Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-02
A KENTUCKY LOCHINvAR.
HIS Thirty-Mile Race for a Fourteen
yedr-Old Bride.

From the Courier Journal.
A gentleman from Allen county, who
CHANGED to be in the city yesterday, tells
an interesting story of romantic run
away match which is now being cxtens-
lively canvassed in that part of the State.
Scottsville, a pretty village situated in
the county mentioned, about fifteen
miles from the Tennessee line, is the
home of some of the most aristocratic
people in Kentucky. 1t is place noted
for pretty girls and gallant young men,
| and among all these the sweetest belle
was Miss Ollie Brown, and the hand
soonest beau Mr.. Joseph Carpenter. They
loved each other unto desperation. Theirs
was the sort of love which always leads
to marriage, and months ago they de-
termined to link their destinies. In this
case, as in many others, the only OBJ
stacle was parental objection. Miss
Browns mother positively declared that
she was not old enough to get married,
being only IA, and her sweetheart's en-
treaties were in vain. The young people
made one or two Intellectual attempts at
elopement, but they were never once
baked in their determination to carry
out the scheme in the sweet by and by
On last Thursday young Mr.. Carpenter
drove in buggy to the residence of his
sweetheart, and once more besought her
mother to consent to an early wedding.
Mrs. Brown was inexorable, Miss Brown
fearful, and Mr.. Carpenter excited. At
last, when every prayer had been denied.
the youg man boldly put the question to
his sweetheart:
"Will you go with me, or mind your
mother and remain at homer
The girl looked up through her tears,
first at her mother and then at her lover.
"I'll go with you," she said at length.
"Then come," and with these words
young Carpenter caught his lady love in
his arms, and, hurrying out of the house,
leaped into the buggy that was standing
in front OF the door. The horse received
a smart blow with the whip and jumped
away in dead rum AS soon as Mrs.
Brown realized the situation she
screamed for assistance at the top of her
volc0&In few moments the little town
was Wild with excitement, but the vol
ume of sympathy seemed to be
with the young people, who had just
whirled through the streets at ter
rifle rate of speed, taking the road
that led to- GalIatin, Tenn. The
mother whose daughter had been stolen
wildly besought somebody to go in pur-
suit of the fugitives, and, if possible, stop
the wedding. At length Mr.. Manion,
young lawyer, and judge of the police
court, consented. In few moments he
was mounted upon horse of speed and
bottom, rafting out of the town in the
direction taken by the buggy at pace
that would have captured the "gentle-
mems cup'' at any fair in the State From
the very first it was race of whip and
spur. The fugitives were evidently max.
ing for Squire Fixes office, which is
just across the Tennessee line, and Judge
Manion was hot upon the trail 1t was
chase long to be remembered by the
people who witnessed it. In front a
horse flocked with foam, going at top
speed, and drawing light buggy, in
which gallant youth sat, with resolu-
tion upon his face, and beautiful girl
nestled trustingly by his side Perhaps
mile in the rear solitary horseman,
applying whip and spur, thundered
along over the level turnpike. The bug
gy had the best of the race, and pulled
up IN front of Squire Fixes office fifteen
minutes in the lead of the man on horse
back. The clever squire promptly adj
justed his spectacles and read the mar
riage license. 1t was all right, and
the ceremony would be performed.
so the Squire said, and he was on the
point of pronouncing the words so fever
ishly awaited by the young people, when
Judge Manion, riding like professional
jockey, bore down upon the party and
signalled the officer of the law to stop.
Il object to this wedding" he said fling
ing himself off his painting horse.
"Upon what grounds?" inquired the
Squire.
alt IS the wish of the lady's mother
that she shall not marry I have come
at her bidding"
"You'il have to show something in
writing" said the Squire bluntly.
Judge Manion promptly took his seat
at table and dashed off an affidavit re-
citing the facts. Squire Fixes read it,
and, much to the discontinue of the
runaways, refused to proceed further with
the ceremony. The young people plead
ed, but all to no purpose At length Mr..
Carpenter said in very simple language:
Eve will go further Get in the buggy
my dear. Judge Manion, you may pre-
pare for another race. We are off for
Gallatin.''
The young man meant exactly what he
said, and in few minutes the race was
renewed. The distance to Gallatin was
eighteen miles, but the buggy horse was
stanch and true as the love of the Young
couple he was drawing. He leaped nim-
bly, away from the string, and once more
got the best of the start Judge Man1on,
nothing daunted, again took the saddle
and put spurs to his faithful courser.
For four miles the race was neck and
neck, neither entry for the grand prize
tagging; but at the finish of that dis
tance the horse under saddle cast shoe
and stumbled to the ground completely
exhausted. The buggy then glided
unaccompanied to Gallatin. Judge Man
ion picked himself up, determined to
carry out his mission, and walked along
the road for three miles, when he pro-
cured another horse, this time sorry
plug, and started out snce more on run
In the meantime, however, our young
people had arrived at Gallatin. A
preacher was secured, and the wedding
was performed at the principal hotel, in
the presence of a dozen specially invited
guests Judge Manion galloped into town
on his worn out hack just in time to con-
gratulate Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter, which
he did with the best grace possible. 1t
will be interesting to the readers of the
C0urier-Jour71ol in Louisville to know
that the bride is the daughter of Mr..
Robert l.. Brown, formerly well known
merchant of this city. She is also a
cousin by marriage of Gen. Eli H. Muir
ray. She is but IA years of age