New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-13

4 John could not resignedly look calmly ut the
prospect of losing Hannah, and after many strug.
giles with his conscience, rendered dgubly stern
and unyielding by ministerial studies, he proposed
| to her TO run away with him, in regular old
fashioned style midnight-a postohaise mar.
Tago at The first station and perpetual blizs there
after.
This suited Hannah's romance very we'll but II
did not suit her common sense nor her sefse 81
4 duty. Johns arguments, however, were speeious.
i lhey loved each other could never he happy apart,
and why should they sacrifice lifetime Of happi-
/ ness TO the prejudice of u man who wgs uureason-
! able ana unyieidng? Ii would DO I'LL right in the
eRd, joan said. and after many tears aua much
hesitation Hannah consented.
| The ride 10 the next town was n tearful one 10
Hannah that dark night, and even JOHN. WHO ill.,
where he coulddircct and urge on the driver couI3
not but feel auXous to have over that brief core.
laony 10 which Is attached such lifelong Fe5uits
John, do you know the minister whom YOU ex.
poet 10 call upon?' faItered Hannah. har heart
quakins more and more the nearer she drew to
tho knot. ... .
Never saw him in my lire." John answered,
but my friend Laden assured me would flnd one
here
! g But what if he refuses to be disturbed at this
hour?n
q He will do great deal, I'm told, Tor fer
| u was hut a few minutes after thst the chaisa
! drew up before two-story stone house, but IL
was 80 dark 1t was almost impossible 10 find the
door storm was evidently rising and added to
the high wind which had been blowing for tho last
| half hour, few heavy splashes OF rain as John
raped, told the runaways the rest Of their journey
! would be stormy one.
whats the matter?" said man, evidently
laborng under bad cold, putting h;a head ont Of
the upper window.
g Are you minister"
Yes" ...
/ "W yon marry canpeyn
lcs, provided there is respectable foe for me-
II | ineommode myself to ensure other peoples
happiness must he paid for it,"
"Ofcourse, here's half eagle for you, sir. in
advance-l only wish | was able to give dit feel
I willing to'
The window fell and the minister was at the
door 50 quickly, il seemed IS If he must have
come down on the wings of the bird that adorned
his promised lee
" Womb you object to coming 70 the carriage.
sIE asked Joiln ~ tpe minister pOcketsi the coin
John proGered him. /" It rams 80 fnst row ] dis.
like 10 ask the lady u aightH
The minister had no objection whatever. aud NJ
| 't-'F4 lt"sA'AA''NNA
man and wife not forgetting call down for item
the blessing Of heaven, aad Ia cordially give them
his own.
| Before the good man could sgsiH get into bed
he was called upon 10 go aud see Is dying member
OF his church, and aftur he had closed his eyes for
ever, and once as;ain drencted and weary reached
home, be struck light. and drew out the half
eagle, Which ne tell necessary to add 70 his sense
| ot duty 10 make hin rceouciled 10 the nights
iao9r5 de laid The coin upon hid hand started
uttered m ejaculation; held up TO the light, felt
in every pocket; looked in his hat and shook out
his pocket handkerchief. d" IL is sic very thing he
gave me, y he grnaned-''a regular swinde, cheat,
hypocrte he s, to call Inc Out OF my feather bed
keep ME ten minu in dreuchng rain, get mar.
red by me, and pay me with cid cent--illst an
old mculdy copper! the rascal and to tell me-, a.
minister OF the gospel, to my face ii was half.
eagle! I'll be revengrd. Will I'll follow them !.
what OF the rain | can wrap up. I'LL follow them
instantly"
john said Hannah as day begeu to break, IL
have prescntlnent that we are pursued
Z" II is the prerogative OF your sex TO have IRE.
sentiments John sud with 3 smile. What If
we ore pursued, we are married. At the same
time he remembered that within the last half h1ur
as they gained the summit Of hill. be haA seen
|
own course but W ne had Just said, hat Of ~
ihele IN sothtoeay shouting az Us to stop
znf, SAD the driver, Io"ktpg hack shall stop.e
SAT yenr peril, answered John. Hyon must
haze US Al the Cross Roads N just eight lniautes,a
ne coAlhhe't, rhliiHB 9ut hls watch, 10 0Fdef ra
lnthi your ennIracl-once there, you ohn stop az
| long Us you hNe,
INC last horse VI tAe pursuer, In these trying
eight minutes gained rapidly The jsde4 stacds
OF the pursued Bat Inc Ia ter reached the Gross
hohd7, aiRhted, aud were u.hered INTO the little
pafi"f Just Us the i9faer areE rem ut the end oil
| we piazza =.
Lel tae pass, iet me pass " cried the new
conner, mpaIiehly shaking the rain from his CLOAK,
| must nave speech WIN That young villain that
inst stopped here, hefeFe he escapes me again.
ana brushing past the onwing landlord, he burst
mo the ttle paFlpr Ja't u john on his knees be-
lore HANNAH was Tying to unite the Knot 10 her
| behhee siFlhg7' "hlch hef trembling fingers pre-
vented hef nom 1na'ttsfof rsrlt.
| Jus. nlar'l9n t"',' aun IN oE'eo sac mn
| i5tef. bringing ms haho hfaV'iy Gown on the