Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-01-11
HOW HE WON HER.
The Romance OF Determined Man.

n school-teacher, had kept company IN
Cincinnati many years The former
got TO be fifty years old and the latter
gorty-fvc, and still the counting went on.
The parents of the lady began TO think
Of thit thing. They were not very
young themselves, and when they saw
the gray hairs Of their daughter and
witnessed the continued interviewing
going Oh between her and the professor,
with no satisfactory result, they became
indignant They forbade the professor
the house in digpiliod but firm Ian
gnage, and had it intimated iii the
proper quarters that Huldah was free
The professor for his part was much
puzzled. He had always behaved him
self. What could be the matter? He
became indignant in turn, and declared
that he would see lluldah, and be
hanged to the old people. lie did see
her. and in her own house, too, and She
received him with her accustomed
sweetness. The old people found II
out, and assisted him il the work Of
absence. lie came again, and they
shot blank cartridges 1T him Still
again. and the boys Of the neighbor-
hood pounded him with fence rails.
Several times more, and finally he
carried away with him in his flight Il
charge Of birdshot.
1t was u comfort to him through all
This trouble that IIuldah loved him.
Nothing could change her faithlulness.
Size wcpt with him over the pcrsecu-
tlons Of n hoIlow-hcnrtcd world, and
vowed that nothing should change her
affections. But there was no such thing
~ privacy III lib relations with her.
The old people learned Of every meet
ing III time 10 make trouble II they
didn't, the boys did II the boys didn't,
somebody else did. II was most re-
marltable. He made appointments
that he knew were known only 10 HUI
dab and himself yet they invariably
became public He Edcw Inc was not
given to slccp-walking or sleep-talling
He asked IIuldah if she WAS thus allie
he'd, and She dcmurcly said no II WAS
extraordinary. There was no eNplana-
ton Of the mystery, The only thing
certain about IL was that il bid fair 10
continue, and there would evidently 30
no peace for the loving couple ia all the
world one day Il bright ldoa struck
the professor
I'm p he remarked, thoughtfully
carcssing his Whislcrs and Wiping his
badness witha handkerchief, 'seelere,
llHlduh ! We must clrCumNent en- ]
have it. The very idea -
!" Yes, sir, said lIuItHh, smoothing
down her dress and looking respectful
AL ilercatcd.
sIhcrc il but one way. We must
ret married lluIdnh y
90, sirl said lluldnh hlushne, aud
with eroat apparent surprise
'lhcfc IL no other WAY = said the
professor smiling ono ct lis Tim limbs
with great determination, II must
he dome Now ! think Of il, Wonder
idien't think of il before ID isthc only
channel, through the difficulty. | de
elnrc will not bc prosecuted III this
manner any longer"
" But, sir, said lluldah, with some
Hesitation, Z" is not this rather sud
den p
!" II il, admit" returned the pfofcs-
sor, frankly. 4" But consider the dill
Guilty Of these meetings, my dear Re
fleet how We have been prosecuted
these these ten years back, think =
The professor made u slight calculation,
and found he had the time about right. |
This cannot 50 ON, cannot do with
out you, lluldnh, and these annoyanncs
would drive me into the grave in ten
years moro, No, lluldnh, there is really
no other way II must be done.
!" Very well, said llultlah, resignedly, /.
and the night OF the clopcment WIS inn. /
mcdiately selected The professor, by
some special inierposlIon in his behalf, l
rot oil without being disturbed by the
old people or the boys, and Went home
happier, for some reason, than he had 4
boon since il boy. She il really pret- 4
ty, hc said to himself. never saw
her look 80 nice rs She did tonight, and
there was twinkle IN her eve which
ms surely new to her never saw
such II twinkle. And ! think she
laughed after | came away | could +
tain that it. emerged from her room
and il seemed To me that She WIS Jump
ing up and down, and having Il great
deal Of surrcWitious fun about some
thing All, wen, She will tell me all
about il herself, dare say.
The Clopcmcnt was 4 perfect success.
The old people were ~ sound asleep as
il they had entered into the consplra
~ themselves. There were ITO boys
around. The carriage made Il great
deal Of noise, and the rope ladder was
as awkward and noisy rs Il brass hand,
but nobody awokc,
Fortune hvors us lluldah, said the
professor as they rode away.
Nes, sir, said iluldah, who WIS n
,.,a.. Is n June morning, and Sc happy
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