The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-29
A Bridegroom Arrested Onthe Altar on
u Breach Of Promise suit.

IiIbih Aut iotHthltI chronicle Jan ftnI
When the Twonty-first New York Cayal
ny Regiment was disbunded Mt Cheyenn,
City, Colorado, in June, 1866, one of the
officers, a young gentleman OF en~terprisinl
disposition, determined to remain ther,
and seek his fortune. He found it-or al
least n comfortable cOmpetency-and ha.
resided at that place even since, ENJOYING
the fruits Of his labor aud adding contin.
ually TO his store of this worlds goods
Previous to entering the army he had be-
trOthod himself 10 n young lady,
who, like himself at that time, lived
in n Of the northern towns of Livingston
county, but during his absence, "a surt of
GOODNESS grew up between them, and, some
time since, while he was on n visit TO this
part of the country, a further disagreement
arose, and since that time they have not
corresponded. The gentleman, deeming
himself free TO choose again, wooed and
won a charming young lady, the daughter
Of n prominent citizen of Rush, IN this
county, and n few days z came east to full
fill an engagement Of marriage with her.
Everything went on harmoniously, and yes
torday forenoon, in the presence of many
mutual friends, they were united in tue
bonds of wedlock. But, instead of taking
the next train for New York, az they had
intended, they were destined to make n
visit 10 Rochester on an exceedingly diga-
greeable errand. Scarcely had the parsons
benediction been pronounced upon the
happy pair when the hum of congratula-
ton was suddenly checked by the appear
anco Of Deputy Sheriff Burlingame, arm
ed with a writ for the arrest of the
bridegroom, at the suit OF his discarded
sweetheart, for breach Of promise.
His CONSERVATION can well be imagined,
but there was no help for him. lie found,
after n brief conversation with the officer,
that IL was necessary to visit this city i'm
mediately and be locked up, or enter bail for
his appearance 10 answer the complaint. 1t
was a disagreeable alternative in itself, but
the worst feature of the case was inIthe fact
that he must tell his bride of the predica-
ment in which he wa~sinyolved. Cold chills
ran down his back and struck to his heart,
and in short permeated his whole system
when he Thought Of it. There was
no use In delay, however, and s%nmmoning
all the courage he could command, he
called the lady aside aud honestly acduaint-
ed her with the story of his first love aud
ostrangement, and what had come of it
To his great relief she took q decidedly
philosophical view of the subject, aud
proved herself imbued with a wilely spirit
by declaring she would go with him 20 Ro-
chester and face the terrOrs Of the law with
him. OF course she received a partial re-
ward for her devotion, on the spot, and
without explaining the nature of their bus
mess, the couple prepared themselves for
the trip, and accompanied the deputy sher-
IN TO Rochester. Leaving the lady at the
Clinton Hotel, the harmssed husband
sought out his old companion-in-arms, Il.
Burke Collins, ESQ, formerly a captain in
the Tweuty-hrst, of whom he solic-
tied aid. Always ready to heed
the voice of Distress the squire
put on his hat, and, after running
about a while, secured the necessary bonds,
men, with whom he repaired 10 the Sher-
ifs Office, and then and there security was
given for the presence Of the defendant to
answer the summons Of the court. Tho
plaintiff having alleged in her complaint
that her heart and prospects in life had
suffered 30 the amount of S., 900, the bail
was fixed at SO, 900. The newly.married
ones returned 10 Rush by the next train,
and started on their honeymoon tour.
The negro militiamen. who OUTRAGED