The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-06

fold fury. A petfdious African domestic
consented " act ~ go-bsi wson, and reg
ulaf correspondence Was maintained Fin
ally, Scrap determined to bring matters
TO an issue, and, arrsyed in bis best, he
made formal call on the Hon. John G.,
and was waited out Of that gentlemen's
office on the toe Of No. boot.
Scrap had only called on the governor
as a matter Of form. The wedding had
been appointed anyhow, and be SIMPLY
thought it would be courtesy to ask the
father to witness the ceremony. 80, after
being kicked out OF Mr.. Shcemakers
Office no furnished up his cheek and went
straightwsy to the Shoemskers mansion
10 report progress and consult.
After tuning little, as soon as the
kicking was over, Mr.. Shoemaker be-
thought him Of Scraps cheek, and thought
1t would be just like him TO 60 the house
Mr.. Shoemaker drove his hat hard
down over his eyes, seized his staii and
started homo. Sure enough, there ho
was-thst inpudcnt Scrap--sitting in tho
parlor with tho weeping Mary by bis side,
and recouBting the indignities to which
he had been subjected The Hon. John
G. burst like thundor-cloud on the con.
ference, and, diving into an adjoining
room, soon emerged with II revolver, On
full cock, in his hand Mary screamed
and threw her fair, white arms about his
neck, and besoupbt him not to shoot, and
Scrap, with quiet dignity, backed ont and
withdrew.
Mary was put under strict surveillance
She was not allowed to 20 anywhere with
out somo trustworthy member Of the fam
lily TO act rs "sheep dog and was COM
PEELED TO sleep every night in her mothers
room. The Hon. John, having q whole
some respect for Scraps check, deemed it
advisable TO put n detective on his track tu
note his movements and report II any
thing serious was contemplated. But ali
this time the lettor-carrier was unsuspec-
tod, and the little white-winged messen.
gers flew back and forth between the
suDdered couple, conveying assurances OF
undying love, aud hopes OF an early con-
summation Of thoir fondcst wishes. A
scheme for an elopenent Monday night
was perfected, but by some treac hery the
Hon. John got wind Of il, and was enabled
to Illustrate il. On Tuesday, however,
Miss Mary managed to pack u large Sara.
toga trunk with two or three thousand
dollars worth Of nothing TO wear and
had it secretly conveyed to u safe place
where II could pe procured when wanted
The Hon. John, however, was not idle
1t hass't been long enough since he WAS
4, young mRu himself for him to forget en-
t'rciy tho tricks and subteriuges to whicl
they will resort when there is u youn
: woman IN the case, and he was appreber
n sive and uneasy. His detectives shad
l.. owed scrap Tuesday night, and kept u
!, eye on HIM until he was seen ~ 20 ~ be
and blow out the light. This was r,
l. ported to the Hon. John, aud ho felt GA
= Ter. Miss Mary aiso retired at the usu,
hour, aud soon was sleeping the apparer
sleep OF the just. This was also encoui
aging. Worn out with watching, al
thinking the catastrophe had been Ayerte
b ior another day ut least Mr.. Shoemske
I .imself retired aud fell into deep sleeI
out of which tho clarion voice Of the lna
tutinal cock failed to arouse him.
little before midnight Scrap ros
, quietly, dressed himself, went out, listeneC
heard nothing, poered here and there, sa,
nothing and finally made his way to
point where an honest hickman was qui
city doing on his seat. Scrap got int
the vehicle and was driven 10 the Shoe
maker mansion. A slender female form
all paipitsting and tremulous, emerge,
from the mansion and entered the vehicl
in which the expectant Scrap was wal,
ing. Coachee, sitting on the outsid,
heard rafting voiiey of noises, soundin
), bke the ar s~inG &c = S-N A.----s- ~Ns-s
7. pa'gh corks in succession, and his mou
"A watered. Then there came a long-drav
~ sigh, and the vehicle drove to the res
"a denco of a minister of the gospel, whe
= the knot was hastily tied. A rapid dri,
Q TO tho depot took tho party there In thu
for the train, and, bono of one bono an
flesh of one flesh, they sped to the Yves
We draw veil over the rage of th
= outwitted parent, when he awoke in tb
f morning, and found that tho bird ha
flown. We trust, however, that by thi
time he has made up his mind to forgiv
he young couple, and give the young gen
tleman wno has done him the honor t
make him father-in-law, a fair show.