The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-28
LOVE AND ELOPEMENT IN MICHIGAN.
Marriage Of n Youth of Seventeen and n
Maiden of Fourteen-Rage or the Parents
The Maiden Bride Sent In n Convent.

The Maiden Bride Sent to a Convent.
From the st. Clair (Mich) Republican, Dec. 23.l
On Sunday week an elopement and marriage took
place al Marine City, the parties being a young man,
aged seventeen and young lady, aged fourteens
OF society In that place. The AFFAIR has created con-
siderable excitement and talk at Marine City and
also at this place. as II contains all the elements OF
domestic romance, without, however, the suspicious
termination which usually accompanies these fcti-
tious episodes OF loves vicisstudes. The young
man Is named Albert Graves, and Is a cousin OF
Hon. n. >. Boynton, our representative elect to
the State Legislature. Albert has been paying his
addresses TO Miss Susie Wescott, the youthful and
charming daughter of Mr.. d. II. wescott, for over
year past and It is hardly necessary TO state they
became deeply enamored Of each other. The atten-
ton OF the parents OF both parties was directed to
their woong, aud efforts were made to prevent their
smeeting. In fact, strong aud determined opposi-
ton was raised, and the youthful lovers were given
TO understand that they must nevermore join hearts
or hands at loves trysting place, or breathe tNe
stern mandate was attended with its natural conse
quences-only making them more devo,edly attached
and more determined and successful In finding ways
and means OF meeting each other
Feeling that they were cruelty treated they deter
mined TO make one bold stroke for freedom and hap
piness On the afternoon OF Sunday, the 18th inst,
without consulting their relatives and accompanied
by male friend, they jumped into a cutter and
drove over TO D. !: Hart whose residence is
about two miles west OF Marine City, and were there
and then united, by that gentleman, In the holy
bonds OF wedlock. Tne parents OF the young lady
missed her, and after little search got an inkng OF
what was going brother OF the young lady,
with friend, ID. Lester, got into cutter and
MADE cnase out arrived TOO late. Consider
Ing that discretion was the better course, they
thought IL was best to look over the AFFAIR and
invite the. young married couple home. Ac-
cordingy they started on ahead TO see the old
folks and instructed the young couple 10 follow at
safe distance. They imagined that the old folks
could be Quilted and reconciled but In this they
rcckoned without their host The father OF the
virgin bride had taken position where ne could
the young folks come into the village, and the
brother and friend did not happen to see him. When
the cutter came driving up the old gentleman halted
It, and AFTER short tussle with the bridegroom In
which his superior size and strength gave MIN de-
-cided advantage, took his daughter out OF the
same time telling the young man that
he might sfravel.r The girl reluctant and
sobblng AZ n her heart would break, followed her
father home, while the young man. down hearted,
took for the time being another course The parents
OF each were exasperated, and they jointly deter
mined to break up the marriage. They ascertained
through legal advice that the laws OF the State did
not sanction marriages where the male contracting
party was under eighteen and the female under six
teen and that under the circumstances Of the pres
ent case the tie could be severed with but little
difficulty. This they determined to do. Close watch
was kept over the young lady. but she managed to
escape, and made her way 70 . neighbours house,
where Albert being sent for no sooner appeared
th ian she was again forced TO return to her home.
Negotiations were kept up all through Monday TO
bring about reconciliation OF the old folks, but oil
to no erect on Tuesday morning early the young
bride, under charge OF her father and brother, was
taken 10 Detroit TO be placed In convent there TO
remain until she arrived at mature age or gave up
the object or her arectons The entreaties OF the
girl to remain with her young husband and the
created quite sensation throughout the village and
neighborhood; and while some approve the wisdom
OF the parents in thus separating persons OF mma-
ture age, who form any idea Of the RESPONSE
severely censure the old folks and warmly syinpa-
thize with the young lovers.