The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-01-20
CUPID'S LONG SHOT.
HE GOT A EYES," TOO, OVER EIGHT
HUNDRED MILES OF WIRE.

Love TO Miss bishop on Long Island
Married Last Week at Pelham Manor.
A man deserves to win a wife wht
has the nerve to call up girl 500 miles
away over the telephone and ask her tc
marry him. That is the way Miss Ethel
Mary Bishop, the only daughter of the
Hon. James Draper Bishop of London.
became engaged to George B. Castor of
indianapolis. They were married the
other night at the residence of Ezra T.
Gilliland at Pelham Manor, n. Y.
Mr.. Castor is the son of q retired
physician and is the secretary and treas
urer Of the indianapolis Transfer COM
pany. For several years he was associat-
ed in the electrical business with Thorn.
as A. Edison and Mr.. Gilliland. All of
Mr.. GastOn's friends had it settled in
their W minds that he would die Il
bachelor. His business frequently called
him to New York. While in town he
spent much of his time with Mr.. Gill;
land. Every time he went to New York
Mr.. Gilliland invited CASTOR to make
his home at Pelham Manor. CASTOR in
variably refused, saying that the Gill
land house was always filled with guests
and that he hadn't time to play the
agreeable to a lot of ONE Then the
man from Indianapolis would picture
to his old friend what large times the
two might have if Gilliland would only
stay with CASTOR in town. ::
Break away old man." he would
say, land we'll have some fun that de-
serves to be called fun. l cant see any
thing in talking ones self black in the
face to a houseful of women.'
One day last February Castor arrived
in New York on one of his business
trips. His two sisters had been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilliland for several
weeks, and in their letters home they
had frequently mentioned Miss Ethel
Bishop, a very charming English girl,
who was making her home at the Gill
lands. From those letters CASTOR had
learned that Miss Bishop had been born
in Shanghai while her father was serv-
ing the English government there as
consul. AS a child she had lived in At
RIGA, her father having been transferred
to one of the South African states. Later
she had been sent to a convent in Paris,
whence she went to Heidelberg, and
there she took a degree in music. Then
she went to London to continue her
studies in music and the classics. In
fact, CASTOR heard so much about Miss
Bishop that, when he reached New York
and MIR. Gilliland extended to him the
usual invitation to visit Pelham Manor,
thn Vrl;a~n-n1 L., -,a,~ c-:l --A:-1-
mot much - .
Finally, on St. Valentines day, the
day before he was to return home, Gas
ton consented to go out to Pelham Man
or for a few hours, just to see his sis
tiers. He went n staid two weeks. He
was done for, but he could not bring
himself to the point Of a proposal. AS
he himself said:
Il came pretty close to it several
times, but when l got just to the point
l got scared. l felt as if it would be a
sort of sacrilege that l mustn't be guilty
Of. l tell you, l never thought a woman
could bluff me ont, and so | went home"
When he returned to indianapolis, he
wasn't able to do much business. All he
could think about was the English girl
on the shore Of Long Island sound. Two
weeks went by and one morning while
he was sitting in his Office a letter came
from one Of his sisters. 1t was largely
hlledwith a description of a german she
had danced a few nights before, and
told how all the men had simply gone
daft about Miss Bishop. CASTOR thought
for a moment, and then rushed to the
telephone, looked mp the number of Gil
Eland's house telephone in the long dis
lance telephone book, and asked to be
connected. Pretty soou he heard a femi-
nine voice at the other end Of the" line
call, "Hellon'
Hello! Who is that:' answered Gas
ton. "Who? Oh, Miss Bishop? Well,
this is Mr.. CASTOR, Miss Bishop. Where
am l: In indianapolis. Yes, in Indian
apolis. l thought I'd call you up TOTO
ask how my sisters are. You'll call one
of them and let her speak for herself:
Oh, never mind, l said never mind.
Newer never. No, not mine; mind
mind. Hello! How are you? Just
going to the city: Theater party to-
night. Oh, not going in till the 4 O'Clock
train? Wish l were going with you. l
said l wish I were going with you. /
don't know whether MY sisters would
like to have me or not. I just wanted to
go with you. Don't be foolish? Hello!
What did you say? Hello! Hello! Say,
central! Don't cut me of! I'm not
through talking yet. Gone at the other
end? Well, ring up again"
AS MI. Castor said, he was bound to
~say something then or die in the at
tempt. After waiting some time, he got
the Gilliland house again and began
talking with Miss Bishop.
Il beat about the bush for a long
time he said, land then l came out
with the question. She evidently could
not understand me, for this was the an
swer l got:
"'Come a little nearer, Nj. CASTOR.
/ can't hear you
Then l moved about one inch nearer
to her in that 500 miles and asked the
question over again. This time it was
Derfect ly understood was told tbat 7