Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-04
HOW HE WON HER.
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| E,,itiug Features ia tao Trtpul,ti,ns OF -
| TaItimore Joupls-LoVe comes on
| Victorious, as Isual

EN,itiug Features ia tao Iftbultt ms OF -
baltimore Joupls-Love comes on
Victorious, as Usual.
Mr. and Mrs Allard reside at No, 211
East B,ddle street. Baltimore. They have
two pretty daughters, who have attracted
small army oi suitors, but the old peopla
objected 70 callers. Two years ago tho
eldest daughter robclled against the re-
striction aud created quito q social furore
by clipping with a young man whom her
parents had forbidden the house. This
settled the question OF bCaus, aud Emma,
the younger and pTctter of the girls, was
given to understand that the old folks
didn't intend having any more CiOpcmouts
and scandals in that family.
Ono evening when out she happened to
meet MIR. Frank Cooper, well known
Young gentleman in the west end. Ii was
a case OF love at first sight. He called to
see Mrs Emma several times, but his Wis
its were discouraged. When 1t became
known that he was q Catholic, Mr.. \ lard,
stauuch Methodist, invited NJ. Cooper
70 discontinue his visits altogether. Mr..
Cooper Obhgingly complied, bat met
Emma ont. Mr. Allard found u l'ttcr
writtOu by Nr. Cooper to Emma appoint.
ing a meeting. In a rage he Immediately
wrote MIR. Cooper a very Insulting reply.
Tuesday evening Cooper called and de
mauded al explanation. Heated words
ensucd, and the trouble CulmIuatcd IN Nr
Allard calling his daughter into the par'or.
Choose, sad he, between mc aud
this man With tears in her eyes the
poor girl trrk hDr lovers arm aud sad.
scbbjngly, that shc loved him too much to
give him NJ. " Al riGht," said the ira,e
father, "TakN her. she can stay in this
house only one uiLh. longer You be here
70 morrow afternoon at O'Clock aud take
her away"
Mr.. Cooper n iu high cler, and prcpa
ratj0uS for thu Wedding 1T ono, began.
But Mrs. Allarl was not going to give in
so calmly. SAc remembered Mr.. Cooper
had once been engaged ~ a Miss Mary
Clark. She called upon the Latter the
following m0ruiuy aud So aroused her
jealousy that a V'll to defeat the wedding
was a ,rccd to. Miss Clark was to call Cu
Mr.. Cooper AMI SO de.aiu him that he
could not be on hand At the time stated,
| aud Mrs. AllIrd WAS % send her daughter
| = forged letter, sayjng NJ. Cooper had
! changed his mind. TINS was successfully
carried out.
With 3 O'Clock no lover came, but a
messenger boy brought the bogus letter
! The girl nearly tainted when she read il,
but believing some mistake had been
| made she determined TO ferret IL Out. and
| while unObservtd slipped out and PRO
ceeded 10 Mr.. Coopor's residence. Mean
| time the latter had managed 70 get away
from Miss CLARK an hour late, drove rap
IDLY to Mr.. Aliard's house and demluded
to see his intended. Her parents said she
had disappeared and accused him of spirit
ing her away. NJ. Cooper replied that
he beloved she WAS hid in the house
| y f.p.z D.. .,,1
until he saw her. He was ordered of
the premises, bat refusing to 20 Mr.
AIlard, in rage, wea. out to fai weapon
TO encourage his departure. Just as he
was returning with hatChet Mr.. Cooper
received a message that his sweetheart
was az his house waiting for him. Out OF
the house bounced the GXpgCtaut lover.
hJtly pursued by Mr. Allarl, thinking his
enemy had flown through fear, HAlla BIZ,
vile s1IoFgQ-I4Essh a. 10 follow. Down
TtLe street ran Cooper 10 where his car
rIaSe stood square away, ignOIaut that
he was being pursued until the shouts OF
the crowd attracted his attention. The
tao men met ~ tue carriage door. There
was SLCrr encounter. Tho hatchet
vent through the carriage window, wh'le
MT. Allard got spoiled u0so While he
was picking himself up the lover drove
OFT IN triumph amid the cheers of the
spec AtOTs.
Arriving at his holse he met his bride
\ quick explanation took place, aud for
fear Of pursuit au immediate marriage W,
decided on. Tho bridesmaid, taking flight
at the rumpus, had fed, but another wls
provided, and the whole party proceeded
to the residence of a neighbOrjng Methodist
clergyman and were married, just as .c
lrate parents arrived on the scene.
They came too late aud had 10 redress
VIZ. Cooper was generously abused, and
then they took their departure. Tho pair
have received host OF callers, c)nErl,u0at
lng them on their success, while Mrs
AiArd and he ally, Mss Clark. are in tho
dumps.