The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

lions with my son the marriage ceremony
viii be performed
To all OF which the august court was
agreed. and straightway formal papers
were issued by the honorable court re-
strainiag one Jessie Balm from wedding
the aforesaid Lieutenant Cecil on pain of
dire and sundry punishments, which the
said courts had in its sleeve ready 20 be
visited upon the unhappy head OF the
Jessie Balm.
But while lady Cecil and the Court Of
Chsncery too into account one Jessie
Balm and the said Lieutenant Cecil. they
forgot to reckon in one Dan Cupid, the
said sod OF love. And accordingly the said
Dan Cupid. aforementioned as to the god
of love, attached himself TO the fortunes
OF one Jessie Balm and the said r. ". +.
Cecil.
The summary action Of Lady Cecil put
an end to any thought of marriage in
Belfast Then the lovers decided 10 try
Scotland. for the English Court of Chan
Gerry has no jurisdiction over Scotland.
So one October day the banns OF Richard
w f. Cecil son Of Lord Francis Cecil
and grandson OF Sir William Cunlife
Brooks ana grother of the Earl OF Essex.
and daughter OF r. Balm. Esq, Of GREEN'S
land. County Antrim. Ireland were called
i'm St Cuthbert's parish church in Edin-
burg ON the following THURSDAY q writ
was obtained for the arrest OF Lieutenant
Cecil on the grounds that he had defed
the order Of the English Court Of Chan
Gerry. But the Chief Constable Of Edin-
burr refused TO serve the writ unless it
was Endorsed by the Scottish Court Of
Sessions.
An application was at once made 10
the President OF the Court Of Sessions.
but his Lordship refused TO indorse the
writ on the ground that the writ did not
run fin Scotland. So victory seemed 70 be
perching on The banners Of the young
lovers.
Then sinister fate. in the guise Of mys-
FERROUS men supposed to be English detec-
tives. appeared on the scene.
il was said mat young Cecil would ont
wed the lrisn girl because Bridegroom
is always necessary ar a wedding, and
at tine marriage for which the banns had
been caIeed In 81 CUthberts church there
would De no bridegroom. IL other words,
the shadows from England were going 70
kidnap Lieutenant Cecil and whisk him
across the border 10 England, where the
Court Of Chancery had fun sway. and
where its ward would be safe from the
wiles Of women.
sure enough Lieutenant Cecil disap-
peared. 30 trace q him could be found
for ten days. and al sorts Of rumors
were started but the bride-elect did NOT
seem 10 De distressed. She went quietly
~ Norrlngs.de church Oh Edinlurg enc
Monday morning IN them ddle ~ last
October and the detectives who vere shad-
ewing he- SAW her enter and kneel in
PRAYER without miseivinEs-
When t1er looked again one essie Balm,
attended her father and some Of her
friends. were standing before the altar
with Lte--eaant Cecil. the pride ~ the
House Of ESSEX and TIE rector ~ che
church vas saying the mystic words that
even the august Court OF Chancery c7ald
ror srr1L
- was an over ut last. the anxiety.
ths wait.ae- the hoping and The rrayi1E-
ana eha few who saw the well.-E sag
that -rrer was there roh-er iocEi-s
bridegroom nor a sweeter briae tba1 was
vas Iilate-art E.chard cecil and MS
Irish Jessie
az course Vhen theT went hack ~ En-
gland tae.a were 5ire runners - t1e ter-
rh-c things the Cosrt ~ Chaacery Res
about 81 Do Eu. TIE Cap-t = ChzncerT
listened ~ popular clauov a1a aalT
save t- approval q tha ultch an1 uv
Is5v CacI end and kissed Big daughter
---.ave and said - the tul-c people,