Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-26

/ forbid you TO write or speak 10 my daughter
! a ,ain have made her take her oath that
she win never marry you l did it sently,
1 though firmly, but she knows the value of an
oath o RowLEY
p. S-She has begged me to permit her TO
write you farewell letter Of explanation l
have yielded TO paternal weakness and per,
mitted this, You must not reply Q II
Papa has told you all " she said 4 love
you, and ] never will marry any one else
When he got out the family bible / said at
first, No sir, il YOU please l don't wish TO
be undutifuL but will not When he locked
me up on bread and water, ! still refused
but when he got his pts tolls both of them
loaded. and held one at each OF my temples,
and said he should curse me lrst and shoot
me afterward, ana mamma called through the
keyhole that she was dying OF fright gave
in
swear, said papa, that you wiz Aot mar
ry this young BerSen as long as you are upon
this earth or sail upon the Eaters thereof
Swear it, Caroline Elizabeth ii you wish TO
live Otherwise you die, with my curse on
your headlr
1T was an awful scene. but put my hand
on the bible, and said. after him, Il will not
marry my Henry as long as | am upon this
earth or sail upon the waters thereof, but
will love him until die
Just as you please about that said papa
Then mamma had nervous prostration. and
she is only just getting we'll, and wish we're
dead Your broken hearted, CADDIE"
read the letter over dozen times;
that clause about the waters of the
earth seemed to bar every way of
escape.
Even midi ocean would not seem to
invalidate her VOW to so conscientious
creature as my little Caddie.
wrote to Caddie, despite her fathers
edict, but no answer ever came to me.
and probably my letter never reached
her.
At last, however, the New York
Herald brought tidings which, while
they were tragic, were hopeful. Mr.
Rowley was dead. There was a glow
ing obituary notice of him in the
paper, but heard afterward that he
died in fit Of rage, ca used by dim
ner that did not please him.
As soon as it was possible to do so,
l asked for a vacation, and returned
to New York. Reaching the great
city, l flew at once to Madison
avenue, and was speedily ascending
the stoop of the residence of the late
Mr.. Rowley. No one forbade me to
enter the door, and soon Caddie, her
eyes red with weeping, came to me
in black dress and threw herself
into my arms.
Poor, dear, darling papa was just
getting the bible to make me swear
that | wouldn't ever speak to you,
when the angels took him, she said
looked as serious as possible, and
shook my head.
AS he did not, you may take lit
tie walk with me tomorrow, may
You not?" | asked
She answered yes, dear" and |
went away and made another call.
1t was upon a young clergyman. And
when he learned my plans and heard
my story, he agreed to my request.
1t was the year 1879. Coney island
had but rece ntly been transformed
from primitive summer resort to
the land of hotels, booths, showmen,
and concert halls that it has now be
! come.
1t was to Coney island that took
4 Caddie, and there met the Rev. Mr..
Nutley, young clergyman, who
bowed and blushed and introduced u.
to his married sister and her husband,
and his younger sister, who smiled
and showed her dimples, as though
she knew little secret.
4 We walked about the island. Wis
tied Manhattan beach, had lunch to-
1 gether, returned to the more populous
West end, and bought milk of the
4 nilkmaids, who DIRE W it iced from the
monstrous effigy Of q COW, in the kiosk
There is the captive balloon, " said
my friend, the clerg lyman, just then
let us all 60 up in her
/ An ascent was about to be made A
\ short interview with the manager
won us permission to have it for our.
selves for half an hour. We stepped
in it, assembled the ladder. screamed
and chung to each other, and in a min.
/ ute or two we saw the world far be.
meath us. We were no longer Of it.
If the rope should break gaspcd
| Mr.. Nutley's sister.
'CDCdJ maui any duulllDn TO LDls
remark. Suddenly, grasped Caddie'.
/ hand.
My dear betrothed wife, we are
no longer upon earth, nor are We
upon the waters thereof Our posi-
ton absolves you from the oath you
took upon the fam lily bible. Yor
! pledged yourself to nothing concern.
ing the air. 1t was only land ant
water. have consulted Mr.. Nutley
who is an expert in such matters. Be
I ing a clergyman he is willing t.
marry US while we are in this balloon
He knows all the circumstances.
'My dear Miss Rowley," said Mr.
Nutley, ~ feel that it is quite propei
of you to take a literal view Of ar
oath you took under compulsion
Your excellent father, / am sure
would have it so if he could send I
message from better world. We all
have moments passion, in which
we do things of which we repent.
believe he has repented of offering
you that oath, and | believe, being
what it was, you may marry in the
air with all propriety."
1--WE think SO, tool" chorused oul
friapds