The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-02-19
BETR0THAL.
BETR0THAL.
The Singular Attachment ofa Lit
tie Boy and Girl.
A Pair OF Toddilng Lovers Insist Upon For
NAL Marriage Engagement Before
They Are Parted-Betrothal!
Extraordinary.
Iaordonsyille IVA special.l

tGordonsvilie (va) speoiAi.1
by all odds the youngest couple ever on.
gagged have Issued cards this week. Tho
cards announce the prospective marriage
OF Master Willie Scott, OF this town, six-
year-old, and Miss Jennie Perry, 2f
Charleston, w. Va, a wInsome four-year-
old, lately visiting tho Scott family.
Little jennie came here with her father,
4 well-to-do business man OF Charleston.
she Ia falr-haired, brlght-eyod sprlte,
and from the moment Of her arrival played
ducks and brakes with Wlllie's young and
susceptible heart. Not pieco OF cake or q
spoonful OF Jam did tho boy get but no
rushed 10 DIVIDE II with his sweetheart,
Tho little witch was also struck with
Wlllle's manly bearing, and whom ho res
cued her from tho cruel wings OF a big
gray goose at the penalty OF receiving
several flaps himself, she looked on him
as u giant In prowess, This feeling was
enhanced whom ho boldly faced a COW
which frightened Jennie awfully.
The leo being broken, MI was plain SAIL
Ing thereafter. Tho children were never
happy apart, Willo was always project
Ing little excursions 10 tho hen-house, 10
tho cow-shed and 10 other prominent
points OF interest In the vicinity. Tho
older people saw tho lnfantlle passion and
at first laughed at II and joked at the little
onos expecting that rldIculo would break
Off tho attachment, but tho match was too
firmly cemented TO bo laughed away. The
small couple loved all tho harder for tho
persecution thoy suffered.
Then tho relatives became anxious at tho
abnormal attachment between the chil-
dron. They could not bear TO be parted,
but cried 40 for each other that thoparents
were glad 10 rounlto them.
Whom tho time camo for tho Porry fam
| lly TO start for homo thore was general
waillng, and tho question OF separation
became q atartllng one. Willie would not
allow jennie 10 got into the carriage In
waiting, and Jennie was as doslrous Of do
sorting hor parents as II she had boon
elphteon instead OF four. What could bo
done In such nu extraordinary caseY
Aftor good deal OF coaxlng and cake
the little ones agreed 10 DO reasonable ON
ono condition only. That was that their
engagement TO bo married. In tho swoot by
aud by should bo sanctioned by their
parents and published In the local papers,
This compromise was effected by n maidon
aunt, and was finally accepted by tho high
contracting parties attor great romon-
STRANGE,
This softenod the parting 10 somo OK
tont. Tho swoothoarts aworo fidelity u
zach other and promised 10 trust each 9TH
or through years OF waiting. Tho embryo
bride cried all tho way TO the station, and
tho lnclpiont bridegroom refused 10 b'
comfortod for hours. Tho maiden nunI
promised TO wrlto his letters for him, and
Jonnio's mother gave bonds that she would
faithfully answer the correspondent.
Tho lJscrs that hovo'passod bOtwccn the
engaged parties are said 10 Ibo models oi
dcop breathing love and oaths OF con-
ptanoy. BY all tho threats Of childhood
the honeymoon, Blue Beard and Red Rid
ing Hoods wolf thoy promise 10 DO faith
ful for ovon twonty years II necessary, but
thoy hopo ilftoon years will bo long
enough. Ho writes 10 hori
DEAR JENSiEi You have boon away nm nw'
ful long time. Aunt Minnie says II IN only 4
week, but know better Wo have ton littlt
pigs, and wish you were here, Our cnt hn'
not been homo now for two nights, anu nn
worried about her After wo are married w
will have u cut who viii stay Indoors, Yours
over 80 muoh, MiLLlh'
In reply Minnie sOysi
swEEr WILLIAM $50 mamma tells mo L
call you) Your lOttOr was run nlco, VINO
brought you the plgglosl Whom the enI
comes home you must tell hor now naughty
she has boon. | wouldn't run away from
you. pray for you oVory h'Bh,; ,oui
happy JENNlE'
Those Interested In tho little onCs whom
Cupid has played with 30 carly bolIov'
that thoy will DO married In time. But The
distance bctwccn thom IL 30 great that
oalmcr Outsiders laugh nj tho idca IL thc
marriage should tako place II will bo tn
bcst example Of constancy over exhibited
There IL no fear that tho engagement vii
bc forgotten by tho people of GordonsvIllo
as all tho maids, young aud old, are ontor'
Ing tho fact In their now diaries.
Why tho children should bo 10 drawn h
each othor IL an illustration OF tho Inherit
aneo OF friendship. Tho mothers Of bot
wcro close friends, and tho fathers grew
up together All four were inscparoblC
aud whom tho porrys wont 10 Charleston
was tho frat tImo the families had bee
separated, Thoy havo become reconcile,
10 tho attachment Of thoir olrsprings an
intend TO fostcr II 80 that tho lIttlo love
shall not stray away whom tho children
arc Of larger growth.