The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-28
LAUGHING AT L0CKSMITHS.
LIFE TOO SNORT FOR THE LOVERS TO
AWAIT P1RENTS' CONSENT


Mr. l.. V. Clarke is q wealthy resident OF
Westfcld. about an hours ride from this CITY,
on the Central Railroad OF New Jersey. He
travels rs the agent OF New York house. and
Ia well known as n business man OF the highest
probity and honor His home in Westneld is
handsome. old d-fashioncd. two story and half
house. with vine-embowercd porch, large
apartments. and elegant furniture and up
hostery. The lawn about the residence is
handsomely wooded. and its green turf and
shaded hooks present delightful contrast to
tho dusty highway in front. On large lot
directly opposite is an exceedingly stylish
double cottage in the latest Swiss style. which
rumor says Mr. Clarke intends for his newly
welded son-in-law.
From au early age Annie Clarke has held n
high position among the fashionable young
folks OF Wcstncld. Tall. slender with hand
some figure, faultless complexion and long au-
| burn hair. she was a child OF whom her par
| ents had reason to be proud. Up to the period
| OF her seventeenth birthday she had evinced no
| preference for the society Of young men. With
| in the past six months. however. rumor had
| been busy coupling her name with that OF n
good-looking and popular young physician OF
| Westneld. DR.. E.N Smith is 26 years Of age and
graduate ofthe Homeopathic Medical College Of
/ this city. He went to Westicld about two years
| ago. and over since last winter had been paving
assiduous court 10 Annie Clarke His attentions
| although not opposed by Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke.
| We're not encouraged by them, for the reason
that they thought their daughter too young to
marry. Mr.. Clarke even went 80 far M to hint
| the physician that he could not give him his
| daughter until she was nj least is.
| But the young folks could not think Of wait
! ing and accordingly hit upon plan 10y which
| they might become one without the young wo-
| man parents being any the wiser. They de,
| cidcd TO go to New York and be married and
then take wedding tour TO the vicinity OF Long
| Eranch. where tho physicians relatives live.
| There was one difficulty. and that was to get
| Miss Annes wardrobe out Of the house un-
| known 70 the old folks. According to the story
| told by Mr.. Clarke's hosilcr, Tom, which is cor
roboratsd by the assertions Of the neiehbors.
expedicni. On the night OF tho Gath of June
| the day before their flight. Miss Clarke lowered
| from her bedroom window such dresses. cloth
| ing and toilet articles as she considered neces-
| sary for a fOrtnight's trip 10 the lover. who
stood waiting below. and who packed the gar.
ments in Saratoga trunk and 1t was carried
At 10 O'Clock the next morning Miss Annie
| dressed In travelling costume. appeared AT the
depot. She had no baggage with her. not even
| n travelling bag. Her flashed appearance was
| marked by the village gossips. She looked fre-
| qucnty In the direction OF tho Post Onice. where
| the young physician WIS boarding. as though
| eNpecting some one; she took the 1910 train
| for Elizabeth. At 1910 the young man APP
| pcared. bringing with him an array Of lug
| gagc which made tho hystanders stare
| there was large. handsome. and remark
| ably heavy Saratoga. The conviction that
"suthin was up gained ground in the minds
|
| for Elizabeth. At the last named place the pair
| loned in inditing letter 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
| Clarke. imploring their forgiveness. and in
forming them that they could not live longer
| deprived OF each others society. II was rcgu-
soteosa tbe hearts ana
| time
At New York the Doctor and his bride were
| duly married by n clergyman. and set out for
| Oceanport. n. j., TO spend the honeymoon. A
| few DAYS later Mr.. Clarke wrote To DR.. Smith.
saving that there was no need OF his hurryine
4 away Va 80 unreremonious a manner; that ne
'Mr. Carkel was quite willing To- have hin for
son-ln-law, although on his daughters ac-
| count he would rather have deferred the match
Tor another year. and that II Mr. and Mrs. Dr.
