The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-08-08

done. as we had no ships papers on
board.
We ac cordingly -etraccd our steps,
and reaching Erie we found all the in.
habtonts on the dock, awaiting the de-
nouemeut of the exciting Love Chase -
with brcathless interest
As soon as we reached the dock
scores OF Bristors friends jumped on
board and eagerly asked how the we'd
ding had pr G tss,A,
/ told them that it was all right
TINT VIC had landed Bristol and jose
phina at AshtabHia, IN hour or more be.
lore the jefferson arriyed-lhat tho H.
eon7e had been sent for, and that In oil
| probability " everything was lovely"
Bat while ve we're talking thus, the
Jefferson came round the point of the
| Peninsuiar, AMI ihe Cutters boat wa5
soon alongside, while a iadg Was seen
descending the sleeps into =,
The matter now looked blue 10 me :
aal what hsd ijlian fair to be very
romantic pifiir, seemad, suddenly, 10
assuma very mattep.of fact proportions.
IN very short tla.e al the officers Of
the Madison we're arrested, oaeaat my,
self but had taken Il state room IN the
hlio'a cabin. determipol to await the
further dcgeIopmaul Of tho enemy, The
town seemed divided into tie two az
verse faclioua, aLd ihe Bristol party
numbered four to 0la Of fhe cppo3i,
ton. The ladies IN It Ulua, were sym,
patLizars with the eajlant Capt. Uris-
| iol, wliosc storling good qualities have
since been fully de7eopei
The disappoinlment Of the clipping
parties wag s0oa revealed. II accms that
the pursuing party, beoIod by Capt
DobLings, had seed The whole movement
Of the captain aud his lady companion,
aad after the MaAigou had left the sceno
OF operations, they rushed up the Ash.
tabula pier, found Bristol and Miss Ia.
mot at the Hotel and By dint of forci,
ble persuasion, they induced the lady
to return with them to Erie.
There, the young lady assured many
Of her friends that Captain B. had
treated her with all due respect and
consideration but her yindlctlye father,
completely terrified her, TO assent TO an
immediate marriage with Mr.. Walker.
That gentleman, however, was cur
rently reported TO have refused such an
arrangement. until the rich old French
man, agreed to increase the lady's dow
~, some thousands Of dollars.
On the eYerinS OF our return to Erie,
J. sent for Mr. l'ltz ChriSty, and 1t tran
splred that &c knew me readily, having
sailed under me IN one OF the Liverpool
liners, several years before.
lie told 'ne that Mr. Hamot consured
him as a0csting The clopement OF his
daughter; and if would go to the old
gcntloman's house, and there assure
him thai ne fitz C..I had done all nc
could to prevent the spiriting away y
OF his daughter, he would sec to it that
/ should be held harmless IN the mat.
ter.
| That, evening however one Of The
scouts Of the Bristol faction came to Inc
With The intelligence that my quondam
sailor boy was to play me false, and had
the officers prepared 10 arrest me, after
/ had eEculpated HIM before Mr.. Has
mot.
. Ola Col. Seth Reed sent word to me
to come to his house, and alter receiving
my explanations OF the whole affair he
had me carefully bestowed until the
next Sunday night WAon, In the midst
! ola le2yy rain storm, horse was
brought to the door, and dissuiscda5 as an
English droYer sprang into me SAD.
die, and never drew bride until l had
crossed the State line.
Soon atter-much OF the excitement
having aubsided after the laiy's hasty
VodiinS-L resumed my birth on the
Madison and in the carly summer
Captain Bristol also returned to bis com
mand, when P, S. V. Hamot had him
arrested for abduction upon the high