The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-09-27

A RACE FOR A KESTrCGY an,
bicycle Against blackboard
one and Father on the 0,hs'

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one and Father on the other '' :
Albany (ky.) Special to n g..
Old Farmer Jacob Rnyt !,
about fourmiles north oftbi. i've
has a good mountain farm ~, ,a Town ,
very well-to-do in a ro,g iHa !
talnly peopled region wbere anC
WITH $1,000 is considt red " una Glal
n NIL; K K has seyerrl daurL t' ',a
and Ellen, the eldest, w.
h1ndsomest of them all S|o TIE
man named Henry Courts. 'G gunls
Ohio, whose parents hid IRON
ther' from this county, bas fone
spending the summer among gI ha
T. latlons at Albany. Goor "S
brought with him a bicvcGloo ufI 5
was the first in Clinton CONT, IL
and, as III the case of Katisba%'a' AMY, Y
DOW, people came mil $ to SEQ " !
Courts was an expert rider pev sn u
frequently displayed his bicyr r,@
tP oelorT 1le yes OF the noun.
talheers. lie was kind era, I'll fl
allow a number of the yons Jma TO
to try his. "velocipede," as # ' waa
called in Albany, but their brui SaS
fac $ and sore joints soon m "'sgl
them very shy Of the machine "'0
r courts fell in love with yo,p,
Ellen Rust. He pr, ssed his comm
ship and was accepted. Farma.
Kust was opposed. He Objected III
Cou Is because as far as the farm
er's knowl dge went he did NJ,
have what is technically known :" a,
any visible means of subsistence
or, as Mr.. Rust termed it. She wa,
a lazy, good-for-nothin', who had
nothin' to do but 90 r%allonin'
around the hills ON two Wheel
Courts assured him that he had
IS and fine prospects in Ohio
and 1t has since transpired that his
statement was true, but the farmer
did not believe him. 3
Henry and Ellen waited, Ellen
was OF l@g | age, and they could
have easily eloped, but they did
not wish to do that. They wanted
he old mans consent to the wed.
ling, The bicycle appeared TO be
Mr.. Rust's chief objection. He did
not believe in If
My gal shan't marry a fellow
Who fools away his time on such
Termed thing as that. Why, he
night break his II elk any day, and
hen I'd have his wilder to lake
are of. | don't want for a son,in.
aw any man who rides on a veloc.
lfhe had a horse or a buck.
GARD it would be all right
Henry would not put away his
eloved machine. He loved that
ext to Ellen, and he meant to
ave them both. On Monday FL.
n was visiting in town at the
Of a relative, and Henry
ent to see her. They were get.
ne angry at the old mans obdu.
ICY, II will ride right out now,
him, and ask him again for
Dur hand" said Henry, "and if
: doesn't consent I'll come back
I'd we will get married anyhow.
on are oflegal age, and we can
we the ceremony performed here
town.
Ellen agreed. Henry mounted
5 bicycle and started for Mr..
place. The old man had just
me i'll from II short journey, and
5 horse and buckboaad were at
? yard gate The young man
lde known his errand.
i told you once before YOU
nd not marry her." said Mr..
Ist.
Well, | am going to marry her
yhOW," replied Courts. "Shei is
town now. | am going back
re, and in less than an hour she
| be my wife"
Then you will have to beat me
town." said Mr.. Rust, "and |
1T think any velocipede can get
.ad ofmy old maze and the buck
nd. If you get there ahead of
| guess you can have the girl
lenry mounted the machine,
old man jumped into
blackboard, and the start was
lie. On turnpike or level road
lrts could have easily distanced
old mare, who WAS not as swift
he once was, but it was an alto
Ter different matter over the
But his recent experience
such difficulties stood him in
/ service and in spite of his
sh path, he soon had the salts
ion of passing ahead of the
ping blackboard. He waved
hand ~gleefully at his prospec.
father-in-law, who was swear
his old mare and endeavOr-
whip her into a faster gait.
got two falls, but he soon right |
lmself and wheel without harm
Their, and passed into town a
ter of a mile ahead of Mr..
3. He then stopped for the
r to come up. The farmer
ed at the machine a moment
CALCULATED, well, III be dern-
and said nothing more. They
to the Baptist preachers
took The minister across to
where Ellen was stop
and there she and Courts
married.