Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-08-19
AN O,ER-TRUE LOVE STORY.
From the Meridian miss. Gazette.

From the Meridian (Afiss.) Gazette.
Upon the arrival one day last week
of northern train on the Alabama and
Chattanooga Railroad at the pretty
Georgia station of Brandon, its passen-
gers had their interest excited by the
appearance of an unwonted commotion
amongst the people gathered on the
platform and around the depot. Loung-
ers, villagers, and trainmen, were all
chattering together over some topic of
common intelligence in style indicat-
ing the liveliest feelings in regard to
some unusual matter, and the travellers
eagerly inquired the meaning of it all.
Then--were they told that just before the
arrival of the train young man and
| young woman mounted upon foaming
thoroughbreds, came galloping up to the
station at top of speed to catch the cars
there, followed by the fair ones father
in full cry: and upon finding that the
train had not arrived. had swept wildly
by on the road to the next station with
their pursuer still hotly on their track.
It was plain that the young people were
eloping, and unless they could reach the
next station by the time that the cars
did, and be aboard and off before the
elder rider could come up with them,
they would surely be captured and taken
back to punishment. This was enough.
With one voice the now warmly sympa-
thetic passengers called upon their con-
ductor to spur the iron horse to the res
cue, and that official gave his engineer
the signal 'to pull her wide open and
make extra time amid the uproarious
cheers at the station. Away thundered
the train after runaways and wrathful
SIRE and when about mile out of Bran
don came in sight of the full chase on a
turnpike read running parallel with the
track. Instantly every window in the
cars was crowded with heads, the plat
form swarmed with wavers of hats and
handkerchiefs, and the whole travelling
company entered intensely into the spirit
of the exciting scene, like any ancient
audience of knights and ladies at a
tournament. AS they came up with
their pursuer and passed him, it was
seen that he rode a large, very fine
horse, much more powerful and less
jaded than were the animals bearing the
fugitives. and its every leap under whip
and spur made the distance between
them less Youth and maiden piled
| whips also without stint, and kept a
good lead, but upon overtaking them in
turn the train passengers could see by
the Strengthened necks and painting
sides that the good steeds could not
: bear the pace much longer. The girls
: disheveled tresses streamed back in the
: breeze like banner of golden threads
/ the hatless youth encouraged her and
E the horses with cheering shouts, and the
: passengers cheered both in the heartiest
e possible way. The locomotive was
gauged to keep alongside at first; but
: presently the overtaxed animals of the
!. lovers plainly slackened their speed, and
: the figure of the pursuing sire grew om-
e inously nearer. Then the excitement Of
S the travellers reached fever-heat; men
$ shouted and swung hats, women scream.
v ed, and the engine whistled-and all to
!. no avail, for the horses could do nc
: more. A moment it seemed parental
o vengeance must win the day ; and then
h by happy inspiration, the passengers
y roared for the train to stop and take
the fainting lovers aboard. Down witt
. the brakes it was in an instant; the
cars were brought to the quickest pos
!, sible halt; and youth, maiden, saddle
bags and carpet-sacks were dragged OF
board by friendly hands just as th,
:, stern old man, on the great flying hors,
came near enough to be heard ordering
:, surrender. Then screamed the whis
tie again, and away few the train llk,
mad. leaving the enragcd father to shak'
! fist and pistol impotently at its cheer
ing human freight. Of the adventurou
, : twain thus enabled to win the race a
:. last, the lover is only sixteen years OLE
: and the sweetheart thirteen. Disem
; barking at the next station, with tn
hearty congratulations of their numer
:: Gus rescuers, they were married at tn
first parsonage, and went back to thei
home as one, on the next southern bount
train. As for the distracted sire, if h
had never got married himself. he woul,
: never have lost such race
COLLAPSED WoodhuU 8 Claf1in'
= Weekly, sheet which was started il
!. New York, two or three years since, fo
.. the purpose of advocating the right o
every woman to ..love whom she will, a
long as she will, and the devil take tn
< hindermost, . has suspended publication
lg Considering that Mrs. Woodruff wa