The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-02-23
LOYESICK YOUTHS AND
MAIDENS EyADE PARENTS

NAhtDLlNG LNhUk = EANLlNAC
On the other side of the channel
marriages de raison," as they call them.
are much more numerous than here,
where love is the chief factor in ar
ranging unions, says M. Tessier in The
London Daily Mail When Cupid plays
his pranks In French families he often
disturbs a carefully built UP scheme,
and the long cherished project of mar
rying Marguerite to Monsieur Paul (be
cause M. Paul has a good position and
Marguerite respectable dowry) .falls
down like a house of cards. The skill
fully darted arrow has pierced Mar
guerite's heart and Paul may try every
thing in order to please Mr--his case
is hopeless, because Lucien, who is
younger, smarter and less commonplace,
haunts the dreams of the girl MI L.
Here is a deadlock. How is this to
be overcome? In one way alone-run
away! Elopenent is the only means
to compel papa and mamma to give their
consent. 1t would be much simpler to
give it at once. But if men always took
the simplest course life would be too
easy. Two hundred years ago such an
elopement would be carried out with
horses, cavaliers and swords nowadays
motor cars, chauffeurs and pints of
petroleum adequately = supply their
places. Modern Invention invades every
branch of our existence-even elope-
nients. If ~ III. 80 ~. p
A few months ago in Paris, young
man who passionately loved certain
young woman called at here fathers
house with friend in a motor car. He
was disguised as a chaffeur in bear
skin overcoat and big blue goggles, rem
dering him completely unrecognizable.
The young lady entered the car, osten-
| sibly for a short run. Crossing Yer
sailles the friend asked them to stop,
as he wanted to buy some postcards; !;
car had vanished. The best of the story
/ the intended escape. .. ...
| Later on father and son-in-law be-
came such good friends that a few days
after the marriage the old gentleman
lgot bill. from his daughters husband,
who was hutnorist, which ran as fol-
llows: -a@.,. ID. .' ~
Motor car hired for four days. e 20
Damages for two dogs injured. -. so
The same for mold woman. .. 10
Picture postcards to friends and ac-
quaiIltanceS ...... .......... 2
Eau de- Cologne, violette. heliotrope
| for Suzanne (who could not bear
the smell of the engine) ........ S
s e87
Ten per cent discount since married
| Suzanne. i a@ -
Many French girls are educated in
Eeonvents, custom which,. happily, is
disappearing, not only because NJ
/ Combes turned them out, but also on
account of the narrow minded and
one sided education received there; in
fact up to date parents don't wish to
see their girls reach the age of I8 with
out the slightest idea of real life. But,
las you can imagine converts, more than
any other places, are very often the
scene of romantic elopements.
/ Il remember a few years ago an ex-
ltraordinary elopenent happened in the
south of France; somewhere in the Ri
Iviera. "A young girl of 10 the. daugh-
ter of Russian noblemail invented a
fine plot to escape from her convent
prison. One day her lover, a French
Iartist, former pupil at the Ecole des
Beaux Arts, got a letter, in which she
urged him to call at the convent and
| to introduce himself as the doctor Of
| the prefecture on a tour OF inspection.
The scheme was rather a daring one,
as the young artist did not know much
about medicine; anyhow he did it. A
| Ifarcical scene was acted during which
the lover felt the pulses of a couple OF
ldozen young girls, prescribing harmless
Iembrocations for some, sweet syrtips or
mustard plasters for others. The worst
Of it all is that he had to examine
lcarefully the old cook Of the convent
All, if it had not been for the girls
sake! 5
He was just leaving the house, when
cries were overheard, and two nuns
crushed on him and led him quickly to
one of the pupils rooms. She had just
tainted. He at once uttered grave
Idiagnotic, and said he would call again
after dinner. So he did, and as she
Twas not doing better, he said to the
mother superior, who was in tears - a
This young girl is very i'll my car
riage is at the door, and I'LL take her
Immediately to the hospital !; my reptt-
Itation is at stake, madame |"
Ten minutes later the young painter
and the little Russian gentleWonlan
drove along the road to Cannes arm in
arm, overjoyed and mad with love!
As. matter of fact. the young peo-
pie who elope nowadays are almost he
roes; they fight againt social prejudices
land vulgar arrangements where money
Iplays the main part, and they generally
deserve all our sympathy. The light
Ihearted and easily moved French pub
llic is always ,lseenly interested in adye1-
ltures of this kind, and is always ready
to look with indulgence at young eoti-
lples whose only sin IS TO love each
[other.