Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-16

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piahation OF the matter was sufficient, and
he returned home satisfied that all reports
connecting the name of his daughter with
MIR. Marcy were grounGess.
a few weeks after her fathers visit. Miss
Dubois obtained permission to visit Albany
with some friends. Some time after her
departure it occurred to one of the pup,ls of
the seminary, who had interested herself
in the affairs of Miss Dubois and Mr.. Mar
cy to quite an extent, that although the
day was beautiful, the young lawyer had not
been seen in his accustomed place on the
vetanda of his office. On making proper in
quiry she learned that lie had not been
there at all that day. This aroused her cur
iosity and excited suspicious, leading her
10 make further inquiry, and she was in.
formed that he had accompanied Miss Du-
Bois to Albany. Without further consid-
Grafton, she believed that an elopement had
taken place, and immediatly informed the
faculty that young Marcy and Miss Dubois
had fled to Albany for the purpose of being
| clandestinely married. This aroused them
to the highest pitch of excitement. The
rumor ran like wIld-fire through the insti-
tuition, reaching the city in short space of
tlme- There WAS strange ''hurrying to and
fro in the seminary. CONSERVATION was
everywhere mingled with the silent mirth
| which the affair had created among many
Of the young ladies who really enjoyed the
scene Cupid had slyly found lodgment
within those walls, dedicated to science and
study, though all thought the little winged
good was sternly forbidden thereto MANY
known only in the beautiful dreams of
| girlhood. Yet he had actually been a
sojourner in that temple of science; one of
its fairest inmates had yield TO his enchant-
| ed bowers. Fear that the wrath influenc-
ing the young lady's father and her other
friends would be turned against the insti-
tuition. and dreading the odium which an
elopement would bring upon it, an imme-
diate pursuit was decided upon. The sher-
If OF the county, with a posse cOD,itatus,
was sent in pursuit, andproceeded with hot
haste to Albany. Learning that the lady was
at one of the principal hotels in that city,
ne rushed ihither to forbid the bans before
it was too late. Sans ceremony he enforc-
ed his way into the ladies' parlor. Miss
Dubois was there enjoying herself with
| her friends, but, to the astOnishment of the
sheriff, young Marcy was not present. The
officer had entered the room sternly deter
mined on breaking the chains that love had
forged with tine strong arm of the law. He
| mad anticipated tears, cries and shrieks
| from the lady, mingled with deep curses
Fl ON the lover. But no ardent lover was
there-no priest about to pronounce the
solemn but happy union could be seen.
The lady and her friends, taken by sur
prise at the sudden entrance of the sheriff
and his assistants, started to their feet In
alarm. One of the ladies present summon
ed courage enough to demand of the officer
what he meant by this intrusion. Confus-
ed and embarrassed by the awkward posi-
| ton he found himself in, he said:
s'We-we-have-that is-we want to
find Lawyer Marcy and Miss Dubois
We are told"
Il am Miss Dubois, sir. As for Mr.
Marcy. have not seen him to-day. What
do you mean, sir?''
"why, thepeople at the seminary said
that you and he had gone Off together to
to-get married, and
''And so they sent You in pursuit OF us,
| suppose. You will not arrest me on mere
suspicion, will youf''
'.We have to obey orders, madam. l
have a warrant against MIR. Marcy for ab-
duction-that is for carrying you of-for
they made that out before the justice"
said the officer.
The deep, clear, silver laugh of Miss Du-
Bois. in which her companions joined, rang
through the room at this announcement,
while the sheriff and his assistants, finding
themselves sold, as the saying is, retired,
greatly chagrined at the singular adventure.
1t happened that shortly after Miss Dubois
and her friends left Troy, Mr.. Marcy, hav-
ing business in Albany, proceeded to that
city alone by stage. Having transacted his
business he returned home alone, as he
came, to the surprise of citizens and his
friends, who verify believed he had eloped
with the pretty heiress. His OWE astonish-
ment was unbounded when informed of
| the conmotion and excitement he had I'm
consciously caused, at the seminary e.peci-
ally, when he learned that, during the day,
| il was believed throughout the city that he
had absconded with clandestine marriage
| in view; that for the time being he had
abandoned the law for Gretna Green.
Nothing could exceed the modification OF
the seminary at the useless and ludicrous
excitement they had produced For long
time this elopement made much melTiment
in all circles both at Troy, and Albany.
None, however, enjoyed the joke with
keener relish than Marcy and his fair
! friend.
At length she graduated and returned to
her friends, leaving the young lawyer to
Mod on towards the fame that awaited
him. In the course of time Miss Dubois
married highly respectable citizen of Bos-
ton. with whom she lived in great happi-
ness and prosperity. With the lapse OF
time honors accumulated upon William L.
Marcy. He was elevated to the bench OF
the Supreme Court of the State of New
York. He occupiedthe gubernatorial chair,
and afterwards became a member OF tne
United States Senate, and then Secretary OF
the State in the cabinet of the President OF
the United States, gaining honors as Mints-
fer of State which few OF his predecessors
had attained. While Senator In Congress
he attended one of those splendid recep-
tions given by distinguished of'cisl 10
.,,. boods of denartmepts, Senators, men,