National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-21
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TRIALS AND CALCULATIONS OF a GOV.
ERNMENT CLERK AND HIS LADY LOVE-
AN OLD NAN sUIToR WITH MAS PER.
MISSION, BUT w1THoUT THE nAUGH.
TIERS CoNsENT-kLL WELL THAT ENDS
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Glove laughs st locksmiths,n 10 the old
and off-quoted proverb; but loeksmiths are
not the only persons love laughs ut. Indeed,
IT may be stated as fact that in these days
love taxes q. more savage: delight in circum-
venting irate pspas, scheming msnmas, and
dogmatic guardians thanthe sly boy ever before
took In the unromsntic business Of cheating
locks. The thingis now reduced to science,
and when objection q made to the sutton, the
wooing couple, instead OF angrily refusing to
obey and thus stand the same chance Of being
locked up a. recusant witness or q document
purloiner, proceed TO quietly close the eye of
the objecting parent by seeming acquiescence-
This gives them liberty, and it,s q poor couple
who can't make arrangements for .innunsrable
stolen meetings ct the house of mutual friends,
and in truth this acts as spice to the court
ship, and is rsther more enjoyed by both parties
than the old routine way. Once in. . while,
however,
= .as5 MLlrMA IS TOO SMART -.
TO allow such proceedings, and this was the
case with the parent Of the young isdyto whom
this story refers, and only two days ago finally
succeeded in eiuding vigilance and marrying
ths man Of her choice. 20 - ~ sti
Now for the story. Not far from TIE Ma
TToNALr REPUBLdoANo Office there has for sew
eral years lived family composed Of father,
mother, son and daughter-persons In good CIR
cumstances. The daughter was apretty, intel
ligent young lady of not more than nineteen or.
twenty summers, and Just as liable to,faIi In
love as any miss Of that age in the city. About
two years ago $ young gentleman, then en-
ployed asa clerk in one of the Departments,
took q room in the house occupied by the fam
lily. he was well known, and much respected
by quite circle OF friends, bore good reputa-
ton among his special associates, and was In
all respects what is called model young man.
Before he had paid many months rent he and
In this; but he thought it rather re-
that ma should violently oppose his
paying any attention to the young lady, which
she did; and those who know say she made It
50 hot for the sutton that he found 1t convenient
and desirable to change his residence; but with
3 consistency worthy of praise and emulation
he positively declined to
TRANSFER HIS AFFECTIONS.
Ma, however, soon took occasion to let Il DO
known that she had made other arrangements
for the disposition of her daughters hand. The
man she had fixed upon was little aged, but
be had stamps; Chow like play.) With a
supposed to be exhibited BY all girls
under similar circumstances, she swcre she
never would marry the hateful old greybeard-l
not II he had q million. Probably when she
said this she cried. II she didn't she should
have, but at any rate she spoke her mind very
Freely and unreservedly, and the interview ter
minated by positive prohibition from ever1
meeting with her love again, and he was soon
not 10 meet her. The injunction
with them did not have the effect of legal
iocument, and 1t was dissolved almost as soon |
IS It was served-in fact, they didn't stop meet
ng worth q cent. |
They now established . system of cipher |
which was not sent through |
he mail, and then they had interviews at the |
houses Of friends; they danced at quiet soirses;
hey ice-creamed at Haryey's; soda'd at Mil |
'urn's; made love as much as they chose;
aughed in their sleeves at the old lady, and
unused themselves In saying hard things about |
inally some kind friend mentioned to ma that
he had seen her daughter in company with the
orbidden man. Mas will at once make up
heir minds that this piece Of news did not put
he old lady in the best Of humor, and the
laughter knows this to be fact-that Is, If
he information received be correct.
From this time out the services of
VOLUNTEER DETECTIVE
yOro seeurod, and the yeuns lady was closely +
Tatched whenever she went out. This made
so decidedly unpleasant that consultation
Tas held, and Il was resolved to circumvent
he mother by a bold stroke. The hero re-
igned and went West, the heroine was released
rom surveillance, and all went on as smoothly
8 planning machine. 7fF ~
In the meantime an extended correspondence
Tas kept up between the young couple, apd all
he arrangements were made for q quick wed
ing, at which 1t was unanimously agreed be-
Ween the high contracting parties and the few
riends they had let into the secret, that
either ma, pa or the big brother should be In.
tied. This was rather selfish, but it could not
70 helped. as
According to programme, the young gentle
nan arrived one day last week, but took good
are TO keep In 9 secluded spot and let his
riends fix things up. A license was secured,
he preacher captured, and on the evening
greed upon tho young lady with the permis-
lon Of ma, started to spend the evening with
friend and she kept her word, for soon after
he had LEFT the psternal roof her future hus-
and and his friends met her. The party pro
eeded to the residence of the minister, and
be "twain were made one." The congratu-
atoms were brief but earnest, and soon the
ew-made man and wife were speeding in the
plendor of Pullman palace to their Western
ome, In the enjoyment of which it Is to be
oped neither viii ever regret the step taken.
IN leaving, the lady, of course, took care to
dvise her relations by letter Of the fact of her
marriage and her future residence !; and now
hat It is beyond the power Of any to interfere,
, is probable that forgiying spirit viii take
Of all, and the family circle be
that 1t should be-a unit.
EUROPEAN LLFE.
LONDON, April Q. 1874.