The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-05-08

says that Jimmy was always too high
toned for the rest of the family, and
that he has not spoken to him for
some time past. Weeks is twenty-sev-
en- years of age, q blonde, well made,
and. when dressed, presents very good
appearance.
During the winter the sleighing has
been very good at Nyack, and almost
every dxy Miss Townsend was seen
driving on the road in company with
thernew coachmau,, Jimmie. q" On
Tuesday afternoon, the 18th of Janu-
ary last, at 8 o'clock, couple drove
to the residence of the Rev. Mr.. q. M.
>. Blauvelt, the minister Of the Re-
formed Church st Tappan, and the
man alighted from the sleigh.
MIR. Blauvelt's daughter came to the
door, and the man asked if he could
see her father, as he wanted to get
married. Mr.. Blauvelt was not at
home, she replied, and he then made
an appointment to come again. Two
weeks elapsed, and the same couple
drove up to the door. The occupants
alighted and entered the house, and
the man told Mr.. Blauvelt that they
desired to be married. Then the lady
spoke up and asked MIR. Blauvelt if It
was his custom to publish the mar
riages which he celebrated in the
county papers. He replied that it was
not his custom, but that all the mar
riages were placed upon the record,
The lady said that she wished the
pleasure of announcing the fact to her
friends in person. As Mr.. Blauvelt
saw that the parties were both of age,
he asked them their names, and then
called his wife and daughter, his
mother-in-law, and q dressmaker at
work in the house, into the room, and
proceeded to tie the knot. Miss Town
send, Mr.. Blauvelt says, was self
possessed, and made the responses in
an assured manner, while Weeks, on
the other hand, was very much en-
barrassed.
The couple returned home and care
fully kept their own counsel. Weeks
continued to perform his duties as
coachman and waiter, and the novel
spectacle was presented of q groom in
an apron passing the bread and butter
to his bride at the table during the
honeymoon. The story did not leak
out until day or two since, when the
rumors that had been flying about the
village took shape in paragraph in a
local paper.
The residence of Mr.. Townsend was
visited by q reporter yesterday several
times, but he was told that none of the
family were at home. The house,
which is q semi-G Gothic villa of preten-
tious size, stands on the brow of the
bluff, and commands superb view OF
the Tappan Zee. The shutters were
tightly closed, and the servant said
that the ladies were away from home,
Mr.. Townsend in the city and Weeks
"up in the village somewhere. :"
Weeks, however, could not be found,
and he did not come to the station, as
is his daily duty. to meet Mr.. Town.
send and take his packages home.
When the six o'clock train arrived, q
venerable gentleman was pointed out
to the reporter as Mr.. Townsend. His
hair and neatly-trimmed side-whiskers
were snowy-white, and he was obvious
y very much depressed. In response
to an inquiry as to what be had to say
about the marriage, he replied: II
knew nothing of the matter, nor did
I suspect anything until this morning,
when gentleman in Appleton & Co.. s
store called my attention to a para
graph in q newspaper in regard to it.
You can imagine what a blow it was
to me-" The old gentleman's voice
broke and his eyes filled with tears as
he spoke. "Of course I cannot say
anything about it, for know nothing.
Last evening and this morning every
thing in my household was moving in
its usual course. My daughter was
there in her place, and the young man
in his place. know nothing about
it."
"What action will you take in the
matter?''
"In the immediate present, none.
am inexpressibly saddened and borne
down by this blow. I am sick and
shall goto bed. I shall not speak of
the matter to anyone, nor allow them
to speakof it to me. The Sabbath shall
pass away as usual with us. On Mon
day I shall stay up from the city and in
vestigate the matter. If it is false, will
contradict it. Ill find from the record
to my satisfaction that it is true,
have decided upon my course. What
that course will be, I cannot say to you
now."-M Y. Herald.