The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-03-25
EiODcsnAeatS.

lho species OF amusement known by tho abovs
nn'ne, has been, for tho last year or two, aud in
fact, still is, extraordinarily popular
1t seems rs it tho rising generation was fully
CONVINCED that marriage is something. to be great
" ashamed OF, or else the seed sown by the ro-
nance writers OF the puSt age Is bearing a goodly
portion ot fruit In former timus il John wante,i.
to wed with Mary, ho went aud told her SO, like an
honest youth. II Sha was willing, she said, ASK
pa! and pa sGttIci the question. Ii John waS
III lustrlonS, temperate, aud woto-do ia raid
" All right! and Mary became Mrs. John. Ii
John was not, pa said, "n1!" and Mary got over
it, and mar led some one else
1t must bc confessed that this was not SO ro-
mantle MS an elopement There was no slIrprs..
and no scandal among tho nsighbors Bat the,
Johns and Marys were very happy. They raised
crops, aad built hodses, and spun cloth, and bora
children and fulfilled their simple destiny as we'll
us it could be done.
Now however, . nous GponS change tout celia"
Mary sees john from the boarding school window.
and sees that he makes eyes al her in passing
The next time he passes. she contrives that he
shall sae her again, aud little bit OF eye-co euetry
8 the result. Process repeated several times, whsn
john being, of course, in love, from his boot.hesls
up, finds out Mary'S name. aad indites her aow-
cry episIc, saying;
Meet me by moonlight alone!"
To this Mary replies, and meets him John
squeezes Mly'S hand, talks moonlight and Chldo
Harold, aud goes home feeling as ii he had been
living on honey and maple sap for week. Mary
goes home feeling ditto. st.t
correspondence enses on sweGt-smolling pink
paper with gilt edges, but in which all the words
arr spelled wrong, and the English grammar to-
tally ignored. All OF n sudden, somu fms morn
ing, Mary turns up missing, and John also They
are not heard OF for week when they return
Alr and Mrs. John, and 90 down on their knee
pans to beg the old folks forsiyness.
Being altogether too young and inexperienced
TO appreciate what they arc about, ten chances in
twelve they quarrel before tho honeymoon ia
over. john hnds The broom handle scraping ac-
quaiHtance with his head, aud Mary, though a
bon'le appears in public with black ewes. How
much better is this we should like to know, than
the old style of doing things?
Romance isa nice article--a very pretty article
-but IL may be purchased little too dearly
lifetime OF misery is hardly atoned for by fort.
night Of sugary sentiment, aud it behooves Young
people to think twice before they run their heads,
into moose from which there is no escapnR.
We would recommend those of our readers who
contemplate any movement Of this kind 10 cou-
snll their parents on the subject II The old folks
agree TO It, the young cues may elope as much Gs
they like, and will be entirely jlStiaabs therein,
There are cases, undoubtedly, where Running
away Is quite right, but these ara exceedingly rare
and require a most singular combination of cir
cumS'Vnces Generally the mania proceeds from
the effects of Ssuus Gobhs rOmances. acting on a
feeble brain, and shoaId be treated accordingly.-
Golden Prise,