Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-04-25

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will show you star that will eclipse your
bright particular; and a star, too, thas
has golden light, which adds new lus-
ter to her beams.
WELL good.by; and l wish you sue,
cess in Jour pursuit of pile Of gold.'
One.would have thought the whole
world was out that evening, to have stood
on one street Of Wrentham, and listened
to the sleigh bells, as they tinkled aud
lrattled and crashed, as the forty sleighs,
freigbted with their precious burdens of
lads and lasses, dashed down the rock
bound valleys of Moss.
The night was frosty; oh, SO frosty /;
and the stars twinkled and blinked, as if
they also enjoyed the fun of tho sleigh
ride; and tho horses bounded along as if
proud Of being in the gay procession.
As the Sleishs dashed through the vii
lage, windows were thrown up and doors
flung OpOu, and the startled people rushed
cut to see what was the matter. Such a
gay procession don't often break the
mon notOny of that quiet LITTLE village
and when, it came, in all its grandeur and
magniicenoe, with silvery bells and
laughing boys aEd girls, it was not te be
wondered at that the village should be
startled and surprised, and they should
drop all, and drush out, unmindful of the
biting, frosty air. u5a
And the eighty laughing boys and
girls we're then on their way.
The fourth sleigh in the crashing.
jingling procession, contained the fail
ms'am Alice Linvill, and the young
farmer, Harry Benson.
The Florence Hotel was distant some
six or eight miles from Wrentham, and
Harry had ample time to tell his tale Of
love. And while the stars looked down
and twinkled with frosty 5rilliancy.
and the hills around echoed and re.ech-
oed with the tinkling Of thousands Of
pleighnbells, he did tell his tale of love.
He told her he had loved her ever since
she first came among them; he told her
he was poor, but if she would consent to
be his bride he would ever strive to make
her happy; he told her he wnnld strew
her path with flowers he told her he
would love her forever; and ho told her
great many other things it would be
useless to repeat, in fact he got poetical,
and said just such queer things as good
many other boys do, when they come to
the sticking point
Alice loved him, and SIZE said so.
She consented to be his wife-she said
yes, in the sweetest tones imaginable,
aud when she did say yes, it threw Harry
into SPELL and regardless Of the look
ers-on in the sleigh behind, flung his
arms around her ard kissed her half a
dozen times The consequence of this
was, Harry's horse became frightened at
the several smAcks, and as Harry couldn't
hold the linss and Alice at once, the
horse ran over the bank aDd upset the
happy couple into snow drift; they
were soon picked up, however, nothing
serious having occurred, and the process
sion again shot on at lightning speed
toward the hotel. ,53 ,
AS the story writers say, | have but
little more to add. "a
Alice informed Harry of her wealth,
as they returned home that night from
the party, and why she played the part
Of school ma'am, Harry broke out
again in Joyous spell, but he was careN
full this time to use but one arm in his
vehement and delighted gestures. ,
After school had expired, she returned
to the city, and in a short time was mar
ried to Harry Benson. 9sa 81 a5rl
Theleyes of the villagers opened wide
in astouishment when the story came out
that Harry Benson had married Alice
Linville, aud that she was worth fifty
thousand dollars.
Harry and Alice are now living on q
large farm near the village, and neither
of them have forgotten the bargain they
made ana sealed that frosty January
night while taking together their first
sleigh ride. a''| t'9s2 g 80 ''o1