The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-25

and Belmont a ball in the leg. He be-
came the hero Of the hour: proposed to
the beautiful Miss Perry. and was ac-
cepted.
With Henry Stanley, the explorer. 1t
was love my daughter, love me-" Mrs.
Tenant persistently refused to consent
TO her daughter marrying. Dolly is all
that | have left. and / cannot will not
part with her" But to entreaties she
finally yielded. II want your daughter
for my wife" Stanley said; give her to
me and do you at the same time become
my mother, father. brother. and sister"
She is yours" replied mamma land so
am l." That, in brief, is the story of
Stanley's wooing. and Mrs. Tenant is
his as irreparably and indissoiubly as her
daughter is. and Mr. Stanley is said to be
a model husband and ractable and
obedient son.
It was through his novel THE Scalp
Hunters" that Captain Mayne Reid won a
bride. He was thirty years old when he
met damsel Of thirteen. with whom he ct
once fell in love. The child. of course. took
no notice OF him. but he gave her the story
to read. as effective manner of counting
in this nineteenth century as ever was
Othello's in an earlier one. Two years lat
or the young lady was at a public meeting
where Captain Reid spoke on behalf of the
Polish refugees. An electric thrill seemed
to pass through me as he entered the
ROOM she afterward said. and when the
meeting was over she went up to speak to
him. Il leave for London on the next
train he said, hurriedly Please send me
your address,
Il do not know where" she replied with
some embarrassment. He instantly hand
ed out his card and was gone. A formal
little note followed: Dear Captain Reid.
as you asked me to send you my address,
do So" BY return of post came the an
swer: "Only say that you love me and
viii be with you at once" and then the re-
ply. Il think I do love you"
Being told by\a friend that Miss IS
eyes possessed the property of double re-
fraction. Sir George Airy, the noted as
tronCmer. exclaimed: Dear me. that is
very odd; l should like to see that. Do
you think I might venture to cail?'' AS
he was treasured on this point, he took
heart of grace and called. In the oourse CT
conversation, he asked permission to ex
anime the young lady's eyes, to which she
consented. The cali was repeated in the
interests of science. The problem grew so
enthralling that he at length resolved to
make it life study. and finally plucked
up enough courage TO propose. He was
accepted and this strange wooing laid the
I'NhudtlOh VI many SSdio VI hdpPS mai
ried life.
That Admiral Porter was not afraid to
brave the ire of an unpropitious parent,
doubtless raised him In the esteem of his
lady love. When a midshipman on board
the flagship Of Commodore Porter, who
was accompanied by his family, which in
cluded young and lovely daughter, young
Porter allowed no parental commands to
frighten him The orderly was told not to
allow the midshipman to enter the cabin
wi bout special permission. Young Porter.
however. managed to continue his visits to
his fair one. one bright moonlight night,
the commodore. rousing up from an after
dinner nap, discovered young Porter ard
his sweetheart behind one of the windows
of the stern ports.
Young man Numbered the commo-
dore, how did you enter this cabin?' The
midshipman replied. THE orderly is not
to blame. l came over the mizzen chairs
and through the quarter galley window
Midshipman Porter, through the balance
CT the cruise, was regularly permitted to
visit the cabin. and on the ships arrival
home. the marriage took place.