The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-01

brushed up and went rite at her again
Everybody was perfectly surprised to see
him gwine back to old Mr. Darling's, az
ter the way he had been treeted by Bet
tY; but they were a good deal more sur
Iprissd, and the boys were terribly alarm
led in ,abeut month at the headway he
seemed to be maxim in his suit. All al
once, Miss Bettys conduct seemed ts
change towards him, and though hel
father and mother was terribly opposed
to the match, any hedy could see thai
she was, beginning to like the seheolmas-
ter very well. .:.s
Things went en- in this way for while
till bineby cid Mr.. Darling begun to get
SO uneasy about it that he told Mr. Doo-
little enc day that he mustn't GENE to his
house ne more; and if he kecht him send
ling any more love letters and kiss verses
to his daughter by his nigger gals, he d
make one of his beys give him an all fred
eewhiain'. sfsase Aa -
| = ~ 3ul. DoUltltiS uiuHII care loF tHaI
neither, He csuld see near Miss Betty
VIXEN she come sheppis. in stores in
town and there was mers'n enc way to git
letter to her What did he care fer that
old Darling? His daughter was he'd and
har in love with him, aad was justine gal
tesrun away with him toe, if she was op-
posed by her parents. And as fer the
property, he was certain of that when he
get the gal, aHT .4o.r-..4 ..es.1s
OHe Sunday when there was no school,
Mr.. Deolittle wentts old Squire Rogers,
and tsld him he must be ready ts marry
couple that night at exactly tea o'clock
s@Nam, ses he, o't'yes musn't say a
werd to nobody, Squire. The license is.
all ready, aud the party wants it to be
very private" Ts' .z7i5es1sas' ei,o
Squire Rogers was on. Of the Most
accsmmodatia cid felle-s in the wsrld en-
snch occasions. Mrs. Rogers was mon
streus' Granny. crsss cid lady, and moth
ing done the cid Squire SO much COED as
D sa
to marry ether people; it dian't make
any odds whe they was, besides, Mr.
Deelittle was an injured man, and great
scholar, in his opinion, and Belonged to
his church. -. -. -. : -. !. -.
Mr.. Doelittle had arranged the whele
business in first rate order. Miss Betty
was to meet him at the snd Of her fathers
lane, disguised in dress borrowed fer
the occasion when he was to take her in
close one horse barouche, and '.fy With
her on, the wings of love" as he said be
woulazte the Squire's sfice whar they
was to be united in bands Of wedleck be-.
fore any body in the village know'd any
thing about it. He had made arrangements.
at the hotel eori > roem, which he seed
fixed up himself fer the auspicious eeca-i
sion; and he had writ letter to friend
Of his down in Augusty, to be thar the
next ,weet, to take charge Of his schsol,
as he thought. it nsught be necessary fer
him to keep out theavay of old Darling
"a few weeks, till the old fsller cosld have
time ia de5 nae sde te i7aai er sid q s'ii s1efs
All asy MIrrS Dsolittle was i I.rstliug1
.abost as if E.e wasn't certain which end
he steods sen,f while the sunshine Of his
#hea rt abeained ltrsa yhis taileracolerea face
in away to let everybsd know something
extraordinsry1was gwinete to happen. msd
/ IJesf altar dark he msught beer seen
driving out by himself in barouche to- 4
wards oidi Mr. Darling's. Evsrybsdy
'speeteei something. and all hands was Oh
the lock cut. 1t was plain to see Squire
II Rsgsrs.siniporiance wassswellsd upas con
siasrably,with souei hing new, but nobody
Eesuldn't get word cut of him.
Nh Doslittlse didn't spare the lash af-
ter he got out Of sight of ftsHn, and With
strained eyes and palpitatin' heart, he
soon reached the place appsintes to meet
Ethe object Of his consuning affections.
/ Was. she fhar? Nc yes! it is. Yes
thar She IS the dear creature The skirt
of her nank kseny nyridin dress, what sets
close to her angelic form fstterin' il. the
hfe eze She stands timidly srsuchin
Iby the fence heldin' her vale close ever
her lovely face, trenblin' in every jeint
fer. fsar, she msHght be discovered and
teri. away frsn the arms Of her devoted
! Ebenezsr. d yfEssDI as :
i dearest angel p ses he, in Jew yeics
i "Oh, Ebenezsrr' and kind . fell in
his arms.
"Csmpess yourself, my lever'
as0lf, If father sheuld-
4 "Den't fear. dearest creature, my arm
shall protect yeu against the werld."
/ And he was jest gvine to pull away her
1yeiI te kiss her 'afsa s.,1 sof
If 'oh?. ses she, e"aid'nt I hear some:
body comin'?''e ,'.l' ei,' ~.
@Ehl" sss' he, 'ieekia' round, aLet's
git in. my dear
4 And with that he helped her ints the
\ baroache and eontented himself with i'm
4 printfngja a burhin kiss that almost singed
1.-THE kid sgioye on her httls hands, as he
s'telesed the door. Then jumpin on the
frent seat, he drove as fast as he ceuld to
Itswn, encsuragin' all the way, and swear
1inats her how he wsuld love her and
make her happy, and tellin' her hew her
4 father and neither weuld forgive her, and