The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 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
primrose path of the youthful lovers,
came to light Yesterday morning. Late
Wednesday night during the heavy
thunder storm, Il light buggy, drawn bv
a speedy bay horse, drew up in front OF
the Farmers Home A rustic lad. with
shrewd, determined look, alighted
Throwing a silver dollar to the porter
that stepped up to take charge of his
baggage, he ordered night lodging for
his horse, with strict iniunctions 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 daybreak an
other buggy with frothing horse
checked up before the hotel. Two fero-
cious-looking fellows stumped into the
hotel, and scizing the register ordered to
be shown TO that scoundrel's room,
pointing to Mr.. Shields name in the
book. They refused to give any reason
for such n demand, except that they
wanted that fellow and must have him.
One held buggy-whip threateningly
in his hand, while the other made some
secret inquiries as TO the person who ac-
companied the young man, and whether
any girl had been seen with him. AS
the proprietor held out persistently in
refusing toallow them to oseize the young
man unless they were vested with such
authority they let out the secret Of
their visit. They hung around the
house till il 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
opened it was found that the bird had
already flown. The window was raised,
and rope that swung from the case
ment of the window explained the mvs-
terry. The two strangers soon afterward
made second visit to the hotel and
were much enraged at the way in which
they had been foiled by their supposed
prey. Later in the morning Il mcssen-
ger called with a note, asking that the
horse and buggy be sent as secretly as
possible to Wenzel and Market streets.
where the owner would meet it, Soon
afterward the happy couple were speed
ing on their way TO Jacksonville, where
they were united rs Miss Annie Movers
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 beauti-
full country girl about seventeen years
of age and daughter of a wealthy farmer
near Fairfield. Her parents objected tc
the marriage of their daughter on ae-
count of her age and advised her to
wait. Finding this would not do they
made threats which only brought mat
ters to u 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 MS
they found the course love had taken.
followed the chariot of the young bride
and groom. Several times the buggies
We're in sight of each other. Toll-gates
were passed unheeded, and the whole
course TO town was one protraeted 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. Louisville Commercial.