The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-06-08
A Detcrmiued ofOther-in-,,,
CoURTISG DOWN X TEENg,,rr

CoURTISG DOWN IL TENNgs,rr
In the vicinity of Mlrfree,b 70 T..
there lives a thrifty farraer in vb,.s.
empl ry family circle tLere has I.,N
been cousummatioa- of the roman.
courting in which feminine ingenui.y ~,
energy have been shown to fine dram
effect.
The husbands cnly daught.r. s7l;,.,
YOU, g wi low, having honorel Tire men
ory o. her first lod with a due ia,,-r.r
of tears aId weejs, and cummeH8.3f..
self to the rect ION of fresh pr8p.,...
found among her ensuing suifor. r,,
worthy gent eman of such nicely err.
izel merits that it was hard TO d.,si
which she preferred above the o,h,r. /,
fl st love such ] d rial hasi,atig1 m,st
have b-en impossible but =aclul v.,
sion cf the grand passion Is somsIias F
vinciI lie to practical ju 'gmcnt from n.
le rcliinss Of expe'icnce.
The young wi low of Tennessoe rean7 T
could not tell which of her two cauri,
she felt the greatest apPrubatian If arl
Kindness for Al d that persona c.aGa
b,tween the twain might not be induced
by her obvious Partially, referred both
to her mother. Tha good ola lady, l0r
ever, had no mini to assume the delicate
RESP nsibility of elec,ing the happy usa.
AMI promptly referred beth back 10 lhsr
mistress again; bat ,he IL o cave be-
da ,ahter piece Of useful pii,ara a.7.s
ia ihe r n.sis -, to sit; that sas m.-s
leave the decision of The contest 10 I.si,
NJ by send ~ bO suite TO the cont.
Oh Q, for MAJ a = license. and a-r.si
t. marry him W % should fist rrass-.
mself to her with he req IT, 5oa
mem. Tho wildly a-i'a;ed gea..-ua
eagerly assentei TO The device, and e.-.
tn m YES 10 abide honorably by thsr
suit ard away they flew side .v 81.
from beau,y's bower IN hot has.e d
race of agile intensity.
l; was, of course, human necesl
at one should win aad The other o.
e pecially inasIn Ich rs The neither limysa
one were the least bit more protrac.l
than the comp, ii,or's Ii was a con,sg
hut the longer gentleman won; and rDr
est b'ishing his precedence, was J.us ],
ly hailed by the lovely prize as her lus'
band elect.
As for The ''bal second Of the rscl,
his chagrin and despair at defeat SO la,
manned him that he passionately atiarsi
lis 81 are m the p'e,'ge and swore thai rls
wine Of the bridal should be the ha,rj'
blood of a gentleman not necessary 10 b
named.
At this threat the bride displayed a-r,
vous timidity and would have deferred d.
ceremony, but her mother insisted th-
there should be no delay, and undertook &
guarantee peace on the occasion.
To church then The happy pai- ba,o-,
themselves, and thither. also, praucg. lat
beaten rival to produce most unsssu.r
upruar in the worshipfuI odlfice, and p.i5
a pistol at the head of the ciergymaa 81
the breast Of The bridegroom aircrn., .
lie behaved scandalously-ihe riy--
and was forbidding the banns in % H.era'
ly high>handed manner, when, suddenly
sumething hard and cold was ta-Is. lag
his right ear and hand of di-itl. dexter.
" took a deft turn in The disorisreI lola3
/ Of his head Ii was the cid lady
I That able woman held an enormous
pistol at his ear, and her hand /. MS thai
grappled his hair.
"Now 90 on with the service, sla
( commanded, impressively, land Ne sAs-
( see whose funeral it is if there is going 70
be shooting
/ Limp, helpless, ard smiling in ghastl
disgust, the would-be dislur6er of tie so
( lemnity was obliged to look on while tie
( rite eeded, ihe pistol in his ear, gigin.
him the aspect of one undergoing couc@
surgical operation for deafness, and The
determined woman holding his head as
though il might fly of if she removed be;
grasp
Only when the ceremony had s-naA--
/ ted was he released /: and then. aNNoon5h
with some show of penitencs aud shame
congratuIaung the married twain, he |-'
capable of last touch of malice.
''I've made = fool of myself, old boy,
he said to the bridegroom, land think 70.
ought 10 feel jolly enough in your goo.
luck to overlook your old friend : uons5nsa
You've got good wife, my boy, but, =
here he smiled dark'y and malignau..J-
only ,hink Of your m9ther-iu-lsw -
A DANBURY, Conn. gentleman can
homo late one night. His wife who wl