Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-24
ROMANTIC STORY.
The Days OF UnaeInsh Devotion and
Rustic ChfvaIry Net Yet over.

Yesterday morning the best looking
couple that has visited Memphis i nvs
weeks arrived here by the LOUISVILLE
train, having came from st. LOUIS via
Humboldt. They registered at one OF our
hotels as man and wife. The day before a
telegram had arrived notifylng some
friends of the lady's father to stop them
on their arrival, but this order was coun-
termsnded by another telegram received
Yesterday. The history of the little run
away affair Is beautiful. brief and simple.
In Pemiscot county, Missouri, dwels q
wealthy farmer named Barry, who en-
joyed G double blessing for 8 farmer. he
hsd a loving and dutiful daughter, and he
slso had 8 faithful and devoted servant
named Patrick Sheehan.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE.
Patrick partook of the hospitable board
of the farmer and slept In his house. The
farmer was well pleased with him, q
his daughter was simply delighted. The
farmer admired the stesdiness and skill
| of the young man at labor. In addition
| to these points, the daughter noted his
manly bearing, bright eye and genial
| smile, and away down in some mysteri-
| Gus depths OF her soul D concluded
without knowing 1t, to fall in love with
him, Patrick discovered this change in
her inner life very soon, because the
1 change found outward expression In GER
tain unmistsksble ways that was calcu-
lated to impress him, Curious, ISN'T 1t,
how the actions of mankind are dictated
and judged by the inward feeling and
sentiment, and each inward feeling and
sentiment has an utWasd expression
peculiar to itself7 For instance
THE SENTIMENT OF DISGUST
makes us kick dogs and drink liquor, and
the sentiment of friendship makes us
wiring a mans hand n stand on his
corps, and the sentiment Of patriotism
makes us run for Office. This is properly
regarded as the noblest of the family OF
sentiments, because It makes US expend
more money and energy thsn any otneri
with a perfectly unselhsh aim. When
Pat. discovered the happiness IN store
for him,
he WAS DELIRIoUs
for a time, but happily recovered sndi
during bis first moments of cool sanity
went boldly to the old man and ecqusint'
ed him with the state of their mutual AZ
f~ectious, The farmer took a severe Mt o.
coughing, which brought on q bleeding o.
the nose, which continued some time
during which he experienced the most de
voted and sssiduous attentions from nil
daughter and his man servant he recoy'
cred. however, and then gave vent to bis
wrath at the presumption of a youth oc'
cupying the social position Of Pat to as
Mira to the hand of his-old Barry's-
daughter. q man who had been in thai
county forty years, and had accumulated
WEALTH,
and all that sort of thing. He told him
with determination and energy, that b
would blow the roof OF his head OF If b.
attempted to think Of such q thingI Or
dered the young man away from there 8
once, with detailed instructions as TO nj
- 1gEa -hfoh u-a U1FU nm
fortunately, according 10 the predlctlon
of the old man, to end with Missouri
hemp.
; THE DENoUEMENT.
A short time after this another disturb
ing niece OF news reached Barry's ears
IL was to the effect that the young mai
would come to see his daughter on q Ger
: tain evening, The old man nourlshe'
himself with supper and a trihs OF Ken
} lucky liquor, took his favorite shotgun
and settled himself on the porch to avail
, the coming Of his daughters infstuste'
: lover, The girl, in the meantime, KEEP
! hsmmering awsy at the dishes and slam
, ming them about with the view OF pro
: ducing the conviction in the old man
mind that everything was all right IN
young man had anticipated the prepare
tions Of the old man by preparing w
fset horses, which had been loaned
him by a friend in that neighborhoodl An
led them noiselessly up to the rear OF tn
old homestead, When everything wa
! ready, the girl got
her LITTLE BROTHER
to continue the dish-slsmming while sh
/. made q few hssty preparations. MOUNTS
i one of the horses, while her lover mount
: ed the other, and they rode of. When oil
Barry got tired waiting he returned INT
| the house, inquired Tor me glri, ana Ha
? told that she had fed out the back gate
: They were married in that n~eighborhooo
| and came down this way on q bridal tout
Mr.. Barry wss obdurste at first, and sal
he wss bound to pursue them, and heno
the first telegrsphic dispatch. He the
thought better of it, ard repented, like
good, sensible father as he is, and heDc
the second dispatch. The young coupl
are happy, and the old man VIII be tn
most Interested party in the world in PEI
petusting that happiness.