Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-02-25
Practical Observation-Disclosures
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ga t'eman.frcm Falton Informs US that
ta"t Village wasthe theatre Of quite an excit
ing tine. to say the least, on Sunday even
ing t's'. The story is as follows: Rev. Mr..
King, pastor Of Methodist Church at Full
| ton, has an interesting and quite pretty
daughter, whom for some three or four
years past, be has kept at school, at that
! pink ..Lieger Institution" called the
| McGrawville College, located south of US in
Cortland county. While there, it seems
that certnin genuine negro connected with
The iLs,itut on, called Professor Allen, and
aud thereupon entered into the requisite
| >tipu'a'ions and agr. ements to constitute
| ~Eat is known to those interes ed in such
matters as an .'engag cement" to be IN ,rried
| \ little time since, the damsel went lone
to her ANA gnmation preaching parents and
mate known the arrangements whereby
| their lovely daughter expected soon to be
folded in the l., me neSl arms Of aIti ala oas-
ter Ssmbo.
The aarents begged aid ,mon>trated,
aud demonstrated aid begged, and got the
tr"'i' rs AID sisters to in,err:se, but all to
no effect. The blooming damsel vas deter.
| min, d to rar,ahe CT tie bed and boaru''
! and inl.ae the rich odors which McGrax-
VILE college teaching had pictured to her i'll
life Ike tloquel ce; aud more han this she
w,u'd not Ieniain i'll membership with the
denomination that breaches but declines to
practice, "nd sert her Resignation in due
form Of law
Whereupon, dywn from Meanwhile
come the biushing Allen, decked in Wedding
g"rb, AID on Sunday morning Ii. halt woke
from ponderous sleep and though, he heard
playing OH the air such sweet music,
AS *re those dult.t S, urts ia Ire Of day
That creep i, to lie diS: n:ing Lrides, ocr. ears
And sun.mom him 20 MIR xge''
Lut t'tIH g CINE, nd rs IL anxious
couple cou' d Lot lave tie Iuttal rites ceIe-
DRAFTED uuder the reverend fathers roof.
they Withdrew FROM Phillips tavern on the
west site Of the river, and made prepare
lions fer the ceicmoLi.s. In tie mean
time the affair had got hisl cred about The
town, aud the incensed populace, some Ave
hundred s,r.ng, made ready to '.disturb
The meeting" Several prominent ci liens,
feaiirg lest serious row should follow. re-
paired to the nialri, &c house, While seme
kept the ,ivt down by sp. ecLes and persua-
sioD, others gain, d admittance to tie colers. |
Allen Oh being asked if he was married, re.
piie,d No. bu, that he w.u,d be in few
minutes. lie Was demonstrated with anu
told tie CO, S; queLces that would ensue-
that he would he mcLbed, and mus, leave
town Immediately. lie responded that he
knew wlat lie was abuut-aud VIZ. free
uhn Ill Il free country, and should 10 as he |
pleased.
by this time the outsiders could be held
no !uug+r, aud the wibduw curtains being
drawn, our hero "saw aud tremb.ed," and
cried for .trcy. The damse! didn't faint,
but at ouce consented TO 60 Lome, and was
hurried into Il sleigh aid was driven off,
While Samto, under disguise, ard surround
cd by Aboltionists, was hustled cut of the
crowd over to the Fulton House. The null |
tituJe soon followed, eager and raving to
grab tue ''nigger,' but after little he was
got away fl ON the house, by some sly conner,
and hurried to S, racuse in a sleigh, at the
top of two horses speed.
Thus the black cloud avoided the whir-