The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-08

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A gentleman from Allen County, who
chanc~l 10 b ID The city yesterday,
tells IN interesting seory q . romantic
runaway match which u now being OK.
tcnsivcly canvassed Ia that part of the
State. Scottsvillc, . pretty village sit.
uatc,l In the county mentioned, about ~.
icvn miles irom the Tennessee line, II
the home ol some III the most aris,o.
cratic people In Kentucky. II Il n place
Motel Tor pretty girls and gallant young
men. and among all these the sweetest
l'cllc was Miss ollie Brown, and The
l,an.lomcst bean Mr.. Joseph Carpenter.
They loved each other unto desperation.
Theirs WAS the sort Of love that always
leads TO marriage. and months ago they
determined % link their desiinies. In
this case, as In many others, the only
obstacle was parental objection. Miss
Browns mother positively declared that
she WAS not 81 enough to get married.
being only irvVtecn, anil her sweet
hearts entrca ,es were In vain. The
young people adc one or two incnect.
nal attempt o. elopemcnt, hut they
were never once baked In their deter.
mination 10 carry out the scheme IL the
sweet by AMI ny. On last Thursday
young Mr.. Carpenter drove IN the resi-.
,lencc Of his sweetheart, anil once more
l,esought her mother 10 consent 10 an
early wedding. Mrs. Brown was mex.
orablc, Miss Brown was fearful, and Mr..
Carpenter excited. At last, when every
prayer he'd been denied, the young man
bok'ly put tho question to his sweet.
heart:
"Will you 60 with M, or mind your
mother and remain ut homer"
The girl looked up through her tears,
first at her mother and then ut her
lover.
"l'll 60 with you," she said. at
cngth.
"Then Gomez" 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 smart blow Of the whip and
Jumped away In dead run. A soon
NJ Mrs. Brown realized the situation she
screamed for assistance at the top of
her voice. In . few moments the little
town was wild with excitement, but the
volume Of sympathy seemed to he with
the young people, who had Just whirled
through the streets At terrific rate OF
speed, taking the road that led to Gal
latin, Tenn. The mother whose daugh.
ter had been stolen wildly besouSht
somebody 10 90 In pursuit Of the ttigi.
tives, and, II possible, stop the wed.
ding. At length Mr.. Manion. q young
lawyer, and Judge Of the Police Court,
consented. In q q few moments he was
mounted upon . horse Of speed and bot.
tom, rafting out Of the town In the di.
rection taken by the buggy at pace
that would have captured the "gentle.
mans cup" At any fair in the State.
From the very start Il was a race of
whip and spur. The fugitives were evi.
IDENTIFY making for Squire Fikcs's office,
which Is just across the Tennessee line,
And Judge Manion was hot upon their
train. 1t was y chase long to be re-
membered by the people who witnessed
Il. In front . horse ilecked with foam.
going at top speed, and drawing light
buggy, In which q gallant youth sat,
with resolution upon his face, and a
beautiful girl nestled trustingly by bis
side. Perhaps . mile in the rear, 4 sol.
l.ary horseman: applying whip and
spur, Numbered along over the level
turnpike. The buggy had the best Of
the race. and pulled up in front Of
Squire Fikes's Office fifteen minutes in
the lead Of the man on horseback. The
clever Squire promptly adjusted his
spectacles and read tho marriage Ii.
ccnsc. 1t was all right; and the cere.
Mony would DO performed, 30 the
Squire said, and he was on the point Of
pronouncing the words so fcverishly
awaited BY the young people, when
Judge Manion. riding like q professional
Jockey, bore down upon the party and
signaled the officer Of the law to stop.
~ object to this wedding" he said,
dinging himself off bis painting horse.
"Upon what groundse" asked the
Squire.
ut Is the wish Of the lady's mother
that she shall not marry. Ihave come
At her bidding"
You'll have to show something in
writing" said the Squire, bluntly.
Judge Manion promptly took bis seat
1t table and dashed Oh an affidavit
reciting the facts. Squire Fixes read
1t, and, much to the discontinue Of the
runaways, refused to proceed further
With the ceremony. The young people
pleaded, but all to no purpose. Xtlength
Mr.. Carpenter said In very simple Ian.
guago:
1--WE win 80 further. Get in the bug.
81, my dear. Judge Mauion, you NAV
prepare for another race. We are of
tor Gallatin."
The young man meant exactly what
he said, and In few minutes the race
was renewed. The distance TO Gallatin
vas eighteen miles, but the buggy horse
was stanch and as true rs the love Of
the young couple he was drawing. He
leaped nimbly away from the string, and
once more got the best Of the start.
Judge Aanion. nothing dsunted, again
took the saddle and put the spurs to his
faithful courser. For four miles the
race was neck and neck, neither entry
tor the grand prize tagging; but At the
finish o. that distance The horse under
saddle cast . shoe and stumbled to the
ground completely exhausted. The
buggy then glidsd unaccompeuied to
Gall.tiu. Judge lanion picked himself
up, determined TO carry out his mission,
and walked along the road for three