The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-17

man, IL seemed TO me then, was the
bravest, most ambitious youth that
ever lived. l sec now that 1t was
only cheek and brag. But he was my
ideal of lover. and believed 1t was
impossible for mo to live without
him.
"Faihcr wasn't long in discovering
the very tender relations TINT had
come to exist between INC and his
sclf-asseriive young clerk. and he
called me TO him one day and told me
that he was sorry to sec that | was such
silly girl, aud that must get over
IL ut once, aud then Informed my
brave aud stcadfaat idol that at the
end of the month lie could go back
home. Of course my heart was
broken. Life hud lost all is chaim.
| felt was tho victim of a stern aud
unsympnthetic parents cruel will and
wished that were dead.
Snow, although this lover of mine
was clcrking in my fathers store for
500 a month aud his board, his father
was rich lumberman. and he was the
only son. When ! was at the height
of NY misery over the pa,crnal inter-
ference that had ruill,d the course of
my true love, as | think | was in tho
habit of calling it, my idol and l met
one evening, quite by chance, of
course, at the house of neighbor of
ours, and what did my brave knight
propose but an clopemcni, aud what
did my romantic soul do but prompt
Inc to agree to the proposition on the
spot
"Thcrc was u railroad station eight
miles distant. The last train for any
where left that station ut 7 O'Clock
every evening. All we had to do was
to drive to the station, get the truin,
go to the county seat, only an hour'o
ride. get married, aud be happy ever
after. We fixed OH certain night
this was along toward tho middle of
December-and got everything ready
for tho elopemcnt. II was IL good
hour-and-n-lialf drive to tho station
over the sort of road we had to travel
on, and so we were obliged TO take an
early start. The winter had been
very mild. There was no snow. 1t
was just beginning TO get dark when
stole to where my valiant lover was
waiting for me with horse and
wagon. knew that the chances were
all in favor of my level-hcaded father
discovering the whole plot before We
could reach the station, and was
sure that he would be on our track
with horse a good deal faster than
the Que we had to depend on. But
had no fear tl.at he would overhaul
ia.
"Dcfore we had gone one-quartcr of
the way night had set in for good.
but there was moon, and that helped
us along amazingly. We had got
within a milo of the station and had
good reason TO believe we were safe.
when suddenly the horse stopped with
II snort of terror, reared up, and tried
to turn in tho road. A cut with the
whip Strengthened him up, but hc kept
on snorting and showing evidences Of
terror. looked up the road aud dis
covered the cause of all this. An inn
mensc boar stood on its launches at
one side of the road growing and
snarling and showing disposition to
advance upon rs. When my brave
lover saw the savage beast he rosc up
in the wagon, gavc yell, and gasped
"Oh! Jennie, let's 20 back"
"l forgot all about the bear.
g,zed in amazemcnt at my gallant
knight IIe was as pale rs u sheet.
The lines hung loose in his hands.
seized them, jcrkcd them away from
him, took tho whip, aud, rs held the
horse from turning round, ordered
the cowardly youth out of the wagon.
lie crawled out of the back end of the
wagon, and toro down the road us fast
us his legs could carry him.
"Thcn whipped the horse with all
my might, and hc sprang forward and
whizzed the wagon past tho growing
bear so close that lit almost Knocked
the ugly beast over. l drove OH 10
the station, had the horse put out, and
went in the little hotel there to wait
for father. My loves young dream
was gone us IL it had never been. Ten
minutes after l reached tho station the
Train m mn md want Tan ,o;u,toa