Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-01-22
ELOPEMENT ExrRAoRDINARY.


The New Orleans Crescent tells the
following:
A clerk in q cotton brokers' Office in
this city has for some time past been
pressing his attentions upon a certain fair
dsmsel of the Fourth District, daughter
of q we'll known cotton broker. The fair
maid. however. had no particular fancy
to the amorous swain, but at the same
time could not be cruel enough "to give
the mitten" in the usual form. Whether
his intentions were honorable or not, does
does rot appear but at any rate it SEEM
ed that the young lady's father suspect
ed him, and VAS only waiting for good
opportunity to give him delicate hint, in
the way of pistol shot, cowhiding or
something OF the sort.
On Friday, the yonng man being sharp
enough TO know that his suit had nothing
TO expect from the "hard hearted pari.
cut." brought matters TO a focus by pro-
posing to his Dulcinea an elopmeut. after
the approved modern fashion. The
young lady SAID neither yes nor no, but
promised An answer the next morning
and as soon as her lover had cleared the
coast, she went like a good, duIitul
daughter. and told her papa Of the pro-
p"Ssl sho had received. The old man
TUNED, and wanted to go right eff and
E.et co@hi1e, and maks arrangements
t"r grand spectacle on CarOndslet street
the next morning. But the girl begged
hin not 20 be rash she was willing that
something should be done; but she did not
wish to see her poor lover cowhided. She
ts,I mil eoR In- C,.l IL
result was the adoption of q scheme. cal.
cuIated, to wound the young mans vaui-
~ considerably. without making public
speculation of bin.
The young lady sent word to her lov>
eT the next morning Saturday vhHt she
would elope with him. He was 10 sta>
ton q carriage at q certain spot. near the
house. and at o'clock in the evening
she was to come to him. closely yelled 10
follow him to the end Of the earth. or any
other Out-Of the-way place. She then
got her negro chamber maid. who had
been more or less, a confident in the al
fair, and then dressed her up in one Of
her finest promenade sui:s-houuces,
hoops, love bonnet. lace cap. and all-but
with thick green veil muf1td closely
around her face.
Tho wench, who was in for fun, will
lingly undertook to play the part of the
coy maiden, and acted out her disguise
admirably. at the hour named. she
went to the spot named, where the i'm
patient lover was waiting with his carri-
age. In his ardor he clasped her in his
arms, lifted her into the Carriage. seat
ed himself beside her and told the dri-
YER to cut for the Canal street ferry. Ar
rived at the ferry. he lifted his lady
love out, dismissed the driver, and
was SO solicitous for his lady loves com.
fort, that he wanted to carry her all
the way from the carriage to the ferry
boat. These particulars are verified by
q young man who knew all about the
plot. and who paid the driver half dol>
lar to let him ride on the board behind
During the ride, he heard the voice Of
the lover as if wooing his fair one 10 fit
Of passionate alteration, but heard no re~
sponse from her.
This same young man also went over
on the ferry boat. pretending to be a
chance passenger. Arrived in Algiers.
and at house where everything had
been prepared. the lover insisted upon
his fair lady raising her veil. that his
friend and confederate might see what a
conquest he had made. She did 80. and
the denouement was quite dramatic.
The lover started back. horror>struck.
whilst his friend exclaimed "Why. damn
it, this is Id ks negro wench that has
run off from lin some four or five times!"
with which he arrested her as runaway
Tor the fourth or fifth tima and had haIf
= notion to arrest his friend as a negro
thief. The latter recovered sense enough
10 explain that he had been sold and
giving the wench a dollar. told her to
go back home, after which he mizzled.
The young man who followed the lover.
escorted the wench back home. and upon
relating the adventure. the old man tum.
bled down upon the floor and rolled.
swearing it was the second best laugh he
had enjoyed in his whole life.