The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-11
From the Csnnelton Ind.l Reporter
ElOpement Parties pursued by an
Enraeed Parent - The wouId.be
Bride Escapes Disguised In Gents
Apuarel, &c.

EnF q e0 Parent - Tne WouI0sbe
! Bride Escapes Disguised In Gents
/ Apparel. &c.
! Quite an interesting scene occurred in
| town last Sunday evening, the particulars
of which, as far as We could learn, are as
| follows:
Some time during last week Miss Mar.
tha f. Connect, residing at Tell City, re-
ceiyed q letter from agentlcman proposing
for her hand in marriage, which the mother
of Miss Connect opened, and after reading,
handed to her daughter, with the advice
of command that she should answer it and
accent his offer. Miss Connect informed
her mother that she was engaged to be
married to Mr.. Pleasant Munroe, who
also resides in Tell City, and whom she
intended to marry; whereupon an angry
alteration ensued, resulting in the daugh-
ter leaving the house and proceeding to
the residence of her betrothed, where,
after full explanations, it was decided that
they Immediately proceed to Cannelton
and be married, without the knowledge of
Miss Connects parents, and before they
could place any impedimcnts in the way.
Thus began the elopement. Procuring a
suitable person as witness to make the
necessary affidavit, the two proceeded to
to the clerks office, where they were not
long in placing themselves in possession of
the necessary and, to them, the valuable
document.
The devoted couple had scarcely reach
cd the courthouse gate on their way to be
united in the holy bonds, when they were
met by their indignant and angry father.
The angry words between father and
daughter soon drew a crowd Of about two
hundred men, women, children, and dogs
To give all the remarks of the bystanders
would require more space than We can de-
vote to that truly interesting but alto
gethcr disgraceful affair. Here we must
say, however, that the advice given all
parties by Gabriel Schmuck, Esq, the
county clerk, was good, and if the tathcr
could have been induced to follow it, hucli
of the disgrace attending such a scene
would have been avoided. Mr.. Schmuck
told the father that as the daughter was Of
age, and had procured the proper license,
no one could prevent their marrying un-
less the young lady was willing to abandon
her purpose, aud as she said, in language
and manner not to bc mistaken, that she
'
not love, he thought it but making the
matter worse by OBTAINING them in the
street or elsewhere.
From the court t-houSc, the bridal party,
numbering 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
father was, as he expressed it, "a crazy
man followed By a crowd" and escaped up
Adams street as best he could. From
thence they passed down Adams to First
street. and up FIRST street to the residence
of y. Vaughan, Esq, in the upper part of
the town, where the devoted couple evadcd
the vigiIant father, and with few Of their
friends became voluntary prisoners in one
of Mr.. Eauglan's sleeping apartments, the
father in the mean time placing himself III
such position that tic daughter could not
leave the house without being seen by him.
The groomsman (evcry young gentleman
present considered himself one) then con-
,idercd it would be necessary for the cou-
pic to disguise themselves and pass from
tie house ucog. Captain B., with his usual
sympathy for the troubled fair sex, placed
his whole wardrobe at their disposal, and
in a very few minutes, with the assistance
of the ladies present, the blushing damsel
was arraycd in a suit Of the Captains best.
Before leaving their hding-place ii was
agreed that Frank Ii. should escort the
young lady TO the house Of Mr.. Bencs, that
Will d. should escort the young gentleman
bv different route, and that Sam j should
bring the lady's apparel by a third. Sam,
in making the start, thought it best to
place the old gentleman upon the wrong
track so, quickly donning the bridal veil,
with the rest Of the lady's apparel, pro-
ceedcd from the house in run, followed
by the excited father and most Of the
crowd. In the mean time the young lady,
with Frank as an escort, passed through
the rest Of the crowd unrecognized only
ny one little urchin, who shouted, Here
she goes in mems clothes see her water
fall under her hat; which remark, how.
ever, was unnoticed, and the happy pair
arrived in safety at the residence OF Mr..
Benes, where they were quickly made
"bone of one bone, and flesh OF one flesh"
Squire Bickler performing the ceremony.
Thus ended the elopement.
We do not approve OF clopcrncnts, nor
the course they took TO effect their mar
riage but when young lady arrives at
full age, she is supposed to be competent to
select her own husband-at least Miss G..
thought so, and, like the brave girl that
she was, succeeded where many would
have failed.