Daily Republican., 1889-09-13
A RACE FOR A KENrccxY GIRL,

A special de patch from Albany, XIV.
says; "0ld Farmer Jacob Rust lives
about four miles north of this town. hr 4
good mountain farm, and Is yery well
TO do ln q rough and thinly- -peopled re-
gion where man with $40. 000 is con.
sidered rich. Mr.. Rust has several
daughters, and Ellen, the Oldest, was the
handsomest Of them all. A Young man
named Henry Courts from Ohio. whose
parents had gone there from this countv
has been spending the summer among
his relations al Albany. Courts brought
with him bicycle. II was the first in
Clinton County, and, as in the case of
hatisha's elbow, people came miles to
see 1t. Courts was an expert rider end
frequently displayed bis bicycleship be-
lore the eyes of the admiring mountaIn-
GERS. He was kind enough to allow a
number Of young men to try his syeloci-
pede, as 1t was called In Albany. but
their bruised faces and sore joints soon
made them very shy of the machine.
Curtis fell in love with young Ellen
Rust. he pressed his courtshlp and was
accepted. Farmer Rust was opposed.
lie objected to Curtis, because as far as
the farmers knowledge went he did not
nave what is technically known as any
visible means of subsistence, or, as Mr..
hust termed II, he was n lazy, gooi-for
nothin', who had nothing to do but 70
gallopin' around the hills on two Wheels. /,
Curtis assured him that he had a good
business aud fine prospects in Ohio. and
it has since transpired that his statement
was true, but the farmer did not believe
him. 0'''''o
"Henry and Ellen waited. Ellen was
OF age, and they could have easily eloped. :.
but they did not wish to do that. They
wanted the old mans consent to the
wedding. The bicycle appeared to be
Mr.. Rusts chief objection. He did no.
believe in it.
My gal,' said lie, 'shan't marry
any fellow who fools away his time on
such derned thing as that. Why. he
might break his neck any day, and then
ia have his widder to take care of.
don't wunt for son-in-lsw any man who
rides on velocipede. II he had horse
or bnckb'ard 1t would be all right
Henry would not put away his be-
loved mschine. lie loved that next to
Ellen, and he meant to have them both.
On Monday, Ellen was visiting in town
nc the home OF relation, and Henry
went to see her. They were RettInr
angry at the old mans obduracy. Il will
ride ri ht out now, see him, and ask him
again for your hand said Harry, and If
lie doesn't consent I'll come back and we
VIII get married anyhow. You a,e OF
legal age and We can have the ceremony
performed here in town.
"Eilen agreed. Henry mounted his
bicycle and started for Mr.. Rust's place,
The old man had Just come in from a
thort journey, and his horte and buck
board were at TIE yard gate. The youug
man made known his GRAND.
II told you once before that You could
not marry her, said Mr.. Rust.
"Well, am going to marry her. any.
how,' replied Courts. 'shc is in town
now. l am going back there, and Ia less
than an hour she will he nv WIFE
"'Ihen you will have 10 beat me 10
town. said Mr.. Rust, 'and don't think
any veloeipede can get ahead of my old
mare and the blackboard. II you ret
the GIRL
"Henry mounted the machine the old
man jumped into his blackboard, and the
start was made. On turnpike or Level
road Courts could have easily distarccd
the cd mare, who was not as sgift ms
she once was, but 1t was an altogether
different matter over the hills. But his
recent expefience with such difficult es
$1,000 him 10 good service, aud, IN spite
OF his rough path, he soon had the salts.
faction OF passing ahead Of the humping
buckbfrri. He waved his hand gleeiully
at his prospectlvt ( ther-in-law, who was
swearlng at his cid mare and endeavoring
TO whip her into faster gait. He got
TWO falls, but he soon right himself aud
bis wheel without harm to either, and
passed Into town a quarter of a mile
ahead of Mr.. Rus. He then stopped ior
T. latter 10 come up. The farmer looked |
Of the machine a momeut sni calculated. |
Wei, III be dernedP and said nothing
more: They went to the Baptist preach, |
sr's house, took the minister across to |
he place where Ellen was stopping. ana |
here she and Courts were married.