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BOSTON.?Love linds the way. but
the gentle god is put to oxtremeties
at times to enable his
chosen to woo. For instance, here's
the story of two loving hearts, sundered
by a stern parent, who yet managed to
have rapturous meetings?in the
ocean. It was a swimming courtship.
Doubtless there have been others, hut
this is the first formal record of a proposal
in bathing costumes half a mile
out in the briny.
The joke of it was that the question j
was popped while the stern parent
watched the proceeding from the
shore.
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. Uo iiciuiiio wu? rtisu- .-vcKroyti,
one of the girl swimming champions
of Hoston, and the young man who
won her heart and took her hand?
for that was about the way of it?was
Daniel O'Hourke, better known us
Danny, also of Hoston and as line,
virile and upstanding a young six- |
footer as any proper young woman j
would want a- a lover. And just why
Papa Ackroyd objected does not appear
from the record. Perhaps it was
because an indiscreet neighbor hinted
at the love story before either Aisle or
Danny was ready to tell their secret
themselves.
One night this gossip, who had probably
dropped over there for the very
purpose, remarked to Pap<* Ackroyd:
"I suppose you'll be losing Alsio
soon, won't you?"
And the fat was in the fire.
"What?" demanded papa. "How?"
exclaimed mamma
"Haven't you heard of Danny?
Why. he's the captain of a basketball
team at the Hoston iligh School and
he's the boy who ran the baseball
team hast season, and he plays on the
football team; all the girls are crazy
about him and Aisle."
And at once they summoned Aisle
and sternly Interrogated her about
Danny .
"He's not the man for you to
marry," papa shouted.
"He lias not asked me?yet," re- I
plied his daughter with a toss of her
head and a snap of her lively brown
ova a I'll * * *e w. ? ? - - *
w?.v . luaiij u?; man i cnooae;
nobody s going to pick out my busband
for mo."
Then tlie storm was on. Alaie sent
back to her room, mother In tear*.
Next day Papa Ackroyd found
there was basis enough for tlie report.
Every one know that Aisle and Danny
were in love, for they were together
whenever possible, especially In the
water, for both were tine swimmers.
And at home thai night the irate parent
issued orders that there should be
no more of the affair. Aisle must not
go rut unless her mother went with
!?er, except. Indeed, when he went
along as guardian in her place.
Rather foolish, it sounds, doesn't it.
In these free days, especially so when
neither papa nor mamma had ever
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seen Danny, and so wouldn't know
hit:: if ho passed them on the street?
Summer soon came again and with
it the swimming. and not even Papa
Ackryod's displeasure went so deep
as to bar his mermaid daughter from
, her keenest pleasure?a long swim
j and a strong swim in the waters of
Boston Day. To the beach he could
take his girl, but no further, for he
could not swim and didn't care to row.
Then came the day of days?a lazy,
warm am, sunny laturday afternoon.
Papa, seated on the bench, saw his
lithe, graceful young daughter step
from the bathing pavilion and strike
out into the blue water. He watched
the dimpled shoulder half showing as
she cut swiftly and vigorously through
the wavelets in true professional
style.
She was heading for u small boat
; anchored half a mile out, and well
might papa be proud of her speed and
style, for his Aisle was quite as swift
and strong as Annette Kellerinann
herself. As he lazily followed the
red cap growing smaller In the distance
he noted a young man heading
after her with a husky crawl stroke.
"That chap swims well," he mused,
"but he'll have to put on more steam.
1 guess, to catch my Aisle." That It
was Danny he watched?the Danny
he hated so cordially?he alone of
those on the beach did not know, and
actually lie sat there quletJy as hi-,
Alsie climbed into the boat, and a few
minutes later the young chap hauled |
l.iuiself alongside of her.
"The old man nodded to me down j
there on the beach."' said the lover
to his lass. "Won't he be sore when j
he tinds it was Danny O ltourke he j
spoke to?"
