Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03
How He Won Her.

Scottsville, pretty village about fifteen
miles from the Tennessee line, is the home
of some of the most aristocratlc people IL
Kentucky. 1t is place noted for pretty
girls and gallant young men, and among
all these the sweetest belle was Miss Ollie
Brown, and the handsomest beau Mr.. Jo-
seph Carpenter. They loved each other
unto desperation! In this case, as IN many
others, the only obstacle was parental OBJ
lection. Miss Browns mother positively
declared that Ollie was not old enough to
get married, and her sweetheart's entreat-
les were ID vain. The young people made
one or two Intellectual attempts at elope
ment but they were never once baked in
their determination to carry cut the scheme
in the sweet by-and-hy At last Thurs
dag MIR. Carpenter drove in buggy 10 the
residence of his sweetheart, and once more
besought her mother to consent to an early
wedding. Mrs. Brown was inexorable,
Miss Brown was fearful and Mr. Carpen-
ter was excited. AT last, when every
prayer had been denied, the young man
boldly put the question TO his sweetheart:
''Will you go with me, or mind your
mother and remain at home2" The girl
looked up through her tears, first at her
mother and then at her lover.
'Ill go with you," she said at length,
"Then come" and with these words
young Carpenter caught his lady love in
his arms, and, hurrying out of the house,
leaped into the buggy that was anding in
front of the door. The horse received
smart blow with the whip and jumped
away in dead run. AS soon as Mrs
Brown realized the situation she screamed
for assistance at the top of her voice. In
a few minutes the little town was wild
with excitement, but the volume of SYM
pathy seemed to be with the young people
who had just whirled through the streets
at terrific rate Of speed, taking the road
that led to Gallatin, Tenn. The mother
whose daughter haG been stolen wildly
besought somebody to GO in pursuit of the
fugitives, and if possible to stop the wed
ding. At length MIR. Manion, a young
lawyer and judge of the police court, con-
sented. In few minutes he was mount
ed upon horse of speed and bottom, rat
ting out of the town in the direction tax
en- by the buggy at pace that would have
captured the ''gentleman's cup" at any
fair in the State. From the very start 1t
was race of whip and spur. The fugl-
tives were evidently. making for Squire
Fixes Office which Is just across the Ten
nessee line, and Judge Manion was hot upon
their trail. 1t was chase long to be re-
membered by the people who witnessed it.
In front horse f1ecked with foam, going
at top speed and drawing a light buggy,
in which gallant youth sat, with resolu-
tion upon his face, anu beautiful girl
restled trustingly by his side. Perhaps a
mile in the rear, a solitary horseman, ap-
plying whip and spur, laundering along
over the level turnpike, The buggy had
the best of the race, and pulled up In front
of Squire Fixes Office fifteen minutes in
the lead of the man on horseback. The
clever squire was on the point of pre-
nouncing the words SO feverishly awaited
by the young people, when Judge ManioD,
riding like professional jockey bore down
upon the party and signaled the officer to