The Tipton advertiser., 1876-06-01
VERY ROMANTIC.


Among the young people of the
best circles of Eldred (Pa.), "Blessie"
Cookton, aged sixteen, adopted
daughter Of Jerome Cookton, a rich
farmer, was an acknowledged leader.
She recently returned home from
Philadelphia boarding school, where
she had been a pupil for four years,
making occasional visits home. On
one Of these visits, about a year ago,
she met Alva Evans, the son of an
iron founder Of London. Canada. He
was visiting this section with party
Of other young men for the purpose
! Of trout fishing. Evans fell in love
with Miss Cookton. The result that
a correspondence was opened and
kept up between the two, and mar
riage was fixed upon to be consam-
mated when Miss "Blessie" should
reached the age of eighteen.
The roommate and particular
friend' of the young lady at school
was Francis Peters, of Petersville, N.
Y. She was two years the senior of
Blessie, and left school some time be-
fore the latter. Miss Peters is
blonde, exceedingly attractive, and
Of a dsshing and reckless nature
AT the house of friend in Philadel-
phia she met Isaac Bell, young man
represented to be Of an old family
and wealthy. The young people
formed an attachment for each other
at least Miss Peters fell deeply in
love with Beh. As her parents had
other matrimonial prospects marked
out for her at home she kept her &C.
quaintance with young Bell secret
from them, but it seems, promised to
marry him at some future day. Not
being able to have her lover to visit
her at home Miss Peters made an ar
rangement with Miss Cookton by
which she was to pay the latter a
visit, when Mr.. Bell was to go and
stay few days. To add to tho com
pleteness of the arrangement Blessie
wrote to her Canadian betrothed and
he vas to join the visiting party.
Miss Peters Came to Eldred about
the middle of April, and in a few
days thereafter Isaac Bell made his
appearance. Miss Blessie liked him
from the first. 1t was near the latter
part of April before Mr.. Evans came
from Canada. During the two weeks
that had elapsed since the coming Of
Mr.. Bell, Miss Cookton had transfer
red her affections to her friends be.
trothed, and his love towards Miss
Peters had visibly grown cold. 1t
did not take the jealous eye Of Miss P.
and the young Canadian long to no.
tice the change, as it effected them
respectively, but they had no idea
that it was anything more than q
temporary filtration. On the arrival
Of young Evans, Blessie planned a
May day party, for an excursion to
the mountains. On Wednesday the
party started, in accordance with
previous arrangements, Miss Cookton
and Mr.. Evans in one carriage, and
the visiting couple in another. On
reaching the woods the party stroll,
ed at random. They naturally got
somewhat separated; but while Miss
Peters and the Canadian were always
in hallooing distance of each other,
it seemed that the other couple stroll
ed farther away. The occasion seem.
ed to be one Of no pleasure to Evans
aud Miss Peters, and they, after an
hour or so, met near the edge Of the
woods, and sat down to await
the return of the other couple.
They sat there talking for an hour or
more and there was yet no sign Of
either Bell or Miss Cookton, both
Evans Miss Peters betrayed evidence
of uneasiness and alarm. The Cana-
dian told his companion to remain in
her seat, and he would walk back
over the hill and look for Blessie, a.
he was fearful she had lost her way.
He WAS absent long time, and final