The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-18
A Georgia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ss"ee
with an Enrnsed Parcns--Loses
rurlx nsaH Triumph.

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From Social Studies In tho Sunday World
tJpon the arrival one day last week of
northern train on the Alabama and Chatta-
uoora railroad at the pretty Georgian station
OF Brandon it, passengers had their interest
excited by the appearance of an nnwonted
commotion amongst the people gathered on
the platform and around the depot. LounS-
crs. villagers, and trainmcn, were all CHAT
ting together over some topic Of common
Intelligence in style indicating the liveliest
feelings in regard to some unusual matter,
md the travellers eagerly inquired the mean-
ing of it all Then were they told that
inst before the arrival Of their train a
Young man and young woman, mounted
upon foauling thoroushbrcds, had come
gaIloping up to the station Mt top
speed TO catch the cars there, ullowcd by
the fair ones father in full cry; ana upon
finding the train not yet arrived, pau
swept wildly by on the road to the next sla-
"tion with their pursuer still holly on Their
track. 1t was plain that the young people
were clipping, and unless they could reach
the next station by the time that the cars dld,
and be aboard and off before the elder rider
could come up with them, would surely be
CAPTURED and taken back to punishment
This was enough. With one voice the now
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their conductor to spur the iron horse to the
rescue, and that official gave his engineer the
signal to "pull her wide open and make ex'
ira time,D amid the uproarious cheers OF the
station. Away thunGeksd The train after
runawavs and wrathiul sire, and when about
mile out Of Brandon came in sight OF the
full chase on a turnpike road running side by
side with the track. Instantly every viii
dow in the cars was crowded with heads,
the platform swarmed with wayers Of hats
and handkerchiefs. and the whole travelling
company entered intensely into the spirit OF
the exciting scene like any ancient audience
of knights aud ladies Mt q tournament. AS
they came up with the p,lrsIer and passed
him, says the Meridian Gazette, it was no.
ticed that he rode large, very fine horse,
much more powerful and less faded than were
The animals bearing the fugitives, and its
every leap under whip and spur made the
distance between them less. Youth and mar
den plicd wlins also without stint, and kept
"A good lead, but upon ovcrtaking them in
turn the train passengers could see by the
Strengthened necks and painting sides that the
good stecds could not bear the pace much
longer. The girls disherelled tresses strcaned
back in the breeze like banner OF golden
threads; the hatless youth encouraged her
uHu bllc EOIScs Will CuSClltLS Suouts, ouu tuC
passengers chccrcd both in the heartiest pos
sible way. The locomotive was gluged to
keep alongside ut tirst hut presently the
OyertaNed animals OF the lovers plainly
elackcned their speed, and the figure OF the
pursuing sire grew ominously nearer. Then
the excitement Of the travellers reached
tcver-heat; men shouted and swung hats,
women screamed, and the engine whistled--
and all to no avail, for the horses
could do no morp. A moment it seemed
that parental vengeance must win the
day; and then, by happy inspiration, the
passengers roared for the train to stop and
take the taintinS lovers aboard. Down with
the brake ii was in an Instant; the ears
were brought to the quickest possible halt ;
and youth, maiden, saddle-bags, aud carpet
sacks were dragged Oh board 10y friendly
hands just rs the stern old man, on the great
hying-horse, came near enough in his cloud
OF dust to be heard ordering surrender.
Then screamed the whistle again, and away
flew the train like mad, leaving the enragcd
father to shake fist and pistol impotcptly ut
Its cheering human freight. OF the adyen-
turOls twain thus enabled to win the race at
last, the lover is only fifteen years old ard
the sweetheart thirteen. Discriminating at
the next station, under the hearty congratu.
in!ions Of their numerous rescuers, they
were married at the first parsonage, mud
went back to their home rs one Oh the next
southern-bound train. "a FOR the dstanced
sire. if he had never got married himself he
would never have lost such race.