The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-10-14

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when he got rs far as the river the cavalry
and infantry deserted him. They are oil
gone ID after destroying their arms to their
different homes Oawnpore is now as quiet
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ELoPRNHN9 ExrRAoRDlMARY.-The New Or
leans Crescent tells the following story:
A certain young gentleman Of respectable
standing in this oity--ws may state that he
is clerk in a cotton broker Office, but no
more-has for some time past been pressing
his attentions upon certain fair damsel Of
the Fourth District, daughter ola well known
cotton-broker. The fair maid had no par
ticular fancy for the amorous swain. but at
the same time could mot BE- cruel enough to
give him the mites" in the usual FORM
Whether his Intentions were honorable or
not it does not appear; but at any rate, it
seems that the young lady's father suspects
ed him and was only waiting for q good op-
portunity to give him delicate hint, in the
way Of q pistol shot. o. cowhiding, or some
On Friday, the young man being sharp
enough to know that his suit had nothing to
expect from the "hard-hearted PARENT"
broYght matters ~ focus by proposing to
his Dulcinea an elopemont, after the appro-
we'd modern fashion The young lady said
neither yes nor no, but promised an answer
the next morning and as soon rs her lover
had cleared the coast, she went like good
dutiful daughter, and told her papa Of the
proposal she had received The old man
tnmed, and wanted to go right off and get
cowhide, and make arrangements for q grand
spectacle on Carondelet street the next NOR
ming But the kindhearted girl begged him
not to be rash; she was willing something
should be done, but did not wish to see her
poor lover cowhided. She consulted with
her father while, and the result was the
adoption OF a scheme calculated to wound
the young IN ans vanity considerably, without
making public spectacle of him.
BY means Of the true lovers telegraph
an institution that exists everywhere but in
different shapes, according to The nature and
necessities Of each particular case-the
ycung lady sent word to her lover next NOR
ming Saturday that she would elope with
him. she was to station a carriage in = GER
tain spot, not far from the honae, and at 8
o'clock in the evening she would come to
him closely yelled, to fly with him and fol-:
low him him to the end ofthe earth, or any
other out Of the way place. She then got her
negro chamber-maid, who had been more or
less confdant in the affair, and dressed her
up in one of her finest promenade suits
ftonnces, hoops, love bonnet, lace.cape and
ali-bct will! q thick green veil mufiled close
ly round her face.
The wench who was in for fun, willingly
undertook to play the part of the coy maid.
en-, and acted out her disguise admirably.
At the hour named she went TO the spot
named, where the impatient lover was wait
ing with his carriage. In his ardor he clasp
ed her in his arms, lifted her into the car
riage, seated himself by her, and told the
driver to cut for the Canal street ferry. Ar
rived at the ferry landing he lifted his lady
love out, dismissed the driver, and was 30
solicitous for his sweetheart's comfort, that
he wanted to carry her all the way from the
carriage to the ferry-boat. These particu-
lars are verified by Young man who knew
all about the plot, and who paid the carriage
driver half-a-dollar to let him ride on the
board behind. During the ride, he heard
the voice of the lover as il wooing his fair
one in fit ofpassionate alteration. but heard
no responses from her. ssii ..44ssssf ya.
This same young man also went over on
The ferry boat pretending to be . chance
D0SScnHeF Arrived ln Algtof9 ana at
house where everything had been duly pre-
pared, the lover insisted upon his fair lady
.aising her veil, that his friend and conied. |
,rate might see what conquest he had
made. She did SO, and the denoument was
quite dramatic The lover started back
lorror.st-uck while his friend exclaimed,
Why, damn il, this is old ks niger |
yench that has run off from him three or
our times with which he arrested her as /
for tie fourth or fifth time, and
nd be i = notion to arrest his friend as Ia
leGro thief. The latter recovered sense e.
ioUeh to explain that he had been sold
emnsbly sold-and giving the wench Il doll
y, told her to 90 back home, or 10 to HI,
vhich ever she pleased; after Which he mn-
led. The young man who followed the
oters, escorted the weneh back home, and
pom relating the adventure, the old man
lmbled dawn upon tho Aoof and rolled,
wearing it was the second best laugh be
I'D enjoyed ia his whole life The story of
curse got out; and as q matter Of course, it
anne stright 10 us F