The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-11-16
Religion Parted Them, but Love
Brought Them Together.
Glad They Made Up Again.

- MINUS, VI Mountain
Grove, and Mrs. Luella Rollins. his
wife, spanked all over the station from
o'clock uotil the Frisco train pulled
out, says the St. Louis Globe Demo.
crdt: He bought her popcorn and
candy and lemonade, and then he
would take her hand and squeeze it.
and they would both smile sweetlv a,
each other until Mr.. Rollins could
contain himself no longer, but lust
had to rush off and buy some more
fruit or something as relief to his
feelings. And all Of this after five wears
OF matrimony!
1t was not hard for curious person
to worm himself into the confidence
oil The happy couple-they were both
only too eager to tell ANYBODY all
about 1t. He was stalwart, handsome
young farmer in jeans. Luella was
clothed In a more sophisticated man.
ner, having had the benefit of some
SIX months Of city experience.
We've got pretty nice farm down
to Wright County" said Rollins, "and
it'll be sight nicer now we're going
back to it. Won't it, Lu2'
Yes, Frank, 1t will"
And we've been getting along
pretty well ever since we were married
IN 1889 up to last winter, when Lu
she joined the Baptist Church, all our
folks being Methodists, you know.
although | amt a professor myself.
Well, you know how old folks is
There was LUIS ma and my ma and
the rest OF the women, and | guess
heerd more about infant baptism and
mersion and falling from grace in
about six weeks than would puzzle a
Phlladelphy lawyer. Lu she argued
one way, and the other folks they
argued the other, and couldn't chin |
into the play without turning the |
whole pack Of 'em onto me. lust got
SO every time they'd get to talking I'd |
sneak out into the barn, where / had
dimmyjohn hld out, and lay round
there TIL I'd see the candles blown
out.
"Well, one day l came home from
Hartvllle and found note from Lu,
saying she couldn't stand it 10 more.
and that sne'd up and quit, and that
none OF us needn't never expect to see
hide nor hair of her again. was pretty
near crazy, and l lit into both the old /
woman and sister Dosha, who'd been
making her share of the trouble, too,
and | got that house so trimmed up
that | amt heerd chirp about faith
or works from that day twell now.
The women were skeered any how,
and sorry, too, for Lu was mighty
popular with 'em outside of church
matters. And then l set out to hunt
Lu. / tracked her to Memphis, and
there lost her. That was in April.
Well, I've been to Louisville on
false scent, and I've been to Vlcksburg
and Little Rock. Last week a neigh
Dor met up with Lu right on the street
here and talked with her, and she
said she'd come back if I'd come after
her. Well, maybe l didn't come a
running, didn't l, Lu2 And what's
more, stranger, she has the consent of
The whole family to believe what she
dumb pleases from now on. You see,
she done give us the worst scare any
one of the family ever got"
" But how did you get along in the
meantime p the wife was asked.
81 had pretty hard time, but I'd
4 stayed away till l died before I'd
1 given in" Mrs. Rollins replied. 81
lad about $Ioo that I'd saved up,
md l came direct from Memphis
here. Then went and saw a clergy
nan, whose name | knew, and he
rot me work with one of the families
n the church. l tell you it was hard
work, though, and | was lonesome for
Frank all the time. But lis all over
low, and I'm goin' home to stay"
"You bet your life you are, honey"
laid Frank, "or if you have to run
'gain We'll just run away together"