The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17
Young Love.

A young couple from the r1ral dis
tricts attracted considerable attention
in town last Saturday, though they
didn't once suspicion that all eyes were
fastened upon them, and noting their
every action. They were in that
bread-and- butter-with- 'lasses- omit stage
of love that makes prince and peasant
alike moist and gushy, and alike oblivi- !
Gus to or careless of the gaze and opin- |
ions of the outside world. 1t is beat
itiic state of existence, and the man or
woman who has grown old without ex-
perlencing it has skipped the most
thrilling chapter in the book Of life. 10
be or not to be-atlfic-that the ques-
ton. Whether it is nobler in the man
| to battle alone and unloved against the
world, or to take girl in his arms and
turn away from it. In one voice we
exclaim, ''Give us the girl.
So felt that young granger. len
thousand mathematic'ans and sea
serpent couldn't have divided that
couple as they leaned up against a
stack Of side-meat in grocery, and
chung to each other S clothes. Fortuna
might have empticd her sack at that
youth S feet, and he would not have
stopped to touch the treasure. Fame
might have held her brightest jewel an
inch above his herd, and he would not
have reached for it. His country might
havd called until she was hoarse. and
he would not have needed her. Angels
might have beckoned MIN to come away
aud skip with them along the green
banks of the beautiful river, but not a
skip would he have skope unless that
girl could have become his companion
skipper. Nothing but absolute crema-
,, ton will ever have power to remove her
from him, and even then he will cling
to her as long as there is enough of her
left to make grease-spot on his shirt
r bosom.
r Long they stood there, and well
! Inquisitive people stepped outside the
= door and gazed in upon them, ane
whispers went around the crowd: ''Go
It mi hty bad, amt they 7. Don
!. she snuggle up to him, though z
wv atch his arm, now-heh-see theret
n Still the girl pressed up against hi
side, and wished the sun was turned
down, that John might capture tn
er kisses that were drowning in the nee
tar of her lips Still he squeezed he
y arm. and admired each gem Of a freckl
5: that shone on her fair face like straw
berries in dish of cream. Closer to
/; gether drew their faces-so closely tina
!. scarcely thought could pass betwee
them. A great awe fell upon tn
assembled multitude. and they awaite
+ the crisis in such deep silence tina
e you might have heard site
a, drop. dust as the lips of tn
"a lovers were within hair 5 brcadt
= Of touching, small boy in til
E: crowd broke into de,noniac laugh
to The enraptured pair were jerked bac
ye into this world with a suddenness ths
~ nearly dislocated their necks and ser
ID buckets Of blood to their faces. q
90 looked as thoushhe had been caugf
er whipping his grandmother. and st
$; looked like she was sorry fer him. II
o. wild light faded out of his eyes, and /
a. pulled his hat over them. The kiss
Is. lay dead on her lips, ana she puils
e them in and pressed them tight to b
teeth, out Of the sight Of their murde
Il ers- Hand in hand they left the or
Gerry. and with faltcrlng steps departs
at for the sylvan shades, where they ma
be gnaw each others necks and exchan
n vows and saliva in sweet seclusion.
of But confound that boyi He doesn
r. deserve to ever hare-a girl. Exec
<. for his ill-timed caehination. this stol
ed would have been longer and s1eete
/ Brunswicker.