New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30
An INDIANA INCIDENT.

Experience is said to be dear teacher; Il Is
also a poor one. III experience wanted a place
teacher in the schools, It could not get third
grade certificate, and would be saving wood for its
living inside of three months. Experience might
do very well on the school board to select other
teachers, but it would never succeed as in
structor itself. Which philosophic thoughts are
prompted by the recent troubles of Mr.. Moses
Slatn, of Plainville, Daviess County, Ind. In
the last four years three Of his daughters have
eloped, in every case he tried to stop them, and
in every case failed still, what do we find him
doing when Mary, the fourth daughter, ran away
the other day. but trying to stop her. 1t will
be great comfort to the reader to know that he,
of course failed again.
But though the foolish Slatin failed, he sue
ceeded in making it another rapid transit mar
riage, something like that of Harrison Goodwin
and Cora Skinner, of Lawrenceburg, Ind, noted
in The Tribune last summer, who joined hands and
ran forty rods with the Rev. Mr.. Sterling flying
ten feet ahead and reading the beautiful and i'm
pressive Episcopal service over his left shoulder.
James Dukes was the name Of Mary Stains
lover, and last Wednesday evening they de-
cided to eope as the adys father, foolish despite
his experience was opposed to the match.
Young Mr.. Dukes hired ne-horse buggy and
taking Mary by his side drove away in the
gathering darkness toward Newberry. The road
was very rough and dangerous, having just been
repaired by the intelligent road-ovcrseer, and
when about four miles on the way three wheels
suddenly dropped off the buggy. The ardent
Dukes tried to proceed but saw the ridicu-
ousness of travelling on one Wheel and so stopped
and besought neighbOring farmer to bring out
his team and take them the rest of the way.
This the stony hearted agriculturst refused to
do. so they were obliged to press on afoot 1t
was still eighteen miles to Newberry, but they
got there at sunrise, weary but cheerful. They
proceeded directly to the railroad station, where
they refreshed themselves with luscious lunch
counter sandwich and a delicious cup OF coffee
drawn from nickel-plated tank holding twenty
gallons.
OF course the train was late. But old
Noses Slatin wasn't. lie drove up an hour
after they reached the station. There seemed
10 be but one thing for the young folks to do
hurry across the long railroad bridge. So they
took hold Of each others hands and started out
over the bridge, walking on the ties. The old
gentleman followed waving pistol which looked
70 the young man as if 1t had a calibre as big
rs a cider barrel All three broke into a lively
run. but the excited father seemed to run the
fastest and began gaining on the Others The
vounc lady soon saw that she was the one to
blame for their slow progress and that il was
because her French heels caught on the ties Stop
ping. she hastily requested her lover TO look the
other way. then she reached down and with
deft motion took Of first one shoe and then the
other and dropped them into the black and raging
food below. Then she seized her future husband
by one hand. and with joyous Good by. Pop"
to her parent. started at rate never before
touched By young lady in the State of Indiana.
She fairly dragged the young behind her,
but the rate was none too fast for when still
twenty feet kom the end VI the bridge the train