The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-07-09
Got o License-But didn't get q
wife.

In our neighboring county OF Crawfotd, the
old adsge that there is "many slip between
the cup and the lip" has again been verified.
A bouncing girb The saHghtsr ora we'll to
do farmer had awaken the tender emotion in
the heart Of a susceptible young farmer
Owing to a family quarrel the girls father
opposed the match. The girl however, was
favorable, although on account Of the opposi-
tion Of the old man she would not accept him
keeping him between hope and fear. One
evening Of Ast week be received ndte as
follows: I" ~
|, FJim-cum ovet to-nite. I'm mad
jazz" ~"
Jim went! She told him that she would
be his, and that he must marry her the next
day. "All right my Duck" sasb 5im;,"6u,
what'sfthe 'hurryl" With her bosom .heav.
ing-with tears in her eyes--she told him
that the cold man" and her had went to a
village store the dsg'rfsGsdtng, dhd, that she
had seen "nice, yeller Dress" with stripes
running so and SO. She wanted Dad to buy
it. Dad negatived the proposition, and scold.
ed her. She "sassed" him, and they had a
"dreadful time" She declared that she
wouldn't live with any man who wouldn't
buy. her a new dress. So to Jim she wrote.
or course Jim was happy;' who w9ul dn',
be, under the circumstances AShs WAS to
leave her dear 'Payrents" house at the
next morning. Jim was on hand in his
"Sundoy go. .to-meetins" at the appointed
hour, and so was Jane. In twinkling they
were off to Justice in Seneca county, who
was to pronounce them "man and wife fol
life." When they had taken their position
on the floor, the Justice enquired for the eli
cense." "Whats that!" asked Jim. I"
can't marry you without One," said the Jus
tice. "Where in hi can I get one," ask
ed Jim. "At Tifhn," replied the Man o
Peace. Jim's resolution vas taken in
moment. Mounting steed, James started 70
Tifin, which he reached in double-quicl
time. Getting an "order for the darnel
critter, Jane," he started as fast as love an
whip could urge his courser, TO tbeAspo
where he had left the "obteGk" Of his devo
ton, Bp, mark how strange sequel to thi
marvellous tale! The father of the fair on
discovered her. absence; staEteaaf. iD> pursuit
got to The Justices Office Before Jim returned
pr omised to buy the girl dress.unt ne'
bonnet besides, if she wonld GO home
"Agreed, my father" jamie cried! Hem
they hied.
Hardly hid they got out Of sight when
"solitary horseman might be seen urging hi
iteed fdfiously, on" Gas q we'll known move
list would say, y his hair flying in the breeze
waving in his hand strip of paper. shouting
"i've got tive got it," ,s
Alas for uajeqnited love! When jim
reached The sauire'u office he saw no Jane
"Whar's the sal--my pretty Janet" Th'
Justice told him the circumstance. "H--
and wild cats! is that so!''' *"Yes, my dea'
fellow" ."The dog burned critter to foo
me ss." Crying some, the Judge attempted
to console him. BY telling Jim he osght to b
glad he got rid Of her. ''Well," says Jim
esquire, I don't care much about her--al
though the fellers will laugh at me but
hate the darndest to be fooled out Of seventy
Eve cents for license and twenty cents for
toll!" Still suffering, James went home an
we have not heard from him sihce.-JyG,
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