The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-28
A Romantic stOry-A Forced
Observation-Disclosures Daugh-
ter--6he 10 stolen from her Pa
rents "a Second Time.

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ter--she 10 stolen from her Pa
rents "a Second Time.
A rather interesting case of "Now
you see it, and now you don't" in
which en- overload father found and
yet lost a daughter, TRANSFERRED in this
city yesterday. The opening scene Of
this drama may be discovered in Buffa-
10. In that city there has resided for
many years a well-to-do old gentle
man Hamsd George Tompkins, whose
good or bad fortune, rs the case may
eventuats, consisted in fact of pos
sesSing a charming, intelligent daught-
or. She is still extremely young, not
having yet reached her seventeenth
year. As all maidens Of this suscepti-
BILE ago, she dotted on the mustache,
and otherwise good locks of a "nice
young man and would in all probs-
bility have married him but for the
determined interference of paterfami.
has. Geo. Tempkins would have
none but a wealthy husband for his
daughter and to accomplish this end
he promised her in marriage 10 a man
almost Of his age, named Sweeney.
Although this narrative may sound
like a chapter taken from the currSnt
literature, yet as the truth may be told,
in spite Of tho maidcns heart.rending
appeals and remonstrances, this match
did take place: Miss Tompkins and
Mr., Sweeney about three weeks ago
were made mar and wife in the city oil
Buffalo, and according To the rites Of
the Catholic church, to which they sub
scrbed. For two weeks did "May
and December" abide together, and
after the expiration of that tms-the
union having been altogether to the
fair young bride-she took secret
Eight for this. city, where she has I
brother in-law residing, This wor.
thy parsonage, Mr.. Layton by name
resides at No, 555 Archer avenue
Under his protecting wing tho poor
frightened bird took refuge, and gave
promise Of rsgaining her wonted Tex
uberance ofspirits II time. But fat,
deCrssd that there should be a disturb
ance in these happy calculations. Or
last Wednesday night on a freigh.
train, the old gentleman, the father
came hlther, d~isembarkiRg at the Cen
trail depot, and took immediate stop
to recover his lost child. That nigh.
he made but little Roadway, however
but the next morning with tho :breal
of day, no was movOing and soon dis
covered tho whereabouts of younI
Mrs. Sweeney. With this knowlsdg,
in his possession he proceeded ito tn,
Archer road sub.station, and, with tn,
consent Of scrgesnt Clayton, receive,
the escort Of two able. bodied police
mon to assist him in the recovery o
his lost darling. He won't, he saw, ant
by means of his good "~stars" conquer
ed. Triumphantly he carried his cap
tiveto the snb-ststion, then to IN,
Central station, and from there to tn,
Rock Island house, on Sherman street
preparatory to taking an carly trail
for the East. But the enemy during
this time was nOtidle, The brothsr-in
law was on the side Of forlorn love
and filed with a determination to Of
feet her recapture and IL was accom-
pliihed' While the old gentleman wa
guarding tho front door, Mr.. Laydel
slipped in at tho back door and tri
u~mphantly carried Oifths prize. TIL,
father was net aware Of the Digit nm