Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-01
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snecial from Luray, Va, June 81, to the
- York World says: About twenty miles
60, ti,is town, in Page county, lives farmer,
I'D Charles Adams, whose daughter, Miss
pa-tie. aged seventeen years, has for the past
-sar been quite belle in the neighborhood.
H. BERTHE is a graduate of a Catholic college
- ys-vland and fine musician. In addition
- these accomplishments, she was pretty, In
.aIipent and rich. Her mother made no secret
ofber determination tnat beFtle should only
marry rich man.
alexander Watson, young man living in
The same vicinity. was only poor farmer with
sbout 100 acres of land, but this did not pre-
o0t his falling desperately in love with Miss
Rsrtie. Watson is handsome fellow oftwenty-
I've industrious and popular among his ac-
nnantances. Miss BERTHE gave him encourage
mt and about two weeks ago caused a scene
NV hiding her mead on her fathers shoulder and
eo3nfessng that she loved the young man and
wanted u marry him.
MIR Adams seems to have given q conditional
nr0mise TO consider the question. Mrs. Adams
However, proved hard-hearted, and when young
Watson next called 10 take BERTHE out driving
Ms Adams turned him out of doors. She sup
nosed that she had effectually parted them but
On Wednesday discovered her daughter and
her lover IN the ds aoout Two hundred
;bpreupon locked Miss BERTHE in second-story
bedroom and announced that the girl should
STAY there until she had promised never to
speak to Watson again. Late in the evening
Mrs Adams discovered Watson assisting Miss
Rprtie out of the window by means OF a ladder
Miss BERTHE recaptured. Watson was threat
ened with arrest and his sweetheart was put to
bed.
from the room, except the night dress, and
licked her in the bedroom after mailing down
the window sash. On Thursday evening Wat
son visited the house while the family slept and
Interviewed his sweetheart through the closed
window. The girl was compelled to rise from
the bed. wrapped in the bed-clOthing, and place
To in, thQ ind. In, To
listen to the loving words of her untiresome adj
mirer. She explained to him her predicament
in the matter of clothing, and then they ar
ranged for an elopement last night. Watson's
brother-in-law Is an engineer on the Shenan-
doah Valley railway and runs an engine north
from little water station near the Adams man.
At 4 O'Clock this morning he had his engine
In waiting at the water station, with fires burn
ing brightly and a full head OF steam on. About
/ o'clock young Watson drove to the Adams
mansion. carrying in his light wagon a full suit
of ladies under clothing, with black silk dress,
hat veil, gloves, &c, which his sister had prepar-
ed tor him. The programme was for him to pass
the clothing to his sweetheart through the win
dow, and after she had dressed she was to fly
were to reach Luray. When Watson arrived at
the Adams residence, about a. M. he found
to his dismay that during the long drive over
the rough country road the bundle Of clothing
had bounced out and been lost. In despair, he
seized a carriage robe which he had brought
along and mounted the ladder to Miss Adams
window.
The girl was waiting in fear and trembling,
sitting on chair near the window with the
bed-clothing wrapped around her. Watson ex-
planned the mishap and desperately proposed
that the girl should come with him anyhow.
1t took half hour of pleading to induce her to
accede 10 the proposal. The lover finally gained
his point, and, forcing the window, entered the
room. Under Miss Bertie's direction he wrap
ped her trembling form up in a blanket. Then
he envelOped her in the carriage-robe and car
ried her down the ladder. When near the
ground the latter snapped in two and Miss
BERTHE screamed as they fell about four feet
They were uninjured, but as they resained
their feet Mr.. Adams head shot out of the win
dow and he cried to them to stop. Watson
sprang at the girl, who seemed half inclined to
obey, and throwing her across his shoulder ran
to the waiting wagon.
Ten minutes drive brought them to the rail-
road. 1t was now broad daylight, and as the
lovers climbed into a cab they caught sight OF
Mr.. Adams riding madly towards them. He
fired a shotgun and reared at them to stop.
The engine was at once started and was soon
flying towards Luray at the rate of thirty-five
miles an hour. They stopped just outside the
village and the two men took turns in carrying
the half unconscious girl to the house of a
friend. Here she was supplied with proper
clothing and about nine O'Clock a. m. went into
Luray Cayerns with her lover where they were
married. Mr.. and Mrs. Watson then drove
leisurely home.