The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-11-01
Ten Years OF Punishment.
A ROMANCE OF Welded LIFE.

xlmirs IN. ~ Corrospon icpeo of Now York
Tines, Aus TO-
The following strange story is
told by two of the principal actors
in it, who have since Wednesday,
last been visiting relatives in this
city. the occasion being their second
bridal tour together. AMI ). Timer,
10 years ago, at Is years Of age,
was q miller and leading nan in
one of the Pennsylvania counties
bordering on Maryland Uri Gates,
an elderly widower, was woll-to
do country merchant Of the same
community. His household consists
ed only Of himself and his daughter,
Eliza, aged Ia handsome aud nc
oompGshed young lady, as accomp
'lishments go in quiet rural vicinage5.
AMI Timer had loved tho store
keepers pretty daughter before she
entered her teens. Old Mr.. Gates
WAS pleased with the prospect OF his
Slaughter becoming tho wife of the
prosperous yonng miller, bnt she
was not. George Miller, hand-
some, swathy young Virgiuian, Il
clerk in Gites' store, was the suitor
whom Miss Gates favored. aud he
pressed it with no Little warmth and
udacity. Tho father put stop to
the attention of the clerk, however,
and brought such inalercs to bear
ON the young aud motherless girl
that she consented to marry the
miller. They were married in Sep
tember. 1867, aud were gone three
weeks on their bridal tour.
In the early part OF October Of
the same year, Mrs. Timer went to
visit . sick friend in the neighbor.
ing village George Miller, the
clerk in Gates store, was missing
from the village the next day. Sus.
picion was not aroused, however,
chat his disappearance was in any
way connected with the departure
of Mrs Timer until the time set for
her return had passed. Then it
was discovered that she had not
been TO see her sick friend at ALL
She and Miller were traced together
a. far o. Wheeling, and there the
trail was lost Not until few
weeks ago was anything heard of
either Of the runaways by those
whom they have deserted. Old Mr..
Gates assumed outwardly q most
vindictive spirit against his unfortu-
nate daughter, but when the will
was read in 1870, few days after
his death, it was seen that he still
had hope that she might be reclaim.
Cd, and that he provided for such an
event. He was worth $4,000, and
left the amount to his son-in law
under the following conditions !;
For two years after the death Of the
testator Timer was to make fre.
quent efforts 10 find ont whether
the missing vito and daughter was
eth alive. The sum Of $1,000 was
spt apart to be expended in these ef-
Soyta II she were found alive and
separate from George Miller In des-
Utut0 oS COmloStoUio cirouuibtuuceh,
she WAS to be paid s7O0 in weekly
installmsnts for one year by the Ex-
soutor Of the estate. Whence the
money came she was not 10 know.
II before the year was up she volun.
tarily returned TO her native place
end humbly beg her husband 10
forgive her, she Was to 10 furnishe !
with : suitable home and bs paid
ol0 . week - long as sho lived
II g The end Of the year, she had
not thus returned. these payments
y heg, ~ obligatory upon the es-
tAGA muel forever cease and
uAt ths Tina udlpge ol her were res
oaIved ~ ~ lviSG vl)h George
xilloH o. ~ ~ l(hqpt other
than female eonroolonsblp, then
whathog ohs Wao deollnte or not,
~ Eseontoys Of TIE eAte(o were
loroVo9 logblddon 70 paV anyth hlGe
II ~ oal q We es(A(A ~ n.
eon1oes we're ~. Timer and lgyTon
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