The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-02-17
Elopement and Marriage Of . Boy and
Girl.

tits not often the usually quiet village Of
Mallory has sensation. and when anything
out OF the usual does occur 4 puts the place ia
4 nuttcr IL excitement Mallory Il In this last
named state al present, and the cause may DO
briefly set forth ~ follows; For 4 long time
past II has been observed BY the friends of
both parties that Louie Badglcy and Josephine
Howard, aged rcspectiveiy fifteen and fourteen
years, have been what may BE- termed
.spoonyr That Il 70 say, they had All the
symptoms that are common 70 people IN love-
So apparent and deep did the attachment APP
near that the parents separated the youthful
los srs. Whether spanking or solitary con-
..nement on bread and water was tried q
remedy a not known. but Il does appear that
their love was OF the kind that laughs at
locksmiths" and ''harG hearted" parents, and
that they Oft contrivcd 70 meet and com
mune The result OF this entirely rcpfehrn-
sible but general practice IN cases u the kind
was the formation 81 plan 70 elopc. There
are no garden walls in Mallory FOR young
lover 70 scale, nor are there balconies from
which the swain can seize his promised bride
and AWAY with her on feet charger u place
OF safety, there 70 be wed and remain until
the wrath 81 the "cruc parent shall have con-
gcaicd sufficiently 70 admit Of his son-in-law
coming back "a live On him.
The conventional stone wall T. the nearest
approach % the garden Enclosure, the wood
shed roof 70 the balcony, and the fleet charger
Is at present engaged IN wrestling prccAfious
subsistence from the succulcnt cornsta'k. Tho
lovers hadn't even recourse 70 that dubious We
hicle, the hack, 10 Aid them IN their fliglr, 90
they concluded 10 walk Under the pretrnsc
Of visiting neighbor. the pair took their way
20 the residence 81 Mr.. Sidney Roberts, who
lent friendly ear 10 their schemes. Mr..
Roberts son Charles was let into the affair
and dispatched three miles for a ncighh0ring
clergyman 10 perform the ceremony. The
minister was found ani was soon On his way
% make two hearts happy, and get his well
come fee. On arriving At the place the youth
OF the candidates took even the dominic hack.
The qnalms of conscience were soon quoted,
however. b. the prospective sugar and
the children we're IN the most approved form
made man AMI wife. After the ceremony was
performed the bridegroom went down into his
pinaforc for the necdfnl and produced q
punched trade dollar. which he rendered %
his reverence This WINS not munfrcnt
remuneration lot riAfItttt TUT ~ ~ t'iN " w
tcr's night, and the dominic made no bones q
saving so A call of the house was rewarded
IN the production 81 another nifty cents, aud
with ths zee the minister departed.
The funny part ~ The proceeding ends
here. The absence of the girl from home oc.
/ caSioncd her parents uncasness, and Mr.
4 Howard instituted search, which led ~ the
! discovery Of bis daughter. lie was informed
that II was ''all ovcr;' that bis little Tirl wal
I wife. His grief may be imagined when th'
! terrible news was broken % him. Wha
! course he will take n not known az present
| 1f The courts can help him, he win probabl,
resort 70 them. Its great pity though
that the law does not place some restraint 4
matters 81 this kind on the men upon whom
II has conferred the power 10 make people
very miserable o. very happy. Any clergyman
who will unite In marriage two people wh'
arc manifcstly too young 70 understand th'
eolemnlty Of the obligations they ASSUME
should be dcposcd from bis Office, not only p
the law of the church. but BY the statutes q
the State d New York. Universal sympath
81 fen FOR the parents anil just indignation
toward the minister who performed the ccfe
mony. --0sUsgo IN. ~ Times