The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-11-19
From the Saranndh N,rs.
THE RUNAWAY MATCH,
OR,
How the SchOOlmaSter Married a Fortune.
by MAI. JOSEPH JONES.

caused great sensation in Pinevillc at the
time, and had the effect to make fellcrs
monstrous careful how they runaway will,
other peoples daughters without thci. con-
sent ever sense. -
Mr.. Ebenezer Doolitilc was the bomina-
blest man after rich gals that ever WAS. lie
lladn't been keepin school in Pincville more
ahan six months, before lie found out every
gall IN the settlement whose father had twcn-
ty niggers, and mad cour,el all of en- with
in days ride. lie WAS rather old to be
poplar with the gals, and some they didn't
like his ways, and the way they did bluff
him off was enough to discourage anybody
but Yankee schoolmastcr what wanted to
git married, and hadn't many years Of grace
left. But it didn't seem to make no sort Of
difference to him. He undertook 'cm by
the job. lie was bound to have rich wife
out of some OF 'em, and he failed in one case
it.only made him more pcrscvarin in the
next. His motto was s-"ncvcr say die"
Betty Darling as they used TO call her,
old Mr.. Darling's daughter, what used to
live out OH Runs-was about the torn down.
est, mischief of a gall in all Georgia. Bet
ty was rich and handsome and smart, and
had more admircs than she could shake n
stick at, but she was sich iorincntin little
conquet that the boys was all afraito court
her ip, downright earnest. When Mr.. Doc.
little found her out, he went rite ut her like
house a-fire. She was jest the gall for him.
and lie was tcrmined to have her ut the risk
of his life
Well lie laid siege to old Mr.. Darling's
house day and night, and when he couldn't
leave his school to go to see her, he rt let
tiers to her that WAS cEutf to throw any 9TH
er gall but Better Darling i, to II fit Of the
h'ghstericks TO read 'cm. jest as cvcrybo-
dy expected. after encouragin him jest enntf
to make the fcllcr believe he had the thing
.ded, she kicked him flat. But, show he
was perfectly used to that, and he WAS too
much of a fiIosofer to be discouraged l.y snch
a rebuff when the game WAS worth rn,rS,,ir.
He didn't lose minn's time, lut ics:
brushed up and went rite at her ayain.-
Evrybody was SURPRISED TO see him gwinc
back to old Mr.. Darling's after the WAY he had
been treated by Betty but they was good
deal more surprised, and tic boys was ter.
ribly alarmed in fbout month. at the head.
way he seemed to bc making in his suit
All at once, Miss Betly's conduct seemed to
Change towards him, and though her father
and mother was terribly opposed to the
match, anybody could see that she was Lc-
ginnin to like the schoolmastcr very well.
Things went on in this way for while
'til bimeby old Mr. Darling begun to git so
uneasy about il, that he told Mr.. Dooll,c
one day that lie mustn't come to his house
no more and that if he kctcht linn scndin
any more love letter and kiss verses 10 his
. daughter by his niggcr gals. he'd make one
OF his boys give him an alircd cowlidcn
But Mr.. Dooiiilc dilr .nch ior that ncl-
ther. H. could see Mis- rom q when she
come shopin in the sto:,re N, and ll,er
was more'n one way and ne. ter TO her.
What did Ec care for {. resid; .:py? Ills
daughter was head and love with
him, and was jest the g|;aT Nj away with
him too if she was oppo. her parents.
And as for the property is certain to
gitstl,at when once hey al Ill.
Dnc Saturday, 4, Puts, sy.-'s no school,
Mr.. Doolittle wen and sha"; uire Rogers,
and told him he IL brought y to marry
couple that night, =. zen O'clock.
s Mum" says lie, "yo- 80 .,,stn't say word
to nobody, Squire. The license is all ready
and tie party wants to be very private"
4 Squire Rogers wac ons oftle most accom-
snodating old felcrs in the world on scl
occasions. Mrs. Rogers was a monstrous
cranky cross old lady, and nothing done
The Squire SO mucI, good as to marry other
Teoriesi didn't make no odds who they
was. Besides, Mr.. DooIittle was injured
1nan and great scholar, in his opinion, and
!. belonged to bis church.
Mr. Doolittie had arranged the whole Lu-
Sincss in first rate order. Miss BETTY was
80 meet him at the end of her fathers laue
disguised ina ridcn dress borrowed for the
occasion, vile lie was to take her in close
Cne horse barouche MI "hy with her on the
Of love- rs he said ho would, to the
ssps;tg oce, whar they was to be united
IN the bands wedlQck before anybody in
ths village know'd any thing about it. lie
& bad made arrangements at the hotel for a
2 roo1a,awhich he seed fixed up himself for the
auspico4s OCCASION, and lie had writ a letter
to friend Of his down in Augusty TO be
thar The pext week, to take charge Of his
school as he thought it mouglt be necessa-
~ for him 70 keep out of the way of Old
Okfiin0 for q few weeks. till the old fell.r