The daily gazette., 1881-11-03
EIopement Eccentricities.

EIOpement Eccentricities.
HOW PEOPLE HAVE GOT RID OF UN-
DESIRABLE PARTNERS AND GOT
OTHER ONES.
Bruce Cooper, of Moorehead, KY,
eloped with Mollie De Hart, aged thir-
teen, but after going few. mile. re
pented, ADVISED her to 20 home, and
shot himself.
A resident of Buckner county, KY,
after arriving at the age of eighty,
and having been married four times,
eloped at night on horseback with the
youthful belle of the county, was
chased twenty miles by her angry
father, but got away triumphantly,
and went on his fifth honeymoon re-
joicing.
Two young people eloped from
Rlpan, Wis, to Fond du Lac and
telegraphed back to the girls parents,
"May we get married? Please wire
consent Immediately, as ceremony will
be performed this evening anyhow"
A married farmer of Knox county,
Ohio, eloped with neighbours wife,
and the deserted partners philosophy
cally obtained divorces and were mar
ried.
When DR.. ]. G. Thompson was
married at Sedalia, No., he noticed
that Miss Collet, the bridesmaid,
whom he then saw for the first time,
was handsomer than his wife. He
told her SO, a few days later, and that
he was sorry he had not married her,
whereon she remarked that they could
easily remedy that by clipping, and
they eloped accordingly.
The elopement of two young lovers
at Lexington, KY, was followed two
days later by the death of the BRIDE
groom by measles.
A married woman eloped at Farwell,
Mich, and took train for the East
with her paramount. "Thank Heaven,
Pm In time p yelled the husband as
he galloped up to the station, entered
the car, placed her child in the COVER
ing woman's lap and rode happily
away.
John Halvey and Mrs. Anthony, of
Albion, Miss, were about to elope.
Each had four children, but they con-
cluded that two would be as many as
the new household could support COM
fortably. DO they drew lots, and she
won and took half of her family with
her.
A middle aged couple recently visited
Kansas City on their bridal tour and
stayed at the house of the BRIDES
brother. The bridegroom saw his wife's
niece that she was fair, Won her heart,
eloped with her and made the rest of the
journey on the old tickets.
DR.. Hammond, of Minneapolis, was
engaged to marry Miss Bly,, but he
made Miss Winter his wife instead.
Nobody could guess why he changed
his matrimonial plan, and the mystery
was deepened by the fact that Miss BLY,
had nothing hard to say against him.
The matter was made clear when he
eloped with her after getting possession
Of his wife's fortune.
Jacob Ropp, Of Pine City, MINI, went
out for walk with Annie Ryder, the
daughter Of his employer, and induced
her to elope. The groom's capital
amounted to cents, and they lived tor
two days in an empty b0x-car on 3
cents worth Of crackers, when he OBJ
tanned work in brickyard, and they
were getting along quite comfol tably
when the BRIDES parents found them,
and, after stormy scene, relented and
took them home.
A young Lochinvar eloped with an
Illineis P'rl, but at Hays City, Kansas,
abandoned her, giving her 500, and
telling her he was going to Texas. She
be ugnt horse, q revolver, and some
provisions, and set out after him.
A baby was sent to the New Haven
Poorhouse not long ago under singular
circumstances. Both its parents had
eloped, the father with another mans
wife, and the mother with another wo-
mans husband.
Mr.. Gowland, of Stockhon-on-T Tees,
England, lodged with Mr.. Peacock and
eloped with his wife. The husband,
some financial arrangements not being
carried out, had them arrested for the
larceny of the woman's clothes, but as
it came out that he had helped them
to carry the trunk to the station and
had wished them a pleasant journey,
the cbarge was dismissed.
A young woman of Wallingford,
| Conn.,, was married the other evening,
and while festivities that followed the
ceremony were at their height the
bride eloped with one OF her old ad-
mirers, who was among the guests.
Not long ago curious elopement
casa occurred IN Bath, Me. A woman
fell In love with man who was not
her husband. The husband taking
the matter coolly, said: "Wife, we've
saved up this winter 500; stay and
we'll spend 1t together; 60, and here's
S10." She took the money and went