The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27

for some years, and thsn died Of 8 rapid do
cline. Upon this pathetic tale Ar Rusktn
hangs some curious sdvise % 70 the proper
conduct Of love and courthip. TO begin WITH
oonBdant is her father, hot her mother. .What
she is not inclined to tell her father shodld DO
told to no one, and in nine cases out Of ten not
thought Of by herself. I believe few fathers.
however wrong-hsaded or hard.hearted,
would fail Of answering the habitual and
for her," Secondly, Mr.. Ruskin, in his usual
,peremptory fashion, lays down The following
ideal law Of courtship, which has, perhaps,
even less chance of getting itself practically
realized than his first canon, that girl should
tell ali her love affairs to her father: when 8
that he is wise in loving her. ho should at
once tell her SO plainly, and take his
chance brsvely with other suitors. No
lover should have the insolence to think
OF being accepted at once, nor should any girl
have the cruelty to refuse at once, without
him she may send him away for seven years or
so-he vowing to live on crosses and wear sack
cloth meanwhile, or the like penance; If she
likes him little, or thinks she might come to
like him in time, she may let him stay near
her, putting him always on sharp trial to see
what he is made OF, and requiring,
heads as shs thiia,iks herself worth. The whole
meaning and poRsfsof true courtship is proba-
ton, and 1t ofkhs'not to be shorter than three
years. at least;; seyen is to my mind tie ortho-
do1 time. And these relations between the
known, not to thsif friends only, bur to every
body who has the.4east interest in them; and a
girl worth anything ought always TO have
half . dozen or 30 suitors under love
for her. There are no words strong
enough to express the general danger
ofptyO tba
of mob courtship as distinct from these which
have become the ia ,hlon-almost the lawn
modern times; when in q miserable confusion
Of candle-light, moonlight and lime Highland
anything but a daylight-in iudecsntly at
traotiye and insanely expensive dresses, in
dental impulses and dismal ignorance, young
people smirk and og!e and whisper, and
whimper and sneak and stumble and flutter
and tumble and blunder into what they call
love-expect to get whatever they like the mo /.
ment they fancy it, and are continually in the
danger Of losing all the honor of life for folly,
and all the joy of it by an accident"
A Lovers strstasem.
There is q good deal of surprise in Jersey
City over tho romantic marriage OF B. Cliff
Tunison, "a young lawyer and son OF q
prominent Metho list preacher, to Mss Belle
Barton of York, Pa, who has been visiting
She met young Tunison short time ago aud
he fell in love with her. He learned that she
was under engagement of marriage to o
wealthy resident of York, who was many years
her senior He was the choice of her parents,
and she yielded to them. The wedding
was to have taken place on Wednesday
last Tunison met Miss Barton q
few days before the time set for
her departure for home, told her his love and
was accepted. They then determined to be
married, The young lady said her aunt Mrs.
Sayres, would arrive on Monday to take her
home. On Sunday of last week Nir. Tunnison
called upon Miss Barton, intending to invite
her out for walk, when they would have the
marriage ceremony performed His plan,
however, Was spoiled by thu unexpected ar
rival OF Miss Barton's aunt. The young lady
and her aunt were to start for honl, the fol-
lowing :day Tunison communicated with
road depot by the door opposite to that through
which her aunt would leave ii, as he had r,lsc
which he hoped would be successful in decoy-
ing the aunt away. When Mrs. Sayres and her
niece had taken their seats in car q messen-
ger boy entered and handed Mrs. Sayres let
ter. She hurried out, saying she would return
before the train left, and charged her niece moi
to leave the seat As soon as she was out OF
the depot Tunison and Miss Barton hurried tc
Sayres returned to the depot the train was NOV
ing out She telegraphed to have her niece
wait at Philadelphia and then started by the
next train, expecting to find Miss Barton wait
ing there. Before she arrived at the Philadel-
phia depot q message had been sent her, mott
tying her that her nieco mad become Mrs.
Tunison Tho couple, on coming to this city,
drove to the residence of the Rev. Mr.. Simp.
son, in Twenty fifth street, aud were married.