The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-01-26
SHE HAD A WILL OF HER OWN.
ARd BIurted Out an Emphatic "No" When
Led to Hvmen,s Altar.

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Led to Hymen's Altar.
Mr. Lambert, the father of Miss Amy,
was nsignaler IN the government telegraph
Office at Allahabad, India. Probably he
had been influenced by what he saw of life
in India. AT any rate, he regarded his
daughter much 90 he did the teleoraph in
struments in his office. With those he
pressed button and they recorded what
ever he wanted it to. He expected Miss
Amy to do the same. Finally Mr.. Passana,
a dusky gentleman in the employ of ma
tive prince, met the daughter of the sig
mailer, and she pleased him. She was so
eminently 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
Dnes, were not to be had every day, and it
behooved the father of a family of daugh-
tiers to allow possible wOoers to come early
and often. So he announced to Miss Amy
that her future was arranged for and to
prepare for the wedding on such and such
a day. When the astonished young wom-
an recovered from her surprise, she assured
her father that she liked not the rajah' g
brunette courtier, and that to the best of
her knowledge the wedding would not
come off. Her father poohpoohed 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 action.
During the succeeding weeks, although
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ther that she could not and would not be
happy with Mr.. Passana, she nevertheless,
finding that no heed was paid to her re-
monstrances, joined with interest in the
preparations for the wedding. At last the
day of the ceremony arrived. Miss Amy
Lambert, dressed in beautiful new gown
and with pleasant consciousness 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 sat
isfied face, told himself what wise father
he had been.
"All one needs" said the telegraph OPP
orator to himself, "is little firmness.
Silly girls should never be allowed 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, the
Rev. Brook Decides, thought he had never
seen happier looking couple and began
the ceremony with the warm expectation
of goodly fee. He bowled merrily along
until he reached the question, evil you
have this man to be your welded hus-
band?" He expected a faint 81 will, " but
was almost paralyzed to receive an en-
phatic negative from the young woman,
who at the same time handed him docu-
ment setting forth some of her objections.
OF course the wedding did not come off.
The guests dispersed in various direc-
tons, some of them going to condole with
the determined young woman's father,
who was expected to be much downcast.
Strange to say, however, he was so de-
lighted with his daughters strategy that
he was quite hilarious over the affair and
did not even begrudge her the fine new
wardrobe she had acquired. What became
of the bridegroom history does not record,
but after this he will probably not attempt
to marry an English girl against her will.
-Allahabad News.