"Oh, he won't find It out," xVlsle reI
plied with a saucy toss of her head.
"He's got to know sometime," protested
Danny, "because I'm g> ing to
j marry you."
It was Danny's proposal?perhaps
more proposals than you think are
made just this way. And Aisle blushel
and hung her head She knew he
I would in spite of all the irate lathers
I In Christendom.
On the beach It was hot and the soft
| murmur of the wavelets lulled to |
sleep aJi old man whose purpos it j
wus to see that the very thing that J
was happening rn the boat hal a mile
from shore did not occur. And out j
there the twain sat on Uie gunwale,
their feet dabbling, and talked.
A chill in the air quite late awoke
i papa and he looked out to sea. The j
two were still on the boat. He bor- j
rowed a mariner's glass and saw?the
daring fellow had his arm around |
Aisle's waist.
| Then he hallooed and waved his
arms.
"It's all night for me," said Danny.
"Let's get ashore."
"Who's that fellow who luid his
arm around you out there?" demanded
the old man wrathfully.
"Why, father, that's my I>amiy"?
Danny O'Rourko?the man I'm going
to marry," shu laughed coquettiahJy.
And as the storni broke Alste darted
Into the bath-house to escape the
llmiwlup n.wl llcxHf
....... ,%..v?iiie <JI i>aremaj
wrath.
After that the water courtaJUp languished.
Papa Ackroyd's redoubled
precautions were hard to beat, yet
Al&ie swain and swam, and gradually
they began to talk of her i-s one of i
the real ntorm.dds of lioaton lUvy.
She was one of the bold *.roup who
undertook the gr?*at swim out to the
Huston Light, breasting tin- chops and
cross tides of the great bay. it was
a supreme effort, and she did the
heart-breaking course In seven hours
and five minutes, the third to finish
this formidable undertaking, and be- )
hind her in a boat was the faithful i
Danny to give her milk and egg refreshment
and to shout her messages
of love and encouragement And he
was there at the light to help her
ashore and persuade the llghihoue.
keeper's wife to minister to tire needs
cf the tired mermaid
And when she emergec Danny
begged her to run over and marry him
then and there, but the girl, faithful
t to her parents, still refused.
! "So," she said, "not yet, but I will
I some day."
| Aisle was now among the great
swimmers, and. withal young, graceful
of figure und ns pretty as the proverbial
Sea Lady The theatrical people
tempted her with offers to enter the
lists with Annette Kellermann. She
agreed for a good, round runt and
traversed the country round, doing
daring diving stunts in stage tanks.
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Danny came to her wery Sunday.
and he and her success made
her happy as a girl can well be
The .vason over. Alsie came hor.i>*.
Hut not for long. I'apa Ackroyd was
stiil adamant. So Alsie left again,
his time to her Aunt Mary, who
sympathized and gave Damry the run
of the house by night while she
helped Alsi. sew on certain Rimy garments
by day. At last the wedding
day was set.
You will never swim again except
with me for fun." Danny sa'd that
night.
"Oh. Dan, you can't mean that." pro|
tested the girl
'Sure I do." he said quietly. "Your
; folks say 1 want to marry you to exI
plolt you. You can choose between
your swimming and your sweetheart."
Alsie chose.
They were married at Mount Partnel
church. Knst ronton, o* e week
j later. Hut thev are still utiforglven.?
New York World Sunday Magazine.
MOST UNIQUE OF LIBRARIES
That of the Pcct. Robert Southey,
Probably Has the Greatest Claim
to Distinction.
The library of Robert Southey, the
English poet, consisted ni about H.eoo
volumes. That is probably the Inrg|
est number of books ever collected by
a person of such limited means His
son writes that many of the books
were In vellum or parchment bindings
llis brother. Thomas Southey, was a
skillful letterer; he painted the bucks
of the books i:i somo hriirht i-iilur niui
put the title on this colored background
In large gold li tters of the Old
Knglish type.
