Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-04-24
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! ELoPEMESTs.-The species Of amuse-
mcnt.known by the above name has
been, for the last year or two, and IN
fact still is, extraordinarily popular. 1t
seems as if the rising generation was
fully convinced that marriage Is some
thing to be greatly 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 with Mary, ne went and
| told her so, like an honest youth. Ii
she was willing she said, ASK pa !"
and pa settled the question. If John
was Industrious, temperate and we'll to
do, pa said, "AlI right and Mary became
Mrs Jchn If John was not, pa said
I" No !" and Mary got over it, aud
married some one else.
1t must be confessed that this was
not SO romantic as an elopement. There
was no surprise and no scandal 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 we'll as it could be
done.
Now, however, nous arons change tout
'eela. Mary sees John from the board
lng-school window, aud sees that he
makes eyes at her in passing The
next time he passes she contrives that
he shall see her again, and little bit
OF eye-coquetry is the result. This
process is 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:
6. Meet me by moonlight alone.o
To this Mary replies, and meet him.
John squeezes Mary's hand, talks moon
light and Childe Harold, and goes home
feeling as if he had been living on honey
and maple sap for week. Mary goes
home feeling ditto.
A correspondence ensues, on sweet
pink paper, with gilt edges,
but in which all the words are spelled
wrong, and the English grammar totally
ignored. All of sudden, some fine
morning, Mary turns up missing and
John also. They are not heard Of for
week, when they return Mr.. and Mrs.
John, and so down ON their knee-pans
to beg the old folks forgiveness.
Being altogether too young and inex-
perienced to appreciate what they are
about, ten chances in twelve they
quarrel before the honeymoon is over.
John finds the broomhandle scraping
acquaintance with his head and Mary,
.hough blonde, appears in public with
oack eyes ! How much better is this,
We should like to know, than the old
'tyle of doing things?
Romance Is a nice article-a very
oretty article but it may be purchased
! little too dearly. A lifetime of misery
s hardly atoned for by fortnight Of
ugary sentiment and it behooves
Toung people to think twice before they
un their heads into moose from which
here is no escaping zs
We would recommend those of our
eaders who contemplate any movement
# this kind, to consult their parents on
he subject. If the old folks agree to it,
he young ones may elope as much as
hay like, and will be entirely justifable
herein
There are cases, undoubtedly, where
unning away is quite right but these
re exceedingly rare, and require
1ost singular combination of circum-
tances. Generally, the mania pro-
eeds frem the effects Of Sylranus Cobb's
omances acting on !, feeble brain, and
hould be treated accordingly. a