The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-04-24
ELOPE PEMFNTS.

above name, has been for the past year or two,
and in fact, still is, extraordinarily popular
1t seems as il the rising generation was fully
convinced that marriage is something to bc
ashamed Of, or else the seed sown by romance
writers of the past age, is bearing goodly
portion of fruit. In former times, if John
wanted to wed Mary, he went and told her
so, like an honest youth. If she was willing,
she said, I" Ask PAP and pa settled the qnes
ton II John was temperate, industrious, and
well todo pa said AN right and Mary
became Mrs. John. If John was not, pa said
No!" and Mary got over it and married
some one else.
1t must be confessed that this was not so
romantic as an clopcmcnt There was no SUR
prise and no scandal among the negbors. But
the Johns and Mnrys were very happy. They
raised crops, and built houses, and spun cloth,
and bore children, and fulfilled their simple
destiny, as well as it could be done.
Now, however, things are changed. Mary
sees John from the boarding school windows,
and sees that he makes eyes ut her in passing.
The next time he passes She contrises that he
shall see her again, and little bit of eyc.co-
onctry is the result This process is repeated
several times; when John. being of course in
love from his boot heels up, finds out Mary'sI
name, and inditcs her tlowcry epistlc saying:
Meet me by moonlight alone
4 10 this Mary replies, and meets him. John
suurczcS Mnry'S hand, talks moonlight and
Childc Harold, and Goes home feeling rs if he
haA been living Oh honey and maple sap for
week Mary goes home feeling ditto.
A correspondence cnsucS on sweet smelling
Inink paper, with gilt edges, but in which all
the words are spelled wrong, and the English
grammar totally ignored. All Of Il sudden,
some fine morning Mary turns up missing,
and John also They are not heard OF for Il
week, when they return Mr. aud Mrs John,
and 30 down on their knce-pans to beg the Old
folks forgiveness.
Being altogether too young and neIpcricn'
ecd to appreciate what they arc about, ten
chances in twelve they quarrel before the
honeymoon il over. John finds the broom
handle scrnping acquaintance with his head;
and Mary, though blonde, appears III public
with black eyes! How much better is this, We
should like to know, than the old style Of do.
ing things!
Romance is a nice articIc--a very pretty
article; but it may be purchased little too
!. dearly. \ lifetime Of misery is hardly atoncd
for by Il fortnight of sugary sentiment: and IL
: bchoovcs young people to think twice before
they run thoir heads into moose from which
there is no escaping
We would recommend those Of our readers
who contemplate any movement Of this kind,
to consult their parents on the subject. If the
old folks agrcc to it the young ones may elopc
rs much as they like, and will be entirely ju,-
tiliable therein
: There are cases. undoubtedly, where running
away is quite right; but these are exceedingly
: rare and require Il most singular combination
of circumstances. Generally the mauin pro.
! ccrds from the effects of yellow covered romnu.
ccs acting on feeble brain, and should be
!, treated accordingly
Tnn PuGEr SouND CouNrM If we were
asked for an opinion as TO what portion Of the
J territory Of the United States will make the
greatest relative progress population, wealth
and the dcyc lopmcnt Of its industrial resources
within the next ten years, we should not hrsi
tate to reply the country about Puget Sound.'
:, Tie land is fertile and is covered with dense
and very valuable timber The climate is rec
: uIar mild, and healthy, bearing great rcscm-
Z blancc to that Of San Francisco. There are
: numerous mines Of coal; gold is found in many
Of tie streams, and the whole country is open
ed to commerce by Il magnificent bay which
extends two hundred miles inland, and abonnds
with excellent harbors, deep enough for the
largest vessels aIIoat This bay named Admi-
: rally Inlet at its mouth and Puget Sound in
its southern portion, offers convenience for in
+, ternal trade, unequaled probably by any other
bay in the world. There is no bar at the
mouth, aud vessels can pass ethor way in all
kinds Of weather. while inside the depth of wa.
ter in the channel is in no place less than fifty
/ feet.
South of the Sound there is q level tract of
fertile land over which railroad might easily
be made to the Columbia river, distance OF
G sixty miles, and the Washngtonians hope that
if they can get the rail road, they will get with
|t Il large share Of the trade Of the valleys Of
t the Columbia and Willamette trade which
: now passes through the difficult and dangerous
entrance Of the Columbia where the steamer
, Republic was not long ago detained for eight
c days before she could get out.
{ The Puget Sound country had just made a
start in the development Of its resources in
u 1855, when the Indian war broke out, drove
o away the families, ruined many Of the settlers,
and Dut q stOp to most of their improvements