Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-10-08

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become his wife, and she Was willing,
but. she had one reauest 10 make that
surprised Seth; IS i lat they should,
elope and be married. II.ope with,
yon, sally?'' Seth asked: What
should that Be ferf 81 az your folks,
got anything agin nees'
IN .. replied Sally.
on amt ashamed kesme Tore.
tolks?' s5Ts = =a5 81. 4. s.. +.
''No-o-o, !" rsplisd Sally, slowly: She:
really liked Seth very, much but. was
determined that q flavor offthe To-
mantle should add its. dear charm to,
her wedding. .:. Il s.. II ].
II think . wedd in with all one ) kin
folks an fren's an q big dinner AM all
that, is incest, = said Seth. S 5#ss !:
Everybody has that" said Sally,
petulantly. Il don't want to, be like,
rybody else. r. FL = -
ut will be just Ike. a, page from, q.
novel," she said. II will be all ready
at midnight, and you must come gall
Looping up like mad, and we will steal
away and be married, and every ond,
will be surprised.
"And you must get father's< laddeI
of thegarden fence, where it hangs all
the time, and put itup to, my window,
and"-
you'd better. chain up your dog"
said Seth. If he bit me once I'd kill
HIM dead. I aint goin' to. have no,
hydrofoby."
Eyes, yes," said Sally; "Ill see that
old Maje is tied up, and-and-Seth,
It'd be more romantic if'you' elm. up
the ladder am carried me down."
"Yes,s an more chance of our break4
in our necks,'' said Seth. II! don't
see what possesses YOU to- want to
carry ON like. this, Sally:'
'Then leave me! Avaunt,", cried
Sally, in tragical tone.
''Tm not going to,axant a.. step,'"'
said Seth. "Jf could only see some
sense In it all L wouldn't mind. But
l don't CARE" he added. reeklessly.
"IN do it to, please you!"'
Then Sally was happy. Her life
would not have BEEN lived. in vain if it
could have aromance of it's own. She.
had oxerruled all of Seth's>obiections,
and made him consent against his
better Judgment, to- do.as<sh q wished.
The night agreed upon for the elope.
ment came, and with: it a.settled rain.
Seth Was very Respondent, Sally was
Jubilant.. Her plan was a, simple one.
They were to ride to,a village twelve
miles distant. 1t would, be daylight
when they reached the. village. They
would be- married, and return in tine
for dinner: This prosaie. ending Gid
not please Sally greatly; but nothing
more exciting could be agreed upon.
She would have liked to have had her
father follow thenl vowing vengeance,
in which case she could have ''defied
him to. the teeth
But, as Sally disoonsolately said,
"Father likes Seth too much to make
any FUSS" Nevertheless, she decided
on pinning note to her pillow, telling
her parents that she. had gone with
the man she loved" and that hal}
pursuit will be vain"
1t was after eleven O'Clock when.Seth
started for Sally's home. The fire OF
romance famed not furiously in his
breast. Even love was at q low ebb.
He was sorely tempted to give up the
whole plan, but was afraid Of Sally's
taunts.
He saddled the amazed and nnrelia:
Die Lazarus, and took also a dearepit
old nag called "Ba]ly."
"Sally said she was to ride, behind
me, cause was TO be her Lockinvar,
or some other big fool, but Lockinvar
or no Lockinvar, old Laz' rus won't
carry double. an we'd both get hist.
cd into the mud' we tried it,
1t was midnight, a dark and dreary
midnight, when Seth reached Farmer
Dorton's farmhouse. The rain came
down in torrents, and objects~aould be
seen only byaashes oflightning These
were quite frequent, and by them
Seth found the ladder at the place in
Dictated by Sally.
Another flash, and he. placed it
against the side of the, house. No
light was visible. Sally thought that
darkness woald add to the .omance
of the affair:
There wene almost canstant peals OF
thunder, and the rain beat furiously
against wdadows and doors. Seth
knew thaH Sally could not hear a
"pebble''' against the glass which he
had been, asked to throw.
He decided to rap ON. the window,
and telliher that the elopsment must
be postponed, aud that she would
get Stopping wet" if she Neatured out.
This would show her tAat he had
kept his word in regard, TO coming aft
er her.. 4 W.. - --s5
He orept slowly up, the ladder, and
raped gently on the window with his
knuck]as. y
There was no response. A sudden
lun'oadne, the wind and rain ceased
foss q moment, 8, prolonged, wave
like. glare of lightning revealed Seth
rapping quite vigorously on the win.
dew: 7t#& " ~
"sally! sallx..' he whispered, shri.
~; ..:s
A window len, feat from him was
Thrown up, audi a frightened voice
said, y:5e# IT,. g:
'4Seth! seahl. For pity sake come
aMay from liberal. You're at the wrong
window! That's PAS roomW &
Seth was about to fall off the.kadder
when the Nindox went up with q
bang, and asstraae hand clutahed his
neck. = 81 ...y5.z
Eve gstyet I've got YEP, cried the
excited and. angry .spa'' himself. 81
see ye by thatersck o. 1ightnn". Tllfix
We! No use kickin' that,arMay! All
ha! Thar goss the lad der, an now you
air done fepssae s 81.
II nak hon true. Poor. Seth's strug.
giles rad saat the laddar flying from
und ~. hina. s.s5
'skll:hang on till daylight fore Til
let ye. drap," cried MI. Dorton.b 81 N
bound to see who and what We air.
Hepe, ma, run an tell the hired man
! 10 turn the dog loose, an I'll call him