The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-03-25

a ROMANTIC LITTLE RUNAWAY.
The arrest Of the negro boy Sam.
SRA, at Russellville, and his confine-
ment in the Jail at this place, was
the means of bringing to light one
of the little romantic incidents Of
every day life that story tellers spin
into volumes. A correspondent gives
us the facts and names, but the latter
are useless. On Saturday night, 9TH in
slant. the daughter of well known
and respected clergyman of one of
our adjacent railroad towns, during
the absence of the father, left her
home and so successfully concealed
her manner of exit that it was several
days before anything satisfactory Of
her safety from harm reached her
distressed parents or their sympa-
thizing friends. On the 9Th young
girl, neatly dressed and of lady-like
bearing attracted the attention Of
q gentleman at the Russellville de-
pot. Just before the arrival OF the
eastern hound train. bS her tears and
distressed appearance. Upon inquiry
she informed him that she had walk
ed from Morristown that morning
that she desired to go 10 relatives
in Greeneville, Bat not having money
sufficient TO pay railroad fare, she
bad sold her shawl to a negro man
for one dollar. The negro pretended
to have nothing less than a five dollar
bill, and went of with the shawl
promising to bring back the dollar.
She had not been able to find the
negro, and the train was then due
The gentleman could elicit but little
of her history more than her anxiety
and determination to get to Greene
vile. Before any steps could be tax.
en- to feret out the case, the passen.
ger train arrived, and the young girl
weeping and sick at heart with heI
misfortunes determined to go on to
Midway, having. she said, enough
money to pay her fare that far. The
conductor learning something of the
case. and moved by the distress and
helplessness O the girl. carried her
on to Greeneville. After her depar
ture from Russellyille. some of the
citizens determined to discover the
negro who had robbed her Of her
shawl and it was fixed conclnsively
on Sam SRA. He was arrested and
few days afterwards the young girl
was brought to Russellvllle as wit
ness against the negro. At the trial
it was developed that the young girl
was of excellent family and herself
much beloved and respected, but she
Lad became dissatisfied with her step
mother, and as the temporary ab.
sence of her father from home gave
her q better chance to avoid an i'm.
mediate capture, she determined to
go TO her friends in Greeneville. She
walked from her home, six or eight
miles, Saturday night. to Messy
Creek, where she paid her fare on the
cars to MorristOwn. From Morris.
town she walked to Russellville, not
having money enough to buy ticket
to Greeneville, and not willing to at
tempt the sale of her shawl on Sun
day. Her friends found her in at
tendance at the trial, and we are
glad to say that a reconciliation was
affected, the young girl admitting
the improperly of her hasty and inn
prudent elopement. and the injustice
it reflected upon her kind and indul.
gent parents. She returned home
with her father, cured it is to be hop.
ed, Of any desire to pain her family
or friends again by such an eccentric
freak, even though il should result as
this probably will. in sending trif-
ling negro thief to the penitentiary,
to the great relief of the community
most interested.