Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-19


ExIraordinary and Romantic EIopement
Arrest OF the Fugitive Lovers-An IRais-
bant Papa Seeks his Dau ghter In a Prison
and Finds her In her Bridal Chamber.
'Tis useless TO withhold tho balm when
once the virgin heart is pierced by Cupid's
shafts. Better that friends should yield with
cheerful resignation, than undergo the dis
grace Of utter failure; for fail they must,
when they fight the DEGREES of stubborn
fate. There is nothing in the results Of pre-
yious examples to encourage parents to
hwaTt the wishes of their children; there is
nothing SO charming in the chagfin which
accompanies defeat that il should induce
them TO contend but TO be beaten.
One Of the most striking illustrations Of
this truth occurred in this city day before
Yesterday, the parties being residents of
Ulermont County. The parents Of the lady
wtre wealthy, while the young man, like
"Othello," could plead nothing but his merit.
He had been employed by the lady's father
as common farm laboIer, and by bis genteel
department had captiVated the heart of the
daughter. In due time the preliminary ar
raDgements for their nuptiais were agreed
upon, with such secresy that no one had sus-
pected any Extraordinary degree of fondness
existing between the parties. The young
man, up to that time, had been great ia.
vOrite with the father, but no sooner had he
revealed his aspirations than the old mans
friendship was changed to bitter hatred, and
the lover was pe1emptorily banished, as was
hoped, forever.
But there are walls with holes moonlight
nights and mulberry trees now, as in classic
ages while theTe are no longer liens to in-
teIfere with the romantic and peFseeIted
"PyraDus" and "Thisbe,n who may avail
themselves Of, ,theseg gifts of Heaven to breathe
a sigh and whisper assurances of unsWerying
constapcy and eternal fidelity. BY means Of
such advsstages, the subjects of our story
succeeded In arranging an elopement and on
Thursday afternoon they started, unobserved
TO this city.
But they had not gone far before their
flight was discovered, and the enraged father
followed at snce, in hot pursuit, hoping to
oyertake the fugitives before they reached
railroad station, which was some miles dis
tant. Like Lord Ullin," however, he ar
rived just in time to see the objects of his
pursuit beyond his reach though, unlike. his
noble prototype, he did not forgive them,
but telegraphed to the police of this city to
arrest the parties at the DEPOT
SupposiDg the lady was not yet eighteen,
the officers Obeyed the summons and the
couple were conveyed to the Hammond street
Stati0n-house. They, however, CHANGED to
have some acquaintance in town, by whom
they proved that they were both of an age tc
defy the mandates of stabborn guardian,
ana they were consequently released, and in
a few minutes the twain were one.
As soon as the next train passed the station,
which ives not till after dark, the father
started to reclaim his daughter, who, he
supposed, was feeling the pangs of remorse
within the CRATES of prison; but when, upon
his arrival, be learned the truth, his rage
was if possible, more intense than when his
daughter escaped him at the depot. aud as
soon as he discovered where the young couple
we're, he went thither, breathing vengeance,
and determined to make "the DESTROYER OF
his peace" feel the force of an offended pa
rents wrath. Entering the hotel he was told
that the pewly-married couple had reti,ed
an hour before. As he was familiar with the
hou5e, he sought out their room and COM
n.rt,d an onslaught upon the door, with
more than Palmetto ferocity.
heightened at the unceremonious and vio-
lent intrusion, the bride .clung to her pro-
teetor, who Immediately demandedthe cause,
and was answered by half.choked ut
terances that at once revealed it. The
young man declared that he should not
enter; but if he had any thing to say he
would hear him, and when his anger had
cooled, would reason with him. But the
father would not listen to reason ; ue dc.
elared that the marriage was illegal and
that he would have possession of his daug hter.
The lady, from the instant she learned that
her father was at the door, manifested the
greatest coolness, for she had often seen him
excited before. Until he spoke of the ille-
gality. of the marriage. she had kept pro-
toundly silent; bat at the suggestion, she
said, Father, if it wasn't done up right, |
sm sorry; but you told us a little too late"
| By this time other parties interfered, and
after considerable exertion, succeeded in
pacifying the old man, who was finally
induced to forgive his daughter, aud invhe
them to accompany him home.