San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-07-27
Farmer jones' Daughter.
Kansas City Times.

daughter there in company with the
man who had persuaded her to elope
with him from tho parental roof, walt
ing TO take the train to Sedalia. The
story of this couple is even more ro'
mantle than the usual elopement litera-
ture, and the nerve and determination
they displayed entitle them to unal'
loyed bliss not only during the honey
moon, but for all time to come. John
Jones is an honest tiller Of the soil,
who lives about one mile east OF Wal
dron, in Platte county. For some time
past Farmer Jones has been assisted in
his agricultural labor by steady, hard
working young man named Willis q.
Polly, about 81 years of age. In all
ways prepossessing youth, and one to
attract the favor of the average maiden
in any Missouri school district Polly
immi2rated to this state from Indiana
about three years since, and during his
service with Farmer Jones gave entire
satisfaction. The latter gentlemen's
household was gladdened by the pres
ence of a daughter, Susie E., the hero
inc of this romance, whose age her
father places at "15 years, going on 49,"
although she looks every day of 20.
Susie is rather plain-looking, intelli-
gent girl, and in the light of recent
events is proven to possess will and
determination of her own seldom equal
ed in the history of the weaker sex.
Polly became deeply enamored of his
masters daughter, and his wooing pros
pered. Farmer Jones some times since
learned of the young mans aspirations,
but looked unfavorably on the suit. It
finally come to his ears that, as he ex-
pressed it, "Polly way going to steel
Susie away from him." but he paid no
to it, because he didn't In
tend it should be DONE" However the,
young folks were too deep for him,
and laid their plans carefully and with
a view to ultimate success. Yesterday
Jones went to Waldron, and about an
hour before shutdown Susie left the
house, telling her mother that she was
going to drive the COWS home from
pasture. She failed to return home,
and as Polly also turned up missing,
the farmer on his return home, imme-
diately scented large size case of
and greatly excited, he sal
lied forth in pursuit, which proved
unsuccessful, the whole outfit returned
weary and disappointed, about mid
night In the mean time the clipping
couple had made their way on foot to
Parkyille, distant some seven, miles,
where they stayed all night, and this
bright and early they crossed
the river in a skiff and walked to
where they boarded a street
car and rode to this city. Arriving here
they procured license and repaired
to Justice Bacon's office, where they
were made man and wife. They then
went to the Union depot, where they
waited for the east-bound train to take
them to Sedalia. Meanwhile Jones
pater had received pointer as to the
direction in which the runaways had
gone, and, accompanied by his son and
a rural neighbor of legal turn of
mind, fastened to this city via the
Kansas City, st. Joseph and Council
Bluffs road. AS the train pulled into
the depot the trio jumped off and the
son, spying the bride and groom, called
out: Here, dad; here they are" The
irate father swooped down on'his new
made son-in law and former help, max
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emily intent on brin ling the honey
moon to brief period and making his
daughter widow almost as soon as she
became a bride. Officer Barnes was
standing near, however, and interfered
before any blood was shed, and was
ordered by Farmer Jones to arrest
the groom on a charge of kidnap-
ping the girl. The latter also
appealed to the officer to prevent his
beloved and outwitted father-in-law
from doing him bodily harm, and all of
the party was marched to the police
station, where Chief Speers was called
1pon to arbitrate the matter. Mean
while the son and friend Of the family
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