The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-09-11
BLIGHTED HOPES.
How an Elopement Ended

How much more curious than even the
most fanciful fiction, are the real romances
of life. We illustrate by a case that came
under our direct observation yesterday.
Down on Cherokee street we noticed wagon
in which was seated girl OF some twenty
SUMMERS, crying as though her poor heart
would break, and Inside her blubbered a
great overgrown boy who shed a gallon OF
tears at each convulsive gush. These weeps
attracted our attention. and sympathiz:ns
vita suffering humanity, We did no, notice
an iraie Old man in the forward part of the
vehicle, gathering up the reins preparatory
to starting up the two honely old mules
which we're attached. Tie wagon drove of:
ard we gazed upon il with The feeling that
most Interesting item WAS speedily vanish
ing and dissolving from our view. But no;
20. From an accommodating bysiander We
CLEANED the following particulars. The old
man vino handled the ribbons was
farmer named Hicks, who resides
fifteen miles south of the city on the DE
Soto road. The girl was his daughter, and
had eIoted with the roundi faced unsophsti-
Gated youth seated ny her side, and who
worked for lrer father in consideration OF his
bed, board, and SO per month. The girl
was at the bottom of the whole thing.
In her rural home she fest herself to be "a
maid whom there were none to praise, and
very few to love-" and following a feminine
instinc;, cast about her for male companion
to sympathize with her and draw out her
deeper feelings. So she pitched upon John,
the 'hirei boy" and after rome skilliul
management induced him in the dead OF
night 10 take the ''old mans" team, drive to
this city. get license, and clasp her to his
broad breast-a happy wife. Of course John
did a. he was directed. They reached this
city about noon, hitched the team on Cher
okee street, bought three sheets of ginger
bread, watermelon and some candy and
seated themselves on . pile of cottonwood
boards 10 feast on the dainties ere going TO
the Probate Court. But in the meantime the
''old man. had not been idle. When he
awoke in the morning and found that Jane"
'John" and the mules we're non est, hesurmis-
ed what had been going on, and borrowing
horse from . neighbor started in pursuit of
the gushing couple Az he was little ex-
cited he Travelled fast, and being assured by
parties along the road that he was on the
right trail, came into the city shortly after
the pursued, and recognizing the team sup
prieed them at their dinner. Jane was per-
fectly astounded, and her tongre Glove to the
roof Of her mouth. John turned up his eye
balls in horror at the unexpected apparition,
and belched out a long drawn wall OF
distress. Calmly the old man reached for a
splinter about four feet long and gave him
the benefit of his muscular arm. Then he
took Jane by the ear, and calling upon the
recreant John to follow, led her to the wagon
and dumped her in.
John followed suit, and thus the elopement
and amour ended We would like to en-
large upon the subject and depict for readers
the deep affection and b.ighted hopes of
that young couple, but We forbear, for I'M
doubseily by this time the "old man" has
given them something else to think about, in
which we are not 1t all interested.