Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-10-30
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THE WRONG WINDOW.

PohS Doio JUL "oc plOtpy 81
with a great many pleasant anG
pretty ways. Her great weakness
was novelreading, and the absurd
ideas resulting thereform. Setl
Higgins, an honest-souled fellow
had asked her to become his wife
and she was willing, but she had
one request to make that surprised
Seth it was, that they should elope,
and be married. at would be 70
mantle and exciting" "'Lope with
you, Sally 2" Seth asked. "What
should that be fer? Has your folks
got anything agin meg"
No." replied Sally.
"You amt ashamed to take me
fore your folks ?"
"N-o-o," replied Sally, slowly
She really liked Seth very much
but was determined that a flavor oil
the romantic should add its dear
charm to her wedding.
~ think a weddin, with all ones
kin folks an fren's an big dinner
an all that is nicest," said Seth.
Everybody has that" said Sally
petulantly. 81 don't want to be
like everybody else"
1t will be just like a page from a
novel; she said. 81 will be all
ready at midnight, and you must
come galloping up like mad, and we
will steal away and be married, and
every one will be surprised"
"And you must get fathers lad
der off the garden fence, where il
hangs all the time, and put it up to
my window, and"-
"You'd better chain up your dog,'
said Seth. eff he bit me once I'd
kill him dead. | amt goin' to have
no hydrofoby."
Yes, yes," said Sally, "I'll see
that old MAZE is tied up, and-and-
Seth, it'd be more romantic if you
elm up the ladder an carry me
down.
EYES," an more chance of our
braikin' our necks," said Seth. 81
don't see whatever possesses you to
want to carry on like this, Sally"
"Then leave me Avaunt," cried
Sally, in a highly tragical tone.
"I'm not going TO avant a STEP
said Seth. off | could only see
some sense in it all ] wouldn't mind
But l don't care" he added, reck
lessly. en- do it to please YOU"
Then Sally was happy. Her life
would not have been lived in vain il
it could have romance of its own
She had overrnled all of Seth's OBJ
.jections, and made him consent
against his better judgment, to dc
as she wished.
The night agreed upon for the
elopement came, and with it a set
tied rain. Seth was very despon
dent, Sally was jubllant. Her plan
was simple one. They we're te
ride to a village twelve miles distant
1t would be daylight when they
reached this village. They would
be married, and return in time fol
dinner. This prosaic ending did moi
please Sally greatly, but nothing
more exciting could be agreed upon
She would have liked to have had
her father follow them vowlng ven
gence, in which case she could have
I" detied him to bis teeth"
But, as Sally disconsolately said
I" Father likes Seth too much to make
any fnss.' Nevertheless, she decid
ed on pinning a note to her pillow
telling her parents that she had
gone "with the man she loved" and
that "all pursuit will be vain."
1t was after eleven o'clock wher
Seth started for Sally's home. The
fire of romance famed not furiously
in his breast. Even love was at low
ebb. He was sorely tempted to give
up the whole plan, but was afraid Of
Sally's taunts.
He saddled the amazed and unre
liable Lazarus, and took also a de
crepit old nag called .Bally.r
Sally said she was to ride be
hind me. 'causa T was tn hn hal