Year: 1876




a dull world without it but the particular
development at Narragansett Pier this
summer deserves more than passing men.
tion. The story is not yet out, and your
correspondent Is not at liberty to give
names, but few people will read the fol.
lowing tale with unusual interest:


Last winter an elderly Baltimore gentle
man, proud of his wealth and prouder of
his patrician ancestry, discovered to his
unspeakable rage, that his daughter had
dared to love young man far below her
IN the estimation of society. The young
lady met him ut the house of an acQuamt-
ance; there were few tete-a-tetes, a few
quiet walks. One morning pater Grmtlrds
was astounded. He held in his hand the
card of the young man, who preferred IL
tolerably straightforward request for the
daughter, For the next fifteen min
utes a tigurative typhoon ragged in
that elegant apartment. The young
man was aggressive and persistent:
the old one furious and insulting. Then
came In the young lady with tragedy and
tears; but all was of no avail A week
later the Baltimore mansion was closed
Tor the season, and the names of father
and daughter soon after appeared on the
register of one of the hotels at the Pier
There was with them companion; out
warGly treated as an equal, but in
reality a paid spy over the young
iady's actions and correspondence. But
owe laughs at locks" and before
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note which filed him with Joy unspeak
able. He had Il friend who was a cler-
gyman, and before the sun had set that
night the two had a long, earnest con-
ference, which resulted next morning in
the departure of the twain for Narragan-
sett Pier.


Meantime the young lady was always
attended by her father or her " FRIEND"
and the former tlattered himself that
even if the lover discovered Narragansett
Pier he would still be unable to speak to
the young lady alone. There was only
one way in which he could. The old
gentleman was forbidden by his physician
to bathe in the surf, and the spy hated
the sea as the devil is said to hate holy
water The young lady enjoyed her bath
exceedingly, and, as the most infatuated
lover is apt to be temporarily disenchant-
ed by the appearance of his ideal in "a
bathing dress, the father and the spy con-
cluded that no possible harm could come
to the dear ehild'' in the water, and
so the spy only sat upon the bank and
watched. The lover and the minister
reached Providence in due time and
speedily won a young lawyer over to their
cause. The lover then went to the Pier,
and, keeping out of the way of the spy,
suddenly appeared before the happy girl
in the water. A few minutes suiliced for
him to propose that they be married the
next day in the water, and the lady prompt
ly consented.


Back flew the enraptured lover to Provi-
dence, legal fOrmalities were quietly ar
ranged the lawyer invited confidential
friend as a witness, and the next day, a
few minutes before noon, when the water
was full of people, party of five might
have been seen a little apart from the
other bathers. The marriage ceremony
had to be suspended every few seconds on
account of the breakers, and a ripping
laugh broke from the lips of the girl when
the clergyman solemnly gave full oppor.
tunitSfOr the fOrbidding of the banns.
Then the foam leaped TO claim the first
kiss from the lips of the bride, bat the
rest of the little company relinquished
their privilege on account of the attention
such proceeding might attract. Every
body noticed how gay Miss - was at
dinner that day. and her father thought
"Shes forgotten that Baltimore upstart
already" A few hours later he was UNI
deceived. Then the tempest ragged again,
but the lawyers cool counsel finally pre-
vailed. The bridegroom fingered few
days and then went back to Baltimore
where next October the participants of the
Comedy in the Surf will reaPpear in the
same characters in the drama of Grand
Wedding before the eyes of the world.
-NdrrdganseH Pier Cor Providence
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