Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13
EIOpements.

The species of amusement known by tn,
above name has been, for the last year o.
two, and, in fact still is, extraordinarily
popular. 1t seems as if the rising genera
ton was fully convinced that marriage i.
something to be greatly ashamed Of, or else
the seed sowed by romance writers of the
past age is bearing a gocdly portion offruit
In former times, if John wanted TO wed
with Mary, he went and told her so, like
an honest youth. Ifshe was willing, she
said, "Ask pa" and pa settled the question.
If John was industrious, temperate, and
well-to-do, pa said "All right" and Mary
became Mrs. John. If John was not, pa
said "No!' and Mary got over it, and mar
ried some one else.
1t must be confessed that this was not
so romantic as an elopement. There was
no surprise and no scandel among the
neighbors. But the Johns and Marys 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 "aous avons chdns tout
cda" Mary sees John from the boarding
school window, and sees that he makes
eyes at her in passing. The next time he
passed she contrives that he shall see her
again, and little bit of eye eoquetIy is
the result. Process repeated several times,
when John being of course, in love, from
his boot heels up, finds out Mary's name,
and indites to her a fowery epistle saying:
Meet me by moonlight alOne!"
To this Mary replies and meets him.
John squeezes Mary's hand, and talks
moonlight and "Childe Harold and goes
home feeling as if he had been living on
honey and naple-sap fer week. Mary
goes home feeling dit to.
A correspondence ensues on sweet smell
iag, pink paper, with gilt edges, but in
which all the words are spelled wrong, and
the English grammar totally ignored. All
ofa sudden, some fine morming, Mary t1ns
up missing and John also. They are not
heard of for week, when they return Mr.
and Mrs. John, and go down on their
knee pans, to beg the old folks forgiveness.
Being altogether too young and mex
perenced to appreciate what they are about
ten chances in twelve they quarrel before
the honeymoon is over. John finds the
broom scraping acquaintance with his head,
and Mary, though blonde, appears in pub
lie with black eyes. How much better is
this, we should like to know, than the old
style of doing things!
Romance is nice article-but it may
be purchased little too dearly. A life
time of misery is hardly attoned for by a
fortnight of sugary sentiment, and it be-
hooves young people to think twice, before
they run there heads into moose FROM
which their is no escaping.
We would recommend those of our read |
ers who contemplate any movement of
this kind, to consult their parents on the
subject. If the old folks agree to it, the
young ones may elope as much as they
like, and will be- entirely justi6able therein.
There are cases, undoubtedly, where run
ming away is quiet right; but these are ex-
'eedingly rare, and require most singular
of circumstances. Generally,
nanto proceeds from the effects Of Sivinus
Jobbs romance, acting on feeble brain,
md should be treated accordingly.