Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-24
Polling the Old Folks.

An interesting elopement, not IN point
OF romantic novelty, but for the OBJ
stacles that were woven around the
came to light yesterday morning. Late
Wednesday night during the heavy
thunder storm, light buggy, drawn by
the Farmers Home. A rustic lad, with
shrewd, determined look, alighted.
Throwing silver dollar to the porter
that stepped up to take charge of his
baggage, he ordered night lodging for
his horse, with strict injunctions to
scrape him well and have everything in
good trim by the next morning. 1t was
plain from the froth that covered him
that he had done some good travelling.
The young man then registered in the
office as Joseph Shield, Of Fairfield, and
ordering light supper retired, but be-
fore locking his room for the night
called for long rope that would be
found in the buggy. giving as his ex-
cuse for this strange action that he was
morbidly afraid of fires in large hotels.
He was given room in the rear of the
building. Just before daybreaki an
other buggy with frothing horse
checked up before the hotel. Two fero-
cious-loOking fellows ,stumped into the
hotel, and selling the register ordered to
be shown to that scoundrels room,"
pointing to Mr.. Shields name in the
book. They refused to give any reason
for such demand, except that they
wanted that fellow and must have him.
One held a buggy-whip threateningly
in his hand, while the other made some
companiedsthe young man, and whether
any girl had been seen with him. AS
the proprietor held out persistently in
refusing to allow them to seize the young
man unless they were vested with such
their VISIT They hung around the
house till it was bright Daylight,
About six o'clock man was sent up
to the room of young Shield to awake
him, as ordered. When the door was
already flown. The window was raised,
and a rope that swung from the case
ment of the window explained the mys-
terry. The two strangers soon afterward
made a second visit to the hotel and
they had been foiled by their SUPPOSED
ger called with note, asking that the
horse and buggy be sent as, secretlyeas
possible to Wenzel and Market streek,
where the owner would meet it. Soon
afterward the happy couple were speed
ing on their way to .Jeffersonville. where
they We're united as Miss Annie Meyers
and Mr.. Joseph Shield, of Fairfield.
When the two strangers learned the
successful way in which they had been
beaten they gave up the chase and told
the whole story. The bride is q beauti-
full country girl about seventeen years
of age and daughter of a wealthy farmer
nerr Fairfield. Her parents objected to
the marriage of their daughter on ac-
count of her age and advised her TO
wait. Finding this would not do they
made threats which only brought mat
tiers to hastier close. The young man
secured his fathers best horse and bug
gy. stole his bride from the house. and
getting fair start was fully an hour on
the road before the elopement was dis
covered. The two brothers, as soon as
they found the course love had taken.
followed the chariot of the young bride
and groom. Several times the buggies
were in sight of each other. Toll-gates
were passed UNDECIDED, and the whole
course to town was one protracted race.
The lovers had the advantage of the
fastest horse and the lightest rig. They
entered town several hours before their
pursuers, and the bride was left at the
house of a relative near the head of Mar
ket street who. had been let into the
scheme.-LouisviVe Commercial.
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