Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-25

limbs and utter silence, taking the palm
leaf dress with her to the seclusion of
her own room. There by the rays of the
moon she hastily searched the pocket
and secured the teeth which were hidden
IN the depths. These she placed in her
mouth and then replaced the tan-colored
CATERS, and, opening the door into the
"entry-way," glided out, and, passing
through the kitchen to avoid the watch
full Tiger, soon found herself standing
under the blue canopy of heaven.
And here let US explain. On the oo-
casion OF his recent call, after the tender
scene of wooing described above, Dea--
con Skeels had elected from that ro-
mantle maiden promise to meet him at
the end Of the cow-pasture" on the
present night, and go off "quiet. like"
and be united in the holy bonds in the
little sitting room behind his shop.
Whether he was prompted to this course
by the dread of encountering Elizabeth,
or of facing the wrath of some Of the
other sisters in the neighborhood, who
had their eyes on him since his bereaye-
ment, does not appear. At all events,
he wished the deed to be done quickly
and quietly, and this midnight elope-
ment so pleased Maria, so far exceeded
her widest hopes, her most romantic
wishes, that she readily consented to
the plan, and hence we find her to-
night, skipping along the cow path to
meet her waiting lover, with all the
blithesome agility, if not the grace, Of
young girl.
She hurried across the pasture so rap
idly that when she reached the trysting
place by the lanefence, where the deacon,
the chaise and the old mare were await
ing her, she was entirely out O, breath;
and had to lean for some minutes against
the fence for support, while her lover
embraced her through the rails. As
soon as Maria recovered somewhat, she
mounted to the top of the fence with
what little assistance the deacon could
render her through the opening between
the rails, and prepared to leap into his
open arms. She did spring, or rather
dropped, but the skirt of her gown
caught on the end of post, and there
she hung suspended, her tan-colored
CATERS, with attendant ankles and hose,
dancing wildly in mid-air, in a vain
effort to find resting place for their
soles, while the recreant bonnet fell on
her shoulders and her too-fatal teeth,
insecurity fastened, few out with the
violence of the jerk she received. The
agonized deacon stood below, uncertain
whether to fly OF remain. Gallantry,
however, overcame his modesty, and
with the encouraging admonition to his
love, ''Hold fast there, Marier, and I'll
unhitch yer Clothes" he proceeded to
release her.
Maria was likely to "hold FAST" She
remained miserable fixture until the
deacon hoisted himself to the top of the
fence, and by dint of great effort sue
ceeded in F." unhitching" the dress, when
Maria fell to the ground in heap, near
~ fainting in dead earnest. Only the
sight of the moonbeam playing on the
silver plate of her front teeth saved her
from deep swoon. She clutched Wild
1y at them, and, before the deacon had
descended from the fence, had them in
their place again. That worthy person
backed slowly and cautiously down, and,
when certain of standing firmly once
more on level ground. looked around
eagerly for the luckless bride, who still
lay in the corner, an object of pity as
well as Of admiration to a bridegroom.
81 hope you amt noways hurt, Maria.
Chirk up, and don't be cast down at SIGH
time," said the deacon, lifting her and
leaning her against the fence, while he
wiped the perspiration from his purple
face. Then, placing his arm about the
slender form Of the agitated Maria, by
slow degrees he dragged her to where
the chaise and the white mare were
standing in the moonlight awaiting the
love-lorn pair, and induced her to exert
herself enough to mount the chariot,
with assistant boosting from him.
Finally they were of, Maria leaning
helplessly against his bosom, and declar-
ing vaguely that she would "rather a.
died" referring no doubt to her lover
having seen her stockings and under
wear and false teeth. The moonlight
was soft and mellow, the air sweet and
balmy, the deacon tender and affection
ate, and by the time the old mare had
turned her head around the corner of
the lane, on which stood the deacon's
house, Maria had yielded to the soften
ing influences about her, and looked
quite hopeful and bride-like.
When the happy pair entered the little
shop, Hymen seemed to smile on them,
and the small sitting-room seen just be-
You'd, ablaze with the beams Of lamp,
looked like a glimpse of paradise to
, Maria. The hour had come for which
she had prayed and longed for years.
She was to be bride. Henceforth she
would be the envy Of at least dozen
spinsters of the village and neighboring
country. Her cup seemed full of hap
piness.
The reverend gentleman, whom the
deacon had imported for the occasion
from "Kaintuck," in skiff the previous
afternoon, was reused from sound
sleep into which he had fallen in wood
en- rocking-chair by the open window,
and the brief ceremony was performed
which converted Miss Maria Parrat into
Mrs. Deacon SLeels.
Let us pass over the scenes that fol-
lowed, when the news Of the elopement
was spread drought village of L.
the next morning. Excitement ran
high, and it was not until the funeral Of
the oldest inhabitant, several weeks aft
er, somewhat diverted the public MIND,
that the startled citizens recovered from
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