Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-03-13
The Runaway Match.


town OF P, P---, a pretty village
distant some twenty miles from The
market town, s. peculiar ugly, and
croos-grained, but wealthy farmer
Minnie was Danforth's only child
and report said truly that she would
be his sole legatee. The old man
was a sturdy farmer, and was esti-
mated to be worth full ten thous-
and, at that period q very hand
some fortune, to be sure. The
sparkling eyes and winning man
ncrs Of Minnie Danfo1th had stir.
red up the finer feelings Of the
whole portion Of the village, and
her suitors We're numersus, but her
father was peculiar, and none sue
ceeded in making headway with
him or her.
In the meantime, Minnie had a
true and loyal loyer in. secret. Who
would have supposed for one mo-
ment, that such a fellow dared to
look ON beauty and comparative
refinement. ,, 49,.
His name was W alker, or, as he
was generally called Joe Walker,
and was simply a farmer employed
by old Danforth, who had entrus-
ted Joe with the management of
his place two or three years.
But a very excellent farmer and
a rightgood manager was this Joe
Walker. He was young too-onIy
twenty-three-and he actually fell
in love- with with this beautiful
pleasant, Joyous Minnie Danforth,
his employers daughter. But tile
strangest part Of the; occurrece was
that Minnie returned his love ear-
nestly, truly and frankly, and prom
ised to wed him at a favorable time.
Things went on merry for a time,
/ but old Danforth discovered~ GER
tain glances and attentions between
them which excited his envy and
suspicious. Very soon afterwards
Joe learned The old mans mind III
regard to his future disposal Of
Minnie,s. hand he quickly saw
hopeless one unless he resorted to
stratagem, SO he set bis wits at once
to work, BY agreement, an appa.
rentlv settled dislike and coldness
was observed by the lovers toward
each other for five or six months,
and the father saw as he believed,
with satisfaction, that his previous
fears were premature. Then by the
agreement also between them, Joe
|absented himself from home at
evening, and night after night, for
full three months long, did Joe dis
appear as soon as his work was fin
ished, to return home only at late
bed time. This was unusual, and
old Danforth determined to know
the cause Of it. .~,',.
Joe frankly confessed that he
was in love with a mans daughter,
who resided less than. three miles
distant, but after a faithful attach
ment between them for several
months, the old man had utterly
refused his application for the young
lady's hand. .-@ -'2%.5 vi, ..~7.
| This satisfied him that he had
made a mistake in regard to his
own child, and he would help. Joe
/ to get married, and thus stop all
hlrther trouble or suspicion at home.
'sDo yo71 like her?''- z.o. Nv. 49,. .>.. =
" 7 es, sir-yes." .....
".Then marry her"
/ ."But I scan't-her father OBJ
jects.'" ."1~.""<'os IL: .e9a' 'e,.". - >>%>
20 Poh! let him DO SO, what need
you care! Runaway with her"
+" Elope? ?'' ':;a@'ss ~S'' = n. ,:.@'>.. :.
":Y es'! OFF with her at once. If
the gal will join you right? Marry
her, bring her here, You may have
NE cot>tage. .at fhe toot off. & ne lane
Ell furnish it for you; your wages
shall be increased, and the old man
may like it; Or not ..'. .s':,.' ~
il 0But-'' .s7'17s:@ss I'll: - ss ' +: -
'"But no. butsz, Joe. Do as bid
you; 60 about it at once; and:
q g 7 ou will stand BY. me 2" 80. =.
| ;" Yes, to, the last. ! know; rf Joe:
you're good fellow, and q good
workman, and. will make anybody
q. good son Or q good husband.'