The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-12-22

'AAe StSi 5y lhl"is MAS sAeQ 10 auInlG mad been
|. put out Of the way. Finishing his cat
echism, the madman turned on the clergy
! man and said fiercely, ~ our dress shows
e you are minister, but you are the worst
II liar ever met. ."-,Springyfezd Republican.
ELOE"EDaENr ECCENTRHCE-
!, & *zE4 : TIES iesE IL
q How People Have Gacs hid of
J., Undesirable Partners and
q dot Other Ones. .
81 Bruce Cooper, Of Moorehead, Kentucky,
eloped with Mollie De Hard, aged 13,. but
| after going few miles repented,. and ad-
] vlsed her to go home, and shot himself.
A resident Of Buckner county, Kentucky,
? al ter arriving at the age Of so, and having
r 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 triumphant
ly and went on. his fifth honeymoon trip
rejoicing.
Two young people eloped from Ripon,
Wisconsin, to Fon Du Lac and telegraphed
back to the girls parents, 'sMay we get
married? Please wire consent immedi-
ately, as ceremony will be performed this
i evening anyhow"
A married farmer Of Knox county, Ohio,
eloped with a neighbor's wife, and the de-
serted partners Dhilosophically obtained
! divorces and were married.
/ When.Dr J. C. Thompsono was married
at Sedalia, Missouri, he noticed that Miss
Cellet, the bridesmaid, whom he then saw
Tor the first time, was handsomer than his
wife,. He told her soa few days later,
and that he was sorry he had not married
/ her, WhereupOn she remarked that they
could easily remedy that by eloping, and
they eloped accordingly.
| The elopement Of two young lovers at
Lexington, Kentucky, was followed two
days later by the death Of the bridegroom
/ of measles.
| married woman eloped at Farewell,
| Michigan, recently, and took train for
| the East with her paramour. EsThank
heaven, I'm in time!" yelled the husband
as he galloped up to the station, entered
the car, placed her child in the covering
Woman's lap, and made happily away.
john Halvey and Mrs. Anthony, of
Albion, Mississippi, were about to elope.
Each had four children, and they conclu-
ded that two would be comfortable. SO
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 hohse Of the BRIDES brother.
The bridegroom s.W his wife s niece, that
she was fair, won her heart, e1oped with
her, and made the rest Of the journey on
the old ticket. sa i
Dr., Hammond, Of minneapolis, was en-
gagged to marry Miss BY, but he made
Miss Winter his wife. instead. Il Nobody
could guess why he.changed his natrimo-
NAL plan, and the mystery was tleepened
by the fact that Miss BLY, had nothing hard
to say against him. Thesmatten was made
clear when he eloped with her. after get
ting possession of his wffe's fortune.
Jacob Ropp, Of Pine City, Minnesota,
went out for walk with Annie Ryder,
the daughter Of his employer, aud induced
her to elope. The groom, ,sfcapital amount
ed 70 four cents, and they. lived for two
days in ansempty sbox-car. on. three cents
worth of*crackers, when he obtained work
IN brickyard, and they were getting
along quite comfortably, when the brides
parents found them, and, after a stormy
scene, relented and took them home.
A young Lochtnyar elopeel with an Illi~
nois girl, out 1t Hays City, Kansas abal-
doned her, giving her 300 and telling her
he was going to Texas She bought 4
horse, a revolver and some provisions and
set ont after him. 5
a baby was sent to the New Haven poor
house noticing ago under peculiar eireum
stances. Both Of its. parenta had eloped.
The father with another MANS wife and
Ehe mother with another woman's hus-
band.
Mr.. GoWland, Of stoeton-on-Tees, Eng
and, lodged with Mr.. Peacock ana eloped
With. his wife, The husband, some flnan-
,ial arrangement not being carried ont,
aad tilt'n arrested for the larceny of. the
EolI#.A \ @thes,s but asit came out that
4ah.5l helped them to carry the trunk to
he=s Ion and had Wishea. them a. pleas
allf j.Isney, the charge was dismissed.
a young woman Of Wall lliRgferd, Con-
1eetiont, vas nafried the ether evening,
md while festivities that. followed the
CEREMONY were at their height the bride
,loped with oneof herold admirers. who
vas among the guests.
Not long ago d curious elopement case
occurred i. Bath, Maine. A woman fell
y love with 9 man who was iloe ffar hns-
1and. The husband, taIkias the matter
DOLLY, said: S ifes ING, We saved M this
winter 100 stay, and wen spend il to
seff1er SO, and here's 3 l0.. she took the