DISAPPOINTED BRIDE

Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1929, Page 1

DISAPPOINTED BRIDE

WAITING AT THE CHURCH. A pretty 18-year-old mi.l girl, Elsie Dumb, of Gawthorpe. near Ossett. Yorkshire, met with a hitter disappointment at the altar oi a local chapel on the Saturday preceding Easter Sunday. She was to have been married to Mr William Wrigglesworth, oi Street Side, Ossett. The intended bride, who lives within a few yards ol the chapel, attended there with several friends, but alter waiting three-quarters of u" hour there was no sign of the bridegroom. Miss Lumb’s 11-year-old sister was sent to his house to make inquiries. She was told by his lather: i don’t know where my son is, hut it doesn’t look as if there will be a wedding to-day,”’ and with that he shut the door.

On licaring tlic news Miss loinih colli,,,se<l and had to he carried homo. She afterwards slated with tears in her eyes: “! have heon idling out with Willie for eight months. He was at my home last night, and "as joking and singing the song. Here comes the I,ride.’ When lie left me lie said, ‘\iell, Elsie, to-morrow will he the happiest day of mv life.’ ” Willie left the house early this morning. and I thought lie was going to the clmpel. Tt was a shock to me when T learned how matters stood, lmi |- sav now that the wedding will never take place. Mv husband signed the necessary papers, as Millie was under age, hut all along he thought he-was too young to he married.