Another fancy of the poet's was to
have all the books of lesser value,
which had become ragged and dirty,
covered, or rather bound, in colored
cotton prints, for the sake of making
them clean and respectable, since he
could not afford to have so many put
into leather bindings.
His daughters, aided by any female
friend who might he staying with
them, performed that task, and they
bound thus, at different times, some
1,400 volumes. They tilled one room
completely, and Southey called it 'the
("ottoman library." lie took great
pleasure In watching and directing
this work. The ladies would often suit
the pattern to the contents; they
would clothe a Quaker work or book
of sermons in somber drab, poetry in
some tlowery pattern, and sometimes
they would contrive a sly piece of
satire at the expense of some work by
their choice of its binding. There was
one convenience about this mode of
binding, for the books were identified
by their conspicuous dress, and very
easily found.?Youth's Companion.
NOW TO PURSUE PLEASURE
Since Wise Men Have Disagreed,
There Seems Nothing to Prevent
One's Own Ideas
The American Medical association
tells us that ozone has no hygienic
value, which seems too had considering
I how carefully we have been trained
fit liitlii.v > in ity; pllifurv Itnf tu>rli;iiw
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there is hope for us yet. since 1 ?r Hill,
who Is professor of physiology of the
I'niversity of London, takes issue
with his American colleague I )r Hill
says that ozone has a distinct value,
not because it kills germs, but b?>causc
it removes odors and the like
that are injurious because they
are unpleasant. Now here we have a
distinct indication of better things in
medical practice. We have long been
I of opinion that whatever is unpleasant
is bad for us. and we have endeav- (
ored in our humble and unscientific
\\%y to rule our lives accordingly.
That ts why we object to cold mutton
and to be contradicted. They are bad
for us. We felt it was so without
knowing the reason And now here (
comes the new medical science to con- j
tlrm our convictions and to urge us?
unnecessary as it happens?to the pursuit
of pleasure. San Francisco Argonaut.
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Spectacles Bring Death.
Raymond Barnes, twenty-two years
old. of this city, died from the effects j
cf telnet shocked by electricity two
weeks ug.>.
While working on a transformer at a
powerhouse of the Wilmington Southern
Traction company, near Newcaslie.
his spectacles slipped partly off ]
and caught on a heuvily charged wire
As he was standing on the ground a
connection was formed
An electrical flash burned him from
the face almost to his waist He also
intuited live Tlamws (
He had hovered between lite and ,
cU-Ath since the accident Had Barnes'
spectacles fallen completely off he
woakl not have been hurt.? Wllmlng
ton (Del.) Dispatch to the New York
Sun.
Bear* to Replace Doge.
Hears for transport purposes are be
Ing employed liistesd of Jogs in north
polar exploration by a Russian explor- t
er. Lieutenant Sydoff. Though bears
require much "breaking in." they are
sometimes used to draw troikas (a ,
Russian vehicle generally drawn by
three horses abreast) In the Archangel
region of Russia
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WEEDING OF MISS,
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Mr. and Mrs. Say
Washington, Nov. 25.?Jessie Woodrow
Wilson, second of President Wil- i
son s throe daughters, was married to I
Fruucis Howes Sayre at 4:20 o'clock '
this afternoon The ceremony took
place in the east room of the White
House, and was performed by Kev. i
Sylvester I (each of Princeton, N. J., ,
the president's former pastor and the |
close friend of the Wilson family for J
many years.
The entire affair was very simple, !
as had been requested by the bride, I
and the number of guests was rather
small?distressingly so to many persons
in otlieial and social circles of
Washington who had expected to receive
invitations but were disappointed.
.Miss Margaret Wood row Wilson, !
eldest of the three daughters, noted (
as maid of honor to her sister, and
Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson, the
youngest, was one of the bridesmaids.
The three other bridesmaids wenMiss
Adeline Mitchell Scott of Prince- |
ton, daughter of Prof William If
Scott; Miss Marjotie ltrown of Atlan i
ta. Pa., daughter of Mrs Wilson's cousin,
Col. E. T ltrown, and Miss Mary
G. White of Italtimore, a college friend ,
of the bride
Dr. Grenfell is Best Man.
