, 1863-01-22
No.s2
Love IN q Steel Trap.

bliB4 GOD himself. as shall show you IN TIE eeqad
q tAis brief story. --as = q .ss ei-rTi gd
"Pnt yin yoa 60 tonight" '.ue's
"AOS i / have old BiOS sehihd the barA, q
twelve, you'll he waiting inside, and wen drive q
New York andget married right straight % In
reel 2" >
@Ye. When al the iolIsare in bed and aSlsep;
I'll steal ont or the aashhOnse door 70 10 the barn,
get 10, and disguise myself When yOu come, put
ii your finger, In the 1gteh, Gpep the barn door,
and IN drOpiutO yOnrarms liee ! fipeapple. Oh l
ido 90 love to run aNuyi Wont Il be delight
The speakers were Joe CIasseSis and Mary SElIsi.
need not Iiehti6n that the5 were lOvets. Mdtys
father was prosperous farmer IN Connecticut, Ghd
Mary herself one Of the widest htheaded, ,meut
romantic, inhoeeht and afectionate creatures ever
made after the almost divine model Of mother Eve.
Joe was generous impulsive youth, Whose parents
had once seen 6atieHng days, but bad Of l6te ben
unfortunate, and fallen into comparative l0TertH
Farmer Miller, % he grew rich, grew ambitious,
Mary was bis only child be looked 70 her settle
ment in the world q q means Of Is own social
advancemeht and had 1ltetdy seleeied, II hismihdS
eye, suitable match i6t her,, OF cOMss, Joss
attentions, therefore did not meet with sapprpEn
and while be was unwilling 70 be thought sordid
enough to reject Joe openly for bis lack Of heaht,
be had suggestsd to that young sdyshluiet "a
prOpriety q absguting himself dItogetba from
MaFys attractive presence. This done, Be. bad
assured Mary Of bis resolution 70 dispose Of heg
hand according 70 biz own bottoms q feminine
T nesa not Eay tEat thsss facts operating Spua
The mind Of thoughtlesS, loving, eetehizic, iid
spirited child, like Mary, had peculiare1ect That
very moment she determined 70 marry Joe Claverss
He was evidently persecuted: persecution only
made him the deaFef 70 her, She ei1ked him before,
but nov she loved him. IN net, Tie more ~
thought Of Il, the more she was eonVi1coa that ~
was an angel and that perfect idolatry on her part
would only be an act OF noble devotion.
II Farmer Miller bud been Z ssasble man, hdd
at all disposed to stndS human nature, Be would
have adopted perhaps Hyery different course to.
wards bis waywArd dadghter. he would have
introduced bin proposed Son-in-law, and forbidden
her, at the same time, 70 indulge IN The slightest
regard for him. The probability Is that she would
sight, and given Joe bic eOnEs without further eS
emOayS but Farmer Miller bad Q way Of hiseWn
in ell things, and he was satised that should MARY
feel disposed 70 play him trick, BE was quiteable
to manage Roland ibF her Oliver.
The very nett mbfnlnk aIlei b Ma q IA ~
opened hismind, rs be called II, to bic daughter
be luckily happened 70 sec Joe ClaTers make hi1
iurtive entrance into the kitchen where Mary was
busily at work, but not singing as usnAl, lot -
was brooding over the panenlal cruelty 81 4
Farmer Miller did i0t permit inaiy minutes ID
elapSe before hs had placed himself ii tic wash,
house which adioiped the kitchen, % that be might
hear all that passed between the discofted l0Veii
He did heat tbe dialogue viii which ! haye conf
menced this narrative. He posseshed hihiSslf n.
the plan Of the contemplated elupement, and hs
was sstiaied
isle i going to run away. q s6a = be sIHd q
himself @l'II teach him 1 lesson, ] NhftAnt fnst
and as pr the little gPse IN settle her busins,s
very speedily" b.. ~ -ll d, 4.l,. : ....f .,...ii.
A6er tea hat evening, Mary retired to ksffiislt
room, her heart beating with anxiety Ior tie api
proach OF midnight. Her surprise may b imagined
Wheh, hglf an hour alteFWards she found herself :
pfisoherl She tried The handle q tle lock-. Il
would not novel WhAfGaSto b d6nef Gould
il have been fastened On her.by aetidaAtf She
called for her lhther, and be came. ,..is.l a,,Is
ton, without, however openihe tie chamber door
SMy door is fast, 6daf I can't ga Uutl'' Y as.i
avery vel, deaPS' dns his Fepy = 30 70 ledi
like q good girl. and III open i ID Ne morning.
She knew i was not Of the slgA.et W % -
monstrate he must BY sotls means have diSt6ve
ered her design. She could % nothing but we9p
and blie her lips with vexati0nsa y fas a3
The next thing the iAriher did was 10 vilit ~
barn. As usual, IL Md A lsrge yagOndeaI, y
which was cut for common use smaller entrance;
The latter was only secured By The ordinary Itlch
inside, which xds illed h he customary way, by
thFustlng inget inthroagh 4 small hOle made y
the door, beDeath the lateh for tbe purpose
Farmer Miller remained ID the barn l6Hg ehod88
to arrange matters to suit hisprivase pufpcee and
then, coming out through the stable that adjonedi
or rather lay partly beneath il, be walked quietly
home, laughing heartily 70 himself Ne first list
eted al his daughters door, and hSdiae Rll qule2
retired 10 bis oRn room ahd NeAt % sleep' "a 10
just bsioge. .ptidhight, 4 iieaise and Wagon drew
silently up on the road behind Farmer Hers barn,
Joe Cavers got stealthily out Of tbe vehicle,
jumped the fence, and crept cautiously around %
the door Of the building In question How happy
he ieltl In another moment Mary would BE- hig
own! In the morning she would be bis darling
little vile Farmer MilIsf would storm, of eourse
but the farmer IOSed BIS daughter deGrly. Hevtl
proud Of her. He would therefore relent, forgive
and bless them Full Of these delightful hnlicipa-
tons, Joe thtist bis finger In ths hole Of Tie e1fhk
door 10 feachthe latch, bui---s-Ahl hoe y yRIl1d
inside, so as to catch any ohiyuding Object baq
snapped, and bis bleeding 6nger vas held fist b
sharp teeth. ~ sf'ilai saS - i'g
It was d cold night. aaa Joes FEELINGS may b
eoujeotuFed rs be stood these shivering slAkio
hour aier hour. unable 10 move lfOzi the spot held
prisoner BY the savage instrument, biz lacelaied
finger occasiOning him exquisite agony and BE
heart fairly sinking into bis boots with the convic:
tion that daybFeak would only expose him 70 III
farmers indignation and the village ridicnle. 3
Just at dawn. Farmer Millet, eAiehling oyel
the sneccss OF bis ruse, went down 70 the barn.
There still stood Joe. and bot lhr "a the hoite a1d
Wagod.. Ineed DOT ~ hoN Joe iiiplpfee pli1unl
aad promised etetythiAg hat could Be dciiied q
purchase II and silenee. Farmer Miller and y
finally closed baFEAin. Joe Nas rrluasd. Ny
more Farmer Miller gave hin one hundred Do.
lars. atSa before noon Doe Nas h Ntw fofk - feel
Or lo@& whence Be aiterWdrh snieEpiea % ~