Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-20
Under q Spell.
YOUNG GIRL or FIFTEEN EIOPEs Win
An OLD MAN.

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Az OLD MAN.
Macon Telegraph,
Not many miles from Macon, within
n stones throw of avery popular miner
al spring, lives farmer whose worldly
possessions amounted TO much more
than the average wealth OF the well to
do. TO tell the truth, he is quite
wealthy, and his daughters have been
gwen learning under the shadows OF
even more stylish and aristocratic semi.
naries than our old Wesleyan. These
daughters, with their mplishments
and education, were sought alter by not
"a few OF the young men OF the section
IN which they lived, and tho youngest
of the girls was not ayerse to the atten'
tons OF II young doctor whose sheepSkln
was yet fresh from the medical college
in Atlanta. The farmer, whose love for
his daughters was strong, favored the
suit OF the doctor, and smillncly Ap.
proved his union with his fifteen year
old darling. This young lady found "A
place in her heart Tor the oune Isculap
tus, but she was under a spell. The
farmer had man on his farm to trans.
act and look after his business. THIS
man was gray in years, but he had
| haukerlng Tor the young lady. He
seemed 10 haunt her. to dog her foot
steps. and never let slip an opportunity
to beg Tor her hand. Under ordinary
circumstances she would have repealed
bis advances and given him to under.
stand at once that he WAS wasting his
sweetness on the desert air but some
how or other, he had her under a spell
She could no more refuse his wishes
! than she could take wings and fly. She
seemed To- bc compelled to obey, 10y
some irresistible power, every slight
| wish he might make, and last Friday
night when he badc her leave her home
with him she crept away IN tho dark
ness with her gray haired lover and hied
! to Macon. The farmer, whose eyes had
not failed TO see the influence hls over.
| seer exerted over his child, but who
never dreamed that II would go 40 far
as TO elope wIth him, suspected the aged
| lover a. soon AS hls child's absence was
| discovered. H., boarded freight train
| bound for Macon and arrived here
| Saturday morning, about eight or ten
/ hours behind the iugitives. In Macon
| hc bethought himself of friend on the
/ police force. officer Frank MO-cly, and
! soon he aud that officer were IN consul
| tAtIon. Matters were explained and
! the search commenced. The hotel reg.
i.ter. were examined, but no trace Of
! the couple was found. Att the Southern
| hotel. 1t was found that an old msn and
! a young lady bad applied for lodgings
but the house being full they could not
be accommodated. Officer Mosely, be.
| ing off duty, went up town aud began
| to peer into the faces of young ladies a.
/ they fitted ~ and out OF the stores,
| hoping 10 see on the street the young
girl, whom he knew by sight. When
on Triangular block, he saw the young
] lady tor Shom he was searching. come
out Of Juhsu'- and enter q hack. Tue
/ officer went up and made himself known
a. an old friend, but reserved the fact
/ that he was a minIou OF the law. She
/ was glad to see him. and said she was
on her way TO the park. The officer
gAllantly asked permi.sion 20 chaperone
! her, aud she consented. o ce inside
| the hack the officer told her OF the ar.
| rival Of her father. and ordered the
| driver not To 60 to the park but TO the
| point Of meeting agreed upon by him
self and the girls father. The young
lady very sensibly admitted dong
wrong in leaving and WAS glad to be
| able 10 60 back TO her father. She said
she vas under the spell Of the old man
| with whom she had run away, and while
| she did not love him. was compelled TO
| obey his commands. She WAS to be
married that evening. and they were to
| 90 to Florida to live. She also stated
that beyond coming away With him she
| had not acted IN the least unlady like.
and could 60 to her father without
| blush. She said her old lover was at the
| hotel, awaiting her return from shop.
| ping. II vas not long before che was
sobhing IN her fathers arms, freely for
gwen. The parent in his JOY at receiy.
ing his daughter, pressed large gold
piece into the hands Of the officer. That
night the two left for home, and now
the man who put her under = spell with
his eyes has los, his situation, for he
dare not show himself in that section
| again.