Mr. Say re was attended bv his best
man, I)r Wilfred T Gr- ntell, the fa
inous medical missionary to the fishermen
of the Labrador coast The two
men have long 1c en fast friends and
Mr. Sayre spent two summers helping
Br. Grenfell with his work
The ushers wen- Charles E. Hughes,
Jr.. son of Justice Hughes of the Supremo
court and a classmate of Mr.
Sayre in the Harvard law school; l>r
Gilbert llorax of Montelair, N. J., who
was a classmate at Williams college
in 1909 and now at Johns Hopkins university;
Benjamin Burton of New
York city, and Br. Scoville Clark of
Salem. Mass., who was Mr Sayre's
companion in Labrador and Newfoundland.
Wedding Gown of Ivory Satin.
The bride's gown was of satin, of
a soft ivory tint, trimmed with beautiful
lace, both old and rare. It was
made in New York and the women
connoisseurs declared that It was a
mmitominno 'I'll.. 1ln?/vU I..
iimnn i J fir u; ill lilt?
trousseau is of the most dainty mate- '
rial and is all hand made. The maid
i)f honor and bridesmaids were beaut 1- i
fully nownt'd and all looked their best. '
Coming right in the midst of the i
chrysanthemum season. this was (
made a chrysanthemum wedding and
that flower was used most profusely (
In adorning the White House. As the '
bride's favorite "olor is mauve, that |
was made the . rovalllng color in the
decorations. The east ro ni. and indeed
all the rooms 'n the president's t
mansion, were bt .utiful .ndeed i
Depart on Tl. !r Honeymoon. t
After the ceremony war completed t
ind the couple had received the con r
gratulations 01 the gueots, refresh* i
ments were served, and then Mr. and , t
Mrs Say re departed for their honey- i
moon. Their plans Include a visit to c
die home of Miss Nevin, Mr Snyre'a i
tunt, at Windsor Forges, near Church- f
own. Fa., where they first met. After c
January 1 they will live in Williams- i
:own, Mass., for Mr Sayre is to sever ?
lis connection with the office of D'.s- <
rict Attorney Whitman In New York t
ind become assistant to Harry A. tiar- ; i
laid, president of W 111) uns college | t
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JESSIE WILSON AND
re and East Room in Which They Wt
There was one disappointment for
those who attended the wedding, for
the gifts were not put on display. It
is known that these included many
beautiful and valuable articles sent
by relatives and personal friends of
the bride and groom and of their families
and by admirers of President
Wilson. Handsome presents were
sent by both the senate, and the house,
that of tiie latter being a diamond lavalliere
which .Miss tJenevieve Clark,
daughter of the speaker, bought for
tiie representatives in New York.
Guests Limited to 400.
Those who were invited to witness
the wedding were mostly personal
friends and the number was kept down
close to four hundred. The list was
pared and revised several times, and
as lias been said, the operation resulted
in many heartburnings. From the
house of representatives' circle, for
iiiM.uicf, mi' tiniy guests werii speaker
Cliatiip Clark, Mrs. Clark and -Miss
Genevieve Clark, Marjory Loader Cnderwood
and Mrs. I'nderwood, and
Minority Leader .Mann and Mrs. Mann.
As Illicit lie expected, tho streets
outside the White House were as
crowded as the police would permit !
with curious persons eager to watch !
the arrival and departure of the guests i
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Gift of the House.
Thlo la ,lli?r?/.?.l I.. ...? Ill
ivlis thr wadding present of the house >>t
r-prcMfiitatlveB t<> Jc.iHle Woodrow Wll?on.
und trying to obtain through the windows
a glimpse of the doings within.
Pile police arrangements were admlrnble
and nothing happened, in the
White llouso or outside, to mar the i
tiappy occasion.
