Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-01-18

ELoPEMENF AT THE CAPITAL.-It
= seems that our capitolisn friends are
, having interesting times in the way o.
elopements. The Banner tells the fol-
lowing, which is as good as any "yaller'
kiveredu book out: Our Edgefeld
neighbors have recently been favored
with a sensation not less racy than start
ling, in the shape of nothing less than o
double eloper1ent. The circumstances
! are as follows: For some two or three
! months past a family named Riddle,
from East tennessee, have been living
at Hicks old triekyard in Lower Edge
field. The family consisted Of Mr.. Rid
die, his wife, q. little son Of Mp. r. by a
former marriage, and q young lady
whose name we were not able to ascer-
tain. Here comes in the inevitable
young gentleman. His name was Har-
ris, and his visits were frequent. Hav-
ing established a close intimacy with the
Riddles, he introduced into their Eden a
3" sarpintn named John Lambert. John
was siXty-fve and, as the denouement
proved, seductive. Last Sunday week
Harris and Lambert went to klddle5
house in company. Their errand was a
sinister one. They went to tear Mrs. X.
from the embrace Of her unsuspecting
husband and so the latter was informed
] W AAhhlbCANs LAlAhAC GhANN~AC1 ~ ~
idea-twas a good joke. But when he
noticed the firm compression of Lam
bert's lip and the ominous glitter OF Har-
Tis'~ eye-when Lambert grOwled out from
between his teeth, in the most approved
m~elo-dramatic style, that they had come
for Mrs. Riddle, and were going
to have her, and that if he made any re-
sistance they would "~decapitate" him
in the shake Of a sleeps tail, Riddle re-
allied the intensity of the crisis, and
sprang 10 the bed for his pistol. TIA
charges had been drawn. There wasN5
" traitor in the camp" Riddle was be-
trayed. At this juncture Harris, who
was heavy on the muscle, seized and tied
him fast. Forth came the recreant wife
and undid him with four brief words,
Il" 1t is too true" With imperturbable
calmness, and a grim sort Of q smile, as
If she were paying of old scores, shepro-
ceeded to revelations which filled the
soul of Riddle with any amount
OF uncomfortable emotion. In the
first place, all arrangements for
the elOpement had been SYSTEM
atically concluded. She was bound "
TO 90 with Lambert, and the young lady,
name unknown), was bound to 20 with
Harris. The affection was certainly a
90 hard One - for the " old man, " but
she considerably hoped that he would
" grin and bear it." Lambert had given
her something to make her love him."
sweet Cblivicus antidOte, and
that was the long and short Of it. She
had in fact, been a perfect stranger to
love until she met Lambert, and it would
be very ungenerOus III Riddle to stand in
the way of her happiness. The least 5
thing he could do for all concerned was
TO let her depart in peace. Strange
to say, this singular plea set Riddle, " !
IS our informant states, "tO think
ng." Such an aggregation of do :
nestle calamity at such short notice par :
as it were, his powers of action. =
so he took a seat, utterly subdued, and a
While he was creeping in the dim recesses ,
# his mind for relief from this great sor-
Of his life, morning came, and with n
the express wagon which was 10 bear \
way Mrs. r. and her luggage. Riddle
reused himself; he made q last appeal
o his ~levanting better-half, without
vail. Lambert's love potion was still
n A" successful operation" Seating her
elf on an ancient cedar chest-the gift
( her first hUsband-she waved adieu d
With a yellow bandana pocket handker-
hief until lost by distance to the tear d
immed vision Of her deserted spouse. d
It last accounts Mrs. Riddle, Lambert,
Iarris and the "young lady had en- "
arked for Cairo, en- route, as is sup "
osed, for Missouri, where a brother of ri
Irs. r. resides. Lambert is between ri
.Xty and siXty-five years of age, and a
,rmerly lived near Elizabethtown, Ky, Il
ut for the last three or four years has Il
cen in the employ of Mr.. Kramer, in "
,dgefeId. He left behind him a wife,
no is old and afflicted, besides several g
lildren, and, we are informed, grand "
lildren.
hat husbands are false and that women are
frail,
or that men with each others wives NEEDLE,
a truth Ven admit-though the wife in this
Ia e
l. an Enrout rrehensfbfa Rrnnrr