The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-03
THEY ESCAPED.
A Bold and Happy Step From
City to Country.

After Carroll and Hetta Forsythe
had been married six blissful months, they
awoke one gloomy day in a New York
49,
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IKE, ana that they needed money
to pay their board. Both were Young, and
thsy had married for love vithont con-
:;dsr;ng m,ch The nrob,an - 49,. 80
s'oerine mucn 1ne problem OF ways and
means. Jonn was q book-keeper IN a down.
town mercantile house, where he conf
IDENTIFY expected to rise rapidly, as a matter
of course. and he taken into the Arm in a
Few years. DuO' wnen ne nao oeen married
SIX montnss tne nouse-W1tn an obstinate
disregard of all his expectations-suddenly
failed and left him without employment.
sSscsIyv whs s soMe,IIi hsg1a % ai ha d dou Know now
w;fho1e Jaiax nase w pe oone' anu
nIN ssaSJ.
Sasn nao q hundred collars" ne SAID,
no9enIIuny;
ana WISH l knew now 70 get 1t for you,
dear,n Hetta answered.
In the evening tney Went out TO walk on
one OF tne busy, venues stopping
Every rev mlnutes 70 look INTO the attract
i've store w1ndow Hetta thought of sew
sral ways they might ~gsanage if they only
LAY = 3 S'ie Money. Hne Wisned Ior some
corI1 @a : W nousekespingi Iney
tIu LUZ ssSg ~ LA way ~ Mucn cneaPeT Ghan
sr9 w vIiLa tb po stnna IN 3 que re ; g2nn.s
soore, q asked nlm LII would not De nice
20 AVE q lew rooms All TO themselves, FUR.
nisnea WIN snelr own furniture. Next
sney Sam a 70 = PicIure soore, where tnere
was alspiayeo IN tne e large oil
PainSing OF an loeal country vlllage, with
ereaS snaoy ems IN tne middle OF the wide
ssseeC, q P9no WIN my paos and q PIC
Su5esdue old mill near at hand, farm-houses
Ia u1 u1oer roses a IVY mere ana
there IN the backgrounds picture that
susges1eu qule1 ana peace. Hetga wished
oney couiu get'ou5 OF the city altogether,
and md some such pleasant place in the
coun1ry. II was coming on summer, n
to be shut up in one room in q crowded
DeauasonaruS nouse al bnrougn oog-oays. ana,
s.oeL an, wnae pleasure couia people nave
- .uS Si'J any tnhe, 5n9y nau no
moneyI Du1 Jonn reminded ner tnat IL
u q CITY, just then, SIX dollars
elghty.seven cents was the sum total OF
All MS capital. he wanted a hundred dol
lars 20 pay thelr board while he continued
Inc next Gay tney moved their Two trunks
An tneir property-from MRS. Bohvar's
geneeei where they had
spent tne happlest months OF their lives, to
four or five blocks down the street. Nobody
In the house knew where the young couple
nad come from, and nobody knew where
Npey were going; but everybody was sure
ySoh6 "AO ohN
that she was quite TOO glrl1sh to be married.
II was bei1eyed that they had run away
from somewhere and got married regard
less OF consequences. Hetta saw Mrs. Boil
war and one OF the female boarders watch
ing them through the uPper-story blinds as
they walked away, Inc she believed she
knew just what they were saying. But she
Gghtened her hold on Johns arm and held
her head up proudly.
VI shall do something to help you, DEAR"
she whispered as they went on. w can
manage somehow"
"We're all right as long as my six dollars
and ~eighty-seven cents last" John an.
swered, making an effort to smile.
The lodging-house was crowded, and they
had taken one Of the smallest and cheapest
rooms on the top floor. 1t had to be paid
for in advance, which diminished their cap.
ital to four dollars and t~hirty-six cents
They meant to live on this a week at the
small restaurants and bakeries in the vicin
ity. But the four dollars only lasted siz
days the best they could do, and they went
hungry much of the time. John answered
advertisements, and searched high and low
for employment without success. Every
of the Herald, one of the large number tt
columns of wants without purchasing 6
paper. The rest of the day he walked about
upstairs and down, in offices and stores
asking for a place. There was nothing
however, he could recommend himself com
petent to do except keep books, and book
keepers were too numerous.
"Let's go out and get a breath of fresl
air." he suggested, the evening the none,