Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-05
The Romantic MunaRay.

sttrr, analogous in part to thst of Lord
UIll's d.ush!cr. though win happily more
| satisfactory termination. comes from Msysviile,
Ky. Maysvii;e IS On the Oiio river, and Just
opposite 10 Obj is the little town CT Aberdeen,
fsvorite resort fer runaway couples from the
other Stale. B5 some peculiarly of the laR j s
tices Of tho peace there hive suti ority to marry
coup,'s Cpl lSios, whose parents live outside the
State, Whethr the applicants are OF age or DOT.
The place al hco9mo 0oted resort for ruos-
ways from he tacred soil, and the little ferry
boat that les baak SID for Ii to carry the lusi.
tives bars tic ns ne Of Grctna Greco.
jas: no|, however. tie boat is hid up on &C
coun: Ct The hesVy i,o ruDniDg 10 the river.
Fer several days past crossiog by coy msaLs has
been considered not Gully unsat, but entiroIy
impractic.tlr. From tho nouutsio c>uutry TO
| tbs $50, al: s5u:h cf MaSsvc, a number Of
c1unlss tiesc couo in 10 b. lcfrcd over. but
| llodnG i; mots s!tle have rcmhibcd wsi,iog for
| tho ico 10 pass
Il citly, .nwtv1r, c,n" elutl, whose osse
j was urIcu,. They bad 1T. their mountain
homo tho previous right On horseback and had
| Iustod ti"r way. closely pursued by the father
i ot tie tElG', 10 tho crossing. They arrived at
MsysVi.Ie u, shout O'Clock 10 the aiernooa,
| their hcls's ,ded and reekiop With sweat. The
would b. hrIdp, Mrs Annie T. Stemper, sped
l6, IS g wy pretty bloode and fir type of
mouutaia l,v,tioess lilo whom thn desired TO
love. hoo'r eud obey. Mr.. Laander Z. Scragas,
aged Is. is u braeDy fellow six feet three 10 bis
socks.
Wien H., bark OF It's river Was gaoed and
they found themselves halted by the crushing
lcs tood, they wtr5 10 dismsy, AID the girl
burst ioto tears. A syDpa,b;2ing crowd ool-
leced. aud two hardy fellows vo.uoteered TO
attempt the Ics;ags CT the liver 10 sk.tf. 1t
was vep:u esoEle undertaking bat the bride
dried her eyes sud the bridegroom telped to
lsunch tho hua'. The crowd cbeerod, and the
volunteer ferry neo forced their beat through
tho loo. Quite crowd Collected on tbn bark,
AID all wished the pair godspeed and safety.
When the craft was nbou! midway of the
river the txci;oi father arp,artd. and shouted
for the eirI to o)Re back. The crowd yelled
derls!7eIy. and the men 10 the boat fought heir
way through tho 100 With renewed z,al. The
father vas 10 rage, but 90 one sjm2atbzsd
With bin. The boat safely reached the other
shore. When lu't abou. 10 step off en- the
Aberdeen eide the liver stood up and waved
bis hat iilupphaut'y. This act wss az uutor.
tuaats OF c. for re Loaf his balance ADD lumbled
inio The river The bid, screamed and tho
crew fshtd Mr. Scragg, out with boat hook.
Il ssfs iapdlng was al last made, and With
the muddy water Of the Ohio t.st cougesling
upon his clothes. his teeth obatteriug, and bis
knees trembling, the young msu led the young
woman up the bank. aDd both hurried 10 the
hospitsb'e narsion Ct Squire Massie Bessley,
where they wero married.
DIED FROM FIN SCRATCH-A c,orsd
woman named Richel Jones. at Shenandoah
Iron Works. 10 this ,uOty, died 90 lat Sunday
night firm a'c s'cl 10 the palm of The hand by
pla. She wss washing cIolhes few days
before her death, aud q pin in some garment
tc'n'caed her bend, from which Inflammation
4 red ferrthv durinp bor iIlnao, - P,oa 4 .o,-,o,