The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-02
BACKED OUT AT THE ALTAR.
How n Young Engiishw oman Thwarted
Her Father,a M~AtrInrnninI Plans.

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How n Young Engiishw oman Thwarte<
Her Fathers Matrimonial Plans.
II all the young women were like
Miss Amy Lambert itwould be a train
ing TO parents in the way they should
go. Mr.. Lambert, the father oi
Miss Amy, was a 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
he pressed a button and IL recorded
whatever he wanted 10 to. lie ex-
pcctcd Miss Amy to do the same.
Finally Mr.. Passana, o dusky gentle
man In the employ Of n native prince,
met the daughter OF the signaler, and
Ihc pleased him She was so eminent.
iy satisfactory 20 his fancy that he
forthwith announced 10 her father that
he wished ~ marry her.
The telegraph operator I'll "ght 1t
over. Court gentlemen, even II rather
swarthy ones, were not 70 he had every
day, and IL behooved the father of d
family Of daughters 10 allow possible
wooers TO come early and often. so
he announced 10 Miss Amy that her
future was arranged for and 70 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 rajah's brunette courtier, ana that
70 the best Of her knowledge the we'd
ding would not come on. Her father
pooh-pcohed this outburst, told her to
draw on him for all she needed for o
suitable trousseau, and took himself Of
to drink with HIS future s~on-in-law.
Then II was that Miss Amy Lambert
made up her mind as TO q course Of &C.
ton. During the succeeding weeks,
although she repeatedly and decisive
ly told her father that she could not
and would not he happy with Mr..
Passana, she nevertheless. finding that
no heed was paid to her circumstances,
Joined with interest In the prepara-
tions for the wedding. At last the day
Of the ceremony arrived. Miss Amy
Lambert, dressed In u beautiful new
grown, and with n 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 a wise father
he had been.
"All one needs" said the telegraph
operator To himself, ais a 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 IL 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 Q
goodly fee. He bOwled merrily along
until he reached the question:: "Will
you have this man to be your welded
husbsnd?" He expected q faint Il
WILL" but was almost psrslyxed to re-
ceive On emphatic negative from tho
young woman, who at the aame time
handed him . document setting forth
some Of her objections.
OF course the wedding did not come
on. The guests dispersed In various
directions, some Of them going to con
dole with the determined young wom-
ans father. who was expected to be
much downcsst. Strange TO say, how.
over, he wss so delighted with his
daughters strategy that he Wal quite
hilarious over the affair and did not even
beRrudge her the Hne 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 al English girl against
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