Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-03
PEAL lBEE ROMANCE OF JAP AVIAN


value. These were details all within
the settlement " the elders. and the
women were not present at the meet
INK
SIN. no objection was made TO allow
ing the old woman Ton 10 act as an
cnvoadroppcr. and suelna was as inter-
ostcd aa any savage maid can be as her
govcrnesa brought In successive reports
Of the dowfy. Il passed the 100 marx
and soon the 900 mark, M the heads OF
the different families declared the NUM-
her Of mats which they were ready 20
contribute. Even up to the great hgure
" 30 the count jumped rapidly by ave
and ten az time.
These mats are not Ia be made IN
less than two years patient weaving
by hand. Consequently Il ln with rca-
son that they are held at a high value.
Then. one at time, more mats were
added 10 the dowry, which had already
passed. the highest mark known In sa-
moan matrimonial history. The town
was apparently about TO bankrupt IT.
self IN establishing n new record. Tho
glory OF being the bride In such q we'd
ding a. this filled suolna's heart. She
could hardly wait FOR Ton to bring her
the nows from the place of meeting.
Her sailor lover CHANGED 10 be with
her. lie was interested IN the session
Of the village elders. but he was sur
prlscd that sucina could not better eS-
plain the topic being debated. At last
the particulars were all settled. the
dowry vas agreed upon, the return
presents were Included In the bargain.
and Tufcie was successful woocr.
Bu, Tufcie and the elders had rolled
too implicitly on the custom of their
country. They had not made love 10
sucina. and the young sailor had not
made love 10 them. Each was ignorant
81 the customs OF the othsr. Sailor love
and British custom won. Sucina was
fiattered at the prospect Of being a par
~ to wedding 20 cNtravnEantly gor-
reoua aa the one which had been set
tied Tor her. bu, II ala not attract hcr
~ powerfully na the things which she
had been hearing from her midHhlp-
man. II may have been love. n may
have been wish 60 live In London.
with ~ unfaiilnK supplies ~ soda
crackers and canned corncd beef.
~ any rats. Suelna ran away from
vaiaia that night. the only way In her
10wcr 10 escape marriage with Tufeie.
She gave up her high official position
and all her chances In ne. and she
gave them M because MidHhlpman Pal
frey had been making love 10 her. That
10 the FIRST Of the two elements which
were announced Ne being about 20 undo
M the work Of the mntchmakcra
sueina refused 20 marry Tufcle ana
ran away.
The mldshlpman'a attentions 10 the
maid Of the village had not been per-
United 10 pass without notice. 70 long
NJ she was the maid ~ the village u
was MI rlght. hut Just NJ soon ms she
resigned her official station this love-
making became all wrong. The COM
mandor N this particular cruiser OF the
royni navy which employed tho talents
NJ that very junior officer. sir, Palfrcy.
suddenly recognized that as hls mid.
ahlpman was heir 10 "A title he himself
might bc called 10 an inconvcnleut nc.
counting N a flno brown strain ~ sa.
moan blood were 20 be mixed with tho
Ensllsh nobility. ~ soon NJ toe cap.
talu learned that suclna had run away
De- clisi on practically tho same
course himself That day the manor.