The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-05
LOVE LAUGHS AT LOCKSMITHS.
A wealthy and Aristocratie brooklyn
Girl Flies Away With a P1ebeian Fire
mana stormy Scene.

A Wealthy and Afistocra1e Brooklyn
Girl Flies Away with a P1ebeian Fire
MANA stormy Scene.
from the Brooklyn Eagle
Mr.. Foster is resident of the town
of Flushing, residing on what is called
the Black-stump Road, near the Flush
ing Water-works. Mr.. Foster is a man
of wealth, lives a retired life, surround
ed with all the comforts and luxuries
which money can bestow. He has
three children, one son and two daugh-
tiers, all highly accomplished, and the
young ladies were among the bellies of
refined society. They were conspicu-
GUS members of the Reformed Church
in Jamaica, and Master Foster was in
the corps of ushers. He was distin-
guished from all the others by an elab-
crate button-hole bouquet. While not
at all handsome, he is very gallant.
The young ladies were accounted hand
some, and the fashionable young men
of both Jamaica and Flushing were de-
lighted at being permitted to do them
homage.
THE MOTHER IN THE WAY.
1t is said that respectable and thrifty
Young men aspired for the hand of
either daughter, the youngest being in
her twentieth year. But Mrs. Foster,
like many another good and consider
ate mother, thought it was her duty to
supervise the matrimonial inclinations
of her daughters by selecting the proper
kind of men. Miss Ida, the Youngest
daughter, came first in order. She is
small of stature, with fine figure,
dark brown eyes, and rosy, pouting
lips. She is of a jolly, good-natured
disposition, and just the kind of girl
to make man happy, provided he is
not too stupid 10 appreciate such a
charming little creature.
HER MOTHERS BEAU IDEAL.
In the neighborhood where the Fos-
ter family resides also resides the fam
lily of Mr.. Hicks. The name suggests
that he is a Quaker, and, like the gen.
erality of Quakers, they are most COM
municative when the esprit moveth
them" A son of Mr.. Hicks was select
ed as the exact pattern of man to be
made up into husband for Ida. Well,
Ida did not fancy him, but she was
obedient to her mothers will, and MIR.
Hicks was always welcome at the house.
Mrs. Foster, as a mother, keenly real
ICES that when hunger stares in at the
door loves flies out through the window.
She wanted her child's happiness to
extend beyond the limits of the honey
moon, and she selected Mr.. Hicks, be-
cause Mr.. Hicks will, one of these days,
step into a comfortable $4,000 or
more, and that would certainly be a
consoling thing to have in their journey
through life. The girls are few who
would frown upon man possessed of
third of it, even though he was an
odd sort of a fellow.
MR.. HICKS PHOTOGRAPHED.
The Mr.. Hicks whom Mrs. Foster Sc
lected to be the partner of her daughter
is tall, lean, lank young man, not at
all after the fashion of Quaker, but
more of a genuine Yankee than many
who glory in being thus distinguished.
His head is small and his facev very thin,
clean shaven, and long to the point of
the chin. His limbs are thin and long,
and he has exceedingly long arms and
large, bony hands. He has sufficiency
of foot, but that is always to be expect
ed with tiller of the soil. He was
never stylish, but latterly he began to
spruce up wonderfully, and finally got
on piccadilly and white neck tie-in
fact, he looked somewhat clerical. Not
at all sociable, nor the kind of young
man to 90 into society as the allianced
of the vivacious Ida, people were
amazed at the intimacy.
NOT FOR IDA.
Such being was the man chosen by
Ida's mamma to be her life comforter.
And it appears that Ida gave a sort Of
quasi consent that it should be so,
perhaps from force. They went to
church together, and were always to be
seen at the popular entertainments.
Very rarely did he speak to her, while
she kept all around her in a mirthful
mood. But Ida had other irons in the
fire. 1t must not be said in the future
that woman can not keep a secret.
She can. Ida kept her love affair a
secret even from one so near and dear
as her sister.
1t is said that the day for the celebra-
ton of the nuptials was last Wednesday.
This made Ida dare and do, and on the
morning of the Tuesday previous, she
was missed from her palatial home.
THE MAN SHE LOVED FOR HIMSELF.
There was also missing from his
quarters in the engine-house at the
Flushing Water-works, the day-fireman.
Putting the two disappearance togeth-
er, it was an easy matter to reach con-
clusion-they had eloped. Miss Eos
ter's parents had suspected an intimacy
between her and the fireman, who is
called Frank Slocum, but never dream
ed of such a "humiliating" coup de
grace. 1t had been limited by some OF
the gossips that the smutty fireman was
holding clandestine meetings with the
fair Ida. OF course, he dare not visit
her, or make a formal proposition for
her hand. Mr.. Foster, Sr., was wide
awake to the importance of keeping
them apart, but somehow or other they
! found means to communicate.
HICKs's LAST CoURTsHIP.
Mr.. Hicks was at the Foster residence
on Tuesday evening, and Ida enter
tanned him as usual. He staid late, as
is the country custom. 1t would seem
that the family were apprehensive of
some coup, as Mr.. Foster was out and
evidently on guard, not retiring until
fter the fireman had done so, to all
appearances. When Hicks took his
departure from the house, Ida followed
lite later. She went in different
direction, however, intent on different
business. Instead of having retired,
the handsome young fireman was i'm
patiently awaiting the arrival of Ida at
a convenient point. He had a coach in
waiting in a secluded place. Ida sought
and found him, and, turning their backs
upon the homestead and leaving all the
inmates to awaken to a surprise, they
were whirled to Hunter Point, and
crossing the Thirty-third Street ferry,
journeyed to the home of his parents
in Jersey City, where they were made
man and wife on Monday.
HAPPY AS KING.
Love laughs at prison bars, and love
laughed in this instance at stern parents.
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