The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-11-09
ELOPEMENT ECCENrRICI-
TIES.
How People Have Got Rid of
Undesirable Partners and
Got Other Ones.

Bruce Cooper, of Moorehead, KY,
eloped with Mollic De Hart, aged thir-
teen, but after going a few miles re-
pented, advised her to go home, and
shot himself.
A resident of Bucker county, KY, af-
ter arriving at the age of eighty, and
having been married four times, elOped
at night on horseback with the youth
full belle of the county, was chased TWEEN
ty miles by her angry father, but got
away triumphantly and went on his
fifth honeymoon trip rejoicing.
Two young people eloped from Ripon,
Wis, to Fond du Lac and telegraphed
back to the girls parents, "May we get
married.? Please wire consent imme-
diately, as ceremony will be performed
this evening anyhow"
A mrrried farmer of Knox county, o.,
eloped with a neighbours wife, and the
deserted partners philosophically OBJ
tanned divorces and were married.
When DR.. ]. G. Thompson was mar
ried at Sedalia, Mo-, he noticed that
| Miss Collet, the bridesmaid whom he
then saw for the first time, was hand
somer than his wife. He told her so,
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 ac
cordingly.
The elopement of two young lovers !
at Lexington, KY, was followed two
days later by the death of the bride
groom of measles.
A married woman elOped at Farwell,
Mich, recently, and took train for the
East with her paramour. "Thank
Heaven, I'm in timer yelled the hus-
band as he gallOped up to the station,
entered the car, placed her child in the
covering woman's lap and rode happily
away.
John Halyey 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
forsably. So they drew lots, and she
won and took half of her family with
her.
A mlddle-aged couple recently visit
ed Kansas City on their bridal tour and
stayed at the house of the brides broths
er. The bridegroom saw his wifes
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 matri-
monial plan. and the mystery was deep
ened by the fact that Miss BLY, had moth
ing hard to say against him. The mat
ter was made clear when he eloped with
her after getting possession of his wife's
fortune.
Jacob Ropp, of Pine City, Mimi,
went out for walk with Annie Ryder,
the daughter of his employer, and in
duced her to clope. The groom's capi-
Ial amounted to cents, and they lived
for two days in an empty box car on 3
cents worth of crackers, when he OBJ.
.ained work in a bTickyard, and they
were getting along quite comfortably
when the brides parents found them,
md, after a stormy scene, relented and
,ook them home.
A young LOchinvar elOped with an !
illinois girl, but at Hays City, Kan,
abandoned her, giving her 800, and l.
elling her he was going to Texas. She 7
Fought a horse, a revolver and some
and set out after him.
A baby was sent to the New Haven
Poor House not long ago under singu-
ar circumstances. Both its parents ,
lad eloped, the father with another
mans wife and the moth with anoth-
II woman's husband.
Mr.. Gowland, of Stockton-on- Tees,
England, dyed with Mr.. Peacock and
Hoped with his wife. The husband,
ONE financial arrangements not being r
arried out, had them arrest, Il for the n
arceny of the wOman's clothes, but as it I
anne out that he had helped them to -
AIRY the trunk to the alton and had 4,
ished them pleasant journey, the
barge was dismissed.
A young woman of WaEing ford,
'Onn., was married the other evening,
nd while festivities that followed the 4
eremony were at their height the bride
lOped with one of her old admirers,
'ho was among the gnests Z
Not long ago a curious elopement
ase occurred in Bath, Me. A woman
I'll in love with a man who was not her Il
ushand taking the matter coolly, said =.
Wife, we've saYed up this winter $1GO;
ay and We'll spend it together; go,
nd here's $40" She took the money
nd went