Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-09-05

give me mine daughter" N@ IN
The captain now stopped his boat.
and called to the enraged horseman to
come on board and take his "dawter. I"
In an instant, he had dismounted, tied
his jaded steed to the fence and was in
the cabin of the boat. With quick
step and a hurried eye, he looked round
she was not there. passed on
to the ladies cabin, searched il, but
with no better success. He returned
to the main cabin, and his eye rested
upon young German, asleep on set
tee, who had probably escaped his no.
tice as he passed through. Loves
young dream" was most uncorimoni-
ously disturbed, for the old man sprang
at HIM like tiger, caught him by the
collar, and cried out, "you rascal,
where's mine dawter ~ The sleeping
bridegroom stood upon his feet in utter
amazement and alright, and Instantly
pointed to the ladies' cabin. The old
man released him, again rushed to the
ladies' cabin, searched it second time,
but without success. BY this time the
captain of the Clarion, having become
impatient, ordered the boat TO start, and
the old "dawter hunter" jumped on
shore, and mounting 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 " Garmauy," shaking
his rod most significantly towards the
boat.
We now learned tina, the fair runa-
way WINS a sober looking little Dutch
girl, in pink dress, who had cat her
dinner in silence, and upon hearing her
fathers voice. had, by the aid Of the
ladies', concealed herself so etectualiy
IN the cabin, that her father, even by
the aid of the craven lover, could not
find her. We further learned that her
parents were opposed 10 her marrying
this young man, aud tina, they had that
morning eloped from Dayton, and hav-
ing taken the canal boat for greater
speed, were on their way to some Gret-
ma Green, in order TO have the knot
matrimonial, duly tied. Presently, the
old man resolved upon new course Of
action, and set off full speed for Hamil-
ton to invoke the aid ofthe Sheriff in
searching the boat for "mine dawter."
The bridegroom, who had been Knight.
"" scared by the violence of the old
man, now became more composed.
He asserted that the young lady was
nineteen years old, and enqulred with
considerable anxiety, whether her faith
er could take her back, even If he got
the Sheriff. One Of the passengers
observing that his nervous system was
a good deal disturbed, and DESTROYS OF
having some sport, remarked IN sup
pressed tone, but so as to be heard by
the groom, It's pity the old man
has brought them bg pistols with hum
Il fear their will be blood shed. -
:" Has he pistols ?" inquired the groom
in utter CONSERVATION, and passing
quickly from the bow Of the boat TO
the ladies cabin, with his bundle OF
clothes in his hand, proposed to his
lady-love, that he Should jump on shore,
escape TO the woods, and leave her to
the tender mercies OF her father, to be
taken back 10 Dayton. But his lady
love had no idea of losing husband
and gaining the parental rod. She
quietly put her foot upon the floor with
much signiiicancy and said, NO you
shall do no such a thing" Here was
a pretty quandary for nervous lover
to be in-pisiols on one side and res
olutc young lady on the other. Flight
was impossible, death seemed almost
certain. The groom stood moilonless
and speechless. Some Of the ladies' in
the cabin proposed that they should
both leave the boat and take to the
woods. This proposition suited the
young lady exactly, and her gallant
lover was ready for any exPedlent that
would carry him speedily from the
aforesaid pistols. The boat was stop
ped, 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 bridge in hot haste to
get on the opposite side OF the canal
from the pisiol-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 shouts. One ofthem called
out. You craven loon carry your
sweetheart's bundles, or we'll come
and Lynch YOU" The flying lover
took the hint, ran back, seized the lar
gest of the young lady brace of bum
dies, and again set off, full speed, for
,ha woods. The bride pursued with all