The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-02-13
stlerteh Sturp.
Mar ying in a Hurry.
OR THE
FIRST NIGHTS TROUBLES.

|One touch Of nature makes the whole
world kim" Very much so--and there
is strong touch Of aforesaid in the fol-
lowing very we'll told story by a CORES.
pondeut Of the Cleveland Herald
A young girl, apparently about seven
teen years OF age, was seated upon pile
Of cheese. boxes, with her two little bro
theirs, aged eleven and thirteen years.
They were orphans, bound from Allegha.
ny, Pennsylvania, to Michigan. where
they expected to find home with an un~
ce
After having purchased second class
tickets for the three, tue girl had spread
her old quilt on the pile of cheese boxes
, and prepared to pass the night in quie.
tude. She had hardly arranged her nest,
1 however, before she was accidentally dis
] covered by second class passenger, a
= tall young man of twenty three years,
3 who had loved her in secret almost from
! her infancy, aud who, for the past two
: years, bad been rafting lumber on the
Ohio river. Having acquired about two
4 hundred dollars in hard currency, he came
TO Cleveland on the tenth TO participate
N in the celebration, when, as he expressed
it some mean kuss had picked his pock.
ct of every dsrned cent but four dollars
Being unable to find the thief or the
money 1e had started for the West with
B. the determination to hire out on farm.
TO lis surprise and JOY he found himself
ON hoatl tue same vessel with the object
Of lis hearts earliest affec,io5s.
Slidhg up to her, he exclaimed,
Win, Cynthia Ann! why. how do
YOU dcyi l didn't hardly know you
Why, bow you've crowd! Where are
you going z
I'm going to unole's in Michigan was
the feeble reply You knew mother was
dead, didn't you =
why no" and his voice sofened.-
When did she die, Cynthia Annl'
'Shelied last Jauuary Uncle wrote
TO ne Fat Il I'd come up there bed give
me aud the boys home
'Cynhia Ann ! and the young mans
voice ttmbled there amt no man'l be
so glad 10 give you u hcne rs | will J.
I've sers thought G heap Of you l
tod yehr mother when you wasn't more'u
80 higi, that when YOU growed up WAS
-j'st'ay the word and you're to hum
now "
'Wlat'Il become OF the Loysl inqur
ed rleagita,e'! madea.
'fIlgo with you and leave 'em TO your
uncle'l and then wen go home West and
hire o., this fall aud winter, ard then
next Srirg we'll buy small farm aud
live Il hum
The girl gave warm sigh of accep.
tarce, leaned her head against the honest
breaaof the hardy youth, AS much as to
say, you wan: anything take it.
Ih'man snalched kiss from her ripe
ruby Fps, sprang down. from the cheese.
boxes,sud exclaimed.
1T here's q Justice Of the peace, re
make n venerable looking old man
from York State, 'remount the cheese.
boxes nd YOU shall be married man
i'll les, han five minu,es.'
wei, hold on, squire amt got no
money but III give you an all jofired
4 good Se.'
'Neer mind about The pay Il the
"oribysqlre, III take my pay in seeing
you bApy.'
The blow mounted the pile Of cheese,
c'asped he hands OF his dearly beloved,
and in bree minutes the ceremony was
perfosnsi-he had entered into a new
existence Kissing bis little bride once
= on her ready lips. he seated himself on n
big chees and commenced, no doubt, for
the firstsime TO realize what he was,
where 10 was, what he bad done, and
what oyht and must be done.
StarRg up suddenly, he exclaimed,
half alhd, to himself,
Wei by hokey, this is a pretty hard
way ofpassing the first night !
The tids blushed. and replied,
'Nevs mind, John. we are just AS bap-
py as live we're rich. Come, sit down
~ But lbn had an idea, and he was
I. Hmh Pst 4 in operation. Go:og TO
a'is pile Of baggage, consisting Of one
large rreabLag, containing q change of
4 shirts, socks, neckerchief and old boots,
he took from the leg Of one Of the boots
an excellent axe. aud walking up to ths
clerks office, he exclaimed.
y say. look here cap'n, I've paid for q
deck passage, but / want bed for my,
! self aud w--i--sef I sin't got no mon
ey. but here Is IN all jo6red good axe
The gentleman in the Office replied that
the clerk had stepped out, but would bs
back again in few moments whsrs,
upon the man wSs back TO the arl16Le5
cheese to lcE E @s ate precious tree
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