The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-09-21

BICYCLE AGAINST BUCKBOARD-IovxR,
On ONE AND FATHER ON THE
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AL"ANl, NY, Sopt. S.-OId Farmer
Jacob Rust lives abont four miles
moth Of this town, has good meup
tain farm, and il very we'll to do in n
rough and thinly peollesl s~gion where
man with $4,000 il considered rich.
Mr.. knst has several daughters, and
Ellen, the eldest, was the handw,n,
est "f them ALL. A young man named,
Henry Courts from Ohio, whose par
eits had gOas there from this country
has been spending the simmer among
his relations at Albany. CourtA.
brought with, him bicycle. 1t was
the hrst IN Clinton county, and, as in
The case Of katisl,a's elbow, people
came miles to see it. Courts was an,
expert rider and frequently displayed.
his bicyclesl,ip before the eyes Of the
adm'rlng mauntaineers. He was kind.
enough to allow a number of yDuny.
men I" try his "velOcipede," rs it was.
called in Albany. but their bruised
faces and sore joints soon made them
very shy OF the machine
Courts fell i'll love with young FL
len Rust. He pressed his courtship.
and was accepted. Farmer Rust was,
opposed. He objected to Courts. be-.
cause as far as the farmers knowledge.
went he Cid not have what is tachni-
caliy known rs any visible means. Of
subsistence, Or, AS Mr.. Rust termed it
s'he was . lazy good-for-notl,in' who
had nOtlliif to do but go gaIlopin'
around tlIs hills ON two wheels" Courts
assured him that he had u good busi-
ness and tine prospects in Ol,i0,. and.
1t has since transpired that his state
ment WAS trae, but the farmer did not
believe him. A - *ifu r+,fgE
Henry and Ellen waited. Ellen was
OF legal age, and they could. have
easily ei"ped, but they did not wish TO-
do that. they wanted the old mans
consent to the wedding. The bicycle
appeared to be MIR. Rnst's chief OBJ
jection. He did not believe in it.
s'My GAL" said he, ''sl,al't marry
any fellow who fools away his time
on such derned thing as that. Why.
he might break his neck amy day aud
then I'd have his wi.ider t. take care
Of. don't want for sunrin-law any
man WHO rides u velocipede. Ii he
had IL horse or Il blackboard it would
ts<t alright. r..... .t..
Henry would not put away his be-
loved machine. He Loxe,l that next
t. Ellen, and he meant to have them
lUth. On Monday Ellen was visiting
intown ut the home Of relation, and
Henry went to see her. They were.
getting angry at the old mans Obdur-
acy. 81 will ride right out now, see
him. and ask him again for yoar
hand" said. Henry, land if he doesn'.
c"nsent I'll come back and we will
get married anyhow You are of le-
gal sc, and we eau have the eere-
mony performed here in town.
Ellen agreed. Henry mOunted his
bicycle and started for Mr.. Rustfs
place. The old man had just come in
from short journey, aud his horse
and bnckb board were ut the. Aard
gate. The young man made known
his Grand. ~ ''ss#A7 sit iAbfs'e saes e
ST told YOU once before that you
could not marry her. said Mr.. Rust,
"Well, I am going to marry her, r
anyhow replied Courts. ~She, is in
town now. l am going back there, and
in. less than an hour she will be my :
wife, ~ 4 Il 4 & 4 4
s'Then yen will have to heat lne to
town." said Mr.. Kast, a.sand don't
think any. yelecipeie can get ahead;Of
my old mare and the blackboard. If
you get there ahead Of mel guess yOtia
can have che girl" "ail.ss fsssT ssSs bs
i Henry mounted the machine, the
old man jumped into his back board,
and the start was made. Onea turn q
pike or level read Courts coul,l have
easily t1istaneed the old mare, who
WAS not as swift as she Once was, but
it was altogether 8 different matter e
over the hills. But his recent ex-o
perience with such difficulties stood.
him in good service, and, im spite of
his rOugh path, he soon had the satis-
faction Of passing ahead of the bump
ing blackboard. He waved his hand
gleefully ut Lis pr 'spective father-in-s
law, who was swearing Mt his old mare
and endeavoring to whip her into Il
faster gait. He got two falls, but he
soon righted himself and his wleel
without harm to either, and passed
into town quarter Of mile ahead
Of Mr.. Rust. He then stopped for the
latter to come up. The farmer look
cd at the machine a moment, ejacu-
lated, "Well, PIl be derned !" and
said nothing more. They went to
q baptist preachers aouse, took the
minister across to tho place where
Ellen was stopping, and there she and
Courts were married. z3& 80
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There is net a honest champion
Ia tho whole eeaatsy-Wolsss- j. b ths
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