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Love, Revolvers, Railroads And Adventure

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
November
Year
1882
Copyright
Public Domain
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The correspondent of the Grand Ra3ids Times at Morley senda a chapter of love, replete with bootb, revolvers, railroads and adventure. The account runs as follows: Mr. Abe LaFever, :ormerly of Morley, now of Cadillac, 'ell, hopelessly and irrevocably, in love with a farmei's daughter, Miss Ida Kent. Ida's heart was also pierced with the cruel shafts of that little felow who eoes about clothed onlv with a bow and arrovv. Beneath the swayïng, tragrant pine trees whieh stoop and beckon and nod to the lumbermaH, an eternal compact was registered between Abo and Ida. At this iuncture the paternal parent of Miss Lda vetoed the cooing bill and seated his disapproval of the matter with a vigorous No. 10 stoga boot. Whereupon LaFever departed for pine dis;ricts unknown, but not to stay. The fragrance of the Morley pine district, and the oaths registered on the telegraph poles a little way out from the village, overcama him. On last Friday he returned. His flrst purchase was a bulldog revolver, which he found at Peltou's hardware store. This wea)on of destruction and devastation he ïursed tenderly until Saturday mornng, when he hired a fiery and untatned ivery steed and hied him to the rural home of the despondent Ida. For once tlie course of true lovedid run smooth. The fair Jda was f ound alone. She immediately packed her grip and the twain drove to Howard City, where they were ir.ade one by a justice of the peace. In the meantime tho sturdy tiller of the soil and elevator ef stumps "tumbled to the racket," and eave chase. He took the train and an offlcer and proceeded to Howard City. where he fouuü the runaway couple about to embark for this city. üpon finding "Abe" he ledT off with his good right arm, and knocked him down, whereuoon that bull-dog revolver was leveled at the unnatural father-in-law, but was capturtd by the officer. Mr. LaFever found another shooting iron in his pocket, but before he could pul the trigger the olu gentleman knocked him out of time. This satisfied the pa terna' wrath, and the young couple were allowed to depart in peace. Mrs LaFever U but 14 yeai s of age, and Mr. LaFever is considerad an exem plary young man about Cadillac and Morley.

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Ann Arbor Democrat