Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-07
The Bet of a
 Woman Hater
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 ics and such aunoyances to young men
 9ho go to college for fun, woke up one June morning and found himself in possession cf diploma.
 Bob determined to do some more studying abroad. He was a professed woman hater. and before he left the girls poked fun at him by betting him box of cigars against a hundred yards of brussels lace that he would
 bring back a wife with him. and one little minx declared that sh, would bc black. Bob offered to take a hundred such bets, bat his teasers were quite content with one
 Six mouths after his departure Ro. l was in India. He was dining one evening with party of Americans and British officers when the subject of ihe suttee or burning of widows with the bodies ot their husbands was ] introduced
 That's stopped now" said q British captain "by q treaty with the British government"
 ''Sahib," said an Indian servant, there will be a suttee tomorrow morn- ing al sunrise. The young widow of tife prince Of Pingpore will be burned with her husband"
 ''Fhe deuce you say."
 Tbe servant being questioned said that the prince was very cid man, wbo had married the wife when she
 was twelve years old She was now fifteen. The party became much in- ! terested. but as there was DO English garrison Dear it did not seem tbat any ! thing could be done 10 prevent this i outrage against civilization. Bracket l proposed that the party consdrute ! themselves posse te do so. Tbe ! Englishmen were hard 10 move Uniil they had had a number of brandy and | sOdas. Then they chimed in with ! silaCrity. The party arose from the 1 table and, guided by tie servant, went i tO the place where tbe pyre had been
 set up in the court ef ruin. On tbe l pyre was the body of the old prince guarded by heatheD Btndoos. 1 ''I have scheme" said Brackett-"a
 real out and out Yankee scheme. Wen
 conceal ourselves in what IS left of that 1 apartment on the other side of the wall | from Ibe pyre. IL isn't more than 1hir- l ty feet from the pyre 10 the room. Sup | pose we dig tunnel to a point beneath ! the pyre. remove the material from un- | der where the widow will lie and let her down and oct before the flames | touch her"
 l Good said every one. and the Hin ! doc servant was dispatched for spades and q wheelbarrow. With will they
 set to work ali of them young strong ! men. and in three hours q spade broke ' through the ground and struck the l wood of the pyre. Teen commenced the i more difficult work of locating the re ! Quired spot and removing that part Of the pyre directly under the spot where
 the widow would lie However, 1t was al last accomplished, the wooden plat
 form being left supported by pieces Of 1 timber that could he removed at will. | In the morning there was q great din 1 of the funeral procession approaching
 4 troop of Brahman priests. their 1 shaved heads uncovered. carrying torch
 es. followed by a coBoonrse of natives,
 cane bowling into the court. In tbeiT I (
 of Anglo SaXons had pushed the nor 1 tar from a chink in the wall. through
 which they watched the proceedings.
 At the foot of the pyre fke widow was
 stripped of all her clothing except A
 fine siiken undergarmeBr To see the
 young thing stand there, -leoking about
 her with bewiIdprrd stare. then at
 the pyre with shudder, was enough
 to move stouter hearts than the Eng
 list and Americans. Bracket took one
 look through the peephole, tben dashed
 into the tunnel and to fbe bottom Of
 the Pyre. who're he stood ready. Wben
 the widow asceDded the pyre and lay 1 down and a cloud of smoke concealed
 the bodies the signal was given by 8
 British officer at the peepbole- Rernov-
 ing the supports. Bracket lowered the
 living body. receiving it in his arms
 The widow frightened at this unex-
 Pected occurrence as well as the flames
 swoonei aIfd was easily carried through
 the tunnel to the ruined chamber
 When she came to. hand was clappea
 owe, her month. and she was forced te
 remain quiet.
 ! II &1 HUI ttii Ailstl Nbt iol AE
 dressing the widow in the costume Of
 their servant, Bob Brackett sacrificing
 his beard to conceal her features
 dared to Leave their place of conceal mCnt and return tS their quarters
 The widow. knowing that if found she
 would be sTurned by her people and
 compelled tS again go through the
 dread ordeal 10 its completion. begged
 her Iiberators to take her out of the
 country. As none of tisem could %
 where he liked except Bracket, he
 was assigned the post of honor. II
 was oD hong journey on a r. and o.
 steamer 10 England. sitting with her
 daily on deck. talking of her past life
 and telling her of the western world.
 tisat Bracket lost his heart. The con ! sfr-Tn-e~n wac fbat .vton fhnv -s-ohod England the widow of the Prince of
 P1ngpore became Mrs. Bob Bracket
 On tbe arrival few weeks later of
 the steamer Lucania at New York Prackett's girl friends, who had heard
 of his marriage with an Indian, were | oD the dock awaiting him.
 | "A hundred yards Of lace. please" | sT drsS hot x.-f.sa