The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-05-08

Wiuaing n = amo an Bride.
The Samoan correspondent Of the San
francisco Chronicle, writing from Apia,
yives the details of a social scandal OF ma
ional importance, for the story is the |
,lopement of no less a person than the
Princess Toe with the duke of Malietoa.
The correspondent describes Toe, whose
name should be pronounced "Toa," as a |
first grade superfine brunette, about the |
tone of a baked goose, with beautiful SYM |
metry of form, according to the Samoan |
standard. When arrayed in Samoan court |
fashion, a cocoanut apron and a necklace
Of bird's-claws, her graceful appearance
would not fail to attract attention in the
saloons of the most refined So
ciety. Toe has passed about seventeen
as the calender goes, IN maiden
meditation fancy free. when about three
years ago, inspired with the ambition of
her sex, she tried to run away with scion
of royalty, a son of his late Majesty, Malie-
toa l., but one of His Majesty's high off,
GERS of state discovered the plot in time to
frustrate an elopement. Toe mOurned this
cruel disappointment for two long years.
About two months ago she fell in love
with another member of the house of Maize
toa, the son of high chief. Governor
Patiols, Toes, distinguished brother, was
passionately attached to his lovely sister,
and could not be pursuaded to consent
to her marriage under any consideration,
social or state So the courtship was con-
Quoted clandestinely until the flame of
love had been famed to the proper temp
perature, when the customary expedient of
hampered lovers the world over, an clope-
ment, was agreed upon. So the gallant
young Malietoa and the fair Toe elOped
eight miles TO Via Uso. When Patiola
and his tribes heard of this undutiful con-
duct they were exceedingly wroth. He
sent a message to Toe, pretending to be
reconciled to her choice, and requesting
her to return with her lover and be mar
ried under the baronial thatch in proper
style and befitting ceremonies. The dusky
Lothario fell in this trap. Great prepara-
tions were made for the occasion. and
Lord Malietoa, accompanied by the fair
Toe, set out on their return, followed by
all his relatives in an imposing process
sion, bearing baked pigs and other edibles
in profusion, and timing their march with
the beating of tOm-toms and every mani
festatiOn of joy. When the procession ar
rived in Mantanta, on Saturday, Cover
nor Patiola, who processes to be a christian
of the strictest discipline, sent word that
as it was so near Sabbath, time was not
permitted for the proper entertainment of
his dear cousins end the numerous retinue
accompanying them, and he. prefer
emonies be postponed until Mon
day. This arrangement was assented to,
and Malietoa and his people went into
bivouac accordingly. On Sunday the gov
ernor feigned violent attack of the gOut,
or some other type of aristOcratics Samoan
nalady, and sent n message for the lovely
Toe to hasten to the bedside of her poor
brother. The unsuspecting one Obeyed,
but no sooner was she inside the governors
lines than brother Patiola developed his
usual vigor and activity. The lovely Toe
was bundled into a canoe and conveyed TO
SOla Sola, in her brothers domain. The
distracted Malietoa and his retainers re-
manned where they were bivouacked as
suaging their grief as far as might be by
gorging themselves with baked pig and
other delicacies, not knowing what dispo-
sition had been made of the missing
bride.
One day messenger arrived from Sola
SOla BRING !, letter to Patiola from his
sister. Toe professed great regret at her
folly, declared that she had entirely over
come her love for Malietoa and would
henceforth be dutiful sister. She desired
her brother TO send her some other little
trinkets of the kind Samoan belle would
naturally covet But it soon became APP
parent that this was not the special err
rand of the messenger from SOla Sola. He
had no sooner started on hls return with
the desired articles, procured by the affec-
tIOnate but deluded brother at an expense
of So, than MalictOa broke camp and sud-
eenly disappeared. He too had received a
message of some purport from the same
source. Patiola congratulated himself in
the belief that he had finally been released
Prf laf. i'm,
the day information was received that a
war canoe containing seventy warriors
armed to the teeth had put into Sola SOla.
The faithful Toe had so arranged that the
guard of old women under whose suIveil-
lance she had been placed should be off
duty~ and out of reach at the appointed
time. When the war canoe came inside
the reef the intrepid Toe rushed forth, and
without tarrying to cast off her simple ap-
parel, she boldly plunged into the water,
and swan out to the boat and was taken
on board. The OIL women witnessed the
escape too late To- prevent it. but gave the
alarm and Immediately the whole village
was in an uproar. The Scla Sola people
launched their canoes and instituted a Wig
Orous pursuit in strong force. According
to the Inter r-Islandlc law of Samoa, the
stealing of woman is punishable with
death, and bloody battle would have re-
suited had the pirates been overtaken. AS
it was the Malietoa boat had about two
miles the start and maini; ined that dis
tance through the race until they reached
the waters of Malietoa's district, and Toe
was delivered safely into her lovers arms.
The Sola Sola boats then stood off for Apia
harbor and soon reached there. The affair
is the grand sensation OF the day, and may
lead to governmental complications and
possibly civil wsr.