Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-02
LOVE EANDEkeFEMENrIN IN MIcHsG An.
Marriage Of a Youth Of Sevsnteen and q
Maiden Of Foufteen-Rage Of the Par.
ents-The Maiden Bride Sent 10 q Con.

LOVE AND DEkofEMENT IN MICHIG An.
Marriage Of a Youth Of Sevsnteen and q
Maiden Of Fourteen-Rage Of the Par.
ents-The Maiden Bride Seat 10 q Con.
tFrom the st. Clair mich Repub'n Dec. o.
On Sunday week an elopement and marrlsg,
toek place at Marine city, the parties being q
young man, aged seventeen, and young lady
ing In the first circles of society in that place
The affair has created considerable excitement
and talk at Marine city and also st this place
as it contains all tie elements OF domestic ro.
nance, without. heWever, the auspicious ter.
minatcn which usually accompanies these
fictitious episodes of loves vicissItudes. The
young man Is named Albert Graves, and is 8
cousin of Hon. E.'St2oynton, our representa-.
tive elect 10 the State Legislature. Albert has
been paying his addresses to Miss Susie Wes.
colt, the youthful and charming daughter OF
Mr.. ID. H. Wescott for over a year past, and il
is hardly necessary TO state they became deeply
enamored of each other. The attention Of the
parents Of both parties was directed to their
wooipg. and efforts were made 10 prevent their
meeting. In fact, strong and determined op.
position was raised, and the youthful lovers
rxere given to understand that they must new.
ermore join hearts or hands at loves trysting
place, or breathe the sold, old story into each
others willing ear. This stern mandate was
attended Wlth Its natural cOnseq equenceS-oniy
making them more devotedly attached and
more det srmined and successful IN finding
ways ana means of meeting each other.
lutt were treated tQey
d. sermined to make one bold stroke for free
dom and happiness. On the afternoon of Sun
day. the 18Th inst, without consulting their re.
latIves, and accompanied by a male friend. the v
jumped into cutter and drove over TO ID. +.
Hart, whose residence is aboEt two miles west
OF MeriDe city, and were there and then united,
by that gentleman, In the holy bonds of wed
leck. The parents OF the young lady missed
what was going on. A brother OF the young
lady. with friend, ID. Desier. got into a cutter
and made chase, but arrived tos late. Consider
ing that discretion was the better course, they
thought It was best TO look over the affair and
invite the young married couple home. Ac-
cordingly they started on ahead to see the old
folks, and IN instructed the yonng couple to fol-
low at safe distance. They imagined that the
old folks could be Quilted and reconcEed. but in
this they reckoned without their host The
father of the virgin bride had taken a position
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 mp the old gentleman halted 1t and
after q shart tussle with the bridegroom, In
which his superior size and strength gave him
cutter and forced her to go home, al the same
time telling theyOuDg man that he might "trav-
H. The girl reluctant and sobbing as il her
heart would break followed her father home.
while the young man n, down hearted, took for
the time being another course. Theparents of
each were eXasperatee, and ley Jointly determ.
IN ID breakup the marriage. 1neo ascertaIned
through legal ad vice that laws of the State did
HOt SduSifou hdiIiukcS Wutic tu6 Iudlt con.
tracing party was under eighteen aud the fe-
male under sixteen, and that under the c-cum-
stances OF the present ease the tie could be sew
cred with but little difficulty. This they de-
termned TO do. Close watch was kept over the
young lady, but she managed TO escare, and
made her way TO nelghbor's house, where Al
bert, being sent for, no sooner appeared than
she was again forced TO return to her home.
Negotiations were kept up all through Mon
day to bring about reconciliation Of the old
folks, but all to no effect. Un Tuesday morn
ing early the young bride. under charge of her
father and brother, was taken TO Detroit to De
placed in a convent, there to rem ain until she
arrived at mature age or gave up the object Of
her affections. The entrcaties Of the girl 10 re-
main with ner young husband and the course
pursued towards her by her relatives have
created quite a sensation throughout the village
and neighboTh hood; and while some approve the
wisdom Of the parents in thus separating per-
sops of immature age, who cannot form any
idea OF the responsibilities of married lite by
far the greatest majority severely censnre the
ole. felix's and warmly syppathize with the
y ling lovers.