Smyrna times., 1883-01-03
A Runaway Match.
THE PAIR LIVING IN KENT COUNTY
MARYLAND.

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MARYLAND.
On Wednesday the 20th day of
December, there appeared at the
Voshell House, in ChestertOwn, an
elderly couple, registering from Sewick
ly, Beaver county, Pennsylvania. The
lady registered as Mrs. West, and her
companion as John H. Wilson. They
were not long in making their business
known. They were in search of a
runaway pair. The elderly lady was
the mother of the girl, and the elderly
man was the father of the young man.
Both the old folks were quite respecta-
ble-looking, the man having the ap-
pearance of a well-to-do farmer. The |
mother of the girl, especially seemed to
be distressed, and readily confded her
troubles to any ear which she took to |
be sympathetic.
The story of the elOpement as told
by the old folks is about as follows:
Omer 7. Wilson, the hero in this ruha-
way romance, was for sometime back
engaged to be married to Virginia
West, the heroine of the elopement.
The happy day that was to make them
one was fast apprOaching-indeed was
only two weeks off, The bride to be
had her wedding fixings ready for the
event. The expectant groom was also
in state of preparation. There was
no objection on either side, and true
love seemed in this case to be running
as smooth as a sleigh ride, barring that
it was nothing like so cool as a sleigh
ride. But Omer and Virginia were not
reconciled to a tame way of doing
things, so one bright morning the old
folks walked up TO find that the loving
pair had flown. The young man had
had 500 in his possession, 5000 belong
ing to himself, and $500 to his father.
The money belonging to his father he
had deposited in bank to the old
2 gentleman's credit, and had taken with
r him only what belonged to himself
e Their friends traced them to a village
Y II miles distant, where they found the
e couple had stopped, and been tied by ;
), parson. Beyond this they lost trace o
II them, and for sometime searched il
IS vain. Finally they wrote to a frient
= of the young lady, who was at board
d ing-schOOl, asking her if she knew any
t, thing of the couples whereabout:
1t She wrote back, that she had receive
y. letter from them, and that they wer
y living happily at Chestertown, M
pit The old folks Immediately came dow
Mt expecting to find them without trOubl
But when they got here, they searche
le, all over ChestertOwn, without findiI
is, a clue. Nobody had seen them, heal
n Of them or knew anything about ther
tn The faith of the old folks was stron
ng and they stayed IN Chestertown sever
to days, and whenever they heard of al
St. doubtful young couple being in al
ISL part of the county, they made journ'
I'D, to see if it might not be their own b.
m and girl. After several days investig
M ton, not having obtained single cit
lie they returned home in despair.
uff The matter began to be talked abe
throughout the county, and fina
IN reached the ears of the young coup
the who were really in the county. I
mt, young man imme diately came to Ch
I'M tertown to see if the old folks mis-
go yet be here. He did not find the
tor but telegraphed his whereabouts. I
int couple had never appeared to thi
lam that the old folks would be une;
ctor about them, and had never taken
'ept trouble to write.
rus The young mans part of the story
as follows: AS to the why and
re- wherefore of the running away he
ties. nothing to say, but as to the fact he
Dur course could make no denial. A
lgly leaving home, the couple first went
to Virginia, where they remained a 81
and time, and then went to Baltim
e to From Baltimore they came to X
cries about four weeks ago, and have dun
erly that time been in charge of the Fl
and belonging to Mr.. Chas. H. Geiki'
hose Baltimore the farm being located
the what is known as Kennard's pc
cker situated about twelve miles from c
the tertown. The young man expre
himself as sorry to have caused the
the folks distress, but says he likes +
rave county, and has no desire to retur
tn of Cbesterto,cn Transcyipt.