Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-01
ROMANCE OF
 ! OLD PHILADELPHIA
tOrigiraI.l l


 real romances, especially one that has occurred many years ago. Perhaps 1t is because the people of the past were different from ourselves and more dit- ferent than we are from each other.
 How different from that immense city which today is spread over thou- sands of acres, whose streets are un- adorned except with colossal buildings and whose people are engaged in the mad rush for money, Then beautiful trees lined her thoroughfares, her houses were quaint little buildings. and her Quaker population wore broad brimmed hats, broad tailed coats and knee brooches.
 Polly Pennell. nineteen years old. was the daughter of a Philadelphia Quaker father ''the strictest sect c Pharisee"-and a Church of England mother. Polly was pretty as a picture and had hosts of admirers, all of whom were sharply watched by her curmudg- con father. Her most intimate friendi was Rebecca Hamilton. Rebecca was, not to the taste of old Penneli, she be- ing of the world worldly. She took a fancy to Polly. however, and soon aft CT their first meeting one Sunday after church she came down the street car rying aloft beaver hat. two feet on the brim, looking for all the world like a balloon jib. leg O mutton sleeves for spinnakers, and gloves laced to the el- bows. The rest of her rig was a pro fusion of tulle and india muslin. Meet ing Polly, she swooped down upon her and carried her of to dinner.
 Polly was rescued by her Quaker at- tendants and received a severe ad. monitiOn to shun the worldly creature But Rebecca was as much to Polly's taste as she was to POlly's parents distaste. A high bred dame, she dis. dained cOnventionalities as only neces-, sary for inferior people who did not know how to behave themselves and made her own rules. Within a week after the rescue Polly had visited her in her home. There she was taken into dinner by young VirSiaian, the very antipOdeS of Quaker, named Francis Dulaney. His dress was far more et- fective in impreSsing young girl than,
  ct" of today-a canary colored waist coat embroidered with blooming redi silk roses. claret colored coat with cuffs, flat brass buttons the size of q modern individual butter plate, breech- es and stockings of the color of the coat, buckles on his shoes and plenty of lace about his throat How could any young girl resist a handsome fel- low in such attire? Polly certainly dida not resist him, for she fell in love with him, and her love was returned. Re- becca Hamilton fostered the courtship not only for sympathy with the young couple, but to score point ou the Quakers.
 Think of the broad brim halted, coal scoop coated old Pinnell having for . son-in-law young man adorned like Francis Dulaney! Fancy the scene when these two costumes containing the two men stood before each other and the younger man, a perfect stran. ger to tue older, asked for the hand of, his daughteri Of course he was re- fused. Could Quaker drab mate with canary and clarct color? One might aa well think of daughter of prophet mating with a spangla1 circus rider. The old man stood rigid, listening to! the young ones entreaties. then gave. curt refusal, and Delaney beat a sul- len retreat Pinnell sent for his daugh- ter Instead of Erecting an Obedient child he found a firm woman. She told him that she had pledged herself to marry Dulaney and would do so.
 Pinnell placed Polly under the care of his sister, Patience. a woman more. austere. more Quakerly dressed. more commanding. than her brother. Polly was forbidden to leave the house unac- cOmpanied by her aunt, and her father made preparations to take her to Eng, land.
 One crisp October morning in 1890 Pennell put on his broad brimmed hat took his long staff, with a silver head 5s big as a dinner bell, and went down town. The duenna went to her room to put it in order She had no sooner en- tered than the doc: -aS locked from the outside. The famlIy black servant was locked in the cellar Then Polly, pale and excited, came downstairs and, pausinG a moment to bid farewell to home, sallied forth, followed by her maid Under a large buttonwood tree, standing on a corner. were Dulaney and Miss Hamilton, with the Hamii- tons tilbury. Entering the tiIbury. the party were driven to the home of the HamiltOIs. All the wedding ar rangements had been completed. Nc less a parsonage than the mayor of the town performed the ceremony, and An drew Hamilton gave away the bride.
 When Mir. Pennell returned to his home. he found a gaping crowd of broad brims before his house, attracted by the screams of his sister and his servant. who were demanding to be un- locked. Entering. he found the house abandoned by the child whom he had striven 10 keep from mingling with the sinful world. But, though he consid- cred a canary colored waistcoast em- broidered with flowers the livery of Sa- tan. he did not consider forgiveness a part of salvation. He never forgave his daughter and died unreconciled.
 Dulaney took his wife po Virginia, that home of the iniuuitous Cavaliers.