The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-08-25

ner, not imagining such close pursuit: They
Immediately, of course, pressed forward.
aeaTGSy sSsT 6ad pao stopped The road was quite level
and straight, and not far ahead we saw the
runaway carriage. Then commenced an excl
ting race. Both parties had splendid teams,
but Scott had the heaviest carriage. at the
end of five miles we were within hundred
yards of the lovers, and were rapidly filling up
that space, when the General, in his eagerness
to overtake the fugitives, commenced whipping
the horses in a frightful manner, and the hor-
ses becoming unmanageable, ran the buggy
against post near the road, and as they did
so broke the tongue from the buggy and sped
away, leaving Gen. Ripley and myself behind
The only resort was to walk to the village, two
miles ahead, and there get other horses. just
before we reached the village, Capt. Burns
overlook U.s. Hearing what had trapsplred he
pressed on without waiting for us. We. got
fresh horses in the village, and mounting them
pursued our way toward Marysville. Seven
miles from the Ohio river we found Capt. Burns
lying by the. roadside, almost senseless. We
soon revived him, and ne told us that ne }, nad
overtaken Scott while he was fixing something
about his carriage and fearing to shoot, had
rushed up and grappled with him. The rebel
officer proved himself the best man in the
struggle, and had left the gallant Captain sense
less BY the wayside, and went on his way re-
ioicing. Assisting the Captain on his horse,
which was near by, we continued the pursuit.
We arrived on the banks of the Ohio in time
to hear the splash of the oars of the boat which
conveyed Harry and Alice across the river; we
could not see them in the dark. / rushed
down to the waters edge ahead of my COM
panions, and found a boat there. 1 took the
oars and dropped them into the water, and re.
ported a boat without oars. After an half
hours delay we found some more oars and
crossed the river We soon found ourselves in
the "Gretna Green" of America, and inquiring
of a late pedestrian, were directed to the resi-
denceof Esquire Shelton. Reaching the house
designated, the General raped furiously on
the door and demanded admittance. He was
answered by lady who looked out of an up
per window and inquired what was wanted.
II want my daughter, who has eloped with
villain and come here to be married -.u
"Oh, you are at the wrong place. You will
find Mr.. Shelton's by going down this street
three blocks, then turning one block to the
Without % Questioning the information, Gen.
Ripley hurried away to the house designated,
Burns and myself following. We reached the
house and soon reused Mr. Shelton, who came
to the door.
"What is wanted, gentlemen" he inquired:
Gen. Ripley repeated the demand he had
made at the other house.
'You are mistaken in the place, gentlemen, u
said Mr.. Shelton. "My name is Shelton, but
not Esquire James Shelton" and he proceeded
to direct us back to the same house from which
ten minutes before we had been dismissed. !.
Enraged beyond measure, the father and
baffed suitor rushed back to Esquire Shelton's.
This time that gentleman answered the sum-
mons himself.
"Where is my daughter and that rebel vii
lain ?" imperiously demanded the General.
"I do not know who you mean," said MIR.
Shelton.
'Iiss Ripley and Harry Scott" suggested.
"They are gone, replied MIR: Shelton;
"Dd you marry them ?" demanded Gen.
Ripley.
aWhen the North and the South are as firm
ly united as the young couple you seek, there
will be everlasting peace and union," replied
Mr.. Shelton.
Burns drew pistol, and would have shot
the old man if had not snatched it from his
hand. With a glance of scorn at the would be
assassin, Mr. Shelton bade lis good night and
closed the door.
We next went to the hotel, where we learned
that Harry Scott and his wife, in company
with few others, had gone to the landing 10
meet the steamer passing down. Itwas useless
to try to catch them before they got to Louis
Vile. 1t was imperatively necessary that Gen.
Ripley and Capt. Burns should return to Rich
mond, so L received orders to follow and arrest
Scott. Three days afterwards, l found him in
Louisville His mother, just from New Or
leans, was with him. . -,
I told him of my orders, and he said all
right. His wife went with his mother to New
Orleans to remain until the war was over.
When I arrived in Richmond I found that
Gen. Ripley had gone to Washington. He
never met his son-in-law. Lieut.. Scott was
exchanged, and was with Gen. Lee in the
closing campaign of the war. In one of the
last battles, Gen. Ripley was killed.
After the surrender, Lieut.. Scott hurried to
the Crescent City to meet his wife and the host
of friends who welcomed him. Not long after
wards, Alice's mother came to live with her,
and then as now, Alice Scott was, and is, the
happiest wife in New Orleans-by no means
regretting the fact that the day she was to mar
ry ii Federal Captain saw her united forever
with a brave Confederate