The times., 1898-11-09
FATHER LEE IS INDIGNANT
Clara and Mr.. Iseman Must Be.
Remarked.
APARENTAL PROCLAMATION
White Minister Must .Retie the
Knot Made secure, by the Colored
Parson in Rockyule-The Disap-
proyal of an Ex-cons~dehate Sol
; dier-Mrs. Iseman Il. Willing to
Have Another Ceremony.

The curtain has fallen on, the first two
romantic scenes in the runaway marriage
of Miss Clara Edna Lee and Frank Ise-
man, which was related in The Times of
yesterday, and the third scene is filled
with Irate fathers cruel prejudice, weep
ing bride shocked relatives and a cold,
hard proposition to have the knot tied
again, this time by white minister.
1t will be remembered that the two anx-
ious young persons referred to above ran
away from Washington on Monday and
searched Rockville for handy minister
without success. Then, rather than allow
fate to foil their plans for future bliss
they obtained colored minister, who
very cleverly tied the knot.
They then returned TO Washington
where all went well, even though the
news of their marriage followed them;
even though their parents discovered that
they were one instead OF two as they
strove to pretend. All these things mat
tered not and peace and love reigned su-
preme until yesterday morning.
But at this time ]. c. Lee, father of the
bride obtained his morning Times and
there In cold, cruel type, there before the
eyes of the world stood the awful truth,
WED by a colored parson.'
"Ye godsi" said the father of the
bride, ito think that after / had served
four years in the Confederate army: to
think that my daughter should be mar
ried by one who but short generation
ago was an intelligent coRtraband. Oh,
this Is too much, too much,s -.
II L. II.
'he wasn't very bad. He was relatively
speaking, blond and not black"
Hang it," said the now irate father.
''if he wasn't white he was as colored as
a Chinaman. that is all there is to it,
The irate father then sent the follow
ing epistle to The Times. The epistle
speaks for itself:
To the Editor Of The Times.
In your issue Of this morning there appears a
long article in regard TO the marriage OF my
daughter Clara TO MIR. Iseman. TIE art Gle stat}s S
that they eloped to Rockville bseanse Of pirenal
objection to the match. | wi4r TO deny this
and say that Mr.. lseman has brefi constant
visitor at my house for mere than a year, with
the cOneznt of both yself and my wife and ii
was not necessary for the couple TO go TO Rick
willie and be married by negro. They could
have had the ceremony performed in my parlor
by white preacher and with my consent, but
for. some unexplained reason on their part.
There may be forgiveness on the part of the
mo:her-in law, but for my part never, unless they
are married | was--by white preacher, and
they must be married in my house
JAMES c. LEE.
3l5 Twelfth Street southeast.
November S.
Here the matter rests; but as the bride
has already expressed her desire to have
the knot re-tied by white hands. the for
givness OF the irate father may at length
be obtained and the plot close with love
triumphant and they will live happy for
ever afterward.
Mr.. Lee, the father OF the bride, was a
gunner in the famous Billy Dement, Bat
terry which was the First Maryland Ar
tillery. c. 5. A. He fought all through
the Civi1 War with his COMMAND, and
this organization lost larger percentage
OF men than any other In service