Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-22
CaNnInArrs FOR rIIsx
cosnfry Lads and Lsssies ON Their way -
Make Runaway M.rrisgss

aeANs@ke~N
Prom the courier-JoarnAl
She wore red hat upon which a green bird
perehed. and there was country mud on hi.
shoes. Her dress hung down too far upon one
side. and MS face was redder than an aatumnal
sunset They sat in the ferry dock a, the foot
OF LIST street waiting For the boat to take them
over 10 Jefersonville.
There was quite q crowd o. people IN IN.
dock at the time. and this rural counl. wa. the
center Of attraction. No one Eel, liz. smiling
for fear IL would destroy the picture. ana. be-
sides. the young man looked like he WIS A.
fond OF fighting rs farming. Her hand was
covered by fold OF her dress and his te,aerlv
e.ssped H. They thought no one Was looking
put every one was intently watching IL An ar
tra tond pressure caused her cheeks 90 GLOW
VIZ addiuonal brightness. and she shyly
whispered, "Aw. Cal. don't"
That is n typical scene h,r. r.,o.-l.a
Chariey henze. the dock keeper 81 see item
every day, and. OF course. have become usea 20
IT. lhey are from the country. and are going
. o.es 70 senersonVile 10 be married. Hs q
rroosniy farm hand. who has saved up about
slV. and he thinks he is rich enough 10 tie
unto hmsef a wife. Her la'hsr, IN all prot.-
oilitF, also works on farm, has q whole troure
oi girls about :he same s:se. and is real glad
When any Young man is wiling 90 clone with
one o. them OF course be would not object
pot then II Is cheaper 90 elope and the connie
VIII nave more money vita which 90 e-tahlish
Ieh IN little cabin. lliventure 10 cav whom
ne ler cn,dren grow ~ that green bIrd viii stn
De nodding merrily upon that rcd hat when he
wears IL 20 church.
lou can tell a country couple the minnie
'hef come Ia. even il thev dress well and ,beir
manners are good. They are very loving and
1 ,Ies u9h care a long slam bean who Knows il
my m"sNs sat down in the dark corner near
,he end OF the counter. and stand bebira an.
h,sn cigar case ana listen. He saws something
ABOUT what the old folks will say when they r,t
1 1a. ana she filters and whispers that she
uon care Then he'll ash her what ,be thinl.
the girls will saw when tbev Ana IL 90, "a ~
.susns cute little laugh II triumih and mes
.es eaoser. Then he laughs too and thew zach
iook sheep'shiy loving at each other.
,~' s, when they want to appear as old
married folks and desire 20 create the inrre.-
sion that they are not elcpers he will an he,
IA an on-hand way N she would hks 20 haya
some peanuts she SAYS she would i'm a tinid
zone . as II she were afraid he would spend ali
OF hls money ~ lac blew himself In An thu reli.
manner. He gives her the bag with ,b. -
mus IN 1t and takes ont about two himself She
taxes one and they both act neryous vish,ns,
lney NADIA bought the peanuts The crackins
" .he shei's seems to attract attention. 10th
notice inns. and she slips the one she took back
into the bag aud he drops las tlTougb = -
IN the seat. Then they both look up 70 see IL
any one noticed IL
None o. them seem 10 think much about
S S.otes' mere the other day funny incident
happened nw-lookine connie came in aaa
took the clippers seat Ibe dprL w. ,nii "a
everything was as still as could be VIII, m she
suddenly Uttered: 'Aw. George 1 FORGOT 20
,ake down my bangs.' EVERYBODY laughed al
Wis, Ior her hat was pushed back and the curl
papers showed plainly. They looked as il they'd
De glad TO see the floor ca We in With tb.rn Tor
moment, and then she giggled and took on i,er
nat ana gave II 20 George TO hold Tn went
s eo,h hands, and in twinklng her mouth was
a atn.
n un y. pms ana SIX OF seven gimlet-looking
curls clustered on her forehead Smoothins
them out with her fingers she ,udd.nlv
graoped the hat with one hand and fopped n
on ner head IN the same careless wav a man
would 90 They don't think about stvie.
But then We have heightened counIes liz
wears Kid gloves and Is cutie dudi.h sgb,la -
dresses In the height Of fashion They ACT AZ
sooi ana calm as possible and think they ar.
iooiing us dock people. but we know them .Il
.le same. We know the little loving ntten-
uons, Tor we have seen them rnapv n tim.
once handsome couple came i'm. and ,hc,r 81,
uo"n and talked about the weather and th.
river ana kindred time honored tot,ics Ibere
wac NOT slgn OF the eloper about their ac-
LIONS. 4 thought they were just friends until
the boat drew near and be arose 10 Inv ,icl.,.
AZ he cid SO he gave her a loving elnnc. a. ~
70 say, Darling, must leave YOU TO GET these
tickets. but 1t will only be for a time Tbe
mask fell with this glance. and nodded 20 the
na.rimohial agent, who was lettering on the
aoek' moment later he had them in tov
and was taking them 70 the taaeistrste vI,h
whom he was in league. 'A
ihere was quite a rush a while back and one
matrimonial agent made so in one day, Four
eoapies came down on the kanawha in a crowd.
FOR the past few days, though business in that
line has been slack. In consequence haven't
soid many peanuts. Country clippers alwav,
ouy peanuts, and there il a demand for them
continually Ii Is really comcal TO see a coun-
Wy eioper treat his wiie-to-be TO a glass of soda
/ 10 har
invariably says or starts to say, 'whatu you