The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-13
MASHED AN AGED COLON Ia
An Ancient of Seventy-two Capti'a-
ted and Abducted ny "a Brisht-
E,yed Girl.

| Special to the e.ew 1-ork Morning Joufh'l-
SPARTA. Ga, Aug. S.-The particulars
of an elopement which took place last
night, and which has many peculiar fea-
lures, have created great sensation IN
this community.
| Col. Charles Pinckney is the wealth.
est resident of the town and IS we'll
| known throughout all this section. He
is 20 years of age, but is still hale and
hearty, and looks much younger. Col
Pinckney has but one son, Elbridge, q
man 40 years of age, who has had con
troll of his fathers business for some
years past.
About year ago there came to Sparta
a handsome, middle-aged widow named
Mrs. Langston. She brought with her a
beautiful daughter, IS years of age, and
the appearance of the new comers crea-
ted a sensation in the little town. Miss
Eva Langston war the type of q perfect
brunette, such as is only found in the
South Her dark hair could easily have
secured her an engagement in a dime
museum on account of its extraordinary
length, and some of the more enthuSias-
tic of her admirers asserted that Sparta
had no use for electric lights while Miss
Eva kept her eyes open.
Mrs. Langston opened q millinery
store, and a great demand for new hats
sprung up in the town. Before month
had passed Elbridge Pinckney laid scige
to the widows heart and proposed mar
riage, Mrs. Langston consented, and
the couple went to live at The old Pinck-
ney homestead, taking Miss Eva with
them. In q sh0rj time ii was decided 10
put the young lady ut q school, and he
academy III this town was chosen rs the
place.
Miss Eva began her studies, while her
mother closed the millinery estab!i=h-
ment and devoted herself to society.
During the snort time that the hand
some daughter had been an inmate OF the
pinckney household The old Colonel nad
become infa,u.t-d with her, and i has
since been learned was in almost daily
correspondence with the object Of his
flame.
Not ishinz. MS son to know OF his
passion, the Colonel conducted his court
ship in the most secret manner, and no
suspicion of l. was aroused. When the
lady principal of c academy went 10
Miss Langston's -oon t:2is morning she
found note informing her that the
ter had e'oped with fne Colonel.
Rushing over 10 he pinchncy RESI-
dence It was discovered that Col. njnc'1
ney was also missln~. lie had taken a
valise filed with his Lest clothe4, stuffed
his pocket, with money. end slipped
away. The pair had evidently taken the
Midnight train for Atlanta at Il crossing
a mile or two below here. The following
notes from Col Pinclney TO Miss Eva
were found in the young Iady's room:
MY OWN ONLY SwEETEe;T EVA: Your
old Ducky cannot eat from thinking
about his little girl Why don't you
wave the blanket out OF the window &C.
casionally, so I can know you are think
ing of your OLD LOY NC P'1-f-Ev.
Nv PRECIOUS, AWFUL, GLUCOSE EVA !:
Don't talk to the milkman in the morn
| ing or you will make your old sweetsy
real jealous. | could not sleep last night
| thinking of you; SO | got up and walked
around the yard. The bulldog took me
| for burglar, and | came near being de-
voured. Do drop note to your pootsey-
wootsey. HtNEt.Y.
The couple are supposed to have gore
to Atlanta, where they will be married.
Lively times are expected in the PlncE-
ney residence when the elopers return,
and Mr.. Elbridge Pinckney is getting
bald headed trying to figure out what re-
lation his step-dauShter is to him. | e
says he will never acknowledge her a5 a
mother.