Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1877 — Slide Off. [ARTICLE]

Slide Off.

It k always in order to begin * little story of foe affections with foe remark that the course of true love never did run smooth: the maxim k trite and true, and justified by centuries of usage. It applies to a recent incident at a) little place called Casey Station, ip Tennessee. There lived near foe station a family with a blooming daughter; "and, as a matter of course, there was a young man around who loved foe blooming daughter and whom the blooming daughter loved. It Is to be regretted that testimony cannot be borne as to foe good taste of the blooming daughter, but the facts must he told, ana it is necessary to state fofat the young man in foe case was addicted to the flowing bowl to excess. The fafoer in foe case was opposed to foe marriage of foe lovers, and the gjrl finally yieldea to her lover’s persuasions and "eloped with him. The two went to Union City so get married, but couldn’t, because they had no license. Meanwhile the irate parent arrived upon tbe scene. There was a quarrel, and foe young man gotdrunk. The fafoer was on a mule, anaTtakingbis daughter up behind him, started for home. The lover was on hand, and not too much inebriated to be senseleraof his loss. He could not follow on foot, but could yoU, and did so: “Martha, if you love me, slide off!” Whereupon foe girl dipped off as though the mule was greased. Again die waa put up, and 'they were about to leave, when he said again, u No#, Martha, yon are twenty.throe. and If ycm.lqyeme, dide off!” And again she slipped off. The third tiine her fafoer held l her on, and would not let her " dide off j" his heeta were dug into foe sides of foe mule, and foe lover waa left lamenting with a dkIffiS&'TftSti 'SUi'SJSItI true love, anyhow.— St. Untie Republican.