New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-23
Excitement Among the COiOred AristOc-
rncy-An EIorement Frustrated.

Washington correspondent Of tie New
York Herald writes:
A rich attempted elopement in colored
high life has just come to light here. The
parties to il are the son Of Il noted colored
caterer and Il very light colOTed Washing
ton damsel of rare beauty. Love without
opposition too often becomes insipid, but i'll
this case the fame was famed by the oppo-
sition OF the parents Of the Would-be bride,
for what reason we are not informed. The
aspirant for her hand has always been con
sideTed a promising young man. with plenty
OF means and great expectations" fair 10
look upon. Il good talller, and altogether
such an one as would be thought likely to
win the affections OF any dUsky damscl.
But the lovers did not propose to DE banked
in this manner and it was arranged that on
Thursday night Il few friends OF the maiden
whose secrecy could he relied upon should
assemble at her house. from whence they
would leave ayowcdly 10 90 10 the theatre,
but when she had fairly escaped the patcr
nal roof their steps were to be directed to
the ciergymans, where they were to be met
bv the bridegroom. and " the twain made
one flesh" beyond the power OF cruel par
entS to separate. From thence the newly
made pair were 10 take the cars Tor New
York, where they would await the blowing
over Of the storm.
uttered by the few to whom the secret had
been contided. and the d0ating mother had
not a Suspicion that the wolf was lurking
around ready to seize and carry oil her
cherished lamb. In order that there should
be no possibility of discovery, the procuring
of the license. an Indispensable document,
had been postponed until the last moment;
in fact il had been deferred until the City
Hall was closed, lest some spying eyes
should see the record and reveal the secret.
1t was decided to wait until the officer who
issues these papers had gone to his resi-
dencc, and apply for it there. Accordingly,
about four O'Clock in the afternoon. one OF
the confidential friends OF the parties called
at the house of the City Register, and that
officer not being at home, left word with his
wife that such document was desired and
would be called for later in the evening
This officer, upon his return, received tho
message, and seeing that mistake had
been made. and fearing that there would
not be time to 20 to the residence of the clerk
of the court, who alone can issue licenses,
and who resides at the other end the city.
kindly, as he thought walked to the resi-
dence of the bride, where he found the party
assembled, as had been stated, amt to
whom, with the mother, he explained the
nature OF the mistake that had been made.
The announcement was n bOmbshell IN their
midst, and the ODllglng 01llcef was tnunucf-
struck to see the CONSERVATION he had
created. The young people saw their
secret was out and the mother was over
whemed with the flood of light which came
in upon her The cause of the gathering
was manifest. In q word, she saw 1t all.
1t is needless to say that there was no
theatre going. and no church going from
that house that night. The young man,
whose we'll laid plans were thus frustrated
when so near a happy contamination, re-
turned to New York last evening, resolved
that &" it would never do to give it up so,
Mr. Brown"