Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-07
FOR BETTER OR WORSE.
uARRIED IN FLATBOAT IN THE POTO-
MAC RIVER.
MAC RIVER.

IIarper's Ferry, Miss Carrie Shonp,
aged sixteen, daughter Of Captain
shoup, a daring Confederate soldier
who was killed shortly before the
close Of the war, and Mr.. VIM. Reed
aged 90, sou Of Mr.. Gideon Reed, 'ie-
ceased. were married. The boat was
not in sound condition, and before
the ceremony was finished the water
had stolen in and covered the bottom
five or six inches deep.
These young persons are residents
of Rockingham county. and the incl
dents connected with their courtship,
trials and triamplls add timgeof the
romantic to the event of their mar
rage, AMI attest once more tint Glove
laughs at Jlockstnitbs." They were
both born and raised in the neighbor-
hood of Smith and Linville's Greeks,
their homes being but u few miles
apart. They had known each other
from early youtlb and The young man
had not unfrequeptly visited the home
of the young Indy before the l tender Z
sentiment was fully developed and
y
suspicion aroused that something
more than ordinary was influencing
their association. AS soon as it was
suspected by the parents Of the girl
that friendship had ripened into love,
they forbade the boys visits, then in
tcrcepted the correspondence between
them, and interposed every obstacle
to their meeting, and every artifice
to keep them separate or from COM
m,lnicating with each other. AS III
thousands of cases before, this result
el in intcnser affection between
them, more earnest determination to
conquer the difficulties which con
fronted them, aud TO I coDsnmmate
tho dream of their young lives ut the
.,ymellial altar, though it had to be
done by fight to where the laws are
more, cc,nsidcrate In such cases, thar
the harsh enactments ofVirginia. 'Tt
arrest this rash purpose the parents
of the girl conceived the plan Of send
ing her to relatives in Missouri. IL
this she simulated assent. A tickle
was purchased BY the stepfather, Will
the means of the young lady, 70 "
Louis. Arrangements we're perfected
for the departure, and accompanied b,
the stepfather, Mr.. Isaac Acker, an
the grandfather, "Old Uncle 10
Shoup," the cars were boarded a
Cowan's Station, Oh last Thursda,
In the meantime young Reed had nc
been idle. The day previous, havip
learned Of the plan of abducting h
afflanced, he purchased a ticket
AIartinsburg, W. Va, and let it gel
orally be known that he had done 8
He, however, halted at Harper's Fe
~, and having arranged his plan
quietly awaited the arrival of Il
party on Thursday. A strict survei
ance was kept over the young lac
by her stepfather after they reach'
the Ferry, where they had to wa
several hours for the Western bOul
train. While the three--tle Alliance
her stcpfather and grandfather--wc
sitting in the reception room at Il
depot, and sthe ? gentlemen Q
gagged in conversation with 9th
persons present, gentle tap ON {
window, arrested the attention
! Miss Carrie-she saw the motion of
females hand silently stepped 9
of the door unnoticed, and was
quickly passed into the pantry a
placed under lock and key for f
moments by the chambermaid. Their
she was stealthily guided to the ba
of the river, where her lover, will
minister, was waiting with Hatbo
This they entered, and it was spe'
lily showed to the middle of the Pc
mac, where the ceremony was p
formed, which pronounced them n
and wife, while the stepfatller view
the scene from the iron bridge wi
spans the stream. Feet wet and eli
Il ed, they returned to dry land,
b thence to the hotel, whore the yo
lady demanded her baggage of
stepfather and grandfather, VIII
n after denial, was procured by the