The Shasta courier., 1866-09-22


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EUGENE AND HoRTENsE TO JOSEPHINE
What a fund for future writers in her
character and fate; and what lesson to all
of us, whether in prosperity or adversely?
A Peculiar Elopement.
Quite an interesting scene occurred in
town last Sunday evening, the particulars of
which, as far as we could learn, are as fol.
lows:
Sometime during last week Miss Martha
E. Comet, residing at Tell City, received a
letter from gentleman proposing for her
hand in marriage, which the mother of Miss
G. opened, and, after reading, handed to
her daughter, with the advice of command
that she should answer it and accept his
offer. Miss G. informed her mother that
she was engaged to be married to a Mr.
Pleasant Monroe, who also resides in Tell
City, and whom she intended to marry {;
whereupon an angry alteration ensued, re-
sulting in the daughter leaving the house
and proceeding to the residence of her be-
trothed, where, after full explanation, it was
decided that they Immediately proceed to
Cannelton and be married, without the
knowledge of Miss C's. parents, and before
they could place any impediment in the way.
Thus began the elopement. Procuring a
suitable person as witness, the two pro-
ceeded to the clerks office, where they were
not long in placing themselves in possession
of the necessary and to them the valuable
document.
The degoted couple had scarcely reached
the Court House gate, on their way to be
united in the holy bonds, when they were
met by the indignant and angry father
Tho yrnr1c hatroo, fotb
ter soon drew crowd of about two hundred
men, women, children and dogs. To give
all the remarks of the bystanders would re-
quire more space than we can devote to that
truly interesting but altogether disgraceful
affair. Here, we would say, however, that
the advice given all parties by Gabriel
Schmuck, the County Clerk. was good, and
If the father could have been induced to fol-
low it much of the disgrace attending such a
scene would have been avoided. Mr.
Schmuck told the father that as the daugh
ter was of age, and had procured the proper
license, no one could prevent their marrying
unless the young lady was Willing to aban-
don her purpose, and as she said, in Ian.
guage and manner not to be mistaken, that
she would die rather than marry man that
she did not love, he thought it hGt making
the matter worse by 1etalning them in the
streets and elsewhere.
From the Co-.11tt House the bridal party,
hccrlng in all over two hundred, passed
down Washington street to Fourth, across
Fourth to Adams, where they met the Rev.
Mr.. Russell but he, thinking that the fa-
ther was, as he expressed it, g crazy man
followed by crowd" escaped up Adams
street as best he could From thence they
passed down Adams to First street to the
residence of Mr.. F. Vaughan, in the upper
part of the town, where the devoted couple
evaded the viglant father, and, with few
of their friends, became voluntary prisoners
in one of Mr.. Vanghan's sleeping apart
ments, the father in the meaa time placing
himself in such a position that the daughter
could not leave the house without being seen
by him. The groomsmen (every young gen
tleman present considering himself one) then
considered it would be necessary for the
couple to disguise themselves and pass from
the house incog. Captain B. with his
usual sympathy for the troubled fair sex,
placed his whole wardrobe at their disposal,
and in very few minutes with the assis-
tance of the ladies present, the blushing
damsel was arrayed in a suit of the Captain S
best.
Before leaving their hiding place it was
agreed that Frank Ii. should escort the
young lady to the house of DR.. Benes, that
Will d. should escort the young gentleman
by different route, and that Sam j. should
bring the lady's apparel by third Sam in
making the start, thought ii best to place the
old gentleman upon the wrong track: so.
quickly donning the bridal veil with the rest
of the ady's apparel, proceeded from the
house on run, followed by the excited fa-
ther and NEST of the crowd. In the mean.
time tne young lady, with Frank as an es-
cort, passed through the rest of the crowd un-
recognized only by one little urchin who
shouted, {" Here she goes in mems clothes
| see her waterfall under her hat - which
remark, however, unnoticed, and the happy
pair arrived safely at the residence of DR..
Benes, where they were quickly made g bone
of one bone, and flesh of one fesh" Squire
Bickler performing the ceremony. Thus
ended the elopement.- Cannelton Ind. Re
porter.
A JURY OF THEIR PEERs.-The Niles
mich. Times tells good story growing out
of Fourth of July celebration in that county.
1t was agreed that party politics should be
kept out of the affair, but the committee to
procure the flag staff chanced to be Cops
They procured hickory pole, as was believ.
ed, for a purpose, politically. Some Union
women cut it down during the night The
Cops recently brought suit against them for
SO doing. The counsel for the women de
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