The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-01-28
Further particulars.

The Free Press of later date gives further
particulars of the affair:
The late rumpus ln the family affairs OF the
anna maIgamatoniSt JudSon, caused by his daugh-
ter'S running away with negro, has excited
the laxative propensilips Of his neighbors, who
give publicity TO numerous little incidents
which 60 to show what makes up men of his
creed Some time thAy ,a.,-,.
man was engaged to marry the girl Sarah, the
heroine oftbe nasty elopement, and returned
home from San Francisco, California. for that
purpose. His father and The Jadson family
were neighboTs, and the pious Judson, having
Quarreed with the young mans father. the
cause Of the dispute being two bushels of ap-
pies, refused to allow him to attend his sons
wedding. The yonng man, naturally indignant
at such Consummate meanuPSS cooEly pocketed
gold watch which he had given his affianced.
and informed the amable Judson, that If his
father couldn't come he couldn't come himself
This is the case of disappointed love which the
old hypocrte now AYERS is the cause of his
daughters last freak, TO account for which il IS
only necessary 10 take the further statements Of
his ncghbors, who say that the nigger Joe was
treated IN the family in the same manner as the
children; that be ate with them, slept in the
same room, and went to church.wth the family.
being in all respects exalted above any decent
white aborer in the vicinity. The son openly
avows that the affair is just retribution for the
deteStabe course which his father has ALWAYS
taken in this respect. According to the asser-
tious Of those who knew the latter well, he has
often avowed his preference 10 having his daugh-
ter marry negro than Democrat lfhis pre-
sent imbecilr hatred to everything in the shape
of Niger brought about by the runs of bis
daughter through himself, is any indication, he
has changed his mind.
The modern Othello came near falling VIC
tim to the treaChery Of some wagS who were
entrusted by the girls father with a message
from him. When he prevailed upon his daush-
ter TO return home with him, il was bv the ex-
ercise OF arts that might be expected from such
a source, viz: promises that the negro might
come and See her whenever he chose, and Stay
as long as he liked IN the exercise Of his mari
tai privileges. When he got out OF reach how
ever, he sent back word that he would shoot
him If he ever came. Those who bore the mes
sage reversed it, and informed the love-loln
darkey that he was TO go to Pontiac the next
day, when he would be once more received in
to the arms OF his Dulcinea. They calculated
there would be some fun case he could be
persuaded TO CO. for although no body magin-
ed that her family had spirit enough to touch
him, even should he march into their midst, vet
ii was well known that the people in the vi
cnitY for miles around were SO incensed that
they would have hung him on the spot, had he
showed himself. Like The frogs in the fable, it
would have been fun for the wags, but death to
the niger. He took the bait and packed up his
poTmanteau, but, as he was about TO take the
cars the next morning, was shown the Free
Press, by which he vas informed the true state
of affairs, and enabled 10 save his black skin
from roasting.
The style Of living which the young woman
was introduced to on the first day of the hon
ey-moon is worth noticing. Her sable lover,
in pursuance of an intention 10 set up house
keeping, brought some dishes and old furniture,
and the two moved into board shanty in the
back part of Windsor. This was in the negro
quarter, which, it is needless TO say, comprises
several quarters OF the whole town, and was
surrounded by about fifty more negro shanties.
The occupants OF these, quite taken by surprise,