The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-13
MISS VREDENBURGH'S LOVE.
A MAID OF FORTY MIRRIED TO A BOY
OE SETENTEHN YEdRS.
A Sentimental Correspondence Through n
Hole In n Fioor-rbe hoy just from school
and a spIn.ter in His Fathers EmpIoy.

Hole In FIoor-The hoy Just from school |
and "a spInster In His Fathers Employ.
Elmer Ellsworth Slagel, aged II, and Sa- |
rah Fredenburgh, nRed 40. both OF MountP Pleas |
ant have astounded their community by elop |
ing together She is tall. dark and OF consid- |
cradle personal attractiveness. Sheis teacher |
in the Methodist Sunday school OF Pleasantvile. |
and has ever since her girlhood moved in the |
respectable society of the place. Midde-aged |
men who used to take her to singing school |
twenty years ago. say that she was a |
bright. clever girl. who ought to have made
n good enough wife for anybody. However. she
never got married-not that she was hard to
please. but because the merits Of her suitors
did not como up TO the requirements OF her
mother At length she dropped out OF tho
matrimonial market. or late. however
marked change has been observed
In her demeanor. She and dozen or
more girls and women wero employed
in the shoe mandatory OF Sagel 4 Israel. on
the main street leading from the railroad sta
tion to the Post Office. There worked in an ad
joining room about twenty young men and
boys Among thom all was none hnndsomer
than young Elmer Ellsworth Slagel. son OF the
senior member Of the firm. He WIS fresh from
school He danced and declaimed WELL and his
sum Of accomplishments won Miss Freden-
burghs heart.
There was hole in tho floor OF the shop in
which Sarah and Elmer worked, through which
the young women in the upper rooms talked
| with the young men below Through this hole
| Sarah and her youthful lover carried on n cor
respondence OF the most tender kind. Their
growing love for each other soon became known
| to the firm who saw nothing but harm likely to
| come from such an intimacy. Accordingly they
| boarded up the hole and hanished Elmer to
distant part Of the shop. Thus separated. the
| couple found means 10 resume thelr cotrespond,,
| .nce; and i was not until me sternly prhctlcai
MIR. Israel had discharged Miss Nrcdenburgh
that the lovemakinE was supposed to be over;
| About week ago Miss Nredenhurgh entered
the shop to get some Things she had left behind.
She encountered Miss Ophela Slegel. her low
er's sister, who had not spoken to her for, two
months Miss Vredenburgh tossed her head
| and ron Irkcd. "Pll he oven with you yet.
the time. but she aud the whole family have
At 7P' NJ. on Wednesday Elmer went to
| church. accompanied by his mother and sis
ters. Before the first hymn had been sung
through he pretended to be, seized by bleeding
| canc in the pew he went out holding his hand:
| kerchiei to his face. Once outside. he Joined
started for the "a train They were ate and.
on reaching the high ground near Ackerman's
He loft his painting bride ., in the
middle OF the road, and started at full speed for
the crossing beckoning wildly to the engineer
and shouting. stop the train I" II was no use
and he was compelled TO seek some slower
means Of elopement. While he barganed with
Josh Fowler the livery stable Keepers man. for
horse and carras :. his ladylloye stole around
an t adjoining leid I'd Of tall "% rye. BY dark Elmer
had concluded bargain with the stable keeper
willie. two miles 70 the southwark. for 81.
As Josh. was ,hitching up the horse the i'm;
petuous Elmer became impatient and Increased
we're safely in top buggy. and with Josh for a
driver, started of They went to, the Rev. Mr..
Unionvillo. and asked him TO perform the mar
riage ceremony.
shaking his head you had better both Of you,
go back and reconsider this momentous step
which you are about thuughtlessly taking"
Elmer offered s.. and protested thar the lady
WAS old enough to choose for herself. but with
inrthcr rt Tribe Of 90 So Induced him to push on
to White Plains There they arrived at mid.
night. Sarah sought refuge in tho house OF
The youthful lover paced the depot Plat .orm.
AT 70 \. NJ. the pair entered the office Of JUS
tice Wykofr. in Kensico but the magistrates s
heart was made of steel. and not even repeti-
tion oi the glittering offer made to the clergy
Wearlcd and heartsorc tho eloping pair
reached the residence q the Baptist Clergyman.
the Rev W NJ Glow. They felt that il was their
last chance, and that if the knot couldn't be
tied there ii couldn't be tied anywhere Mr..
took the bridegroom aside and asked him II
there was any lawful imp9fd diment 70 the match
| None Whatever, SIT. Elmer Nhltl.
The clergyman joined their hands and said
DO you. Elmer. take Sarah to be your lawful.
II do" exclaimed tho young lover. emphatic
ally.
" do" she responded in n low but firm
voice.
In another second thay had been pronounced
husband and wife. The bridegroom put his
arms around the bride and imprinted sound
On the signing Of the marriage certificate.
Mrs. Slege raised her vail, and the Rev. Mr..
Glow saw how old she was.
How old are you, may ask. madam ?" he
. A trine of twcnty,six or twenty-seven. sir"
answered the young husband; " fill ont the cer-
tifcate and never mind the ago"
Mr.. Glow filled out the certificate, but his face
! expressed forebodinc.
As the o'clock up train reached Pleasant.
vile on Thursday evening large throng, had
, gathered At the station. They cheered the
OF Mrs. Slcgcl's mother
A serenade termed in the local phrascoloev n
, " skimmerton.' was subsequently given. From
fifty To one hundred men and boys surrounded
the house. ringing bells, blowing horns. gni
firing Off guns and pistols An immense bell
, | from peat factory was hung across the garden
,, ,, gate. and the serenaders sang;
The bell goes rnsing for Sarah.
r From morning undl night
/, At every Sarah" the bell was rung with a
: | tremendous dong that could be heard a mile
) away The bride and hrideGroom sent down tc
| say tllNl MIS. NIiutnhuIEh llfhltN was ut'lnk
seriously impaired by the noise, but the appea
produced no effect At length the couple sent
down 80 for n keg of beer. whereupon the sere-
. nadcrs drank their health and dispersed.
Mr., Slegel said yesterday that, despite the
disparity of age. he is perfectly satisfied with
his wife; that he loves her dcvOtodly. and tha
their marriage is nobodys business hut theil
, own. lie seemed to be pleasant inte egent
a boy. and not 10y any means the sort OF per
y son to be tho dupe Of a designing woman
He wore a dark English walking coat, trousers
: fashopnhly cut. n shirt front ornamented witt
gold studs, a white vest and tie and IL heavy
gold watch and chain. His wife was dressed II
| Il neatly fitting summer costume of slate color
0 with light trimmings and embroidered sleeves
| She wore no jewelry.
Mr. and Mrs. SleEel. Sr are hardly reconcileC
TO what has occurred hut il il thought that they
II will be in a few days The dauGhter-in-nw is
I year or two older than her husbands mother.
:. Sentencing the LorIlIard Picnic Rioters.
\ The rioters OF the Lorillard picnic at Eagles