The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-06-08
The Last Romance.
From the New York Herald May 18th.

AA6 NAOo0 OuuoSCS tuO O'SuAo6 f~'fS.S
published an elopement of one of the pupils
of the Spingler Institute with q gallant &C.
neral, of Tennessee. All know how favorite
topic of conversation is matrimony, and
what spice an elopement, Economically con-
Quoted, adds to this well-worn theme; and
it is no wonder, therefore, that this affair
has been upon the taps in many circles, in
and out of the city, ever since its occur
renee. The story is interesting in itself,
but with the numerous embellishments
which it has received from many fluent
tongue and graceful fancy, it bids fair to
eclipse the last novel or the newest romance.
We present herewith plain, unvarnished
statement of such of the facts as have come
to our knowledge:
Miss Nellie Phipps, the heroine, and &C.
neral Bynum, the hero of this affair, are
both natives of Tennessee, the lady residing
at Kingsport, and the gentleman at Chat
tanooga, in the eastern section of the State.
Mrs. Bynum, nee Miss Phipps, is a tall,
handsome brunette of nineteen summers,
with dark hair and eyes, and cheeks as rosy
as Auroras own. Mr.. Bynum is tall,
South western built, fine looking gentleman
of twenty-eight or nine, with light faxen
hair and beard, and dark blue eyes. Both
parties possess, we understand, considerable
property, and became acquainted some five
years ago. Mischievous love aimed his
arrows so truly that both hearts felt his
sweet pains and painful pleasures; but Mr..
Phipps strongly opposed the match, for no
reason that we have been able to ascertain
beyond the ordinary and well known disin-
clination of doting fathers to have their
lovely daughters married and thus removed
from home and home affections. The course
of this love, then, ran no more smoothly than
the course of love in general, and that has
as many riffs and rapids as the Niagara or
st. Lawrence. Finding it impossible. to
separate the lovers in Tennessee, Mr.. Phipps
determined to send his daughter to some
school at the North, of which fact Mr.. By
mum was duly apprised by his "ladie fayre."
The Spingler institute, in this city, was Sc
lected by Mr.. Phipps, and to this establish
ment he brought Miss P. about three months
ago, the gallant General following immedi.
ately, and sojourning in New York ever
since.
Upon Mr.. Bynum's arrival in New York
he visited Miss Phipps at the institute, and
was introduced to the Abbotts as her rela-
tive-probably as cousin-a relationship
so convenient and so usually claimed upon
such occasions. In this character he con.
tinued his visits, and during these inter-
views, numbering about thirty, he prevailed
upon Miss Phipps to consent to marriage,
with or without her fathers consent, when
the vacation and the " wedding month of
June" should arrive together. For this
vacation the lovers waited as patiently as
might be, in order to prevent all trouble
and all scandal in regard to the institute.
The demonstrations of lovers cannot always
be controlled, and on Saturday, couple of
weeks ago, some actions were observed, as
MIR. Abbott says in his statement, which
indicated dearer relationship between the
parties than that professed by them. This,
he states, aroused suspicion of the Generals
real character, and led to more restrictive
measures.
Mr.. Bynum received information of these
measures, and as an antidote to this "ounce
of prevention" an immediate elopement was
decided upon, and a friend was sent to visit
Miss Phipps and arrange with her that she
should meet the General at certain point,
on Saturday afternoon, and be immed lately
married. This friend, who was, doubtless,
lady, in the agitation natural upon such
occasion, gave Miss P. the wrong directions,
and the affair at the institute was the con-
sequence.
The appointed time found the General,
with his friend, at the rendezvous, with
every arrangement perfected, anxiously
awaiting Miss Phipps' arrival. Two weary
hours dragged slowly by, Father Time, like
most aged personages, having no sympathy
with fond lovers, and no lady appears
Miss Phipps having, on account of the mis-
understanding to which we have before
alluded, proceeded to another place of meet
Ing. At first the General was determined
to wait until the "crack of DOOM" but sud-
denly the thought struck him that Miss
Phipps might be imprisoned, as heroines
often are in plays and novels; and jumping
into the carriage, he ordered the driver to
get as near the institute as he could-inside
if possible-and so drove to Thirty>fourth
street, in the peculiarly perturbed state of
mind which accompanies such crisis in the
affairs of the heart, determined to have his
betrothed if he had to break down every
door of the house. The carriage drove
upon the sidewalk in Thirty-fourth street
Fifth avenue thereabouts being afflicted
with an eruption of Belgian blocks, indica-
tive of its disenthralment from the rule o:
cobble stones-and as General Bynum as
cended the steps of the institute, Miss
Phipps came in sight, block or two dis
tant, having slipped out Of the seminary,
repaired to the supposed place of meeting,
and there awaited her lovers arrival, and
returned thus far on her way to her domicil,
with that odious fellow, Disappointment,
gallanting her home, as delightful Hope had
accompanied her to the rendezvous. She
quickened her steps, but before she could
reach her lover or attract his attention, the
servant opened the institute door, the Gene.
raj had inquired for Mrs. Abbott, sent up
his card and entered. Mrs. Abbott came
down, and just as she was closing the parlor
door Miss Phipps entered the hall, and the
General caught sight of her through the
doorway. He had, then, no further bust
ness with Mrs. A., and therefore stepped
into the hall, observing in regard to Mrs.
AS efforts to close the door that he chad
no secrets from Miss p" to which Mrs. A.
replied that call conversation must be car
ried on in her presence" Mr.. Bynum asked
his lady, "Is all ready?" and receiving an
affirmative answer. tnrned towards the door.