Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-18
THE OLD LADY ELUDEO
How a Young Lawyer Proceeded
to Win His Bride.
A Friend in Need and a Bogus telegram
Outwits an Old Aunt, and Two
Hearts Flop as One.

JSnsEY Cry, July 1.-THE particular, Of
the romantic marriage OF B. &. Tunison, q
young Jersey City lawyer aud the son Of
the Rev. DR.. Tuuison, presiding elder in tho
Newark conference, have just come TO light.
About two weeks ago Miss Belle Barton,
handsome young woman whose p'rens
live in York, Ia came TO Jersey city in
company with her aunt to visit some
friends on Sipp avenue, on the Heights.
There Tunison met her and fell In love with
her of first sight The fact that Miss Bar
ton was engaged to be married 10 wealthy
old bachelor in New York was no bar to the
progress OF their loye.rnaking But the
girls aunt, seeing how attentive Mr.. Tuni.
son was to her niece, anl that the latter va
by 10 means Indifferent - him, became
alarmed and directed her niece - prepare
herself to return home.
Miss Barton Protested
but the old lady was determined, and when
Mr. Tunison called that evening the girl
told him OF her aunt's orders. She also
confded to him. with tears in her eyes, the
information that she did not love the old
bachelor; that she did not want TO marry
him and the marrIsge was being forced
upon her.
Mr. Tun,son at once resolved TO prevent
the distasteful marriage by marrying the
girl himself. The aunt. however, kept
such close watch on her neice that no op.
portnnity was afforded the pair 70 carry
out their plans. Affairs we're becoming
desperate. AZ the girl and her aunt were 70
start for home on the following morning,
when Mr. Tunison thought OF q scheme.
He directed Miss Barton TO 20 To the rail.
road depot with her aunt, 10 take seat IN
the car and then 10 make some excuse 70
20 out again when he would
Met Her with Cab
and carry herawsy. The morning arrived,
the girl and her aunt went 10 the train and
Mr. Tunison waited outside, but Miss Bar.
ton did not appear. She was either afraid
or she lacked suficient ingenuity to invent
q plausible excuse for leaving The train,
and M Tunison was In despair. At the
iubcture George Barron, lawyer and per.
soma. friend Of Mr. Tunison, came along
and to him Mr.. TUnison confided his trou.
bic. with an sppea! for assistance.
When he understood the situation Af.
Barron FASTENED 10 . telegraph oaice near
by. wrote Q message on n Telegraph blank,
and sent . boy with IL To the train. The
boy u tefed the car In Wbicn Tue uisCuuO
late girl and her amt were seated snd
shouted: is Mrs Ssyres hereT Miss Bsr'
tons aunt said that was her name, and the
! boy gave her
The Message
| which summoned her 70 Mr.. Barron's a
| fee st once. She started TO 20 there an<
had DO sooner left the depot than TuniAos
walked into the car and took the nos dc
lighted Miss Barton with him TO Ns
YORK, where they we're married.
| Shortly sftersard Mrs. Ssyres returne'
sps.henstizing stupid lawyers who mad
mistakes. She was surprised and snooyst
when she found that the train had staSts
and carried her niece away. she teit
grsphsd to Philadelpbia to nave Mss bAi
ton wait for her there. bot the operate
could find no such person on the traif
Mrs sayres vent on 70 her heue. Shes
she found Q dispatch announcing the M
rage Of Mr.. Tunison and her Bieca.