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Elopement.
Correspondence New York Herald !
POUGHKEEPSIE. February IL. Ic72.

PoUGHKEEPsIE February II. 1872.
Belle Emo is young lady of prepo>sess-
ing appearance, seventeen years Of age.
and the daughter of William Stewart Emo.
Of Pine Plains. Duchess county. H-ury
Morgan is about twenty years of age. and
the 1aphew of Senator Morgan. Last fall
sumt me he hired out TO Mr.. Emo, the CON
truct uct8eipalaiing that he should board and
lodge,in the family. 1t was then that he
became acquainted with Miss Belle, and at
once fell in love with her.
His employer was well satisfied with the
manner in which he performed the duties
assigned him. and in a short time increased
his wages. not knowing. knwever. of the
,o~ @ Dur.ns s0s seD, sass ~,o'ss a:se. .nsy
society. until finally young Morgan cou-
cluded to 60 into business for himself, in
order, that he might accumulate sufficien;
money with which to get married and to
provide his alliance with a new home. In
accordance Herewith be left the house of
his inamorata, but new rtheless they often
Met by chance,
The usual way
and finally concluded to elope. On We'd
nesday of last week Mr.. and Mrs. Emo left
Pine Plains on a visit to friend. The
same afternoon Henry Morgan procured the
services of somebody to carry liquors to Mr..
Eno's house, to give to the hired help. in
tending TO get them intoxicated and thereby
get them out of the way. Whether in this
particular point bis plan succeeded We
are unable to state. However, between two
and three O'Clock. Thursday .morning the
persevering lover was beneath bis darling
window. and gave a signal. The window
sash was cautiously and quietly raised and
almost Immediately a trunk emerged from
the window pressed forward by unseen
hands. AROUND it was rope with which it
was lowered to the ground. when it was quick
ly seized by Morgan. placed in a sleigh and
taken to the depot of the Duchess and Co.
lumbia railroad. This trunk. according to
the statement of a correspondent. bore the
name of Miss Bellies aunt. The lovers had
previously agreed that they should meet
each other at the depot In time to take the
early morning train to Stissing, then come
to PoughkeePsie via Poughkeepsie and
Eastern. She was to get on board OF the
train from the platform. and he was to go
around on the other side out Of sight and GEL,
Oh board. 1t was also agreed that if any
thing occurred she was to 60 to Rhinebeck
in some way and then come down on the
Hudson River road to Poughkeepsie. where
he would meet her and both go to College
Hill Hotel. But there's
Many . slip e.
Twixt cup and lip,
Both met at the depot at the time
agreed upon. Unfor' unately the train
was behind time. As soon as it came, how
ever, young Morgan rushed around out OF
sight. and got on board, leaving Miss Belle
ON the platform to get on board alone. Just
as he was getting into the Car, and unknown
to him, Miss Bellies sister appeared on the
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stated, ''spoied the whole thing" BY dnt
Of upbraidiugs and fearful solicitations she
prevailed upon Belle to return to ber hons,
while the train whlrled with her lover. hr
happy in his dreams of the future. not sus
picioning for an instant that his we'll ma
tured plans mad been frustrated.
When Miss Belle reached her home again
she hurriedly and secretly dispatched note
to her lovers brother. MIR. Charles Morgan,
explaining the situation and giving him In-
structions how to act. He had a good sleigh,
and hired pair Of horses to draw it.
As soon as they we're harnessed he drove
to an adjoining highway, when Miss Belle
left the house privately through window,
passed out through the barn and cemetery
adjacent to the spot where her lovers brother
was waiting. and jumped into the sleigh
The whip was applied, and. as the sleighine
was good, the horses dashed away lively fol
Rhinebeck. By this time all was again ex.
citement in the village. The girls grand.
father and another person quickly harnesssd
pair of black trotters owned by Mr.. Enc
aud STATED in pursuit, always urging thsil
horses to the top of their speed. When
near Rbinebeck they discovered the fugi.
tives ahead. and urging their horses to 9
still higher speed caught up with and passed
them. and then, wbirling their animals
around blockaded the road and demanded the
girl. A discussion ensued, which resulted
in Miss Belle being taken back to Pine
Plains. Young Morgan came to Poughkeep
sic and put up at the Morgan House. stay.
ing there till Friday afternoon. waiting pa
tiently for the arrival of Miss Belle. Dur.
ing Friday be learned how she bad been in
tercepted, and in the latter part of the day
with saddened heart, left the city for Pine
Plains with the determination of yet mar
rying the object of his alteration. The par
ties move in the highest circles of society al
Pine Plains, and this little episode in theil
lives has created the liveliest gossip.
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