Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-15
Raoe-Course of True Love.


Upon the arrival one day Last week Of .
Northern train on the Alabama aud Char.
tanoog4 railroad, ~ the pretty Georgian
station OF Brandon, us passengers had their
interest excited by the Appearance Of an IN
vonuy commosioa among the people gath.
cred 90 the platform add around the depot
Lounsers, villagers, and Irainmen were al
chatting together over some topic OF con
mo, tntslhgsnce, IA q style indicating th-
hVslisst feeling 10 regard TO some ubusus
matter, and the travellers eagerly inquired
the meaning Of u ell. Then were the
told, that Just before the arrival Of their
tram, Young mAn aud young woman,
mounted upon ioAming thoroughbred, had
come RaIlopinR up 90 the ststiOn at top-speed
70 catch ins cars there, follo-ed By Ihe far
ons's father IA foil cry aud, upon hodiop
the train not ysG arrived, had swept wild,
by on the road 20 the next station, with
their pursuer still hot 90 their track. l.
was PLAIN that the Young people we're slop.
ing, aud, onlsss they could reach the ne
station by the time that the cars did, and b.
aboard aud OF before the elder rider could
come up With them, would surely be cap
tursd and taken back TO punishment. This
was enough. With one voice the now warm.
y sympathetic passengers called upon their
conductor TO spur the iron-horss to the
rescue, add that official gave bis eug,neer
tbs UgnAl to pull Der vide open aud make
eKtFG ums." Amid the uprOariout cheer.
OF tbs station, away thuadersd the train
after runAuAys and urathfll sire. and, when
about . mile out OF Brandos, came 10 aIgn,
OF the full chase on turnpike road run.
ming aide by side With the track. Instantly
every ~indoW 10 the cars was crowded with
heads, the platform swArmsd With ~aVer. Of
hats aud hAudksrohisfs, and the whole tray
cling company entered intensely into the
splrII OF the exciting scene like any Anciso,
audience Of koiEhI and ladies' al Iourna
meat A. they came up ~lth the pursuef
and passed him, says the Nsrijan Gazette. :,
was noticed that he rode large the horas.
much more powerful add lsss faded THAI
Ias animals bearing the iuyiIives, and u.
every leap uudsr whip aud spur made the
distance between them less. Youth and
ma leo plsd ships Alio without stint, Aud
ksp's good lead, but upon overiakinR then
10 tarn tbs trsIa paitsnxsrs sag by tn,
suAShvsnsd necka aud painting sides thAr
their good stesds could not bear the pac,
much lpngsr The grrra dishsvslled tresss
atrsAmsd bAos 10 the breeze like banner OF
golden thread, the hatlsss youth encourAg
cd her snd tbs horses Htth cheering shouts.
and tbs passengers chsersd both in IN.
hsArussi possible way. The locomotiv.
vas gagged 10 keep alongside at frat. but
presently the oysftsxsd Animals Of the Low
ere plaialy slaokened tbsir speed, and IN.
nyufs Of ths pursuing SIRE drew omiuousl,
nearer Thso the excitement Of the travel.
ere reached isVsrhsNt meu shouted an1
svd1Y hats -om-n screamed, aud the 81.
Kias uhistlsd-tnd oil 10 no avail, for lht
horses could do no more. A moment ~
seemed tnGt parsat.l vsngesncs must win
the day asd then, Dy a happy inspiration
tbs pansagsrs Toafed for tho train 10 stoy
ani take the faiuting lovers aboard. Down
With the breaks II was IN an Instant the
cars we're broughI 10 the quickest possible
halt and youth, naidsn, sad llebags. and
osfpst SACKS we're dragged on board by
tusadiy hauds lust a. the atsru old man, on
tas great fUng horse, came near enough IN
be s.9ad Of dust 10 be heard ordering 9
Surrender Thsn screamed the whistle
again, add away flew the train like mad
isa'lnR the snrAgsd father To shake Eat and
puiol impolenIly At lie cheering human
eight VI the adventurous twain thus en-
allsd - via the raoo At q, the love- ID
dolly - Fsars Old and III. sw.etheart -
Dissm bsfhisg ~ tbs nsIt station. uodsr ID.
ksasty oOsKfatola iops Of their numerous
rsssasrs tksy ssfs muf'isi A. the 6r,, mar
sonsqs. aa5 -snt b,as b their hon. AZ 90.
90 ths asrt soa,bwsri-boaad uaia. As