The Republican journal., 1872-10-10

1ntfe.-u0 not ne angry .-Ntu kiipN-
| Ml dear little cousin l4lsetle,
| You told me a moment ago
To paint Nou-a thorough coquetet
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Smiths and Browns.
I'm tell ven what ii is. wife, said Peter
Smith, and he emphasized the remark by
a wise shake of the forrhnger, 'thlngS
have @ot into a very bad way. The farm
is moltga3ed to the last cent it is worth,
and owe u heap OF money besides more,
by Il long shot, than | know how to pay
What is To be done :"
I'm sure | don't know, Peter. replied
the bothered wife "hnt il seems too aW-
liil 10 he turned out OF house and home at
our time of life. Now, il our son John
would only marry Jonas Browns daugh-
Ter Sally, it would help ms amazingly.
The Browns, YOU see. are well of, and
the connection would be 4 perfect gold
mine to rs. OF course they'd give Sally
th, hundred acres of land and things hat
they have always said they would"
"'lhat's q good idea wife" said Peter
Frightening up amazingly. ~ on always
We're a cute woman. and the notion does
You credit. But do you think the Young
folks would take to ii ?"
II don't know, but il seems to me that
they have always taken Il great notion To
each other ever since they were children
been more like brother and sister than
anything else"
"But suppose the Browns ehOull object
as most likely they would Iou know
WE ain't on good terms, thick as the young
folks have been
'.l'll tell you what, Peter, is inst the
thing tor us to do-put up John 10 elope
With Sally
Agreed. | will leave it AL 70 you to
manage"
Thus the matter was settled, and the
scheming couple went t" bed to dream OF
i speedy release from their financial en-
baraSSmentS.
Coincldences are sometimes of the most
serious character-almo@t surprising be
liei IN some instances. About the time of
the above conversation between Mr.. and
Mrs Smith, their neighhnrs, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonas Brown, held IN important confer
pnre
'.Do You remember that note for six
hundred dollars gave tor stock last
spring ," asked Jonas.
s'Yes," =" replied the wife.
ssWeIl. it's coming due in about 4 month.
and how under the sun we're going to pay
ii don't know"
Mortgage the farm
We've done that until it can't be mort
Gagged another cent. I'm clean diSronr-
aged and there's Sally wanting a piano.
Where the money is coming from IS more
than know. We're ON the VERGE of bank
rnptey." -,
gracious knows they re together enough
to take Il notion that way"
eyes, but | don't see how that would
help us any"
.You don't, eh? Well do Amt his
folks rich ? and wouldn't they set him up
handsomely? Then we could stand some
chances of getting help through Sally"
"rhat's Il good plan" waH Jonas con-
clllsion after profound meditation, ''bnt
the difficulty is, that The Smiths are not ON
good terms with us. and would he Likely
to oppose the match"
'-Then the best plan is TO SET the young
folks mp 10 an elopemcnl.'
So il chanced that the Browns ana the
Smiths planned TO dispose of then children
to their own pecuniary advantage. The
next step in each case was to mould the
yuung ones to the proper shape.
John Smith was n handsome, hlaWny,
country fellow with plenty of good SENSE
and an ocean of love tor Sally Brown.
When his parents proposed his marrying
her, he informed them that he Wonltl glad
ly do So, but he feared that her parents
would Object Then his father slYly Sng
gested an plorement, and offered 10 aid
in carrying ont such IN exploit John
said he would think about it.
Sally Brown was Il rustic maiden with
much redncss of checks, aud rejoicing in
the possession OF the lasting comeliness
which is derived Irom tbright smile, sweet
temper. and Il pair Of clear, earnest eyes,
made none the less expressive bV the near
npiehborhood Of a saucy little rehoHS&c
nose. Her wavy brown hair had not a
ripple ont of place, and her plump little
figure was encased in "A well hitting dress,
which was neatness itself. When her
parents spoke to her about John, she
flushed bloomingly, and after close ques-
toning admitted that she would be ''hck-
led TO death to marry him. She further
stated that they We're running over with
love for each other; that they had long
settled the question ol ultimate anon, but
that they feared parental objection.
Nov, III tell You what, Sally" said
Mrs Brown, lyon know pa and dote on
you, and would do anything to make you
happy"
happy" echoed Mr.. Brown
And if You were to hint to John the
idea OF an elopement, we wondnt lift our
fingers to prevent il.
'No," "repeated Mr Brown, wewouldn't
| lift our fingers to prevent it,"
In thus instructing their children, the
Smiths and Browns displayed very little
| knowledge Of human nature. They should
| have known that John and Sally would,
upon the first occasion possible, unbnsom
| themselves, for how could true lovers keep
u secret and such a secret? And they
didn't At the next meeting each told the
| other all he or she had been told by the
OLD folks. However they Were not over
| disposed to question the matter. They
were too glad that the cOnsummation SO
dcvoutly wished seemed SO near at hand
to question how it had been brought about
Conscious that their progenitors were up
to some kind of trckery, they resolved to
at once avail themselves of the opportuni-
ty to elope before any change in the as
pcct of affairs should occur. Having thus
concluded, they proceeded to lead their
parents astray.
'rve been talking to john" said Sally,
demurely, to Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, ''and
we have concluded to elope, it's all SET
tied, and we're ready just as soon as it
can be arranged
81 saw Sally last night" said John to
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, land she agreed to
elope with me; so think the thing had
better be hurried right along
One week from this time all the prelim-
inaries had been arranged. Sally had