took her charge under her
motherly wing and started for their
home on Fourth avenue On a Jog, hut
without word to the chap on the
sands. But, from the chances cast back
to him by the young lady, it was easy
to see how things stood between them.
Since then the young man has fol-
lowed about with commendAble per-
Sistency, satisfied if he could exchange
a few words with the young lady when
the parental back WAS turned.
On Sunday last Mrs. Alger and her
daughter went over to Ocean Grove to
attend services in the tabernacle. AS
they went late they had To take up
seats pretty far back, where there was
a great deal OF talking being carried |
on.
In the middle of the services who
should walk in but the love smitten
youth and a clerical looking friend,
who sat down next to the young lady. |
in spite OF Mrs. Algiers frowns and !
menacing glanCes.
They were in the midst OF long
prayer and Mrs. AS head was devoutlyI
bowed, when she suddenly heard the
laughter and the two young men begin
| whispered conversation. Her indig-
nation was great but she stood it well
until the prayer was finished before
The began on her daughter.
"You ought to be ashamed OF YOUR
elf, Nettie," she began in stage wins
ler. "The idea of you talking all
through that beautiful PRAYER so that
very blessed soul could hear you i'm
he house, with those horrid men, too
wonder you can look me calmly in
he face" with a snort of indignation; :
wait until ] get you home"
"But she's not going home" inter-
osedsthe young man mildly.
mot going home ?"
mo; that is, not to your home. Your Z
aughter, madam, is now my wife"
why. you horrid creature, what do | ,
on mean ?" as if she was ready to
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"Why, mean that we have Just been t
larried. My friend here is minis a
sr, and the whispers you heard were I
lie questions and responses of the
eedding service said the young man I
llmly. y
Mrs. Algier almost dropped off her b
at with emotion, and refused to be y
1t is rumored that her k
rdy blessing was at last forthcoming, Z
Id that she has modified her opinion n
the young man, who is said to hail 81
om Cincinnati, and 10 rich and of q
,od family.