The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-12
Elcping Couple iroW Missouri TO
Memphis.
From the NelurhL, Appeal.

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Yesterday mornin. the hest-!ookin. co,;-
arrived here by the Louisville train, hayn.
come from st. Louis ria Humboldt. They
registered at Que of our hotels as man and
wife. The day before atccgram arrived no.
titying some friends Of the lady's father to
stop them on their arrival. but this order
was countcrmandcd by another telegram re-
ceived Yesterday. The history of the little
runaway affair is beautiful, brief, and SIM
pie. In Pemiscot county. Missouri, dwclls Il
wealthy farmer named Barry, who enjoyed II
double blessing for Il farmer. He had low
ing and dutiful daughter. and nc also had Il
faithful and devoted servant named Patrick
Sheehan.
Patrick paItook of the hoSpitahlc board of
the farmer and slept in his house. The
farmer was well pleased with him. but his
daughter was simply delighted. The farmer
admired the stcadineSs and skill Of the young
nun at labor In addition to these points
the daughter noted his manly bearing, bright
eve, and genial smile, and away down in
some mysterious depth Of her soul she con-
cluded, without knowing it, to fall in love
with him. Patrick discovered the change in
her inner life very soon, because the change
found outward expression in various ways
that were calculated to impress him.
When Pat discovered the happiness in
store for him he WAS deliriols for time, but
happily recovered. and during his first mo-
ments of cool sanity went boldly to the old
man and acquainted him with the state OF
their mutual affections. The farmer took Il
severe fit of coughing, which brought on q
bleeding of the nose. which continued some
time, during which he experienced the most
devoted and assiduous attentions from hi.
daughter and his man-servaut. lie recovered
however, and then gave vent TO his wrath III
the presumption of Il youth occupying the SO
ciaI position Of Pat 70 aspire to the hand O
his-old Barry Il ,lan who lac
been in that county forty years. and had nc
cllmulated wealth. and all that sort of thing
He told him. with determination and energy
that he would blow the roof Of his head of
if be attempted to think of such Il thing; or
dered the young man away from there al
once. with detailed instructions us TO his fu
ture course i'm life, which was, yer, unfortu
natelv, according to the predictions Of ths
old man, to end with Missouri hemp.
A short time after this another disturbing
piece OF news reached Barry's ears. 1t wa'
to the effect that the young man would come
10 see his daughter on certain evening
The old man nourished himself with supper
and rihe Of Kentucky liquor, took lis
fayorite shotgun, and settled himself on the
porch to await the coming of his daughters
infatuated lover. The girl, in the mean time,
kept hammering away at the dishes and
slalnming them about with the view of pro.
ducing the conviction in the old mans mind
that everything wis all right. The young
man had anticipated the preparations of the
old man by preparing two fleet horses, which,
had been loaned to him by Il friend in that
neighborhood, and led them noiselcssly up to
: the rear of the old homestead.
When everything was ready the girl got
her little brother to continue the dish-saili-
ming while she made few hasty prepare
lions, mounted one Of the horses, while the
lover mounted the other, and they rode off.
When old Barry got tired of waiting lie re-
turned into the house, inquired for the girl,
and was told that she had fed out the back