Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-12-03
ALoVE CHASE.

The Portland Argus Of Tuesday, gives
an interesting sscsunt Of love sfiair
which happened in that city recently, and
which should be extensively circuIaied
for the benefit of young maITiagesb.e
dams Is who are prone TO fall in love at
6rst sight # appears that a stranger
who went to Portland on bn'insns, fell ia
with pretty, inexperienced girl, and af-
tler few interviews promised her mar
risge, and they agreed to start fOI Boston
in the afternoon train 10 have the knot
lied. 10 the meantime, the mother Of
the girl got an inkling Of what was going
on, and she went 10 the cars 10 restrain
her roriDg daughter from ,hrowing her'
self inis The arms Of comparative sUSn.
ger.
The second Act opens at the Depot,
with the train about to start. The moth.
er had rniered the cars and confronted
her daughter, and her lover by turns, en-
treating the one TO return home with her,
and upbraidIBg the other for stealing
away an old Woman's daughier.' The
daughter would not hsed her enireatieS
and tears. The lover was cold and in'
different TO her threats She told him
he Wis a married man, and unprinciPled
and bads him beware OF reiribuliOn.-
To her daughter she appealed, that she
might return with her, and make home
clad, which was now desulate. The pas
sen2e 2ers feelings wers manifesily on the
side Of the mOiher-bul her appeals
could not Draw her daughter out Of the
cars.
Meanwhile time few, and the moment
Of departure came. the mother was still
beseaching-tbe daughter pouting-ihe
lover froWning-.WheD dame Fortune for
once helped the malron and disappointed
The maid. The conductor inquired if
the girl had1i ticket! She had not, and as
the rule requires passengers TO be so pro-
vided, she was advised to step 10 the
Office and obtain one. She stepped out;
and the scene being now quite exciting,
some Of the passengers happened TO be
very much in the way Of The lUVer, and
he couldn't get out 80 eaaily.
Finding his egress through the doors
strangely prevented, he rushed TO the
window and with 50 bill between his
fingers, endesTsred to convey it TO her.
A tall hack driver, ,layiug his thumb by
the side @! his nose, and twirIing his fin.
gers, politely informed him that he
couldn't come it, Here was situation
The girl without the means TO purchase
ticket: The fellow within, unable to get
out-aud every body laughing at him.
1t is an old p!overb. time and tide wait
for no man-neither does the mail train
for women either. Al this moment, the
starting time arrived. the bell tOlled
the engineer let un the steam--the FIRE.
man grined-the spectators laughed-and
on went the train, with the itinerant but
without his victim. Then il was the
force of the girls loVs broke forth -
; When she saw the gap every moment
widening between them,she could endure
the thought no longer, but set of with
frantic speed in full chase after the cars
Some shouted, some opened wide theil
, ewes, some unfeelingy cried 'put oil
more steam my dear few pitied the
poor girI. She soen found that her specs
3 even when impelIsd by love, was no
) equal to the mail train! She returneI
b detected and in tears, TO repeat th
: thought of the old poet. 'the course c
true love never did run smooth