The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-01-12

MIR. EDITOR: A happy New Year to
you and many returns. The holidays were
most happily spent in this section, as they
should be, for all Christians should hail with
joy the anniversary of the advent Of our Bless
ed Saviour, the opinion of the New England
puritan round-heads to the contrary notwith-
standing.
THE RUGGED COURSE OF TRUE LOVE.
A holiday wedding was nipped in the bud,
ueur here by the intervention of the eXpec-
tart rides papa, which goes to prove that
the .>urse of true love is sometimes rugged,
and that betwixt the cup and the lip some
times long space intervenes.
1t appears that the young lady in question
had absconded from her paternal home. and
had taken refuge in the domicile of her lover
The eXasperated father hearing of her where
abouts (she being under age), went to n
magistrate and had her summoned to answer
for ASCENDING When the parties came be-
fore the Justice, the angry parent swore that
the young lady was not of age, claimed her
as his ward, whereupon the Justice gave her
in charge of her patertamilias, who imme-
diately gave her into the custody of a consta-
BILE, with orders TO take the undutiful infant
home to her ma. The constable then APP
pointed an athletic sable deputy to perform
the delicate task.
The infant now wept most bitterly, saying
SHE" wasn't gwine home," but that she would
marry her lover or hang herself; but the UNI
feeling father was deaf to her cries, and told
the stalwart deputy to do his duty. The sa-
BILE officer then tenderly but firmly took the
fair one in charge, and started to take her
home to her fathers house. She weeping
loudly and bitterly, saying again and again
that she would get married OF hang herself.
When they left the Justices office the aristo-
cratic pa walked ahead, with all the dignity
of an English baron, and reminded one of
proud Squire Falliard when he had captured
his daughter, the fair Colleen Bawn, and the
bouncing, heart-broken infant, led by the
sturdy deputy, followed after-the father
whistling Jordan am hard road to travel"
The parties of this disappointed wedding
were all descendants Of old Mr.. Ham, But
Ter and Sumner ought to see this young lady
righted.
For some time past persons here who re-
side on the public roads, have been greatly
annoyed by travelling, begging stragglers.
They are generally stout, healthy-looking
men, who are no doubt able to work. They
enter houses and demand food with as much
arrogance as if they held commission from
Ben Butler In some cases they. have fright
ened ladies and children, when no men were
about. Such scamps deserve the treadmill
or whipping post. That they are from the
land of all evil ismsy you can readily tell, from
their nasal Yankee drawl. AS they all appear
to be travelling South, 1 suppose they wish
to ascertain whether Butler and his carpet
bag clan have left anything there that they
can steal.
PORT DEPOSIT AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD.
The work on the Port Deposit and Column
hin r. r., is progressing rapidly, notwith-
standing the winter weather. They are do
inc vast deal of heavy blasting, the reports
ofWhich resemble the firing of park of heavy
artillery. hear they expect to lay the rails
on this road as far up as Peach Bottom next
summer.