Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-09-07
From the Cincinnati Chronicle.
A RUNAWAY.MATCH

hO hCo11lhllE wv a. -
ton to this city, in the packet "C!arlon'
CANAAN Brcckawav, commander, Inc boat
had overcome some 25 or 80 miles OF the
distance, when the tramp horseman was
heard upon the tow path. In a minute the
gallant s,ecd was beside us covered with
foam and painting with the heat. On his
back was a surly looking Dutchman, in
wears some f~orly.fve or fifty, OF middle
stature. with short legs and still shorter
stirrups, and sitting in his saddle very much
as Sir Monkey rides his pony in the mena.
gerie. His appearance quickly attracted
the eyes of the crew and passengers, especI'
ally as his throat, well lined with dust aud
dried by the heat, gave utterance to sundry
violent and incoherent sounds, which were
ever and anon accompanied by a threatening
flourish of a stout whip which he held IN
his right band. AT length we caught words
"Mine dawter." Captain give me back Milne
dawter.r The passengers began TO look at
.be CAPTAIN of the"Clarion, who by the way
is a modest looking gen,lemanly sort OF a
bachelor TO know what all this meant. The
captain protested he knew nothing OF the
Dutchman's "dawtcr." The old man kept
bawlinp, most vehemenlly, "mine dawter,
give me mine dawter."
The captain now stopped his boat, and
called TO the enraged horseman 10 come on
board and take his "dawter." In an instant,
he had dislnounted, tied his jady steed 10
the fence and was in the cabin Of the boat.
With a quick step and hurried eye, looked
round-she was not there-He passed on 10
the ladies cabin, searched it, but with no
better success. He returned to tho main
cabin, and his eye rested upon a young
German,asleep on a settee, who had probab-
w escaped his notice ms he passed through.
Loves young dream was most uncere-
monionslv disturbed for the old man sprang
at him like a tiger, caught him by the col
lar anu crrru Uut, YOU tdsvdi' v"erO'e "''",
dawtcr The sleeping bridegroom stood
upon his feet in utter amazement and al
fright and instantly pointed TO the ladies'
cabin. The old man released him, again
rushed to the ladies cabin, searched II a Sec
ond time, but without success. BY this time
the captain of the Clarion having become i'm
patient, ordered the boat to start, and the old
'dawter' hunter Jumped on shore, and noun
ting his horse, kept by the side of the boat,
calling out for his "dawter" and threatening
TO pursue the captain TO Cincinnati and there
reclaim his runaway child, when he would
give her "Garmany," shaking his rod most
Significantly towards the boat.
We now learned that the fair runaway
was a sober looking little Dutch girl, in a
pink dress, who had eat her dinner in ST.
lence, and upon hearing her fathers voice,
had, by the aid of the ladies. concealed her.
self, so eaectually in the cabin, tina, her
craven lover, could not find her. We fur
Their learned that her parents were opposed
TO her marrying this young man, and that
thau baH that Ynorpi,,r olopad from navton
and having taken the canal boat, for grea-
ter speed, were on their way to some Gret-
ma Green, in order 10 have the knot matri-
mon;al, duly tied. Presently, the old man
resolved upon a new course of action, and
set off full speed for Hamilton TO invoke the
aid of the Sheriff in searching the boat for
mine dawter." The bridegroom, who had
been nightly" scared by the violence Of
the old man, now became more composed.
He asserted that the young lady was nineteen
years old, and enquired with considerable
anxiety, whether her father could take her
back, even il he got the sherif,-One Of the
passengers observing that his nervous sys-
TEN was a good deal disturbed, and des-
irous Of having some sport, remarked in a
suppressed tone, but so as to be heard by
the groom. Its a pity the old man has
brought them big pistols with him fear
there will be blood shed."-"Has he pis-
tolls ?" inquired the groom in utter consler-
nation, and passing quickly from the bow
OF the boa, to the ladies cabin, with his bun
die Of clothes in his hand proposed to his
lady-love, that he should jump on shore, rs
cape to the woods and leave her 10 the ten
der mercies Of her father, to be taken back
10 Dayton. But her lady.love had no idea
OF loosing a husband and gaining thes pa.
rental rod. She quietly put her foot to the
floor with much signi6cancy and said, No
you shall not do such "a thing" Here was
a pretty Quandary for nervous lover TO be
in-pislols on one side and a resolute
young lady on the other. Flight was i'm
possible, death seemed almost certain. The
groom stood motionless and speeches..
Some of the ladies in the cabin proposed
that they should leave the boat and take to
the woods. This proposition suited the
young lady exactly, and her gallant lover
was ready for any expedient that would car
ry him speedily from the aforesaid pistols.
The boat was stopped, the lovers jumped on
shore, the groom leading the way with one,
the bride following with two bundles, in
which were no doubt the bridal dress and
its necessary appurtenances. They crossed
a bridge in hot haste to get on the opposite
side Of the canal from the pistol. bearer, and
made for the woods at the top of their speed
the groom leading the bride some twenty
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The passengers rushed to the deck OF the
boat and made the welkin ring with their