Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-12
Romantic EIOpement In High Life.
Prom the Londoa Times.

ZION the LONDON I4I4EA
a romantic elopemeut, which in the
hands Of BulWer or a Dickens. would fur
nish the foundation tor novel of :he irst
order, recently took place at little mark
ct town on the borders of HaupshiEe.-
The following particulars, which have been
obtained from relisbe authority, will no
doubt prove interesting: 1t appears th at
in the town just alluded to young gentle
man closely related TO royal personsges
was placed ct a military Academy to re.
csive the ususI education afforded 70 c. d4ts.
Bat Cupid has hig camp as we'll as Mara,
and the miider god absorbed far more of
the attention Of our young Adonis than
the idea of "Teputstiou at the cAnuob's
mouth It was not long before be made
q practical illustration OF the maxim that
Glove levels ell Distinction" and became
epamored of q poor but respectable girl
living in the neIehbcrhood, who possessed
all the grsces Of rustic beauty, and all the
charms of mauuer usually associated with
q higher station of life. This passion was
Fseiprocaied, and for many months the
usual devices Tesorted to by lovers WCre
employed By both parties, who maintained
secret correspondence, making the hollow
trees of an ancient park the depositories
Of their AmoTous missives. The current of
love flowed swiftly on, but there were
shadows on its surface The disparity
Of station rendered it extremely IN
likely that the parents of the young gen.
tieman would consent to his union
with one go far below him in the social
scale, and the fair one Wss equally in awe
of parental sterness should their attach
ment be discovered. II was plain, howev-
er, that Romeo would not foregO bis Juliet,
and Juliet cared not to live without her
Fk
lovers resolved to precipitaLe matters by
we'll concerted elopement, Accordingly,
few days ago the young gentleman pro-
ceeded to DeighbOring hotel, ordered q
fly, entered it, aud gave directions to the
driver to Eproceed to the nearest railway
station. The Fly had not advanced far Oh
its journey when young lady was observ-
ed in the road, and the occupant addressed
her as If che was total stranger, inquired
il she was going TO the railway station, and
receiving reply in the affirmative, he
asked her If she would not like to ride
After some apparent hesitation, the offer
was accepted. We need scarcely say that
the young lady was the fair object of our
hero's affections, her natural color height
ened by the blusbes of confusion. and the
fears of uncertainty. On arriving at the
railway station the incoRnito was thrown
of, and the youthful pair took train for
the north, where they remained several
days undiscovered. 10 the meantime the
parents of the girl, who were led to believe
that che had only gone out to tea
for the afternoon at neighbOrs, were
In tho greatest alarm, and finding
that she did not return within the stated
time, they made every exertion to discover
her. AT fret their efforts appeared likely
to prove futile but as soon as it was ru-
mored that pupil at the military school
hBd absconded, suspicion was aroused,
and the truth ooZed out. Pursuit was at
once made, and 1t was subsequently, ascer.
tanned where the truant pair had located
themselves. The father of the young gen
utman Immediately proceeded thither, aud
discovered them in small cottage, COM
iortnbly seated before turf FIRE, parts king
of breakfast. 1t appears the marriage GER
emory had been duly gone through, aud il
bling now too late TO undo matters, a sorI
OF compromise was effected, The father O
the young gentleman clergyman, in
high position in the Church of England
was at 6TsI highly Indignant with his son
but ultimately relented in some degree, ant
consented to pay their passage to Australia
IL they would agree to expiate their foil,
by this species of exile. The newly mar
ried couple accepted tn 9 c fer and the atone
ment, and were speedily on the way L
their destination, possibly to find the reali
ties Of lite in one of our most distant colo
mics of a sterner description than the pic
tured romance of youthful fancy but still
triumphant in having overcome all tn
obstacles which threatened to sever thei
affections, and furnished chapter of facts
which may point moral or Gdorn tai
with EQUAL prOpriety.