Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-03-07
HOW NE WON HER.
TAs Romance Of a DeJsr-
mined Man,

Ike Wi Sc School-Ueacher, had kept
company il Cincinnati many years.
The former got to be fifty years old
and the latter forty-iiye, and still
the counting went on. The parents
OF the lady began TO think of thi:
thing. They were not very young
themselves, and when they saw the
gray hairs of. their daughter, aud
witnessed the continued interview.
irg going OH tetween her and the
professor, with no satisfactory re.
suit, they became indignant. They
forbade the professor the house in
digni fed but firm language, and
Lad it intimaied in the proper quar-
tiers that Huld,;h was free. The
professor for his part was much puz.
zled. Tie lad always behaved him
self. What could be the matter
lie became Indignant in turn, and
declared that he would see IIrldAh.
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 it out, and as
sisted him IN the work of absence.
He came again, and they Shot blank
cartridges at HIM. Still again, and
the boys of the neighborhood pound
cd him with fence rails. Several
times more, and finally he carried
away with him in his fight charge
of lirdshot.
ltNaS cCmfcrt TO him through
all this trouble that Huldah loved
him. Nothing coull change her
faithfulLess. She Wtpt with him
ever the prosecutions of q hollow
hearted world. and vowed that moth
ing sh ould cLac &c her affeetions.
But there was 20 such thing as
privacy in his relations with her.
The old people learned CT every
meeting III time to make trouble.
Ii they didn't the boys did. II the
boys didn't somebody else did. II
was remarkable. lie made appoint.
ments that he knew were known on,
ly to Huldal ard himself yet they
Invariably became public. lie knew
lie was not given 10 s'eep-Walking
or sltep-talking. lie asked Huldai
if she Was thus afflicted, and she de-
murely said Io. 1t Eas extraordin
ary. There WIS 10 explanation Of
The my;terY. The only thing Ger
tain about it Was that il BID fair tt
continue, and there would evidently
lie 10 peace for the loving couple IL
al the world. One day a brigh!
idea Struck The professor.
"A'm - lie remarked. though
fully caressing his whiSkers and
wiping his badness with a hand
kerchief, ''see here Huldah We
must circumyent 'em. l haye it
The very idea"
''Yes, sir" said Huldah, smooth
ing down her dress ank looking re
spectful and interested.
"Tnele is tutone way. We mus
get married, Ruldah.''
80 sir 70 said Huldah, blushing
aid with great apparent surprise.
'+Tbere is no other way ~ sait
tie professor, shifting one Of hi.
Thin limbs With great determination
1T must ,.e dCEe. Now l think Of
it, wonder didn't think of it he
foe. !; is tie only channel elthrougl
tie difficulty. l declare L will no
be prosecuted III this manner am
l,nger -
''But sir,'' said Huldah, Will
some hesitation, lis Lot tAis- rather
sudden ~
sit is, l admit returned tn,
professor, frankly. ''But conside,
tie difficulty of these meetings, m.
dear. Reflect how We have beer
Iersecuted tEesc-these ten year
LscBs [ think.'' The professor
made slight calculation and fount
he had the time about right. ''Thi
Cannot go Oh. l cannot do without
you, Huldah, ard these annoyance
would drive me into the grave il
ten years more. No, Huldah ther
is really no other way. 1t must b
dOne.''
"yery WE'LL" said Huldah resign
eddy. and the night Of the elopemen
WAS Immediately selected. The Pre-
fessor by some special interpositio
in his behalf, got off without Eein
disturbed by the old people Oh til
bnys, and went home happier, fc
some reason, than he had been sine
boy. ''She is really pretty" h
said TO himself. 1 never saw he
look so nice as she did tonight, an
there was q twinkle in her ey
which was surely new to her.
never saw such a twinkle. And