Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-05-13

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AID yo1 ike herr
YES, sir-yes.
Thea narry her. sHid old Da nforth.
BIT I san't-ths father obiects-
sp6oh r continued Danforth; slst him
d %; what need you care! Run away
with her.
sElope r
sYes! Oh NTH you at once II the
gal win ioin-all right Marry her
and bring her here; you shall have The
the little cottage ct ths soot Of the hne.
Tll furnish Il for ron; your wages shall
b increased and the cid man msy like
lie, o. MOI, ~ he willr
But ne no Buts, yoe.. Doss / bid
you; 60 about it At once; and
You will stand BY mef'
Yes, to the last. know you, Joe.
You're . good fellow, q good workman,
and will make ybody good son, or
good husband
The old fellow will be 90 mad though
Who cares, I saya Go ON quickly
but quietly
Tomorrow night, them said Joe.
Yes said Danforth.
TN hire Colver's horse
No you shan't.'
MOP
4 say no. Take my horse-the best
one-Young Morgan; he'll take you of
in fine style, in the new pheton.'
Exactly
.And as soon as you're spliced, come
right back here, and jolly time we'll
have of it at the old house
Her father will kill me!
Bah He's an old fool, whoever he is;
don't know your good qualities, Joe, so
we'll as I do. Don't be afraid; q faint
heart, you know, never won fair wo-
man.
The old man will be astounded.'
Never mind, 60 on. Wen turn the
laugh on him. I'll take care Of you
and your wife at any rate
IN do it, replied Joe.
You SHALL said Danforth; and they
parted in the best of spirits.
An hour after dark, on the following
evening, Joe made his appearance, deck
ed in a nice new black suit, and really
looking very comely. The old man
hustled out to the barn with him, help
ing to harness young Morgan" to his
new ph@ton; and leading the spunky
animal himself to the road, away went
T: happy Joe Walker in search of his
bride. A few rods distant from the
house he found her, rs per previous
arrangement; and repairing to the next
village, the parson very quickly made
them one m <huly --wedlock.- Joe. took
the bride, and soon dashed back to the
town of P, and halted at old
Danforth's house, who was already look
ing for him, and who received him with
open arms.
is it done ? cried the old man.
'Yes-yes ! answered Joe.
Bring her in, bring her in,' contin.
ued the old fellow, in high glee; never
mind compliments; no matter about the
dark entry; here, here, Joe, to the right
in the best parlor; we'll have a time
now, surev and the anxious farmer
pushed away for lights, returning al
most Immediately.
Here's the certificate, SIR said Joe.
Yes, yes
And this is my wife, he added, as
he passed up his beautiful bride-the
bewitching and lovely Minnie Danforth
What roared the father, 'Joe-you
villain, you scamp, you audacious cheat,
you-you-yor-
1t is true, sir, we are lawfully mar
ried. You advised me to this course,
you assisted me, you planned the whole
affair, you lent me your horse, you
thought me, last evening, worthy of any
mans child, you promised to stand by
me, you encouraged me, you promised
me the cottage at the foot of the lane,
you
4 didn't / deny it. You can't prove
| it, you're a-a-a-a'
Calmly now, SIR continued joe
And the entreaties of the happy couple
were at once united to quell the old
mans ire, and to persuade him to ac-
knowledge the union.
The father relented at last. It was
job Of his own manufacture, and be
saw how useless it would be finally to
attempt to destroy it.
He gave in reluctantly, and the fair
Minnie Danforth was overjoyed TO be
duly acknowledged as Mrs. Joe Walk.
er.
The marriage proved joyful one;
and the original assertion Of old Dam
forth proved truthful in every respect.
The cunning lover was q good son and
faithful husband, and lived many
years to enjoy the happiness which fol.
lowed upon his runaway match; while
the old man never cared to hear much
about the details of the elopement. for
be saw how completely he had over
shot his mark!