The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-16
WIDOW GRUMLY'S BOY 10.
HIS TERRTBLE TREd CHERRY TOWARD
THE coon WIDOW SPARKs.


SAYBROoK, Conn, March 1j.-Besore | re-
cord the facts OF a very romantic lovers elopc-
ment which occurred hero on Saturday night
last should like to say that this village is very
old-as old rs my village may DO that arose in
the days Of Lords Say and Seal. Ii has never
grown. never renewed ITSELF never changed IN
any kind or degree in 900 years. Its young
men fish and its muiicns grow UP concy and
apple checked. and acquire proficiency in the
household arts Not once in a generation does
anything disturb II; IN summer it is full OF
honeysucklcs and serenity and it is only lulled
and beguilcd By the whistling winds OF winter.
which ind its people safely and snugly en-
sconced in the gabled. black walled houses. re-
pairing nets and making pies. An ancient and
nneXibe church has furnished its line Of
Christian morals. straight. simple and compre-
honsihlc. and. rs far rs | can learn. few Of its
inhabitants have even SO far forgotten the con-
servatsm in which they hive been taught ms to
reach out for now experiences through tho in
tcrmediation oftwo railroads which quite incon-
cruously skirt its borders. Naturally enough.
an elopemont has shaken Saybrook
The widow Sparks had pretty daughter
with blue eyes and naxon hair. The girl WAS
only 10 years old and still attended schools Tut
| the potent air Of Sayhrook had wrought IN her
! the Development uf "a woman. Lulu Sptrks WIS
considered one Of the two prettirrt girls In the
! town. and that is saving % good deal. Tor rs fnr
~ u stranger may zoe. they ara all BEAUTIFUL
/ Every morning the hrudseme and eligible
! young man who ow ms ihs drug store und all
I the other handsome and elGihlc Young mrn
/ who had the good fortune 10 have their orcupn-
I tious along the main street were ucr ustomed 10
| whtcn her rs she passed on hrr way 20 SCHOOL,
| aud to sigh because she never r"sponsiv"ly
/ looked up. She was exceedingly modest and
never 10y any sign Indicated That, her thoughts
| wre fixed upon aught nut her books ana tao
duties which lell within hex ordinary routine,
| OF lenr lest her daughter should lu.c her hratt
| TO sgmcb9dv Everybody IN Saybrook agrees
| That Miss Lulu HAD never given even tue slight
| est indication Of 80 doing. hut the widow
| Sparks WIS not the lees suspicious and watch-
| fu ON that account The pair lived in a house
| belonging tn Edward Luld, the telegraph oprr-
| ator at tn station. which stands On the East
road u short way b,ypnd the railroad track.
| and here was q sort ~ headquarters from which
! Mrs. Sparks directed many sided AMI most
! daughter. All the measures that tho widow
| took in this regard 1t Is UNNECESSARY 10. relate.
hut there was one upon which shp placed espr-
| cisry the one that miscarrlcd. and that rem.
| drred successful loyemaking on the part OF
he IL Siu the Iew Grumy. With IT," WON H. nv" sns
| was tsprclliy intimate, anu me widow Gruny
| had o son DOE Grumpy. in whom the widow
sparks for tn" reason that he WIS straigAtior-
| ward ob"dlcnt. and uhlmprrrsiOnHb-. sup
| posed that she had good reason for pacing i'm
! plict confidence. She picked Joe Grumlv out
| a. an efficient aid in the guardianship OF her
daughter. and. giving him some penni's, in
| siru't1d MIN IN his duties, AMI IRON that Time
| Miss Lulu never stirred abroad without the
| widow Grumly's tOw-headcd boy NJ her heels.
TO watch her and report To her mother IN case
81" WIS APPROACHED by any OF the young men
| OF the village. Jos Grumly accepted the pen
| mics without direction. and day after day lie
| truiAod 10 ana from school with his comriy
charge. earring her books. and krepinga sharp
| lookout fnr "A man. At last one came.
