The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
LEES QUIET WEDDING.
lie Had the Drop on the Brides Family
and Nothing Marrcd the Occasion.

ana NOtnlnS MarrcO the OCcaSOn.
From The Chic1go Tribune.
When young Lochin var came down out of
the West he was not the last Of his kind You
who think that mankind to-day In respect
to certain elementary emotions. has changed
greatly from the type of that day or the day
long before 1t. when marriage was made by
capture. may read and change your views.
With that a. a preface. here 10 the proof a
the propositions:
In Oregon there lived young girl With
three large stamping brothers and her father
and mother The brothers. II was current
opinion in the locality, could whip their weight
in grizzly bear. As they were called chips
Of the old block. IL was to be assumed that
the father was Of the same type.
In this family the daughter Margaret Black
was regarded as the idol-also the slave.
Margaret was to be worshipped so long a.
she obeyed when she wanted to disobey
then she was to be ruled. IL was another
case OF Lorna DoOne.
Margaret's obedience was not q matter OF
dispute until one day when she happened
to walk further than usual into the great
woods around the Black home and lost her
way. She walked and ran through the under.
brush without finding a familiar path until
she was a thoroughly frightened little girl.
Then abe wofully sat down facing the pros
poets Of night in the woods.
In this predcament she was found By
young man who carried rife under his arm.
He was not lost. That was evident he
smiled when the girl confessed that she was.
or course he would take her home. Then
they both laughed. and the work which forms
the basis OF this story was done.
Il am Roland Lee" he said. Why. live
within ten miles Of your home"
To walk ten miles and more out OF the way
lust to see that a pretty girl found her way
home was nothinR-not In Oregon.
AFTER that ths oisoo s ., s sar'
began 1t would have been sometmns won.
derfa the way they od 20 ~:
story itself is old
father ne" ws soe claimed MARGARET discovered
this they found that they had not been con-
sulted. and that was reason enough to oppose
Lee, They discovered an unimaeinaois
number of reasons why he would not do. all
only to De received in the as1a hs , .s' on.
''G Finally iS' the family brought matter. 70. a
h Had %'y Ha SS:' ' rha, explain: no. such
course of action does not bring the desired
results II is not necessary 70 1esa ~;
You may he able to imagine that " ~ouio
not
Leo walked about the woods for some tins
without finding Margaret before, he learned
that she wa, ~, sIso e yoaea
man OF decided cow ct ions. upon which he
Was accustomed to act promptly. he followed
his usual custom in this case, he went 70
the nearest town and secured a minister
want you to marry me. ne stio
but where is the bridcG"
Well have to get her. Can you stand
long drive . A..
rife I" and they set out for the Black home.
door and knocked The eldest brother
family seated at the table Margaret had
been allowed TO get opt oil ne, ICON 20 SSt
refusing to discuss her love affair with her
jallers.
The three large brothers ana the Iathrs
had threaten,d To- tnrasn a and S %ha mSns
saret saw him appear suddenly In the door
way she jumped IRON ,, Nv" f IN h.r end SStins
brothers and put into cohditioh IL" inc I'M
dertaker ,.., .,r, ,,nn,r.d In. ,.
acE the sore ONE could
he had his T,he IN, position where u eouid
De- p,ed rapn'y sha s"c co aS. ncase- bs
said Mr. black Win You ST down again:
Thank you. Mss Black, VIII you oops OUT
aoorsi now ~ any one "''e' ''""u gu"
Just wanted momeht a'k MIN MAI .,i
Rarst al he naT ~, o1 n,mo here n see Ter VIZ"
UNDER nSder-sooi thu, y You We're LOOKING for me-
so thoug !! wouia avo,, .5o1o~. all 4, ,,.v
Mapsnr'a, JUST """'e" W "'A ~"
VIII NARY so i"i tho di.obediont Margaret. 4
will ! Won't 9es prisoner IRA any u lGns marry
wont stay IN th's house' ano VIII "'"'ry
rhen. II xonI oro,;ners ano ana ,asn nn,n VA
JUST sep outsIde' stu ,es, , "mu ,po'T ~