American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12
WHOLE NO l38: : :
EL0PEMENT EXTRAORDINARY,

EA0FEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. ,.f.,
The New Oroans C,cs cent tells tho 4,
following: ..... ~ .'''.
a clerk IN a cotton brokers e(lice in
'his cry has forsome time past been
pressing his auentions upon a c,,,a;,
iair damsei of tho Fourth District
daughter OF wei! known cotton brnke,1
ihe fair maid, however, had no rar,ic,
n'ar fancy TO the amorous swain. Inn, -,
thesame time could not be cruel enouch
TO give the mlt,en" in the usual firm
"hether his Intentions were honorable,
o' n"', does not appear; but at auy rate
II " seemed mat the young lady's fa,Ler
suspected hlm, aud was only waiting for,
Sooa opportunity TO give him a del.
'ca'e hihi, In the way of pistol shot a
cowh'oing or something of The SOFT. -
ol Friday, the young man being
sharp enough to know that his sui, had
h"lhlng To expect from the "haid.besrt.
ca parent, brought matters 10 a focus
ny proposing to his Dulcinea an clone.
heh'i alter the approved modern fash
ioh' II he young lady said neither YES
nor no. but promised All answer m,
next morning; and as soon az her Iovo,,
hSa cleared The coast, she went like ~
9oou. Nuliui daughter, aud told her pa
pa OF the. proposal she had received -
fhe old man fvmcd, and wanted ,n .,
light of and get a cowhiJe, and noa,
q, a"Setnchta Tor grand sprctacla ON
Sarohdelet street tho next morning -
Dut the glil begged him not 10 be rash.
sHe was willing that snmethino should
DO done; but, she did not wish IN se.,
hGr poor lover cowhided. She consuI,. rs
eu wrh.her iathen .awhils, md Tho re. 4.
SUI wes the adoption of a scheme rc,l.
culated, to wound the young fnap,syon.f
lty considerably, wilhuu, makiuu
.4lc spectacle of him.
( he young lady sent word to her low
ertpe next morning (Saturdayl Aha, she
would eloPe with him, He, was 10 ala
auon carriage ut certain ero, ucor
,he house, and at o'cl0ck ii he, ey,en..
lng she. was To como 10 him. acIoselvi
fyeiled; 10 fullt,w him 10 the end of,bn
earth; or afy other odt-of'be way D lacc.
one men got her negro chuu,bor fnailr.
VINO had neen moro or less, coufiJenr
III the affair, and then dressed her nm
IN ONE OF he' finest promenade sui,s--
n"unces, hoops, love bonnet, lace can.
aud all-but with thick green veil
m"tIlrd closely around her r5cs '" ''''
yba uorch ,,ho ."' 49,.
lingIv nr,In,,,"L %"' vas 10 'n' '"n' Wi,
,ho c,v n,a;.,' wv" - pay ne part OF
ou;., SJn,ir"ti' 4"' "El'u out her dis
sb, ,.,,,,,,,',t! H' '"e h"nf named
;,,,no,;a', !" I a"o 'p"' named whore The
csr,;aaa I'I; ,L; "'S "a'''hS with bis
~ bis =! i:r, "l' 1'o"r he c'asped her
soo,,,J L;,Sitr III" !I' '"'" we ca'ii0g",
d,iv., ,n o,,, '" ,LN ''e' "h" '"!h the
A,r;,,J ~ ''r '"o Ga"Si s'ioot ic'ry.
love- nm, d;sn,;n.nii ;.'ii nc in'd his lady
90 soI;n;,,,"n u'','''"Io" t"S "'''er' and was
,L,, ha ,n,'1 'T' us 'H"y ,'"'e comfort.
from ,h" "n'o" :" ea''y "or all ihe way
TLnso D','obo |" inc Ierry'boat'-.
ma, :, ho ',"m a. 'e'l"G" 10y young
,yhn. ra;J ,I,a .I.: a." """u' me riot, and
him i;In Wv" ,,Ui o'i'o' a "a! GoHnr to let
ILn ,iJo w. T., 'Io "1a," oen'hd' DuIlng
sr 90 ;c "o 'outu ''re voice OF the low
possion.,o s a1"sso,;', I'S '"I' H.. one ~ ut "f