The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-23
She DAILY Arans.
A Will and AWAY

Miss Blackenship, Of Platte county Nh
seventeen years old, farmers daughter
and the sister of three extremely ofI.,ianS
brothers, has lately demonstrated +, her
long-sutfering sex the praeticabilty of fem.
mime revolt trom masculine domination.
its inadequate conclusion About a month
ago the family of this rustic damSel after
tolerating, in the fatuous manner Of their
kind, an intimacy pointing to but one re-.
suit, suddenly decided that such result
would not be to their fancy.and summarilv
notified the sentimental young gentlemen
in the case that his further addresses were
not desired Upon hearing that such A.
ton had been taken, the farmers daughter
Indignantly refused to abide by it, aud im-
proved the first opportunity to send word
to her discounted cavalier that he need
pay no attention to the imperious u1tifrg
ton, as she was old enough TO select her
own society and did not propose To bear
dictation in that matter from ANYBODY
Hearing Of this message, and that its re
cipitent was inclined to take courage from,
it, the three sturdy brothers OF the fair
rebel FASTENED to assure the unpopular
young man that, il he ever did resume hi,
suit they would take the responsibility al
causing it to end in afunera Completely
intmidated by this dark and dreadful in
formation, he ignobly deserted the field at
once, and was even induced to write thar
he had done 50 to his former sweetheart
The latter, it was supposed, would HOW
succumb, also, having no longer a beloved
object TO contend for; but, instead Of ,ucl
submission, her conduct became the more
insubOrdinate from an added aggrayatiop
of supreme disgust The love To contenpf
turned IN the case OF her recreant suifnr
was not a sentiment t. lessen the disrastr
of Miss Blackenship foI the domlneerine
assumptions Of the masculine authorizes
at home, and her eliminating disgust at
all mankind melted her to escape
/ from the whole sex at once Conse-
/ quently, on the evening Of the day wit
Messing her lovers timid recautati0n. She
/ stole from the house with $40 in cash.
/ quietly saddled the best horsein the stable.
and went galloping off to freedom. without
so much as note of farewell There was
CONSERVATION in the farm house when
morning revealed the absence Of rider and
steed and mounting in hot haste bv the
three brothers for furious pursuit. But
when the hare has had too long a start the
kttutSl IlbuIltl may ut uAtIEuH. anu aIItl
securing their own and the adjoining coun-
ties without discovering trace Of then
hayward sister, the iraternal horsemen re
turned despairingly to their home 1t was
not, indeed, until few days ago, that-ac
to the Kansas City Ne,oS-a telegram from
the police authorities of Warrensbure tolC
the distracted family that the fugitive haC
been found. For several days she hal
been leading solitary gypsy life in a pre-
viously deserted log cabin tew miles from
the town in question, whittier she haC
wandered in her fight from home. a
little over week ago, continues the Kan
sas City paper, she rode into Warrens
berg where her conduct puzzled tht
gossipers She attended to her own busi
ness, if she had any, and refused to give
her name, place Of residence, object o
visit, or in fact tell anything about her
self. Curiosity finally turned into suspic
ion that something was wrong, and the cir
was arrested On her person letters wer
found stating where Der home was, and
telegraph dispatch to Platte soon brough
the young lady brothers down. She wa
taken home captive, although doubtIes
, a willing one, as her money was about gone
. and she was getting tired Of her gyps
life Probably she will be the NOR
, tractable under the established social orde
Of things III future from her brief experi
, ence Of savage liberty.