The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-28

ELoPEMENT ExTRAoRDNARY-A New YORK
MERCHANT ACTS IN SECOND MATRIMONIAL
DRAMA.-"Burleigh," the New York correspon'
dent OF the Boston Journal, tells the following
story
Not far from where write, one of the most
extraordinary elopements has taken place, with
q most tragical sequel. A merchant OF stand
ing and wealth had family consisting OF his
wife and several children. The lady had great
personal beauty, was very accomplished and
intelligent, capital housekeeper and earnest
Christian, and greatly devoted to her family.
Not fur from her residence lived LADY OF
twenty-three summers, tall, coarse-1eatureo,
and as unattractive as could be imagined. Her
mother was dead, and she kept house for me- ner
father. The visits Of the merchant to this
house attracted considerable attention. 1t was
known, however, that the father was generally
present at the visits Of the merchant, and the
community was generally divided about the
matter. Riding and walking succeeded, and
the scandal became general.
On Monday morning the merchant informed
his wife that ne was gong to leaveHohat .h he
girl with him. Her father, he said, had given
bis consent, and agreed to keep the thing, Sc
cret till after his departure. He told her that no
power could prevent his leaving. !tshe Kept qui-
ct until after he was gone he would give her the
house in which she lived and two thousand DOL,
lars in money. If she did not, he would go all
the same. but would leave her penniless. he
asked her to fix his linen and pack his trunk,
and have it ready by Thursday morning, all OF
which she agreed to do. He bought trunk
for the girl, and gave her two hundred dol
lars for her outfit. On Thursday morning
he left his home. While his h-nd was on
the door-latch his wife told him Sue should
remain Just where she was and take care Of
The children, and if at. any time he wished
to come back, the door wo-ld be open to
him. He went over to the house where the
Young woman was in waiting. He gave her
father some money, and he accompanies the
parties to the cars. On their way down the
father referred to some expenses he had incur
ed IN giving b g daughter music lessons; The
merchant handed him two hundred lollars
rain had started, the old man told the story OF
the elopement When some one remarked to nm
that the merchant would desert his dauShtef
as he had his wife. he sail that it was lmpos-
sible. for he had never seon such love oetweeh
two persons before. When he was asked Why
he did not put Q stop to step that cou!d only
be fraught with misery to all sides, ne SAID tnat
| his daurhter, when she told him OF her intend.
ed iouruey, showed him . bottle ofpoison, and
sa,d if hs opened his head on the matter til
after she vas gone she would poison him ana
and herself too. and she would have done it,
he said. .,,
ally tragical. The parties sailed immediately
for California, and for some reason not explain
ed. .ook the return vessel back to New York
They landed in the city, where the girl was Lett
at ! hotel. penniless. She succeeded in reach
ing this place, deserted, and sent Immediately
for her father, VINO visited her at the hotel
Sue agreed to go home with him in the more
ing. He called for her OF the time agreed up
tel suicide during the night. In the mean,
] ti,re the merchant had not been heald q from