The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-30
and Maiden Of Fourteen-Rage of
the Parents-The Maiden Bride Sent

to- n Convent. III FREW W. ono
From the st. Clair tiich.) Republican, Dee. .!2s.
On Sunday week al elopement and mar.
riage took place at Marine City, the parties
being q young man aged seventeen, and 9
young lady aged fourteen, both belonging
to families moving in the first circles of 30.
ciety in that place. The affair has created
considerable excitement and talk at Marine
City, and also at this place, as it contains
all the elements Of O domestic romance
without, however, the auspicious termina-
tion which usually accompanies these fcti-
tious episodes of loves vicissitudes. The
young man is named Albert Graves, and
is cousin of Honorable y. s.. Boynton,
our representative cleo 70 the State
Legislature. Albert has, ,Geen paying his
addresses to Miss Susie Wcseott, the youth
full and charming daughter o2 Mr.. D., n.
Wescott, for over year past, and it is
hardly necessary to state they became
deeply enamored Of each other. The atten=
tion Of the parents of both parties was di-
rected TO their wooing, and efforts were
made to prevent their meeting. In fact, q
strong and determined opposition was
raised, and the youthful lovers were given
to understand that they must never more
join hearts or hands atlove's trysting place,
or breathe the cold, old story" into each
others willing oar. This storm mandate
was attended with its natural conse-
quences--only making them more devotedly
attached, and more determined and sue
cessful in finding ways and means Of meet
ing each other. z
Feeling that they were cruelty treated,
they determined to make one bold stroke
for freedom and happiness. On the the af-
ternoon of Sunday the 18th instant, with
out consulting their relatives, and accompa-
MED by male friend, they jumped into 9
cutter and drove over to D. F. Hart's, whose
residence is about two miles west of Marine
City, and were there and then united by
that gentleman in the holy bonds of we'd
lock. The parents of the young lady missed
her, and after little search got an inkling
of what was going on. A, brother of the
young lady, with a friend ID. Lester) got
into cutter and made chase, but arrived
too late. Considering that discretion was
the better course, they thought it was best
to look over the affair and invite the young
married couple home. Accordingly they
started on ahead to see the old folks, and in
structed the young folks to follow at safe
distance. They imagined that the old folks
could be quieted and reconciled, but in this
they reckoned without their host The
father of the virgin bride had taken q po.
sition where he could see 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 gentle
man halted it, and after short tussel with
the bridegroom, in which his superior size
and strength gave him decided advantage,
took his daughter out of the cutter and
forced her to 60 home, at the same time tell
ing the young man that he might I" travel" !"
The girl, reluctant, and sobbing as if 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 determined to break up the mar
riage. They ascertained through legal ad-
vice that the laws Of the State did not sane
ton marriages where the male contracting
party was under eighteen and the female
under sixteen, and that under the circum-
stances Of the present case the tie could be
severed with but little difficulty. Tins
they determined to do. Close watch was
kept over the young lady, but she managed
to escape, and made her way to neighbor's
house, where Albert being sent for, no
sooner appeared than 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 all to no effect. On Tues
day morning early the young bride, under
charge of her father and brother, was taken
to Detroit to be placed in convent, there
to remain until she arrived at mature age
or gave up the object Of her affections.