The Irish standard., 1894-01-06
BACKED OUT AT THE ALTAr.
Hnw :. Young Enelishwoman Thwar,,
Her Fathers Matrimonial Plans.

Her Fathers Matrimonial PIans.
II all the young women were liz
Miss Amy Lambert itwould be train
ing to parents in the way they should,
GO. Mr.. Lambert, the father "a
Miss Amy, was q signaler in theiI
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 hie
daughter much as he did the telegraph
instruments in his office. With those
he pressed button and it recorded
whatever he wanted it to- He exr
pected Miss Amy to do the same.
Finally Mr.. Passana, a dusky gentle
man in the employ of native prince,
met the daughter of the signaler, and
she pleased him. She was SO eminent
ly satisfactory to his fancy that he
forthwith announced to her father that
he wished to marry her.
The telegraph operator thought u
over. Court gentlemen. even IT rather
swarthy ones, were not to be mad every
day, and it behooved the father of q
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
day. When the astonished young
woman recovered from her surprise she
assured her father that she liked not
the raiah's brunette courtier, and that
to the best of her knowledge the we'd
ding would not come off. Her father
pooh-poohcd this outburst. told her to
draw on him for all she needed for
suitable trousseau. and took himself OF
to drink with his future son~in-law.
Then it was that Miss Amy Lambert
madepup her mind as to course OF &C
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 prepare
tions for thswedding. At last the day.
of the ceremony arrived. Miss Amy
Lambert, dressed in beautiful new
grown, and with pleasant conscious
ness that she had more new clothes at
home than she had ever dreamed az
possessing all at once, rode to Che
church in company with her father,
who, beholding her placid and satisfied
face, told himself what y wise father
he had been.
Cali one needs.'' said the telegraph
operator to himself, sis d little firm
ness. Silly girls should never be all
lowed to have their own way in these
matters"
And al! the time the bride-elecs
smiled softly TO herself, as it her
thoughts were peculiarly pleasant
The clergyman, Rev. Brook Deedes
thought he had never seen a happier
looking couple and began the cere-
mony with the warm expectation of
goodly fee. He bowled merrily along
until he reached tho question: s'Win
you have this man to be your welded
husband?'' He expected faint Il
WILL but was almost paralyzed to re-
ceive 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 como
off. The guests dispersed in varioun
directions, some of them going to con-
dole with the determined young wom-
ans father, who was expected to be
much downcast. Strange to say, how
over, he was SO delighted with his
daughters strategy that he was quite
hilarious over the affair and did noteven
begrudgc her the fine new wardrobe
she had acquired. What became of tho
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
her will ~.