Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-09-02
The Double El0pement,

THE little village of F., was one Of the
many mining towns in the interior Of
California, and in this village dwelt DR..
Hammond and his family, They were
noted for their kind hospitality, and for
the interest they took in the general af-
fairs of the village.
So it very often happened that their
only daughter, Artie, was the belle of
| many social parties There it was that
| she repeatedly met young man by the
name of Charles Bayey, and his fancy
for Miss Arties pretty face, blue eyes, and
dark brown curls, kept him constantly by
her side.
But what I was going to tell you was
this---that the Doctor had made up his
| mind to spend the summer up near Lake
| Tahoe, SO he could have fine time hunt
ing and fishing during the heated term,
and, as matter of course, he wanted to
| take his family with him, for he could not
think of leaving them down there in the
| terribly hot weather of summer.
Now Artie old not like this idea at all,
so, after having good cry about it, she
came into the parlor where Mrs. Ham
mond sat, and said.
CHOW, mamma, this is TOO bad; Just to
think of us going way off UP into the
mountains where we can't see anything
but Indians and sage brush. I shall die,
mamma, know l shall, if you take me
away off up there"
81? No, my dear," said Mrs. Hammond,
gently, "and to tell the truth, Artie, I
shall be glad to get you off up there
where you can't do so much running
around. I am about sick of this going all
the time"
"Weil, I'm not" said Miss Artie, with
an independent toss of her pretty head as
she went off to the window. She had
not stood there long before she saw some
one coming up the little lane which led to
the house. Then she turned to her
mother, ard said:
"Oh, mamma, Charley Bavey is coming
here"
eyes, just as expected, you can't think
of anything but Charley Bavey now"
said Mrs. Hammond, as she lett the room.
She soon heard Artie and Charley
talking very low together, so she began
to wonder what they were saying, and
finally she went to the door to listen. She
heard Charley say:
eyes, darling, I will come with the
buggy just at dark to morrow, SO we can
go and get married in q short time. Your
folks won't think of such thing until
it's too late"
"But, Charley, suppose papa won't
forgive u.s." said Artie.
ooh, there's no danger but he will;
and you'll go, won't you, Artie? Only
think what heavy, lonesome life it will
be without you, darling"
AS Artie looked up into a pair of very
loving hazel eyes, she smilingly said,
" Yes, Charley"
SHOW, good, night, darling, and by this
time tomorrow night you'll be my own
darling little wife,"
Saying this, Charley kissed her, and
was gone.
Now, as Mrs. Hammond had been lis
tening all the time, she heard everything
Charley said So she said to herself,
ironically, "your dear little wife by this
time tomorrow night Oh, yes, Wen see
about that"
But when Artie came out her mother
was sitting at the table, sewing. She
looked up and asked:
"Well, Artie, has Charley gone so
soong"
ayes, mamma" was all Artie said, as
she left the room.
The next day passed off at last, and just
at dark a buggy drove up to the front
gate.
{" Now" thought Mrs. Hammond, "Pl
show them q trick that's worth two of
them" ~~
So she put on Artie's cloak and hat and
ran down to the gate. A gentleman very
CALAMITY helped her into the buggy, but
never spoke word.
"Well," thought she, he's afraid to
speak for fear Artie's father and mother
would hear him. Ahem? ~
So away they went, and Mrs. Hammond
sat there thinking what nice trick she
had played on Artie by running off with
Charley. Then she began to wonder if
this was the way he treated Artie when
they went out riding; and next, what
would the doctor say? But what puzzled
her most was that they were going in the
opposite direction from what she had ex-
pected. So at last she said
"Well, Charley, hadn't we better go
homer"
Imagine her surprise TO hear the doc
tors voice answer her:
"Whatl Maggie, is that you What in
the name of ali that's good, bad, and in
different, are you doing here ?"
"Oh, doctor, / thought it was Char
leyp
''Well, I'd like to know where you
were going with Charley at this time Of
night p1