The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-07-25

A ROMANTIC WEDDING.--HoD Mr..
iunssoN Gained lbs Bride so SPITE ef q
WdtchfUt Annt-A romantic story is told
of the circumstances attending the mar
rage few days ago of B. G. Tunison, a
young lawyer of Jersey City, son of the
4 Rev. Mr. Tunison, of the Newark Metho-
dist Episcopal Conference, and now To-
Gated at Washington, N. ]. Miss Belle
Barton, an attractive young lady, whose
parents reside at York, Pa, came two or
three weeks ago to visit friends residing
on Sipp avenue, Jersey City Heights, and
/ at festival Mr.. Tunisou met her. 1t
| was case of love at first sight, and by
4 the end of the week Mr.. Tunison had
made her an offer of marriage She flush
ed and sighed as though she was disposed
to accept, but then, she said, her parents
had picked out resident of York to
whom they proposed to wed her, on the
following day, which was last Wednes-
day. He was many years her senior, and
she did not like the match much herself,
but then he was wealthy, and that was
something in his favor. To make her dis
comtiturc the more,complete, she expect
ed her aunt from York that very day to
take her home and prepare her for the we'd
ding. But for that she would have readi-
ly accepted the young lawyers PROPOSE
ton. Tunison, determined to make her
his bride, volunteered to go at once for
carriage, take her to New York, marry
her, and to be ready by the time her aunt
arrived to introduce her as Mrs. Tunison.
Miss Barton consented, and Tunlson
brought the coach, but by tile time he
got back the aunt had arrived. Equal
to the occasion, Tunison inquired for
/ a har t,,,t.. In. nd
while there succeeded by an interchange
of notes in learning that the aunt WINS
preparing to take the niece away on the
train which was to leave the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad station at o'clock that af-
ternoon. He sent note back advising
her to go to the station with her aunt,
aud leave the rest with him. Then he
went, as quickly as his team of horses
could carry him, to the Office of Counselor
Geo. Barron, his friend, and made known
to him the position of affairs. Barron
started at once for the station with the
anxious lover 'fhe aunt aud her niece
were just ON the point of entering the
train. Barron took in the situation at II
glance. He told his friend that the aunt
would leave the car in q few minutes, and
that then the girl would have the freedom
she sought. In less than three minutes n
district messenger boy was running
through the car with a sealed envelope in
his hand and anxiously inquiring for Mrs.
Sayre.
That's my name, y exclaimed the aunt.
Message, ma am, said the boy, MS he
handed the envelope to her. Mrs. Sayre
opened it and read on the slip of paper
enclosed that important information
awaited her at the Office of Mr.. Barron,
on Montgomery street. She threw her
bundles into her nece's lap, and prom
Using to return in minute or two, bound
ed off the car and up Montgomery street
to the lawyers office. Tunison lost no
time in making his way into the car, and
Miss Barton hugging his arm went with
him to the ferry boat Crossing to New
York, they were married by the Rev. Mr..
Simpson, of Twenty. fifth street, and went
from there to Manhattan Beach, whence
kilograms were sent to their friends.
Miss Barton's brother on visiting the
couple, learned that his unexpected
bro;her-in-aw vas an old friend The
aunt got back to the train in time to see
it going out. She beat the air wildly
with her hands and parasol in vain
effort to stop it, and then told the station
master how the horrid mistake of law
yer had made her lose it.. She telegraph
ed forward to the conductor to tell her
niece to wait in Philadelphia, but she has
probably found out by this time that Mrs.
Tunison did not receive her message.