Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-02-05
MISS ELLIS EscApADE.
EloPing with One Lover, Hut Marrying the
Other After All.

Ohhct <AAtef ALI
Dover, n. j., Jan. l5-There is. appar-
emily, no class of men who SO quickly set
on fire the hearts of country girls, espe-
ciaily in the northern sections of this
State, as the employees frailIoads-that
Is, brallemen and conductors. The latter
official is generally perfect lion among
the bellies of the small villages and towns.
jerry George is conductor of the Dover.
Express train on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad. He is
rather tine~looking and intelligent fell
low, and eapttvnted nearly alf-the beau-
tiful single women in this town. A few
months ago a family named Ellis, con-
sisting ofa husband, wife and daughter,
moved from Andoyer and located here.
Addie, the daughter, is comely, attrac-
tive maiden, and prior to her coming
here she had pledged her hand and heart
to Mark Roy of Hunts Mills, Sussex
County, and the day of the wedding had
! been set. The conductor was speedily
enamorcd of the newcomer Her mother
was pleased with him, and he so thor
oughly ingratiated himself that Adde'S
maternal relative decided that Addic
should wed him.
She stlll loved her first choice, however
and about the holidays Addie sent word
10 Roy that she intended visiting her
aunt--a neighbor Of Roy's-immediately
after New Years She explained the
state of affairs at home, the importu-
| ings of her mother. and suggested that
they had better be married clandestinely
on the 2nd inst. The ardent lover acted
on the suggestion, and all arrangements
for the ceremony were made.
AI1in pr, fhp Tnnrptn,v Of fhn ,,,,,Io
a sad blunder, and the mistake has for
ever separated her from the man of her
choice. She wrote her mother that she
would become Mrs. Roy. The energetic
mother rs soon as she received the letter
engaged a conveyance and drove rapidly
to Adde'S aunt's residence. She arrived
just five minutes before the time fixed for
the marriage. She had arranged with
the driver TO secure Addie by strategy.
As soon ~ Addie stepped into the carri-
age he was TO drive rapidly home.
Addie obeyed the summons of her
mother to step down to the carriage. She
was induced to enter it, and the driver
whipped the horses and started ut rat
Ting pace. Addie screamed for help, and
her lover answered her call, overlook the
carriage and compelled the driver TO re-
turn. II was then mutually agreed that
the wedding be deferred for few
months, the mother promising not to in
terfele.
Before coming home Addie informed
Roy that she would write him on the fol-
lowing Sabbath. The letter failed TO ar
rive, and on last Tuesday week Roy came
here and called at the home of Addie.
Admittance was refused, and like frank
honest lover he called ou George and ex-
hibited the missives, teeming with love,
ne had received from Addie, and entreat-
ed George not to press his suit and divide
their loving hearts. George like all con-
ductors who live in rural places were in
exorahle. He declined to listen TO the
pleadings of poor Roy, and haughtily
waved away the letters that were handed
him to read. To the surprise of every
body outside of the Ellis and George fam
lilies 4tddie yielded TO the urging of her
mother, and was persuaded to visit New
ark on Monday, and there, at the resi-
dence of Georges brother. she became
the conductors wife, No cards.