The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-30
4 Richmond E.cursion Romance.

YOUTHFUL. ELopERs FROM THE OLD DOMINION
AND THEIR ADVENTURES.
With the excursion party from Richmond,
Va. Yesterday, under the auspices OF Mar
shall Lodge, Knights OF Pythias, there was
a party OF three. consisting Of Thomas W.
Cooke, Mary Jane Isbel "a very pretty
blondc}, and their mutual friend, Mr.. B. l..
Jones, all Of Montpelier, Hanover county,
Va. MIR. Cooke anG Miss Isbell were elopers
from Virginia bent on matrimony, and
during the afternoon were made man and
vile. The couple were rather youthful,
| Mr.. Cooke being only nineteen years old,
and the bride two years younger. 1t ap-
pears from the statements made by their
| friends that the parents OF the girl objected
! to Cooke as 4 prospective son-in-law, and
| some time since closed their doors to him.
:. Love laughs at Iocksmiths,' however. and
the lovers found opportunities to do little
| conrtiny elsewhere. The courting ut home
was done by proXy-Mr. Jones acting the
part OF a true friend-ana succeeded adml-
rably.
THE LOVERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,
learning Of the projected excursion from
Richmond to Washington, arranged to
make it the occasion OF the marriage. Ac-
| cordinglv, on Saturday evening, Mr.. Jones
visited the Isbell residence, spending a
pleasant afternoon, and taking tea with the
family. While Jones was enjoying the hos
pitality Of the Isbell family The wOuld-be-
bridegroom, Mr.. Cooke, was secreted in n
bunch OF woods, about four hundred yards
from the house, ready mounted on horse
back, and Mr.. Cheeseman, q friend OF his,
had three other horses ready saddled behind
the ice-house. After tea the elder Isbell
laid back to enjoy smoke, and Mr.. Jones
invited the younger Isbel outside to talk
about trading saddles, and in the mean
time Miss Isbell fixed up a few articles OF
clothing, slipped them out to Cheeseman,
who strapped the bundle on the back OF his
saddle, and then, mounting the horse sad
died for her, she soon ..s..t
JOINED HER AFrIASCED IN THE WOODS, =
as did also the faithful Mr.. Jones and his
friend Cheeseman. and all four immediately
started on their journey. Apprehending
that they would be pursued, they avoided
the public road, keeping in the woods as
much as possible and emerging on the pub
lie road some eight or ten miles from their
home. On the road through the woods Mr..
Jones was knocked off his horse by the limb
of u tree and was supposed to be badly
hurt, but he had started with determina-
ton to aid his friend Cooke, and he stuck
10 nlIl, MI. SlccSeHau lOSG Iue DuHutlC
(the young lady's clothing) off his saddle,
and going back to find it failed to return,
and it is supposed that he was overtaken by
the father and brother OF the girl and that
he put them on the wrong track.
EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON AND HAPPINESS.
The elopcrs rode swiftly to Richmond, a
distance OF thirty-tve miles, arriving there
about III o'clock, making the distance in
about 81 hours, and placing their horses in
q liyery-stablc they took the train with the
other eXcursionists for this city. Arri-
wing here, Mr.. Jones made known the OBJ
iect OF their visit to Officer Lewis, but he
not being able to leave his post, Mr.. George
+. Poulson, OF the bag9age-department OF
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, ten
dered his services, and took them in charge.
They united pleasure with business, and,
proceeding to the City Hall, viewed the
Lincoln monument while Mr.. Poulson pro-
cured the necessary license, and then the
party set out to find la minister. Their choice
was either Methodist or Baptist, but after
proceeding to the residence OF several, and
finding none at home, they concluded to
look outside Of these demo minatlons, and
Rev. DR.. Domer, OF st. Paul's Lutheran
church, being found at home, they had the
knot tied then and there. Mr.. Ponlson sa-
luted the bride, as also did Jones, the faith
full friend Of the couple, who had earned
his kiss; and the party, after the minister
had been paid, set out sightseeing, and in
the evening left with the cXcursionists, the
happiest party on the train HtGshislgton
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