The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-27
A DOMESTIC ROMANCE.
WldOwer of Seventy-five Falls In Love
with Woman of Twenty-four-A New
Way to Stop a Wedding.

"A "luOWer OF SeVenty-hve Falls In Love
with a Woman of Twenty-four-A New
Way to Stop a Wedding.
Springfield L) correspondence 50. Louis Republican
In the adjoining township resides Alexis p, a
we)lto-do farmer. He is a widoWer of twelve
years. standing, and has attained the patriarchal
age OF three score and fifteen years. His family
consists of an only son, Frank, not quite of age,
and three daughters, OF the ages respectively Of
twenty-to twenty-seven, and thirty-tWo.
Though in intellectual dotage, Mr.. P. Is physi-
cally, for one of his years, a very proper man;
hale, erect, an vigorous. His large possessions
have aroused the cupidity OF not few advanced
widows. Indeed, he Is regarded as q decsded
''catch," and strenuous efforts have been made
to ensnare mis- affections. But the aged gentle
man, though sympathetic enough, is after tender
deer. Having liquorlsh tooth, or rather no
tooth at all, his preferences tend TO the more
youthful Of his admirers.
Miss Fanny b. 1--WE suppress names for the
sake OF relatlons) is the daughter of poor but
respectable farmers, neighbors OF the P.'s. She
is a genteel girl of unsophstcated manners but
limited education. She had been taught to
ldolize the wealthy man. The playfellow Of
P.'s daughters, she has grown up with them and
is of the same age with the youngest, 10 wit,
twenty years old Strange to say (for il is
strangel? old Mr.. p. has fallen desperately in
love with Fanny.
HIS suit has been favored by her folks, actual
| marriage contracted, and nothing remained but
the solemnizatton. Our informant, Rev. Mr.
O-e, OF the Episcopal Church, had been sum-
IuOueu 10 CSleDrute lDe nupJldl ceremonies,
Although hostile to the marriage, the daughters
of the gay Alexis had made no opposing demon
stration. On the day previous to the ceremony,
the son Frank exhibited a decided bellgerent
spirit. And here comes in the romance.
Frank declared, amid a whole cataract of
profane embellishments, that his father should
not bring such young mother into the house.
He swore the old man should not marry the
girl. Despite license, priest, and inclination,
there should be an end TO it; there should be no
marriage. How would he prevent in He would
show them about noon OF the day preceding the
one appointed for the wedding: An undertaken
from SprinP field brought coffin to The house
of Mr.. b. Frank took charge of 1t, and de.
posted it with suitable gravity in the principal
room.
Frank then caused the family meat-axe,
ghastIy. horrible cleaver, to be ground and
sharnened Then he announced his design. He
swore (for Frank is fast and spoiled youth)
there should be funeral, but no wedding.
Reversing the order OF things, he declared the
wedding.baked meats should coldly furnish forth
a funeral; that Fanny, instead of BRIDE should
De a corpse; that his father might have fune-
raj. but no wedding; that, standing there at the
Threshold OF his paternal mansion, when she
came 20 celebrate the nuptials, he would,
with that same sharpened meat-axe cleaVe her