DISINHERITED BRIDE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8875, 27 July 1907, Page 1

DISINHERITED BRIDE.

The romantic story of Miss Mancie JBouuett, the only child of the late Dr. Thomas Jarvis Bennett, of Tunbridge Wells, and the lady’s present sad position are arousing the com- ■ passion of English visitors. At the age of seventeen in 1901, Miss Bennett and her governess met in the part at Tunbridge Wells a handsome young swiss, employed as valet to an English gentleman. An engagement followed, but when Miss Bennett informed her father he refuses his consent to her marriage. On reaching the ago of eighteen Miss Bennett nevertheless married her fiance. Dr. Bennett presented his daughter with £IOOO, and said he did not wish to see or hoar from her again. The youug couple settled in the little village of Isle, Canton of Vaud, whore they bought a farm. Bnt they did not prosper, and are now living in the greatest misery. Repeatedly Miss Bennett appealed to her father and mother for help in vain. Lately Dr. Bennett died, leaving to a hospital at Bath—much to the surprise of the hospital authorities, who had never heard of the gentleman—his estate of £30,000.

Miss Bennett says that she wrote to the hospital authorities explaining her sad position and asking them to help her, bnt received no reply.