Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-07

there is One
Who is the truth, who's always nigh,
Aud when lie wills it, will die.
Wilmington, March 3lst, 1873.
A FUNNY ELOPEMENT.
/ HOW rr WAS PLANNED AND EXECUT-
TED.
"pll tell you what 1t Is, wife," said Peter
Smith and he emphasized the remark by wise
shake of the forehnger, ''thngs have got In a
very bad way. The farm is mortgaged to the
last cent il is WORTH and 1 owe heap of mon-
ey beside-nore by long shot than know
how to pay. What Is to be done?"
81 am sure l don't know, Peter" replied the
! bothered wife, "but 1t seems too aw full bad to
be turned out Of house and home at our time of
life.
Now If our son John would only marry jonas
Browns daughter Sally, 1t would help us out
amazingly. The Browns, you see, are well Off
and tbs Gonna tion would be perfect go
mine to us. OF course they'd give Sally tn
hundred acres ofland and things that they've
always said they would.
"That's good idea, wife, Said Peter, bright
s,ning up amazingly. you always were
| ute woman and the notion does you credit. But
do you think the young folks would take to
| it?'
| 81 don't know, but IL seems TO me that they
have taken great notion TO each other ever
since they were lttlo children---havc been
more like brother and sister than anything
| else."
"But suppose the Browns would object, as
most likely they would? You know wo amt
on good terms-thick rs the young folks have
been.
| "Ill tell You what, Peter, is Just the thing for
us to do-put up John to elope with Sallie
Brown"
"Agreed. Twill leave it all for you to man
age.
Thus the matter was settled, and the schem-
| ing couple went TO bed to dream OF speedy
release from their financial embarrassment
C0incdents are sometimes of the most curl
ous character--alnnost surprising belief in
! some instances.
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, their neighbors,
Jonas, Brown and wife held an Important con-
| ference.
| "Do you remember that note for six hundred
dollars l gave for stock last spring." asked
| Jonas.
"Yes"
"Well it's coming due in about a month and
how under the sun are we going to pay it don't
/ know"
| "AI"rtsogo tho farm"
| "We've done that till it can't be mortgaged
| another cent. / am clean discouraged, and
1
money is to come from is a mystery TO me-
We are on the verge Of what you might call bank
| ruptcy"
| Il wish Sally would marry John Smltl-gra-
cious knows they're together enough to take a
notion that way"
"Yes but don't see how that would help us
any,"
"You don't, eh? WE'LL do. Amt his folks
| rich? and wouldn't they set him up handsome
ly? Then we could stand soue chance of help
through Sally.
That's good plan, was Jonas conclusion,
after profound meditation but the difficulty is,
| that the Smiths are not IN good terms with us,
and would most likely oppose the mar
riage.
"rhen the best plan Is to set the young folks
up to an eopement."
So that it CHANGED that the Browns and the
Smiths planned TO dispose of their children to
| their own pecuniary advantage. The next step
was to mould the young ones into the proper
shape.
John Smith was handsome briwny coun-
try fellow, with plenty of good sense and an
ocean of love for Sally Brown.
| When Johns parents proposed his marrying
Sally, he inicmed them that he would gladly
do so, hut lie ielred her parents would object.
Then his father slyly suggested an elopemcn.,
and offered 10 aid in carrying out such an
exploit. John said he worll think about it,
Sally was a rustic ma den with much rcdncss
of cheeks, and rejoicing in the possession of the
comencss which is derived from a bright smile,
a sweet temper, pair of clear earnest eyes,
mado none the less expressive by the near nci ,h
borhood of saucy Grecau nose. Her wavy
brown hair had not ripple out Of place, and
her plump, little figure was encaSed in IL we'll
fitting dress, which was neatness itself. When
her parents spoke TO her about John, s!ia blush
ed becomingly, and, after close questioning, al
mited that she would be "tickled to death" to
marry him. She further stated that they were
| running over with love for each other that
they had long ago settled the question of ult-
mate union, but they feared parental ohjec-
| tion.
snow, III tell you what Sally" said Mrs.
Brown, syou know your father and Jote on
| you, aud would do anything to make you hap
py."
ayes wc would do anything to make you
happy" echoed the old man.
"And II you were to hint to John the idea of
an elopemcnt' we wouldn't lift our fingers To
prevent it,"
mo repeated the old man, "wouldn't lift
our fingers to prevent it,"
| In thus instfuctins their children the SIaiLhs
and Browns displayed very little knowledge of
human nature.
They should have known that John and
Sally would upon the first OCCASION possible, uu-
bosom themselves for how could true lovers
keep secret, anl such secret? And they did
not
| AT the next meeting nacn told the other all
he or she had been told by parental lips, but
neither could conceive the object Of the old
folks. However they were not over sposed TO
question the matter They were too glad that
: the consumation SO deyoutly wished seemed 50
? near at hand, TO question how IL had been
brought about Conscious that their pogeni-
, tors were up to some kind Of trickery, they re-
| solved ut once TO avail themselves of the oppor
tunity to elope before any change in the aspect
! of affairs should occur Having thus con
cluded, they proceeded TO lead their parents
astray.
81 have been talking to John" said Sally de-
murely, to the old folks, and we have conclud-
ed TO eiope-it Is all settled, and We are ready
/, Just soon as 1t can be fixed.
~ saw Sally last night" said John to his pa
rents, sand she agreed to elope with me; so L
think the thing had bett"r be hurried right
along"
One week from this time all the prelmina-
ries had been arranged Sally had been sup
piled with bran new dress and all the other
fixings, and John had been given enough mon
ey to buy suit ofwedding toagery. The re-
\ speciiye parents were laughing in their respect
: i've sleeves at their own cunning. The Browns
II I were oycrjoyed at outwitting the Smiths, the
q Smiths were happy at fooling the Browns, and
y both cluckled over a speedy relief from tnan-
cial embarrassment.
The eventful nigh. came, and John hitched
| up one of his fathers horses and drove over to
Sally's domicil. When within dozen rods Of
, the house he gave a signal whistle, and Sally
Il came out. Under the circumstances they fear
8 ed no interference, and did not deem it neces-