Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-27

| hesolVeu mat Tue proceedings oil this meeting be
sisued by tho Chairman and Secretary, and pub
lshcd in the Western Reserve Chronicle, and Ash
tabula Recorder.
TRYAL TANNER, Chairman.
CYRUS BoswoNTu, Secretary.
FROM THE DUBLIN STAR.
Elopemem Extraordinary !-.Nise,'ies Of not
| knowia% Tie shortest cut from, Dublin TO Pa
| riS.
A REAL OCCURRENCE.
An affair recently occurred in the vicinity of
Dublin, which occasioDed no small degree Of
uustlc in the family ola worthy old sportsman,
whom mot TO publish namesl VIC will call MIR.
Sccplechasc. Every body knows Miss Biddy
SteepiechGse squints little, and has bit of a
| hump on her back, though not much more than
| tue pretty sex all voluntarily assumed, when
they first adopted the French fashion of sticking
out their backs, and wearing coal-scuttle bon
nets. But what did this signify to Paddy
O'Dundy, dapper little gentleman, who had
discovered that Miss Biddy would have ElO, 200
when. she came OF age, independent of her
papa.
Paddy put on all his charms; he mounted
new gilt watch chain withseals; brushed up his
castor, leered, gripned, oged and strutted. In
short he SD wrggied himself las far as his stays
would permit him to wrigglc) into Miss Bddy's
good graccs, that she really fancicd herself in
oooJ ihiuS ana
at length proposed an elopement to Gretna-
Miss did not think the blacksmith gentccl, SO
Paddy was obliged to consent to run for Paris.
me oI!y question now was, 10 raise the wind.---
daddy scraped, and begged, and borrowed, and
at last by letting his old father into his scheme,
contrived to squeeze out of his savings the
needul for the excursion. When all was rea-
dy, Miss Biddy, under pretence of sickness, re-
tired early one afternoon to her room, bolted
the door, aud then, with all the delightful and
romantic ioys of an elopemcnt, bolted through
| the window into the arms other expectant swain.
who conducted her with protcstations of eter-
nal love to covered carr, intending to carrv
her to kingstown, and thence to LIVERPOOL OF
they went, and Paddy, elated by the dexterity of
his scheme, prepared letter for old Steep!e-
chase, which he threw in at Biddy's window.
The steamer soon waited them to Liverpool
and they posted off, as fast as horses could carry
| them, to their destinations.
The next morning early old Stccplechase
knocked at his daughters door, and, receiving
| no answer, and becoming alarmed he applied
his shoulders, and in a twinkliDg forced an en-
trance. But the bird had flown! Paddy's let
ter lay on the floor before him. He took it up
and read as follows -
Dearest Dad elect-Dontbcin a pct at being
ilddled. We have got, at least, fourteen OF
! fifteen hours start of you; so you need not
waste your liine and money III pursuit. / am
gong to be married at Paris, and to do the
thing gentccliy, so that the family viii have no
cause to be ashamed of it. AS what is done CAM,
be undone, beg you will send me- for my Bid
dy's sake, letter Of credit on Paris, as | have
only just cash FOR the journey. l am, your du-
tilul sOu-in-law elect,
P. ODANDY.
"Stoic away.' roared out old Stceplecl,ase.
with tremendous oath. "Thrown out .
locteyed by that - puppy But stop let US
have look at the country" said he, as he
snatched up map. After moments consider
alton, loud tally-ho. proclaimed his rising
hopes, that he should yet ovcrtalSc the fugitives
Lynch" said he "harness the black mare with
all speed. -Ah, the puppy. he wont jocky am
| old sportsman so easy.n In such EXPLANATIONS
he vented his feelings till the mare was brouoht
to the door, and he then drove to kipgsto,v,
| which he reached just in time to step on hoard
the Bristol steamer. On his arrival at Br,stoI
he posted without stopping at Souihampton
where he found the steamer which runs from
that place to Havre dc Grace. An offer of
Lou INDUCED tue captain to put to sea with all
possible expedition, and in the course of n Cc,v
hours he landed at Uayrc. Hence his ;mnroo,
to Paris was quickly made. lie then toolr ~,
his station at Mcurcc's, and, having refrcsbod
himself, quietly waited the arrival Of the r,,,,.,
ways.
In due time, up drove, with furious haste.
rumble-tumble,F French Carriage, containing tic
enamoured pair. Paddy handed out his prize
full OF triumph and exutation, inhailinr viii, dc.
light the tickling sounds of .iior .4ngiqjse from
inc Positions But suddenly appeared the bor-
ribe vision of old Stecplechase. Miss Bidd,
went admirably through the regular form of =
loud scream, adroitly fainting into the arms Of
handsome French Garcon, who stood near bcr.
AS for Paddy, he was almost petrifcd with bor-
ror. He seemed as though he would yladIv
have disappeared. Trembling aud pale. he
glanced fcarfuly ON the huge hunting wh;n
winch poTtentiously swung to and fro in The fist
of old Steeplechase, who stood quietly ,v;,, 10
arms kimbo in front of poor Paddy. eniov;nor
ais terror and confusion. At length to his ;n'
exPressible relief, old StccpIechase, in tome ~
mock gravity, thus addressed him" Dearest