The Van Buren press., 1873-11-18
NO. 80
A Ten Cent Romance.
Patent spplisd for.l

Patent applied for.
The sun was setting In the wsst-it
generally sets in the east, but this 10 ~
be an original tale-when . young lady,
gotten up regardless OF expense, might
nave been seen leisursly sauntering over
the flower covered prairie towards her
fathers mansion.
She might have run ~ well ~ saunter.
ed, but undue exercise wSvld have mis-
placed her chignvn. and 90 she sumter
cd
Sho was a beautiful specimen Of her
racc-ths Jones family.
Her gracefully archrd neck reminded
one OF the Wild gazsllc.
Her eyes flashed forth melting glanecs.
Her carriage was faulll.ss.
Ii may bs we'll 10 state that this young
lady . carriage belonged to her gals
Ever and anon, ~ she sauntered along,
che stopped ~ behold The flashes 0f ex.
piring sunset which glanced through the
cotton Ood trees,
She mi ht have been squirting 10 see
II Charles was coming 10 sit up with her
that night. but We prefer 10 put it the
other way.
The sun ut last hid his face 10 sadness
behind tic hill II was n COED place for
him to hide.
The maiden gathered = flower here and
there. aud high above the angry buzz Of
The 'veng.tui hornet scared. now aud
then, warble from some iavoriis song.
Alas. Alas. The heroine did nUs
Nnow that just around litllc clump Of
| bushes there lui krd, in all his hOrrid
war paint. the savage chief, Cross Eyed
Buhaio Bull Calf, who had asked her
more times ,ilan Horace Greeley bad but.
tons ON his coat. II she would have him,
ani had as many tunes been seorHfuily
refuse.
His eye shonc with baaeful light.
We say eye, far the other had been
lost In religious discussion with another
chief who WAS now ont on bail
IA tho evening was some warm, the
noble chief was lhinly dressed. Hs had
taken up his position IN the midst Of .
mosquito nest, and. between smiling them
vut ut countcnuncc over his shoulder.
and watching his victim, Is kept him
quito lively.
The reader will now have to return
with Us to period four thousand years
ago. in order to find out why Miss Jones
was meandsring toward her fathers mas
sion, aud why Cross Eyed Buffalo bull
Calf WAS scr0oching down behind the
bushes to deprive her VI her innocent
young life,
| On second thought we believe that
there will be no need of 1t, being assured
that our future lucid e xplanati0n " i'll con.
vince the reader that Miss Jones nsd no
suspicion of the cruel fate that awaited
her.
However, IL will 10 well to see whstis
transpiring IN the house.
ln the parlor bedroo there sits .
middle aged man (heavy shoulders and
symmetrical wsist), and he 10 painfully
sndesvoring to patch up atorn three. cent
shin plaster. Al iong.h hs arises, and
speaking to himself, says:
| ~ w0nder where Hannah isV
| His voice ran through the house. hut
slas his Hannah was far away. That
was exactly what allied Hannah. Taking
DOM his trusty ride. the father sailed
out. when he bchsld . sight that fairly
froxc his blood.
What did no see?
Oh! sweet reader. you night be .
Jones, a father, the daughter VI a Han.
.ah, u Freshman, and take down your
trus,y tide q thousand timea o'cr aud
still mcycr sec the sight that he behvld.
lilo saw his only daughter standing
horror s,,ickea, her eyes glued tight, -
| it were; her hands stretched out ~ II
+" to freeze onto something that wasn't
thcre--a new Thirty dsllxr bonnet, per.
haps--nnd that miserable sneak OF q c.
+. D Z trying ~ cut away her hair
pins and false hair, In order 10 get . bet
ter purchase on her scalp lock. With .
Wild scream OF horror, MIR. Jones jumped
toward the scene; but. alas. again the
chiei,uin lifted our piity little piece sf
calico in his brawAy arms, aud skinned
away toward a precipice. about two miles
uH. with the speed of am African simeon.
The father pursued, every nerve Quiv
cring in agony, and his hot heels tearing
up the rruliie sod in q way that would
make Steam grist mill grow red In the
face.
We must now use anothcs alas. 'Alas'
Tor tUe BaVuyc uflu utS Own ptbtVet uOlu"
my llaDnah, aud tlnaliy reached . deep
gorge There arc good many deep
gorges, but this was y horribly high ton.
Ell one.
Getting up on . big rock. the chief
held Hannah out over the gull, asd ding
ing back loud yell VI defiance at the
fainting father. he raised her high. con.
centrated all his strength in one effort,
aud !, ho hove hove
Here We have To stop.
This is Just about ten cents worth. .and
the rest oi the story will not BE- finished.
Yale CUurrant.
Coon BYE 1t 10 hard word to speak.
Some may laugh that it should be, but