Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-15
A Romance of Texas and Maryland.
Baltimore Sun.

good deal of interest was excited in
GreensborOugh, Md, several days ago by a
rumor that Texan had elOped with a
buxOm GYPSY girl from a camp near the
town, and that the father of the girl was
hunting the runaway couple with a gun.
It seems that the Texan is gypsy and
formerly of the same band as the girl.
She is very pretty, and he fell in love
with her. They became engaged, but
during horse trade between the father
and his future son-in-law hot words en-
sued which brought blows, and from
blows the father sought to protect him
self with an axe, when the young man
drew a revolver and shot him, but not
fatally. He Immediately informed his
fancee of what had happened and of his
intention to seek pastures new. With
promises from her that when he should
return he would find her waiting for him
and that she would endeavor to make her
father forgive and forget, he left for
Texas. This all happened three years
ago. Since then the young man has kept
his fiancee posted as to his whereabouts.
Having prospered in his career in Texas,
he resolved to RETURN and despite his
fathers continued opposition, secure his
sweetheart if he could.
With this resolution he started for the
camp, which was then at Chestertown,
Md, but before he reached there the gyp-
sizes had left. Following in their wake he
reached GreensbOrOugh, the band having
encamped near by. To number of our
young men he cOnfded his trouble and
accepted their offer of assistance. Being
afraid to enter camp, he provided one Of
them with a five dollar bill to get his for
tune told and started him for the camp.
He was not only to get his fortune told by
the Texans sweetheart, but also to tell
her that her lover awaited her on the out
skirts of the camp. The plan succeeded,
and the girl met her lover at the place
agreed upon. That night they hired a
team, in which they drove to the hotel
at GreensborOugh, but not without being
followed. The father, who had been on
watch, discovered the scheme, and en-
deavored to have the gypsy Texan locked
up for week or So" His request, how
ever, was not granted by the local author
tiles. With pleadings and money his
anger was finally appeased, and he again
took in his hand the young man and his
sweetheart. The man ordered stakes
pulled on Tuesday morning and the band
departed, but the Texan says he does not
intend to permanently lead gypsy life.
THE recent radical changes in the meth
DDS of government in Japan have not at
tracted as much notice in this coun-
try as they deserve. The significance
of the change is this: The Asiatic fea-
lures of the government are abolished,
and all the old aristocratic, absolute, re-
dictionary elements eliminated. the gov
eminent being now in the hands of men
of modern ideas, culture and conviction.
The new cabinet is composed of men who
have been educated or have lived and
travelled abroad, or have been trained in
the languages, literature and life of
Christendom. The same is true of the
members of the court council, except
Sanio, the premier, who is now venera-
BILE fgurehead. Even he, though one of
the old Kioto nobility, and never out of
Japan, is one of the moderate progressive
men.