The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
REACHING THE GIRLS
Ingenius Ways of Some Lovers to Car
 ry on Secret Correspondence
From London Tit-Bits.

From London Tit-Bits.
 The air of Scotland is usually supposed to reek of romance, and two Scots have hit upon a novel plan of action whereby they might correspond with each other despite the ban of their stern parents. They used pigeon post, and thus were enabled to write to each other as often as they wished and unknown to others. They privately trained some homing pig cons, and for years this secret correspond ence was successfully carried on by their help, the love missves being tied under the wings of the birds. Happily time brought about a reconciliation ot the par ties concerned. and so the usual methods of correspondence was used. Such a happy ending was certainly deserved by go constant pair of lovers.
 Eggs have been put to various peculiar nses at different times-politcal meetings have found them in evidence on occason- but it is not often that they have been used for the purpose of amatory cores ponGence. However, such was the case at any rate, for lonely Canadian lady penciled a note on an egg stating her con hition. Luckily the note fell into the hands of lonely widower on this side or the Atlantic; further correspondence en- sued therefrom. and it led to a happy anlOH Ol InG lNO parties GOlittl SiA most novel proceeding altogether.
 A loving couple in Newcastle-on-Tyne were forbidden by their parents to corres- pond with each other but love prover bially laughs at locl1smths, and is sup posed to be able 10 overcome every diff guilty Certainly this was the case with this couple. These two managed to cor respond in spite of the parental injunc- hon, through the medium of friend, who was quite guiltless in the affair. They exchanged books. but it was not the story which was visible to everybody which in terested thls ingenious couple, but a cer- lain well connected discourse which could be pieced together by following certain lead pencil markings, and which made very stirring little tale of love. In order to avoid detection even if the various marks in the books were discovered. these indications were made to read from end to beginning of the book. Chinese Fashion. It is satisfactory to know that these two young lovers no longer need to gos to this trouble to communicate with bach other. as they have been married for some years.
 Fruit has often been used as means of hn1atory correspondence When a lady re- reyes a basket of apples or pears as gift from unknown friend, there need hot be any suspicion attaching to such an Innocent looking present. But when the largest apple in the basket is known by her to contain at it's heart d long and passionate love letter written upon for eign notepaper. all ingenlously concealed. 1t must be confessed that there may be more even in rosy checked apple than meets the eye-or the palate.
 A somewhat romantic marriage took place in the northwest few years ago, ts result of very peculiar correspond ence. Some time before a young lady of Inc village had tarown bottle containing ! note into the river, and this drifted Town and was ultimately picked up by young planter of Louisiana. fife answered the letter, a correspondence ensued and hnally wedding, but it should be men toned that the lovers never met until two lays before that ceremony.