Smyrna times., 1871-07-26
For the Smyrna Times.I
SeafOrd in a EGrInenI.

R0mantic Courtship-RunaCay Mntch--Har-
riaqe- WLat FoHotced, dc.
Mr.. EDITOR: As your rea lers will be glad
to read something new, | send you the follow
ing facts:
A Mr. Ambrose Warden, of PHILADELPHIA.
came to Seatord late last Spring to tune
pianos and organs, and while here fell in com
pany with lllie Dell Shipey, daughter Of DR..
Shpley, and they seemed to be forcbly struck
with each others appearance, and immediate
ly began to associate with each other They
took horseback ride together, and it is sup
posed concluded then and there to become
each others partner for life. The parents,
being dissatisfied with such conduct, locked
! Iillie up in room for two or three DAYS, but
she threw notes out of the window to him, and
thus Signifed her purpose to love him. Mr..
Warden was forward enough to ask the father
what he did that for he replied that he War
DEM was stranger, and Tilie was young
I is years old and needed his care &c. War
den returned home, and no doubt the cores
pondence went on, and the arrangements for
the future planned.
On the afternoon of the 4th of J uly last he
and his sister arrived in Seaford and without
any invitation, or the parents knowing any
thing about it ordered his trunk to DIR. Ship
ley :, and he and his sister followed. They
WIZ dillIO@t pCII6Cl strangers 10 Ine family.
This, you may well think, raised storm at
home and they were quietly, in note, order
ed away, but there was no 90 without the
daughter. 50 lilly was locked up again, and
Mr. Warden went into his ROOM and ate
nothing for two days. When the Doctor dis
covered this he said g it is no use-let them
90. Mother said they should never be mar
lied here, &c They remained, however,
mo putting him off, till Wednesday last and
then deliberately walked down to the Depot
and took the Dorchester train for Cambridge,
and from thence via steamer for Baltimore.
They were married by Rev. Mr.. Muncey, in
Baltimore, on Thursday, and they returned
home on Friday and went into the house as if
nothing had happened. Tillie was not dress.
ed and consequently as she passed down the
street to the Depot, was not suspected of
running away.
! The Doctor returned from his patients in
the country, and as he drove up to the house
found Tillie sitting on the porch with three
others. Becoming excited he said, "Tilie,
are you married. Yes" "Where is your
proof Il have none" " l must have it, .
Re said, pulling out his pistol. Every face
turned pale; Tillie cried out, 80, Papa,
Pap. BY this time Mr.. Warden, who nc
doubt was listening and trembling inside, came
out with his license and read it aloud ON the
porch. The Doctor then walked over to hi.
office, to get over the excitement. He said
that he had made up his mind to put e bal
through him, if he was not married.
This ended the whole affair for the present
The family is pretty we'll reconciled already
and the newly made bride and groom are en-
joyng themselves at home, (her home) will
music, dancing, and pleasure rides This is
proof of the adage, Nothing ventured
Nothing gained. Time will prove whethe
deny and % srsn%y % WiHu$n 81 we s0Gs5 T5s So Is
most daring and bold feat that | ever knew
" Love is stronger than death.
"OBSERyER "