Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08
A ROMANTIC MATCH.
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A secret courtship, IN elopement, an
abduction, narrow escape from TRACE
dy and happy ending-the story Of oil
this, which has just happened at North
Adams, is another Of thoss romances of
real life. which are stranger than fiction.
Mr.. II. p. Goodrich Ia m old citizen
of North Adams, Mass., and is highly
respected. He has handsome proper
ty on which he lives, having retired from
business. He has also handsome
daughter, Miss Nellie-cultivatcd, at
tractive, a great favorite in all tho vii
lage and her fathers idol.
Some weeks ago young man named
Moury came into North Adams rs a
workman on the railroad. So far as
known he was man Of good habits, but
his social position was. Of course, that OF
any day-laborer. In some way he and
Miss Nellie met, and nm attachment
sprang mp between them, which for
some time was kept secret. But it
soon became known that this railroad
laborcr was the accepted lover Of one OF
the bellies Of North Adams.
The girls father was very angry. He
told Moury, with much excitement, that
he must cease all further attentions, and
he also told his daughter that she must
no longer Lave anything to do with
Moury. But the only effect Of his warn
ings was to make the meeting of the low
ers more and more secret. Mr.. Good
rich knew That attentions were still be-
ing paid clandestinely, and meeting
Moury one day in Ryan's grocery store,
threatened to shoot him if he persisted
in them.
A few days after this meeting Miss
Goodrich told her parents that she was
going to spend the day with M aunt
who lived n short distance from North
Adams She did not return in the eve
ming, and growing anxious, the father
went to the aunt's house and found that
his daughter had not been there at all
that day. Suspecting what had hap
pened, he rushed to the railroad depot,
and found that Moury, too, had been
away that day. The father was almost
frantic. He could not learn where his
daughter had gone; there was nothing to
do but to return home and wait. Tt is
said that in his frenzy he had determined
to shoot both his daughter and the
Young man when they returned.
1t appears that the girl, when she left
her home, took the cars for Pownal,
Vermont, and that Moury followed her.
They were married that day. A day or
two after, Moury took his bride to q
relatives, who lived in Cheshire, Massa-
chusetts, and leaving her there, returned
to North Adams, and to his work. Go
ing back to Cheshire, day or SO after,
he found his wife gone. Her father had
learned where she was, and going there
one evening, had forced her to return
home with him. He did not take her to
his own house, however, and Moury was
unable to find her. The husband did
not know what to do. He was satisfied
that his wife was somewhere in North
Adams, and that, as she was of age when
she married him, he hada right to her if
he could find her. The father, however,
was unyielding, and matters continued
in this condition for several days.
At length the father saw that he could
not permanently separate man and wife;
he was, moreover, rather pleased with
the manner in which both Moury and
his wife conducted themselves. A few
days ago he relented, and yielding his
daughter to her husband, gave them his
blessing and started the pair in life with
very material assistance.