Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-12-14
A KENTUCKY ELOPEMENT.
TEARS gerses PISTOLS

About a week ego, very respectable citizen OF our
Notwithstanding burg of Newport named Micklewate,
applied to by gentleman for board and an apart.
ment for himself and lady. Mr. at first objected but
the stranger observation-disclosures that his wife was
of SO retiring disposition that she could not endure the
gaze of the OF public for which reason he was
more than anxious to be accommodated AT length MT.
Mcklewaite consented 10 the arrangement and having
prepared cozy tO room for their reception, the lady
very magnificent fpecimen oil female lovellness-"as
duly inducied within her bower 1t was matter of adj
mirat0n to the host and hostess the love and devotion
which seemed to pervade the newlyarrlved couple. 1t
evident that the honeymoon was at the full and that
two hearts that beat as one" inhabited the little snuggery
upstairs which however, the loving pair Whole
world universe strewn with golden dreams and rosy
flowers. But old bardnot Shakespeare-either wrote
or said
'I.es swindIe and q dream,
Things amt always what they SEEM"
And so it turned out with our turtle doves, who, it
seems -
"Loved not wisely but too we'll"
On Wednesday last shortly after the arrival Of the
Lexington train good gentleman called upon Mr. NJ and
requested to know such cOupe-descrlbng the pair
in questiOn-were in the house. Beng answered IN the
affirmative he desired TO be conducted to their apartment
which being shown him. he flung open the door and there
seated upon chair his legs luxurousy resting upon
another, sat the gentleman, While the lady bending
over him, was daintily arranging his wavy hGr. At
sight Of the apparon which thus burst upon their view
the pair started and looked aghast but as the intruder
drew from his breast revolver, the landlord placed NM
self between the parties and demanded an explanation
The story told the lady was the wife OF the re-
cent arrival and eIoped about week previous from her
home in Lexington, KY whence her husband had traced
her present quarters with the intention of avengng
his wounded honor. In the time the gay Lothario
had sneaked out OF the and left the house. leaving
mis- guilty partner bear the brunt Of the storm alone
For while she tried those unaing resources OF woman
tears and hystsr Sand then, while acknowledging
her error she paliaedt by pleading cCdaess upon his
part which chilled her love and impressed her with the
belief he had ceased TO for her, and how In des
pair at tue loss of his Affection she had lmprudenty and
In moment of reckless insanity listened the seductive
peadings of his false TREND and then abe fell upon her
knees, and gazing upward through her tears-her large
and ,trous eyes fixed mournuly upon his she i'm plor
ed him either to forgive her kill her Our Benedict
was moved he cast sne look at the murderous implement
he still held in his hand and then ganc I'd at the besut
ful fgur! at his feet 1t was moment Of anxious doubt
to the host who remained motionless spectator; but
"beauty in tears and suppiant beauty at that-pshaw
the odds were all on side; he threw the pistol from
ng train bore them back the fair City Of Lexington