Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-11-22


meet. however, clandestinely, in the gar
den, and agreed that il was best to let
things go on quietly but when it came
to their marriage. if it ever came to that.
we were to eontrive to elope before It was
consummated | felt that | could de-
pend upon her. for though she seemed
completely under her mothers control
while in her presence. and dared not
disobey her, yet / should constantly
know the state of affairs; and while |
should plan she could be depended on
to help execute.
MATTERS finally came to a crisis. Her
mother promised for her that she should
marry kenfeld. and a day was appoint
ed for the ceremony. 1t so happened
that vessel was to sail. on that very
day, for America, leaving about four
o'clock in the afternoon. and the mar
riage was to take place at half-past
three. My plan was soon formed. AT
a quarter past three. she should slip out
the back way, down little shaded path
through the garden, and | would meet
her there and we would manage to get
on board the vessel. All this was ar
ranged between Meg aud myself the eve
ming previous. had made my home
with an old couple who occupied house
| but few minutes walk from Meg's mo-
theirs. and they heartily sympathized
with me in my scheme. They had a
married daughter who lived few miles
away. and | went over and engaged
them to come down to old Mr. Morran's
in the early morning, stay inside out of
sight all day, and take ride in the af,
ternoon to Glencairn, some ten or twelve
miles away. The next day hired the
fastest pair of horses in the village, and
engaged the driver to call at Mr.. Nor
rams at quarter-past three that after
noon. My object, you see, was to let
Ken6eld start off on chase after this
team, which | knew he could not over
take, while Meg and | should quietly
walk down to the dock and 90 aboard
the vessel.
but for some reason Kenfeld and
Meg's mother changed their programme.
so that the marriage took place a few
minutes past three. | say took place.
for Meg, taken by surprise, and unable,
as | said before, to resist her mothers
will, half b1wiidered. passively asseuV-
ed, and they were pronounced man and
wife. But few minutes after the GER
emony was over. she excused herself
from the room for moment. slipped out
the back way and few down the path to
meet me, bathed in tears, and told me
that she was already married Vexed-
almost enraged at the course of her mo-
ther and Ken6eld, not stopping nor car
ing for the consequences, | put my arm
around her, for she was almost fainting,
and hurried to Mr.. Morran's The car
riage stood at the door, and in a few
seconds after we entered the house, the
young couple had emerged from the
back room where they had been conceal
ed all day, aud we're riding rapidly
away, while Meg aud took their places
by this time word had reached the
bridal party that Bob Strady and the
bride had been seen going to Mr.. Nor
ran s, and Kenfeld. swearing to kill me.
and followed by the rest, who we're full
of curiosity to see the result, started in
pursuit As he turned the corner he
saw (as he supposedly Meg and myself
get into the carriage, and 60 rapidly
away. With a perfect storm of oaths,
he rushed to MS stable, saddled his best
horse, and started in pursuit. The road
to Glencairn was straight and level, and
from point at the upper side Of the viii
lage 1t could be seen for several miles,
and thither such of the party as had not
started with teams in pursuit, repaired,
to witness the chase. Now was our
chance. 1t was but few rods down a
back street to the dock. and we were
Just in time to get on board the vessel
as she started on her journey. How
KenGeld succeeded in his chase, never
knew. but we were thoroughly success
ful. The vessel went to Liverpool and
stopped there half day. but there we're
no telegraphs IN those days and Ken
field could not have stopped Us if be
had tried.
We came to America and were mar
ried. although the marriage in ireland
was perfectly binding in the eyes Of the
| Law. So you see. your mother and
are not legally married. and she II
point Of law Is Mark Kenfeld's wife
Believing that We should never be fol.
lowed. and feeling that by right and
Justice the marriage into which YOU
mother vas forced against her will il
, ireland was no marriage. We have lived
! happily here. aud acquired the litti'
} property We have
/ "But Kenfeld. after turning the old
Z / lady out Of doors and sending her q
the poor house. he tells me, az last
! a couple Of years ago. bought . colonel Z
] commission IN the army and came q
/. Ameucs 10 the hope Of hnding Us. which