, 1863-11-29
JANUARY AND MAY;
Attempted Elopement ;ef% an Old
Man Of Fifty with, a: 80
School Girl. ~
d Sfx-1snrre11ed Argument Iso,
;. lore the Church Door.

LAST summer, It win be remembered The f,h,-.,,~.
psone turned 70 plenles" N II 'twers second a.
tuse with them. The excursion ticket ad nult. ali
10 Inc 1a privilege, and there was no discrt,nfns.
Ion between Old oryoung, ,rieh or poor, Msny we1a
Inc lsds and lasses that found secluded SHADY bov
es Ia which to breathe their arst loye-,hls il az
peeeo-looSeo upon as a natural consequences
growing out Of the pie mic excursion. We NAV A.
Hos1 say II was part Of the programme.
bot ths1c was IN attachment formed At one. OF
the later Catholic picnics which, with Ia nals IA
Of 10 remarkable character that wp give the mar
uenlass In Tho crowd upon the carr, an old man
VINO ts on tht shady aldo Of aitJ, who h,s \ fsg
etose On West Canal street, was thrown into tho
company pS beautiful little miss Of fourteen suua
mefs-a romping, playful rosy-cheeked school Rtsa,
Who had nevef tested Tho realities Of liGe Tae o!d
man, attracted BY The ttoc, playful, polite u,anrcs
of the little miss, paid her fuly ranch assea:on
NJ ~oald be expected from athesiy old uaaa to q
pleasant achool gita. She accepted bis orersurts
AID kind acts while upon tho grounds snl on their
way home. without thinking he meant more than
friendly kindness. Fur tbs matter did rot atop
here. The old u.n had vlaions Of tbs, talt-taircd
girl erer before bis eyes. Whether upon ,hs ft1ec,
OF he elta1nE thr ragt brought into Lis stosu as
tas ragged utcus and children from tho e.rcts h.s
mind w4e eve7 npou The teausitaI ltttr e,l he had
ratt i: the picnic. But what was 10 b donef Ito
IN old raSbuycr, and she tho budding flower ps 4
wealthy md influential fAmnyl Row corM l,e
case to aAk hct hard Id mar1tasse-far lbs. was
~hxt he hsd determined upon- In one WY and
anothes, without the knorlpdga Of tho pascntI 10
gained her society, 1t dlvu,s tlmus aud pisces he
iasished presents uron heE, and msde hitntelf ps.
ucu1a.ay agreeable 10 her, and Strange a. II may
tesu, tbs two wars 1na1ly enxsscd TO bs married,
entirely wishost thu knowaodsc or eontent Of her
| ps-cHtt. -, =;
The day 1xed fur the ceremony that was 10 hcpl
| .egrsheT jaarssy aad May, VIZ. Thanksgiving hay.
NJ tarep O'Clock IN The sftssnoon. osal1 this TIC
f.Ei1E were en!ine3y 1saotant 70 sh.ewd.y had ,hs
kep: her own eoEnse1, eren hsom hs- psranta AID
brother. -
But ahe had psid less astcasipn 70 her stuiles
she laiss; s,Sles, whies ssSsstea 70 ,se psssnts
Her b1other who Lad bcaa be. most ati1as:e eona.
wAs eonddlne in laethtr, And that t. wa ,rca,ed
/ With coHEaradre Indifference BY k!s sletes, who
va = dear TO h,ra :. hss own liz, and 10 ds,ef-
closely watched acs movements stom day to day.
raw her walk out, erd saeet tho old EAR doubtless
ssssiisa ses s I'd e. asou, ns es
| the s.rec!s, until she returned home ptd ikeu ID
ssilsd e sa!n snY kaasiaet9sy reply an to the OBJ
In ,he snsrzoon ot IhanEseisins bsJ 1a. c..rs.ec
drove up before she too: q 81 rS-iienes of Ill
fesr youny saty isascnix, aud she stepped uu. oi
ths DOOR. sa>l1k 70 hsr q ana rat M. B h.d
| stsSe d.nru $ leisusely sou4d Iwn OF three
sqosrea, sd nnaEy .tonped sn tsuai Of ths
Catholic Church. On tho North Side 1'as
hspiher. = young man. Though unobse-ted hy
sAe representatives. Of ether Janna1Y Or May, wss
ca the!t ttark, sti intent upan protecting his b,
asn q afiy. sad tie nale iii II srsesn ~
h.d Aighitd ul1Aa The sidewalk. ps~p@ratasy so
their :. sprta.ance before. the hynet,ial a[sar,
| lie whole xdxIs 6Ashcd acsoss thr ynuuI mkn*s
| nlna-hc could ucw undcts,snd rusny se1s Of kIa
pi.ter, that had before been ~ ut,fgua t. him
tctenslons. which ~rra no.hlns irss than that ol
marrying bis aiHtef. Adcspefatt Lierak4 dc.n4nd.
1 ds<p pefatc sencd.-the brother sserped In ttoul
or tho old 'decelrer, ~ he wAe sppfoacifln. the
ehut4 cbos, and prsteutlng revolver, told him iu
Language that eon:d not be mlsqodsf>tosd. that Il
! he would blow him thIouxh-thas be would soanri
follow his Sister 10 hr grave tnan rec btg lnsssiet
10 him. Ihc old DEE began 10 argue the ease-the
little miss cried tnE, srcra 81 fear
both, and ~ tEv old ttow etiu slsAllh{ly ru:eaet
hls +iers towards ,he door. be- wat stopped By sSs
other step, except Il b. 1t the peril Of his 1lfe
l. The organ Eat pskyfug In xA1n, and in shin uat
ihe altar Ehed rp, The trio got INTO the eas1iac.
togesher, the htothes Azd slater upon tho hzcA
s~as, the Disappointed ela lerst sit.iui aioas
thut, h 10 The ,,5Ise. The o:e rau looked uoso4t
and sallrn tho girl wept h.ttesiy when the rcal
!trd the Latel e1os which abe was about volunsasi,
f.ting Into. aud tar young r1an apparently cntoyrt
lie satisfaction VI having ~sscd hls slater from II,
palty slleA,r from ulc carriage. the old naan tool
.osn ais anticipated bride rome Of the articles
f.r.s WHICH he hlG presented ~ he5, and -uads
1ssckr fos hi. rag shcp. .,. ~.