The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-29
Romance in Real Life.


Ny friend Patsy remarked the fates
have decreed, that our excursion shall
be alternately bright and glorious.
| hope it will not be suggestive of our
Journey through life if we travel the
| same road, l remarked. She blushed
and said, we will not anticipate but /
| am anxious to see the terminus of to-
| DAYS adventure. We are eighteen
miles from home and there may be dis
agreeabilities strewn along our path
way. Just then we learned that a
very companionable preacher was
| bound in our direction. We got a
good send off, and had a spiritual guide
as well as temporal. The roads were
an abomination to civilization, and our
slow progress gave us a chance of ac-
uuaintance. We soon learned he was
manageable and all the romance was
not out of him. l did not take any
stock in y un lrt. cheers and before
the horses had wallowed through half
the distance to Forest Grove, / hated
that chap from the inmost depths of
my soul, as old Virgil says. His tongue
was as glib as a soap vendors, not one
word could l get in e6geways. He
was a library ON legs and knew every
thing and seemed to have taken lessons
of Chesterfield. Miss Patsy dropped
her handkerchief and he nearly broke
his neck to pick it up and had a no
ton of breaking his neck for picking
it UP. Six or seven times | had irtend
ed to tell this girl how much l liked
her during the past year and now
| when | should have had such a splen-
did interview, l must be thwated by
this ecclesiastical cuss. I sawa matri-
monial twinkle in his eye ami her win
some ways were drawing ott his gal
lantry. This stirred up my wrath. 1t
was evident | was a great smner in his
eyes, Ivy the caustic sarcasm he applied,
when | had no chance Of repartee. l
was burning up with rage and could
have drug him by his bng locks. The
| time had come when our paths we've to
diverge, he to the left and we to the
right. But not without extorting a
promise from her 10 come and hear
him preach next Sunday, and go with
him to her uncle's to tea. This was
the only relative she had that disliked
me. The gods we're against me. l had
already baptized her as a peridous CO.
quette.
We found the excursion, and onr
party in carriages led US homeward.
The Sun was lingering in the western
| hills, pushing up its golden streams in
TO twilight. The queen of the night
came on duty, ~silvering u path, and
dropping sparkling jewels aleLg u
pathway. Magnolias yet lived to spice
the breeze. Patsy and the party chat
ted merrily, but / was as uncongenial
as a mummy. l saw the hand writing
on the wall like the discounted king of
old, and my kingdom of bliss vas rent
in twain. l knew a preacher would be
the winner in a race of love.
Girls see in us sinners weakness,
wiekedness and worldliness. Mormon
ism and f~ree-loyeism come up in the
worlds history in many forms. Mar
rage yoys often zane with the heavy
moon. In the great drama of life
there are often sad matrimonial scenes.
The devotion of eourtship will not al
ways stand the wear, friction and pres
ure OF life's duties, and the thought
full, observant girl, as she telescopes
the future, sees domestic tranquility a
little ont of line. But they look upon
the clergy as the enbody msnt OF all
excellence. Ills white cravat is sug-
gestiye of his immaculate life. His
clothes are free from the dust of toll.
lie mingles with the cultured. His
classic band Yields the pen OF fame,
and his voice and eloquence touches
the a of fancy, like the harp of Hc'
mer. while the grand old song, Home.
sweet Home, means something to tbs
young maid when il has an ecclesiasti'
ring.
We were greeted at home by moth