Immense Wedding Cake.
Jessie Wilson's wedding cake was a
riumph of the pastry cook's art. It
.vas two and a half feet tall, counting
he white orchids that were placed on
:op of it. and weighed 135 pounds.
I'he first layer was four Inches thick
ind 22 Inches ncross Tho cake con- ;
ained l'J ingredients and Its cost wan <
ibout $500 Over the body of the i
:ako was molded a thick white Icing ]
scroll work, on its top was a design 1
or tho initials of tho bride and grooin.
lono In silver, and around the sides ]
vera lilies of the valley In white I
Uigur. This delicious confection wua t
listrlbuted in 2.000 dninty white boxes I
led vith satin ribbon and each of the I
iroper size to go under the pillow of <
he recipient to bring dreams. ]
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ere Wedded.
Mrs. Sayro was born In Galnsvllle,
l'u., twenty-flvo years ago. She ah
tended the Women's college at Baltimore
and was an honor member of
the class of 1908, being also elected a
member of Phi Beta Kappa. For two
years ufter her graduation she enKaged
In settlement work In Kensington,
Pa., and she is a member of the
executive board of the National Young
Woman's Christian association. She
has delivered several excellent addresses
in public.
In appearance she does not resemble
her father as much as do her sisters,
having rather the features of he*
mother's family, the Axsons.
Something About the Groom.
Francis Bowes Sayre is twentyeight
years old, and was born at
South Bethlehem, Pa., a son of the
late Robert Heysham Sayre, who built
the Lehigh Valley railroad and at
one time was assistant to the president.
of the Bethlehem Iron works,
since known as the Bethlehem steel
works. He was also once president
of the hoard of trustees of the Lehigh
university.
Francis Bowes Sayre graduated from
Lawrencevillo school, I^awrenceville,
.i., in i;hii, una rrom Williams college
in l'JOp. He entered Harvard law
school and graduated "cum luude."
Ho was a mcnibor of the Sigma Phi
fraternity, Gargoyle society and the
Phi Met a Kappa at Williams. For the
past year\lie haw been working in the
ollioo of District Attorney Whitman of
Now York. During the summer he
was admitted to the bar of New York
state.
Mr. Sayre's mother Is Mrs. Martha
Finlay Sayre, daughter of the late
William Nevln, who was president of
Franklin and Marshal cortege at
I/unenster. I'a. She Is a descendant of
Hugh Williamson of North Carolina,
one of the fratners of tie Constitution
of the United States, and is a sister
of the late Robert. Nevin. head of the
American church at Rome, and a cousin
of Kthelbert Nevin the composer.
Other White House Weddings.
The wedding of Jessie Wilson and
Francis Sayre was the thirteenth to be
solemnized In the White House. The
first was that of Anna Todd, a niece of
Dolly Madison's first husband, and
John G. Jackson. Then Mrs. Madl-'
son's sister, Uucy, waB married to
Judge Todd of Ken t lick v Tho
wedding, that of Maria Monroe, daughter
of Prt-sldent Monroe, to Samuel
Lawrence Gouverneur in 1820 marked
the Unit social use of the east room.
Fight years later John, the second son
of President John Qulncy Adams, married
his cousin, Mary Hellen, In the
blue room. While General Jackson
was president there were three weddings
In the White House, those of
Delia I^ewls to Alphonso Joseph Yver
Pageot of the French legation; Mary
Futon to Lucien B. Polk, and Emily
Martin to Louis Randolph. Man)
years pnssed before there was another
marriage ceremony in the president's
mansion, tho next being of Nellie,
the only daughter of GeneraJ
Grant, and Algernon C. F. Sartorls.
In 187G Emily Piatt, a niece of Mrs.
Hayes, was married In the blue room
to Gen. Russell Hastings. The eleventh
of this series of weddings was
that of President Cleveland to Frances
Polsom, and the twelfth that of President
Roosevelt's daughter Alice, if
S'lcholas Long worth.