The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-16

The man took q walk mp the car
coming back, he said /: g Well, you ig-
noramtis, did you ever hear OF Adam %
The humorist locked up and said:
+" Adam? What was his other name 2''
The journey henceforth was made in
peace.
Very nicely sold were g couple of
tramps who waylaid wealthy farmer in
Louisa county, Iowa, and demanded his
money or his life. Disinclined to part
with either, he took to his heels. They
chased him half mile down the rough
est of lanes, dashed after him through q
brier~hedge, and went painting across an
old corn field. Then the chased one
struck for the woods, and went wheeling
up 8 steep hill; his pursuers pressing
closely behind with blood~shOt eyes and
shortened breath. The farmer dashed
across forty-acre stubble field, across a
frozen creek, through blackberry patch,
down a ravine, over another bill, across
stImp-feld. to be run down on the
road by the tramps. They overhauled
him thoroughly, searched him from top
! to toe, to find he had not solitary cent
wherewith to reward them for their per-
I severance.
Our concluding example relates to
an affecting romance told by the Detroit
Free Press. 1t was the second time
that the hero of the story had &C.
companied the young lady home from
one of those little social parties which
are got up to bring fond hearts step
nearer each other. When they reached
the gate, she asked him if he wouldn't
come in. He said he would. Sarah
took his hat, told him to sit down, and
left the room to remove her things.
She was hardly gone before her mother
came in, smiled sweetly, and, dropping
down beside the young man, said: " /
always did say that if a poor but
respectable young man fell in love with
Sarah, he should have my consent.
Some mothers would sacrifice their
daughters happiness for riches, but
am not of that sort"
The young man started with alarm
he didn't know whether he liked Sarah
or not; he hadn't dreamed of marriage
"She has acknowledged to me that
she loves you" continued the mother
"and whatever is for her happiness il
for mine"
The young man stsmmered out: al
haven't"
ooh, never mind Make no apology
l know you haven't much money; but o
course you'll live with me. Well tak'
in boarders, and I'll be bound that vel
t get along all right"
/ 1t was a bad situation. He hadn'
: even looked love at Sarah. al had NJ
/ idea Of'-he began; when she helC
J up her hands, saying: 81 know yor
hadn't; bnt it's all right. With you
| wages and what the boarders bring in
: we shall get along AS snug as possible
: | A II that I ask ia that Won he GOOD tn her
/, Sarah has a tender heart, and if yol
q should be crosssand ugly, it would breal
: her down in a week"
D The young mans eyes stood out lik
4 cocoanuts in a shop window, and he ros
e up ard tried to say something.
"Never mind about the thanks" sh
r cried; 81 don't believe in long courtshiE
: The eleventh Of January is my birthday
T and it would be nice for you to be mai
g lied on that day"
:. "But-but-but."- he gasped.
l. There, therel don't expect an
speech in reply" she laughed. "Yo
and Sarah settle it tonight, and I'l &C
d vertise for twelve boarders straigh
away, I'll try to be model mother-iI
:, law. believe I'm good tempered an
kind-hearted, though did once follow
young man 200 miles a nd shot off tn
d top OF his head, for agreeing to marry m
n daughter and then quitting the country.
d She patted him On the head and sale
d out. And now the young man want
II advice He wants to know whether b
o had better get in the way of locomotiy
e or slide off the wharf If ever a youn
:, bachelor was "sold," Sarah's young ma
It was in that predicament.-CC Chamber
Journal.