The National tribune., 1881-04-01
How He Won Her.

Professor Pie, school teacher, and lady whose first
name was Huldah likewise school lteacher, had kept
company III Cincinnati for many years The former got
10 be fifty years old and the latter foryve and still the
courting went The parents of the lady began TO
think OF this thing. They not very young them
selves and when they the gray hairs of their daugh
ter and Witnessed the continued interviewing going on
between her and the professor with satisfactory
suit they became indignant They forbade the professor
the house IN digaied but firm language, and had it nt
mated III proper quarters that Huidah free. The
professor for his part was much puzzled He had ALWAYS
behaved himself What could be the matter? He be-
indignant in turn, and declared that he would see
Huldah, ana be hanged to the old people. He did
her, and in her OWN house, too and she received him
with her accustomed sweetness The old people found
it out and assisted him in the work by absence. He
again. and thy shot blank cartridges at him Still
again, and the be s of the neghborhood pounded him
with fence rails Several times more, and finally he
carried away with him in his fight charge of bird
shot
1t was comfort TO him through all h troubles that
Huldah loved him. Nothing could change her faithful
ness She wept with him the prosecutions of hol-
lowhealted world and vowed that nothing could change
her affections. But there such thing privacy
in his relations with her. The old people learned of
every meeting IN time to make trouble Ii they didn't
the boys did, IL the boys didn't somebody else did 1t
most remarkable, He made appointments that he
knew were known only to Huldah and himself yet they
invarably became public He knew he was not given to
sleep walking sleep-talkng He asked Hudah il she
was thus afflicted, and she demurey said mo- 1t
extraordinary There was no explanation of the mys-
terry The only thing certain about it that it babe
fair TO continue, and there would evidently be place
for the loving couple in the world One day bright idea
struck the professor.
HIM ~ he remarked, thoughtfuy caressng his
whiskers and wiping his badness with handkerchief
'see here, Huldah We must circumvent 'em. have
it, the very idea ~
Yes, sir, said Huldah, smoothing down her dress
and looking respectful and interested.
There Is but one way VIZ must get married, Hull
dah I"
oh, SIR, said Hudah, blushng and with great appar-
ens surprise.
There is other way said the professor shifting
of his thin limbs with great determination 1t must
be done Now l think Oft | wonder didn't think of
ii before. IL is the only channel through the diff
Guilty. declare will not be prosecuted in this manner
any longer /"
But sir sad Huldah with hesitation, sis not
this rather sudden 4"
1t is, admit, returned the professor, frankly sbut
consider the difficulty OF these meetings my dear Re
fleet how have been thesethese ten years
back, think The professor made a slight calculation
and found he had the time about right This cannot go
on. cannot do without you Hudah, and these annoy
ances would drive me into the grave ten years more
No, Iluldah there really other way II must be
done.
Very well, said Huldah resignedy, andlthe night of
the elopenent immediately selected The professor
by special nterpositon in his behalf got off without
being disturbed by the old people the boys and we
home happier for reason, than he had bee since
boy
s'She is really pretty he said TO himself | never
saw her look nice she did tonight. snd there was
twinkle IN her eye that was surely her | uever