The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-18
L0VE-MAKING IN MISSOURI.
A FATHER, AN 1USTERE OH PREA CH-
ER, OPPOSING A MATCH.


1hrestenins TO Di.inherit hi. Daughter. a
School Teacher waiting with ~ Loaded
Gun for the Arrival of tho bridegroom.
FAYErTE, NO. July 1O.-rhomas J. Mayso
was widowcr. who. four years ago left his ak
children In Tennessee and. coming to Howard
county settled ut Lisbon. n little hamlet on tho
Missouri river, ten miles below Glasgow. Ho
hired shop in the yard Of MIR. William Wills.
wealthy merchant who keeps the largest store
attends to all the steamboat trade. and runs the
Post Onlce. Mayso opened a shoe shop. and
was apparently n steady man. He was absent
from his place every month or 50 visiting Miss
Mollo Eldidge the daughter off Baptist minis
ter who lives in Saline county. across the river.
Miss El1idge il 20 years ~ age. and is a pretty
school teacher Miss Eldidge's father objected
to Mayso from the first. and when his daughter
told him she intended to be married to Mayse.
he threatened to disinherit her lie would let
her marry in his house. would perform tho
ceremony himself II she wished. but M soon rs
Tho knot was tied they must 20 their own way.
On the 25th of May Mr., Wills was absent
from home. and a steamboat landed Mt noon
Tho clerk Of tho store and everybody in
the hamlet. except Mayse and house servant
htre and there. were at the landing. Mayse
was left in tho store. The next day 81 600 in
gold which Mr.. Wills had had for ak years.
was missed. Maysc declared that no ono had
entered the store and that he had not seen the
money The whole neighborhod was puzzled
by the robbery. and a number began to suspect
that the story was told for effect by Mr.. Wills.
The latter bore the aspcrsious silently; hut he
else doubled. Mr. wins saw Maysc throw
tomc letters into the nrc. and when his back was
burned she snutch"d them ont anu threw them
Into pail of water. They were all from Mollio
Eldidgc. In one she says;
III am to be ii'nhc rid never coul give mp the love
have tut you SO let ave true fu 60 NN utftr !
=, you'd NE t. see ySg 10 gs nyiI' Og Mg9d has
na5i ANY WS Htm S." Tgl 9,i, " ny ,.. %. .1 .
" and 80 my life iasss' amo', ihe dream hone q
," nrJ ,o c "c 20 sl M , 5pne easd ' von
pet may also call You 30 a-an'
In another lettor she prepares plans for him to
tome over the lust week in June 10 he married.
1he letters were charred in places but most OF
The sentences could be made out She says:
nc %y: sec we s19 nor l @ , Sa ny Sa si
sS' he vi d,'nhgrit me would hk' - Nn9w tor ,Sr.
ns mis" sSS c.mS 'r 1s na,e G,eI 1,gs ~, a,
minute
On Monday morning Of tho last week in
June, ,Maysc packcd his yalsG and lcf Is
evening and was To- marry Mollie Eldidge on
MednesdaI morning 4 nesr2 farm hand
age out from under the roots. HAD. Mr. Wills
known this, he would have felcd Mayse t. the
said: Well. Mayse. SUPPOSE when you 90
10 Tennessee you Will take Miss Mollie with
No" said Nays; but III should would
Kill the old man first
Maysc said when he was going away 10y the
steamer Joe kinney That he was going TO Ten
ncssce; but Moile Eldidge'S letters. which.
wills; told dliiercn, story. Six hours after he
left Mr. Wills concluded 20 arrest him. having
n the mean time heard NJ negro,s story. +.
ed their horses and rode across the rich Saline
bottom ,lanls TO tn, country house Of the Row
James EdidEc. They regehed therc on the
day set for the W !diug. Miss Mnlli. was at