Line 3.0.0 man she was to marry was Mr. Morris

Line 3.0.1 Holmes, a rich banker, of Boston.

Line 3.0.2 The church had been beautifully de-

Line 3.0.3 corated, and was crowded with friends

Line 3.0.4 of the bride and -bridegroom. The prin-

Line 3.0.5 cipals stood before the chancel-rail,

Line 3.0.6 Miss Blauvelt in an elaborate wedding

Line 3.0.7 gown, with four bridesmaids standing

Line 3.0.8 beside her. The service had begun

Line 3.0.9 when the bride interrupted to instruct

Line 3.0.10 the clergyman to omit the word

Line 3.0.11 ' ' obey. ' '

Line 3.0.12 Mr. Holmes immediately said, 'Cer-

Line 3.0.13 tainly not. That word is in the ser

Line 3.0.14 vice,' and the clergyman remonstrated

Line 3.0.15 with the bride. She, however, refused

Line 3.0.16 to use the word or to say that she

Line 3.0.17 would obey. Mr. Holmes then declared

Line 3.0.18 that he would not be married to a

Line 3.0.19 woman who would not obey.

Line 3.0.20 ''I insist, ' said he, 'on my wife

Line 3.0.21 obeying my every wish.''

Line 3.0.22 There was a dramatic scene.; The

Line 3.0.23 bride burst into tears, and implored the

Line 3.0.24 bridegroom to reconsider his decision,

Line 3.0.25 although she was unwilling to surrender

Line 3.0.26 her position.

Line 3.0.27 The clerygman and the friends of

Line 3.0.28 both parties sought to bring about an

Line 3.0.29 agreement. Mr. Holmes, however (says

Line 3.0.30 the ''Daily Chronicle''), refused to pro-

Line 3.0.31 ceed with the wedding ceremony, and

Line 3.0.32 the two separated at the alter, and left

Line 3.0.33 the church in separate carriages.