The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-13
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How Young En.lishwoman Thwarted
Her Fathers Matrimonial Plans.
If all the young women were like
Miss Amy Lambert it would be train.
ing to parents in the way they should
go. Mr.. Lambert, the father of
Miss Amy, was signaler in the
government telegraph Office at ALA
habad, India. Probably he had been
| Influenced by what he saw of life in
| India. At any rate, he regarded his
daughter much as he did the telegraph
| instruments in his Office. With those
I he pressed button and it recorded
whatever he wanted it to. He ex-
pected Miss Amy to do the same
| Finally Mr.. Passana. dusky gentle-
man in the employ of a native prince.
met the daughter of the signaler, and
she pleased him. She was SO eminent
~ satisfactory to his fancy that he
forthwith announced to her father that
he wished to marry her.
The telegraph operator thought it.
over. Court gentlemen, even if rather
swarthy ones, were not to be had every
day, and it behooved the father of a
family of daughters to allow possible
wooers to come early and often. So
he announced to Miss Amy that her
future was arranged for and to pre-
pare for the wedding on such and such
Q day. When the astonished young
woman recovered from her surprise she,
assured her father that she liked not
the ajah's brunette courtier, and that
to the best of her knowledge the we'd
ding would not come OFF. Her father
pooh-poohed this outburst, told her to
draw on him for all she needed for a
suitable trousseau. and took himself off
to drink with his future son-in-law.
Then it was that Miss Amy Lambert
made up her mind as to course of ac-
ton. During the succeeding weeks,
although she repeatedly and decisive
ly told her father that she could not
and would not be happy with Mr..
Passana, she nevertheless, finding that
no heed was paid to her remonstrances,
Joined with interest in the prepara-
tions for the wedding. At last the day
Of the ceremony arrived. Miss Amy
Lambert, dressed in a beautiful new
grown, and with a pleasant CONSCIOUS
ness that she had more new clothes at
home than she had ever dreamed of
possessing all at once, rode to the
church in company with her father,
who, beholding her placid and satisfied
face, told himself what wise father
he had been.
''All one needs" said the telegraph
operator to himself, sis little firm
ness. Silly girls should never be al
lowed to have their own way in these
matters"
And all the time the bride-elect
smiled softly to herself, as if her
thoughts were peculiarly pleasant.
The clergyman, Rev. Brook Decides,
thought he had never seen q happier
looking couple and began the cere-
mony with the warm expectation of a
goodly fee. He bowled merriiy along
until he reached the question: "Will
you have this man to be your welded
husband?' He expected a faint Il
will,'' but was almost paralyzed to re-
celve an emphatic negative from the
young woman, who at the same time
handed him document setting forth
some of her objections.
Of course the wedding did not come
off. The guests dispersed in various
directions, some of them going to con-
dole with the determined young wou-
ans father, who was expected 20 be
much downcast. Strange to say, how
over, he was so delighted with his
daughters strategy that he was quite
hilarious over the affai ir nd did not even
begrudge her the fine new wardrobe
she had acquired. What became of the
bridegroom history lin the shape of
the Allahabad News does not record,
but after this he will probably not at
tempt to marry an English girl against