| Smith would return 90 the parental roof tree they
| would be received with open arms. Mcanwh lie
| the physician and his bride mad been travelling
| 10 Philadelphia. Baltimore. and elsewhere. tho
| former looking Tor place In which Ia settle
| down and practise his profession. On return
| ing 10 O'canport early in July. he found his
ftther-in law : "p.stie. and, without waiting for
| further explanations, hurried on % Nesiileld.
| General rejoicing and handshaking all around
| neighbOrs Joined.
reporter for THE sun who visited westAed
| yesterdHy. found the MAJOR portion Of It's three
| thousand inhabitants agog with the elopement.
| In the stores and at the corners of the streets
knots Of persons were discussing the pros and
cons oi the AFFAIR with relish that was mex
| haustible. All accounts agreed in the TACT that
the young man and his bride had smuggled
away the latter's wardrobe without the knowl-
| edge OF MIR. or Mira Clarke. The general opin-
ion Vas that the Young lovers eyinced unusual
Il. Doctor ?" asked The Sun representa,ive Of
DR.. Gale a druggist and warm friend Of Mr.
Clarke and the young man. Think OF it. re-
piled ne druggist why, think oil 1t us the
| poet Il forget his namel says:
1.-THE needle thus too rudely moved,
r hnaI5s haaI6s nl'le' ,aa"9 ,o oSce %eeIe !, lover,
| IT, trembling, settles there
THE young Doctor had been looking for a
wife for some time. When he found girl to
| suit him he married her. That's all there is
about i that know o."
| Mr.. Clarke. the lather-in-law. was inst start
ing for Albany, He was greatly lrritated NJ the
story publ lshed IN New York morning news
| paper, and which represented his daughter. n
| girl of IL, as having run ofl with man of 40
| He said; The ridiculous tale about my daugh-
| her lover WAS bad enough. bnt when il comes 10
| representing her as eloping with "A man old
enough TO be her father. 1t becomes an outrage
/, would hQrsewhip ne man that wrote the
| Iribiuie article II could hnd him.
Becoming cairner. Mr.. Clarke continued; My
| daughter went out during the evening before
she and the young Doctor were married. tax ing
| with her single change ~ clothing Her
| Tho dny after the elopHment my hostler went
| around telling that he hud seen the young man
several times carrying off packages Of Anuie's
up and circulated with various additions
" To whom did tho big Saratoga trunk which
| he took away with him DelOngY'
Why to himself, l suppose. II certainly
| was not Annle's, for her trunks We're all AT
home. The whole business was "A piece Of
| youthful folly on their part, and II they had only
| stayed at home they could have been married
| before fall without all this tails. But boys will
|
| end OF the chapter.
| Mr.. Clarke added that he and his wife had
agreed to the match before the eopement. with
| out. however, letting the young folks know
| about ii. They had even arranged to send TO
| New York lor their daughter trousseau. After
| the return Of the errHnt pair 10 the parental
| roof. his intention WAS carried out and n hand
some and expensive wedding outfit was pro-
vded.
DR.. Smith and his young wife are in Trenton
whore they intend TO settle permanently They
laugh at the romantic stories OF their elope-
| munt.
1t was a real romantic aifiir-an elopement
| forsoOth-One Of your throw-your-th things -dAr-
ling g-out- -of-the-wndow KIND. But there was
| no cruel. unrelrntng parlent about It. SAID
| purient had given consent only STIMULATING that
| The union should not take place until fail a re-
! striclion that caused the doves to tr,t and pine
SO that they resolved 10 strike for a church
| altar and "A iircsiie OF their own. Love laughed
| ut ocksmiths. She took to tossing her ward
| robe out upon the lawn. one piece at n time,
| whenever he called. and he crammed
the precious garment under his vest, pulled
down the vest, aud hurried to his own house
with it. When the article tossed out happened
| to he "A crinoline. or crimplng irons or some
thing that could not be conveniently slowed
| away under his vest. he forced il down the back
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