Show m ITIC EiorE mr the parents of a too fond get laft but sensibly ampt ahe tolls oxford ia a email place situated in southern Ii lilio A few ft beka ago the cowna coria ol 01 chronic were up 00 tip too buzzing about ft rather elopement that bad taken place the following la eaid to be the of the attitio atTi tir about a year aro a young man came in from the last and made hia home with relatives in oxford lie was between twenty and aoe yearb 0 age B ell educated attractive and all in all a typical ladies man ilia gentlemanly deportment won many frienda and the confidential re of all who knew iidro and up to this day tie ia still beld in high esteem in the rime town lived a beautiful B rl scarcely past sixteen she was bright aad eca at this alf being the organist at one of the churches her lome attractions were 0 the best and her parents were numbered among the most respected in the lavessa mighty pobar which our leape all ahinga mundane two vonne people met and dearly loved it n as a fond attachment on both aldea when the young ladys parents awakened to alie fact that an inseparable union v aa rapidly between youngsters thay at once forbid alia young anan ti come near the howe because of a difference in religious belief like a man lie received th 8 cipul eim in go d part and wt nt near abo honsa again before atis revelation of loie lie had been looked by the parents ol 01 be girl gioie as having after night sat up with their child who was extremely ill for several weeks previous bisot these ardent lovers could not tie separated long they met on the streets and at or meetings in order to put an end to these things and set their mind at ease the good made arrangements to fiend daughter to logan to school the lover ft ho were always on the alert heard this aea with gloomy for boding the night before she was to have been sent an ay th distracted eirl flew to her lover and throwing hr pelt upon his protection told in sobbing accents of lie ercal gulf another day would brica between them there they clung to each other antil fir into the night talking consoling and trying to assuage each others grief we cannot separate was tie conclusion so at three next morning long before da light a vehicle was secured and they skipped kaaa lake a village four milaa away they arrived long before the first streak ot dawn roused the sleepy justice were made a bl fitful unit and to scenes of their before the first cock had by hi bespoken the day it was all ione realize the importance of the step they had taken next morning the young bridegroom went as usual to take up bis labora in the school room tha bride at lait decided to go to her pi rents and tell what she bad done when bearing her dear old home ebu faltered and almost broke down suddenly a bright idea entered her innocent little head she first to iha chicken coop where ebe filled ho apron with eggs with faltering steps and lier head bowed down ehe toward the aliouse opening the door ehe exclaimed half hysterically AI ammI have gathered the eggs the sorrowing knew only too well what was coming as bad preceded this ang lie inea senser of innocence the father caught his wayward daughter in bia arms and wept bitterly while the loving mother wai almost wild with grief the parents afterwards accepted the brighter side of the matter received them back in tho household and now this romantic oung couple are living as happy a two fond doves JAKE alkes nov |