Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-22
A RUNAWAY MATCH AND IT'S TERMINATION.

! A RUNAWAY MATCH AND IT'S TERMINATION.
Under this heading we several weeks since
gave an account of an attempt made by a
young man of this city to elope with a
young lady on Masonboro', and who, having
succeeded in getting her from under the
parental roof, placed her in swamp hard
| by while he went for q carriage, and
where, during his brief absence, the young
lady was discovered by her parents and
carried back home. Though this termi
nation was far from agreeable, the young
lover, during the interval until now, has
been nothing daunted, but has sought for
| an opportunity to accomplish his purpose.
Though the stony hearts of hard 'spari-
ents" would not be melted by tears and the
attendant sighs of devoted love, and the
course of true love pesistently refused to
run smooth, the attachment continued
with a logged determination which in
sured final success. Yesterday the mighty
act was accomplished, and to day the
loving pair are one.
It seems that, continuing firm in their
determination to marry, the young lady
spend few days with some friends in
this city, and hither she came. Of course
she was seen by her ardent, devoted AMI
determined admirer, and, the thing having
been agreed upon, license was obtained
yesterday, the services of good natured
Justice McQuigg were called into requisi-
ton, and the twain We're made one accor-
ding to due form Of law. The lover,
transformed into the husband, now calls
his lady love by the name of wife, and
clasping her close to his bosom defes all
the stern parents in creation. Well, she
would have him, and now he has got her.
MORAL. When once q woman says she
will tits folly to try to make her say she
won't.
OUTRAGE UPON Two WHITE WOMEN BY
NEGRO RUFFIANs IN CAPE FEAR TOWNSHIP.
We hear OF gross outrage perpetrated
by two negro ruffians in Cape Fear Town
ship in this county upon two white women
Tuesday night last. There lives in small
house on the Little Bridge road about 4
miles from this city family by the name
of Wright, About bed time on the night
mentioned, Mrs. Wright and her daughter,
O. young lady about Is years OF age, being
alone in the house, knock was heard at
the door. Mrs Wright went forward, and
opening just crack Of the door, saw the
faces OF two negro men, and asked them
what they wanted. Without replying they
forced open the door and one of them
fingers on her throat and hurried her to the
floor. The daughter, jumping forward
about this time to the assistance Of her
mother, was seIZsd by the other rutfian
and also borne TO the floor. The mind
shudders at the fiendish object which was
evidently their intent but Mrs Wright
E.iraculously escaped from the clutches Of
the rufiian and sprung from the house.
Screaming at the top OF her voice she ran
towards a neighbours a few hundred
yBrds distant. and cried for his assistance
Her as ailant who was then pushing her,
dreading the approach Of the neigEbor
turned aud fed. About this time the
scr, ans OF Mrs. Wrights daughter got be-
You'd the control OF her vile asSailant, who
also got frightened and released her and
took to his heels. One of the negroes
| Mrs. Wright thinks she recognized as hav-
ing seen before.
Here are more facts for the Standard s
column of outrages Publish them and
complete the "rccorl" for which You so
! eagerly call
OUTRAGE IN RoBEsoN UNION LEAGUERa
AT WoRK.-On Wednesday night last Rob
eson county was the scene of another out.
rage, committed this time not by outlaws
aud robbers but by undoubted Union
Leaguers, and not for the purposes os rob