The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-07
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Her Fathers Matrimonial Plans.

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Her Fathers Matrimonial Plans.
n all the young women were like
Miss Amy Lambert * wcyld be n train
ing TO parents In the way they should
81 Mr.. Lambert, the father OF
Miss Amy, was n signaler in the
government telegraph Office Mt 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 Is TO. He *.
pected Miss Amy 70 do the same.
Finally Mr.. Passana, h dusky gentle
man in the employ " n native prince,
met the daughter OF the signaler, and
she pleased him. She was so eminent
ly satisfactory % his fancy that he
forthwith announced to her father that
he wished TO marry her.
The telegraph operator thought IL
over. Court gentlemen, even IL rather
swarthy ones, werc not TO be had every
day, and IL behooved the father Of .
family Of daughters 70 allow possible
wooer to come early and often. So
he announced to Miss Amy that her
future was arranged for and TO pro-
pare for the wedding OF 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, n that
20 the best OF her knowledge the we'd
ding would not come off. Her father
pooh-poohed this outburst, told her to
draw on him for all she needed for q
suitable trousseau, and tool himself on
TO drink with his future son-in-law.
Then IL was that Miss Amy Lambert
made up her mind as to a course OF ac-
ton. During the succeeding weeks,
although she repeatedly and decisive
ly told her father that she could not
and would not he happy with Nh.
Passana, she nevertheless, finding that
no heed was paid TO her circumstances,
Joined with interest in the prepara-
lions for the wedding. At last the day
Of the ceremony arrived. Miss Amy
Lambert, dressed in "a beautiful new
grown, and with u pleasant conscious
ness that she had more new clothes ut
homo 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
90 had bsen.
"All one needs said the telegraph
operator to himself, "is a little firm
ness. Silly girls should eve be al
lowed TO have their own way in these
matters."
And all the time the bride-elect
smiled softly to herself. as II her
thoughts were peculiarly pleasant.
The clergyman, Rev. Brook Decides,
thought he had never seer q happier
looking couple and began the cere-
mOny with the warm expectation of o
goodly fee. lie bowled merrily along
until he reached the question: "Wil
you have this man to be your welded
husband?' He expected q faint II
WILL" but was almost paralyzed to re-
ceivc an emphatic negative from the
young woman, who ut the same time
handed him u document setting forth
some Of her objections.
OF course the wedding did not come
of. 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 downcast. Strange to say, how
over, he vas SO delighted with his
daughters strategy that he was quite
hilarious ever the affair and did not even
begrudge her the fine 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 an English girl against
her will.
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