Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-11-13
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
A Kentucky Elopement-Tears versus
Pistols.

About a week ago Il very respectable
citizen Of our neighboring burgh Of New
port, named Micklewai,e was applied to by
a gentleman for board, and an apartment
for himself and lady. Mr. NJ, at first OBJ
iected, but the stranger was importunate,
alleging that his wife was of 50 rctirin < a
disposition that she could not bear the gaze
of the inmates ola public hotel, for which
reason he was more than anxious to be ac
commodated. Vt length Mr.. Micklewaite
consented to .he arrangement, and having
prepared a coy little room for their recep-
ton, the lady, Il very magnificent specimen
of feminine loneliness was duly induc:cd
within her bower.
1t was Il matter of admiration to the host
and hostess, the love and devotion which
seemed to prevade the newly arrived coup
lie; it was evident that the honey moon was
at its full and that ''two hearts that beat as
one" inhabited the little snuggery up
stairs, hich however TO the loving pair
was whole wolld-an universe strewn
with golden dreams and rosy flowers. But
an old Bard--not Shakspearc--either wrote
or said
''Iife's swindle and dream,
Things amt always what they SEEM"
and SO it turned out with our turtle doves,
who, it seems,
'Iovpd not wisely but too we'll
On Wednesday last, shortly after the ar
rival Of the Lexington train, gentleman
called on Mr.. NJ, and requested to know
if such couple, describing the pair in
question, were i'll that house. Being an
swered in the affirmative, he desired to be
conducted to their apartment, which being
shown him he flung open the door, and there
seated upon one chair. his legs luxuriously
resting upon another, sat the gentleman,
while the lady bending over him was dain
thy arranging his wavy hair.
At sight of the apparition which thus
burst upon their view, the pair started, and
looked aghast, bat as the intruder drew
from his breast a revolver, the landlord
placed himself between the parties and de
mandcd an explanation. The story was
soon told, the lady was The wife Of the receat
arrival, and eloped about week previous
from her home in Lexington, Ky, whence
her husband had traced her to her present
quarters with the intention Of avengins lis
wounded honor. In the meantime the gay
Lothlio had sneaked ont Of the room and
left the house, leaving his guilty partner
to bear the brunt of the storm alone. For
awhile she tried those unfMling resources
Of woman, tears and Mysteries, and then,
while acknowledging her error, she pallia
ted it by pleading GOODNESS upon his part,
which chilled her love, and impressed her
with the belief that he had ceased to care
for her, and how in despair at tho loss his
affection, she had imprudently and in a
moment of reckless insanity listened to the
seductive pleadings Of his false friend; and
then she fell upon her knees, and gazing
upward through her tears, her large and
lustrous eyes fixed mournfully upon his,
she implorci him either to forgive or kill
her.
Our benedict was moved-hc cast one
look at the n.u dcrous implement he still
held in his hand, and then glanced at the
beautiful figure at his feet; it matter
Of anxious doubt to the host, who remained
amoliouless spectator; but beauty in tears
and 4 suppliant beauty at that--pshaw--
the odds were all on one side, he threw the
pistol from him-raised his worst half 20
his bosom, and bore her back to the fair
city of Lexington.