Frank lryon WAS son Of Capt. IryOn who
owned the bulk OF the shad nol- at the ferry
| opposite Lyme. and was fisherman ike ms
| cuar. and good looking. When he met Miss
luiu FIRST IN tue charge Of the Juvenile foe.
| GRUMPY. lie was already acquainted with her.
| BY some shrrwd artiice De- had met her. not
| whhsHnduE her mothers keen espionage. In
/ their cndcaNor to carry ON the wOliug. how
ever he, was too bold ana she too Simple. lie
| had called once 10 sec her az her mothers
when the widow Sparks wheeled him instantly
ABOUT anu from thh time lorth snc kept an rs
! pc"ially sharp eye directed upon The movements
Of the young snad fisherman. H. WIS no milk
! sop. IL IL SAID ne ohIurEHtrd his lux IN the
| vigorous vernacuiar ot the lower Connecticut.
ami then be watched Tor his opportunity
| When Jo" GRUMPY WIS Put oVer Miss Lulu
~ guardian. young Tryun cOnsidrreI-rrA-
Sonnbiy, 4 auurars-thAt he HAD found his OPP
/ poftluity. one afternoon. as the boy WIS on
the way 10 fet.h his charge home from school
he was approached bY lryon, who greeted him
with sIule. and injured OF hun why he never
came down To take q sail lur nothing in hl~ boat
Joe responded with great irunh a"ss thut he
sured ol the permission. and presently he was
radiant with JOY and wonder over lstiu Of
c3ppers twirr as pig - ne had got from the
for tho insidIous sandman to m4uipu!ute -,m-
pie Joe Grumy is no pleased. he went 20 tie
NNlhNl VIII ulllls k'Ik AllFo A4AAh htlNFA " III
| hrr me great part OF IN" longest way nome.
while joe went ~ proper distance an'nd TO be
guy ~ ut"l '.i- NM ~ $40 Nu' WIN ~ 'i
the boy on his own and Miss Lulus. side.
10 work IN the fullest opposition To- ne Widow
Sparks. Joe proved very trustworthy IN ms
second seryicc-the one which returned HIN
the most coppers. He WIS z'aious in the aid of
| the lovers; h" bore letters between them, he
escorted his charge D IEhtlv To- revival meetings
held by the Rev. Mr.. Range no the ferry. where
She always met and walsed homo with the
I N.
| Widow SPARKS Vulubly ana without resrrVati on.
| Under these circumstances the elop-nient 81
Saturday night was capable 81 being well
planned On that evening Miss luu remained
at home. reading book and looA INK very IN .
rested upou the printed page. The widow. her
mother, Sat the evening through in the room
with her. unsuspc'tlng. and SO did Mr.. Lloyd.
thr le 'iI"ph np'rh1ri AZ ~ cary houF tuc
household retired. Miss Lulu went TO her
room, busted herself there suitable time.
seemingly ~ undressing; then put nut the
iiglt AMI made no sound more. The Hrtiul glrl,
hoWerr, hAG nor fe1liy, o'rupl'u heisri "a
pr"uHrhions Tor bed. - lar from thal sue hhd
done up her dresses. her tits Of Jrweiry. her
kocpsaAes-ln short All her possess ons-in u
nnmb"r 81 parcels wnlrh she ptl-d ~ IL chair
IN the nelghhorhopd OF the window When sac
had done tnat-her possessions were brcgm-
ngly limited. her fingers were niublr. ami II
did not take her lons-Mi-s Lulu thew her
cloak over her shoulders. pat on n"r hat, blew
out thr night. aud siIunt down by no window.
drew up tho shade, and lOO.ed out. II was a
clear ulsht. 1t had been raining. out now the
stars were out, ana IN" llgni OF white nall
walled houses look Ike constructions Of silver.
Two milo, to the southwest lay the shining
waters OF Long Island Sound and tht girl could
marx the bright course OF the Connecticut flow
lng thlther. and discern the cottages Of the
Ferry. ~ It's mouth. where Frank Tryon lived
Miss Lulu sat thus for two hours or more.
Her room was in the second story Of the house
and It's single window hai "a sill MI but
resting upon the CABIN root OF low l..
Little before II O'Clock the figure OF Il man sud
denly emerged from around the corner Of tic
house and stood IN the moonlight Just beneath
the window wnere VI SIS Lulu WITS sitting. She
started ~, and softly raising tho sash. lean 81
out. The man waved his arm, aud disappeared
but in a moment he came again, ana with hlul
were two others. Tue three bore ladder
which silently and quiGEly was lifted on end
and placed against the roof ~ tho L. c.l-s
against the girls window. Tho first Of tho
men VINO had appeared darted IOiseles-iy "
the ladder rs soon ns II WAS iiXed Il WIS young
| Tryon. There WAS hurried emhrhce Lee
tween the lovers. and thrn she PASSED ont
her bunlles. which he, conveyed TO- his com
pan uns below. Miss Lula followed. was ear
ried in the arms OF her lover snf-ly 70 the
ground. and tu"u the men took the ladder ID
their hands again. and the party walked away
rapidly in the direction u the ferry.
the companions Of Frank Tryon were his
father. Capt. Jerry TryOn II salt water veteran