Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-04-19
Conrse OF Love in Missouri.

Over in Missouri there lives Mrs.
Hempdale, who has, or had a daugh-
ter named Laura, who loved man
named Jack. This man Jack she
didn't like, but was informed by a
neighbor that Jack and Laura had
arranged plan Of elopement. Her
mind was quickly made up. She an
pounced to Laura, the next morning,
that she was going to Bellville on
visit, to be gone three days, and that
she must be good girl and not tear
the house down while she was gone
away.
That night Jack knew it, and as
he read the nice little note that babe
him "come over early and stay until
mother comes back, and what a
splendid time we will have" he
smiled, knocked the ashes from his
cigar, and resolved that "of course
he would"
Jack went over, but there is no
use in attempting to describe the de-
lectable things he enjoyed; it was
sugar season on that plantation, sure
Just before dusk, while Jack was
running over, full Of the glory of
the occasion, in rushes Miss Laura's
black waiting maid with
"Lor Dress my. black soul, chin,
if yere amt ole missus rite at the
gate, sure"
any Godl Dinah, what shall we
do with Jack p
"Pop um into dat ar closet dar,
Miss Laura'' and Jack was popped
into the closet in twinkling.
In stalked the old lady, and after
sharply scrutinizing the disconnected
and blushing countenance Of Laura
she felt confident that Jack had been
there.
''Come here, my lady; now you
can't deceive me. That abominable
PLANE has been here, and you and
he have fixed up runaway match
to come of tonight. Oh you little
jade, after me bringing you up So
But you'll find your mother is nc
fool; you'll find she is too sharp fol
you,' my lady. Sooner than you
should marry that miserable Jack
PLANE, I'll see you laid in your
grave. He's not going to squandel
my money, 1 tell you"
The old lady rose, and going to ;
clothes press returned with severa
comforts and pillow, and walking
up to the closet where Jack was con
cealed, threw them in with flirt, ant
on returning to the trembling Laura
said:
"Now march in here, Miss; stel
along I'll see that you don't ge
no-wheres near that low flung me
chanic this night"
Laura pleaded and protested tina
she didn't want to, declaring tina
her mother "would be sorry for thi
some time"
But without paying any attention
to her protestations, her mother CAV
her a push, shut the door, locked it
and triumphantly put the key in he
pocket, and in due time went to bed
Pretty early in the morning the oil
lady arose, fished the key out of he
pocket, and opening the closet door
bid Laura come forth, gazed Wild.
for one instant, and then uttered
piercing scream. Recovering hersel
speedily, she started away from tn
door and called family:
"Laura, Laura, dear 60 into tn
kitchen and see about the breakfast
Then, presently, said, "Jack, / sa
Jack |"
Jack came forth with a very son
in-law looking air, and answered:
swell ma'am, what is it ?"
Jack, do you know anythin
about farm ?"
"Not to speak, ma'am."
"You can read and write and cy
pher, l suppose?'
Nothing to brag of, maam."
"Well, at any rate, l think tbs
after breakfast, you and Laura ma
as well 90 down to the city and &c
married, for I'm tired of watchin
you, that's fact"