Tom nccepted thejncvitablc, as the
father thought, aud remarked that he
must go 011 to Louisville, as he had
some business there. He was accompanied
to the depot by his sweetheart,
nnd when he bought his ticket, nn
uncle of the gitl heard him call for
two. The uncle made n rush to inform
the father, and the young folks
made a rush for the train. The lovers
won and in a few hours they wctfi,
made man and wife in Jcffersonvillc.
They at once returned to Elizabeth-town,
where they were met with the
tears and blessings of the old folks.
Wednsdnyjthcyoungcoup'ecamedown
to the home of the bride's father, Mr.
R. J. Duff, Sulphur Springs, and it is
needless to say he and the rest of the
family were surprised nt Tom's rapid
way of transacting business. The
Repuiimcan joins with the many
other friends of the young people in
wishing that life's richest blessings
may be theirs.
I'ompllmmtrd.
Hon. Cassius M. Clay, one of Kentucky's
great men, is preparing a volume
of Memoirs, which is soon to be
issued from one of the largestNcwYork
publishing houses. A very attractive
feature ef the book will be the
portraits and biographies of fifteen of
Kentucky's mostbeautiful and accomplished
women. Hartford and Ohio
county will be delighted to know
that they hnve been asked to contrib
ute to this special collection. Gen
Clay has written to Mrs. Spalding, of
this place, requesting her photograph
and biography for this book. Mrs. ,
Spalding was Miss Nannie Alexander,
daughter of Dr. W. Alexander,
President of Hartford College, and is
regarded as one of Kentucky's most
popular aud cultured beauties. No
page of the beautiful volume will bear
a fairer, sweeter face than that which
bears the likeness of Mrs. Spalding.
