Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-06-12

The Drummer Boy of the Kappa.
hannSeE kHns Away with the
Affair was Planned, &c.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, June l, '67.
The city is filed with gossip over an
elopement which occurred here Yesser-
day. The hero of the affair is no less
a personage than Robert Henry Hen
dershott, well known as the Drummer
Boy of the Rappahannock." His fair
bride IS the daughter of q prominent
merchant in Poughkeepsie, a lady
much esteemed by those composing the
circle in which she moved. The attach
ment sprung up between the parties
nearly two years ago, and progressed in
intensity until it eliminated on Friday
morning in an elopement, the cause
being the parents opposition to young
Hendershott's addresses to their daugh-
ter, Young Hendershott, up TO with
in month or two past, has resided in
Chicago. He returned to this city some
time since, and commenced making
arrangements for an excursion to the
Holy Land, and also secretly made
preparations to take his bride with
him. A previous contract between him
and the lady had been drawn up on
parchment, by which they were to be
united in marriage after his return
from the Holy Land, or at any time
after the lst of December, 1867. He
repeatedly asserted to one or two of his
intimate friends, that the parents oi
the girl were opposed to him. At times
during the last month they have met
at different trysting spots by mutual
agreement, riding and walking about
the city, when finally young Hender-
shott deemed it wise to bring matters
to termination, which he did by
planning and carrying out an elope-
ment yesterday. Previous to the elope-
ment he proceeded to Newburg and
engsged the services of the Rev. Mr.
Sproal, of the Presbyterian church oi
that city, to oficiate at the nuptial
ceremonies. Taking precautionary
measures, he also secured the services
fof clergyman on the east side of the
river, who was to be in waiting al
Fishkill to marry them in case they
were SO closely pursued by the parents
as not to be able to reach the Newbure
shore in time.
Yesterday morning the young lady
left her residence at an early hour. in
tending, as am informed, to visiI
some friends at the residence of Ben
son J. Losing. Instesd, however. ot
doing so, she quickly walked to an un
frequented part of the city, where
young Hendershott was IN waiting with
splendid team of fast. horses and q
carriage. Getting into the carriage
the happy lovers, at nine O'Clock in the
morning, started southwark, on the
main road, the soon-to-be happy bride
groom plying the whip vigorously and
urging the horses along at the top oi
their speed. In a little over an hour
Fishkill Landing was reached, horSss,
carriage and lovers embarked on the
ferry boat, crossed 10 Newburg, and in
less than an hour afterwards happy
Robert Hendershott and his no less
happy bride, with the marriage certii.
cate duly signed and stamped with q
United States revenue portrait, were
on their way back to Poughkeepsie,
ready if necessary to brave any storm in
waiting for them. They reached here
dt iOuI U ClOCk yesterday aLteEnOOnss ssne
going back to her fathers house, and
he to the Morgan House, where he
boarded, the parents being in blissful
ignorance of the event. This morning
they met again, and, going to the
depot in a carriage, left for parts I'M
known.
hear that the young lady's parents
heard of the affair this noon for the
first time. What took place when the
Information was impaired to them l
am unable to -stake. The Young lsdy's
name is Alice blanchard. / am told
that HenderShott has with him over
50, 900 in coupons and green5ocks.-N.
Y. Herald .-...-----