The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-08-24
Hew the Poor Young Labsrer Won the
Mich Mans Daughter.

A secret courtship, an elopcment, an
abduction, a narrow escape from a
tragedy, and happy ending-the story
Of all this. which has jest happened in
North Adams, Mass. Is another Of those
romances OF real life that are stranger
than fiction.
Mr.. II. Il. Goodrich Il an old citizen
Of that place, and Is highly respected.
lie has handsome property on which
he lives, having retired from business.
He has also a handsome daughter, Miss
cultivated, attractive, great
favorite in the village, and her fathers
idol. Some weeks ago young man
named Moury came into North Adams
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
an attachment sprang up between
them which for some time
was kept secret. But il soon became
known that this railroad laborer 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 fur
Their attentions, and he also told his
daughter that she must no longer have
any thing TO do with Moury. But the
only effect Of his warnings was TO make
the meetings Of the lovers more and
more secret. Mr.. Goodrich knew that
attentions were still being paid clandes-
timely, and, meeting Moury one day in
Bvan'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 an aunt
who lived a short distance from North
Adams. She did not return in the even
ing, 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
% do but 10 return home and wait. Ii
j. said that in his frenzy he had deter
mined TO shoot both his daughter and
he young man when they returned.
II appears that the girl. when she left
her home, took the ears for Pownal, VT.
md that Moury followed her. They
we're married that day. A day or two
Moury took his bride 10 A
'clative's, who lived in Cheshire, Mass,
md leaving her there returned to North
adams and 10 his work. Going back TO
cheshire day or so after. he found his
wife gone. Her father had learned
where she was, and, going there one
'vening, had forced her 10 return home
With hin. Gle did not take her TO his
'wn house, however, and Moury was
Unable 70 find her. The husband did
lot know what to do. He was satisfied
hat his wife was somewhere in North
adams. and that, as she was Of age
rhen she married him, he had right
Q her if he could find her. The Esther. !
owever, was unyielding. and matters
ontinued in this condition for several
lays.
AT length the father saw that he could
OF permanently separate man and wife |.
e was. moreover. rather pleased with
he manner in which both Moury and
j. wife conducted themselves. A few
ays ago he relented, and, yielding his
aughter 70 her husband, gave them his :
lessing and started the pair in life with
cry material assistance