The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-04-06
The little Quakeress who was ID 4
Hurry to get Married. = 5oia

hurry 70 got MdlIl00s
An. amusing matrimonial story isltold
Of the oldsns time in New England, ,lfs9
fell out thai two Young people becameeSs,
ry much stniiten with each, other. an young
people sometimes do. The young, wos
mans father WAS q wealthy quaker--ths
young man was poor but respectable.-vi
The father could stand no such union, and
resolutely opposed il, and the dsngAies
dare not disobey 7--that is 10 say, she dare
no, disobey openly. She f.mel him BY
moonlight" while she pretended yneysryao
see him-7and she pined aud .:wsetsd .ia
spite of herself: She Mas Sfssliy n love--;
u staaeuf sigbs and tears" !" which women
oftener reach ia imaginaiion than in .reali.
tv. Sill, the father remained inexorablev
Time passed on, and the rose on Mary,'s
damask cheek passed off. She let no. con-
cealment, like worm in the bud, prev
upon that, damask cheek howeyer;, bpt
when her father asked her why. she pined
she always told hines. The old gentleman
was widower, and loved his girl dearly,
| Had it been widowed mother who. had
Mary in charge. a .woman,s ,pridet would
never have given way before the impossu,
| utloS u q W Gil = I0 UOks nova
ever so stubborn in such matters, and
when the father saw that his daughter's
heart was really set upon the match, he
surprised her one day by breaking opt-7
..Mary, rather than NOPE to death. thee
had better marry as soon as thee chooses
aud who thee pleases," fi sSsf ,.o;,e
And then, what did Mary7 Wait III ths
birds of the ar had told her swain, Of the
change. or until her father had, time to al
ter his mind again: Not, a bit of il. She
clapped her neat plain bonnet on e;Aes
head. walked directly into the street,, and
then as directly to the house Of her intends
ed as the street would carry her. She
walked into, the house without knockingrs
for knocking was not, then, fashionsblsv
and she found the family just sitting down
10 dinner. Some little co,nmotion was ex..
hibi,ed at so unexpected an apparitiop as
the heiress in the widows cottage, but she
needed it not John looked up inquirinas
Ely. She walked directly up 10 him, and
took both his hands in hers. .John, ., said
she, ..father says | may have thee .""-
And John got directly up from the dinner
table and went to the parsons. In just
twenty-five minutes they were man and
wife! ..s..t , s.s,,a ~ ..,o-a
A DEEn SroRy-A FAcr.-Not long since,,
says the Fond du Lac Journal. as two,
small boys aged eleven and thirteen years.
sons of Warren Morley, who resides about
twelve miles from this ciiy, on the Lake
Shore road. were drawing wood. they
were startled by the barking OF a dog in,
she bushes close by. On going into lhe,
bushes they were met by large two-year-,
old buck. having a tussle with the dog,--.
One OF the boys caught up q club and
done this, than the deer. made for him.
with the hair standing straight on his back
and his eyes glistenipg like wildffe. As
he made for the boys, The dog caught hun
by the hind-leg and threw him down. and
4 then both boys pitched al him with their
clubs. and pounded him pretty severely.
hui he soon gained his iooling and made
a second dash at the boys. As he did so..
striking at them with his horns, The boys
struck him with their clubs on the head,
The deer, moi liking this kind Of ,reat,.
ment, and having to tigh, three 10 one, con-
cfuded to take French leave.' which. he
did with the dog and boys in pursuit. sThsa
deer made for the lake, some fifteen rods.
from the scene Of action, and wen, on the,
ice. closely pursued by the dog. lie had
not run more than hundred rods on 1.-THE
ice when he fell. giving The dog chances
to come up. which he did, catching ihe,
deer by the nose and holding on until the
boys came up, when one ofthem caught,
the deer by the horns and jumbed on 10
him, placing his feet against one Of hisl
hind legs. and holding on the otherlex
with one hand and the horns with the oth-
er, to keep the deer from kicking him, and
then calling on the youngest boy to hit
him, which he did. on the head, and so el-
fectually that he killed him or. the spos..-
1 They then took him by the hind legs and
j dragged him to the house, about q half
mile distant, 10 the. mortiica,iop Of . coas
Iple Of hunters who had been on his track.
all day and had just come up 10 ihs spos
where the boys and the deer had shsir6tss
tussle. when they were met by shaatpye.
who were dragging the deer along HI