The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-07-17
A ROMANCE OF
 \ OLD PHILADELPHIA
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 Is because the people of the past were different from ourselves and more diff terent than we are from each other.
 How different from that immense city which today Is spread over thou sands of acres. whose streets arc un- adorned except with colossal buildings and whose people are engaged In the mad rush for money Then beauufui trees lined her thoroughfares, her houses were quaint little buildings, and her Quaker population wore broad brlmmed hats, broad tailed coats and knee brooches.
 Polly Pennell. nineteen years old was the daughter of a Philadelphia Quaker father - "the strictest sect Pharisce"-and a Church ot 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 friend was Rebecca Hamilton. Rebecca was not to the taste of old Pennell, she be- Ing of the world worldly. She took a fancy Co Polly. however, and soon aft CT their first meeting one Sunday after church she came down the street car rylng aloft a beaver hat two feet on the brim. looking for all the world like a balloon jib, leg O mutton sleeves for splnnakers. 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 on to dinner.
 Polly was rescued by her Quaker at tendants and received a severe ad- monitlon Co shun the worldly creature But Rebecca was as much Co Polly's taste as she was to Polly's parents dlstaste. A high bred darae. she dis dalned conyentlonalities as only neces- sary for inferior people who did not know how Co behave themselves and made her own rules. Within a week after the rescue Polly had visited her ln her home. There she was taken Into dinner by a young Virginian. the very antlpodes of a Quaker, named Francis Dulaney. His dress was far more ef' fecuve m .mpressing young girl than the conventional black steel pen Jack ct" of today--a canary colored waist ,oat embroidered with blooming red sllk roses. claret colored coat with cuffs). fat brass buttons the size of a 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 fin such attire3 Polly certainly did 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 a point on the Quakers.
 Think of the broad brlm halted, coal scoop coated old Plnnell having for a son.in.law young man adorned Ike 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 the older, asked for the hand of his daughter. Of course be was re- fused Could Quaker drab mate with canary and claret colorl One might as we'll think of a daughter of a prophet mating with a spangled circus rider. The old man stood rigid, listening 70 the young one's entreaties. then gave a curt refusal. and Dulaney beat sul' len retreat Pinnell sent for bis daugh- ter Instead of meeting m obedient child he found a firm woman. She told him that she had pledged herself Co marry Dulaney and would do SO.
 Piuneu 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- companled by her aunt and her father made preparations to take her to Eng land.
 One crisp october morning in 1890 Penneu put on his broad brimmed hat, took hls long stan. with a silver head ss biz 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 door was locked from the outside. The family black servant was locked in the cellar. Then Polly, pale and excited, came downstairs and. pausing a moment to bid farewell to home sallicd forth. followed by her maid. Under a large buttonwood tree, standing on a corner. were Dulaney and Miss Hamilton, with the Hamll- tons ulbury. Entering the tlbury. the party were driven to the home of the Hamiltons All the wedding ar rangements had been completed. No 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 hls sister and his servant who were demanding to be un- locked. Entering, be found the house abandoned by the child whom he had striyen to keep from mingling with the sinful world But, though he consid- cred a canary colored waistcoast em- broldered with flowers the livery of Sa-