Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-15

ana diverted 1t and saved Sarans l1re
In her eyes he was hero. He agreed
with Sarah that he was, and inside Of
week he was solid with the romantic
girl. He was only a grocery clerk at
present, but he had lOngings and as
pirationS. which included Sarahs am
pie doWry. Inside of a month Sarah
gave him her heart. 1t was Il heart
with string tied to it, however. They
must elOpe together. AS the ''old folks
had made no objections to Joe as a
son-in-law, he couldn't exactly see why
an elopement should some in, but was
ready to agree to it,
The hand sled hero appeared in De-
cember, the engagement was entered
into in January. and the elopement and
marriage were to take place in March.
That WAS winding things up pretty
promptly, but Sarah had romantic
ideas connected with the ides of
March. She impressed on her father
and mother that there would be a
quiet wedding at the Baptist minis
ters, but quietly arranged all the de-
tails of the elopement.
Sarah's plan was to drive twelve
miles across country and be married at
midnight before Il Juice of the peace.
March highways are rather humpy,
and March nights are attended by
frosts or bleak winds. Sarah must
also leave her chamber by ladder.
and her father had a big dog that
didn't cotton to Joe. There were other
details the young chevalier didn't ex-
actly like, but interest spurred him
onward, and the fatal night found him
climbing the deacon's back fence at 10
O'Clock. The deacon had a ladder at
the barn, and it was found and set ND
It the right window. Then a low and
romantic whistle was uttered between
teeth chattering with cold, and Sarah
appeared. SO did the family dog. and
he got in two good bites before he
could be kicked off. To complete the
romance of the occasion Sarah should
have fallen into Joe's arms as she
Reared the foot of the ladder. but she
didn't quite hit it. She fell upon him
instead and they went down in heap
and barked their Sims and elbows on
the frozen earth.
"purn this clipping business any
how" groWled Joe as he got up to find
that he had wrenchcd his back and
ripped up a leg of his trousers "Why
can't we wait till tomorrow and then
go and be married IKE other folks:"
III never marry mless | elope-
never" replied Sarah after rubbing
her elbows and strengthening her hat
"And if you have lost all your romance
you can 60 home"
Ten minutes later they had reached
the vc."lp .rei for the occasion and
Wer" crNIn. away. Owing to the bad
co:nuGon oi iAe roads Joe was fain to
drive slowly. but Sarah contended
that romance and Il gait of at least ten
miles an hour went together. Should
her baitled father pursue he would
have no difficulty in overtaking them
on foot. Joe whipped up. and for a
bumpcty bump of mile things held
together. Then Il wheel came off the
buggy. and the clippers rolled out on
the frozen road in chorus
This is too niue 2 shouted Joe as
LIZ arose in anger.
IBID anybody ever elope without
some slight accident happening to
them!' demanded Sarah. "Of course
not. It's all in the romance. We shall
probably have at least six more adven-
lures before we stand up to be married,
and it will be so nice to talk about
them afterwava."
The wheel was toggled up, and the