The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-18
" HELD UP" THE GIRL.
BUT SHE WAS RICHER WHEN SHE
WAS LET DOWN,
In Het 6'u Opinion, at Any Kate
hiost Romaptic Tale of u Recent
Virginia Wedding-Cupid Cir
cumvents Jail Walls

MARION, Smythe Co., Va, Nov. IS
Tuesday, Nov. 10. James I'll. Fountleroy and
Miss Mary Downes who is the belle of this
district, were out walking the Ragged
Edge road, near Niger Head hill, when
they met Pierre II. Dugan. who had been
rival for the hand of Mi Downes. AT
the time they We're in narrow pathway
en- the mountain side, and Dugai
commenced to reproach the girl for having
Tilted him Young Fountleroy warned
him several times t, moderate his lang uags.
Finally Miss Domnes exclaimed:
Mr.. Dagan, can give you only one ex-
PLANTATION OF my conduc'. love Mr.. Fount-
leroy and intend to marry him. don't
you in any event"
You are heartless coqueke" retorted
Dn5an, i'll II sneering tone.
As tue words 1T his lips young Fou1tle-
roy sprang forward an struck him power
full blow. Dugan staggered back and then
fell ever gully, down into deep ravine,
breaking both his legs, and it i. feared,
1njuring himself internally. Fountleroy
went to his assistance and summone |
help to have the senselesi body of hi,
rival removed to his homo. DR. Robert
Merkie thinks that the injurne1 man
will die. Fountleroy was arrested.
having him marry Miss Downos at once, in
order that the latter would not be compelled
to testify against him should Dugan die.
The marriage license was obtained through
friend of the family who had charge of
issuing them in the clerk, office of the cir
cult court, and the ceremony took place IN
the romantic manner described below.
Thursday night Miss Mary, her lover,
her brother, minister AMI a male friend
went in a buggy to the iiail in which Fount-
leroy was confined. The building reache l.,
the buggy was lifted close to the Jail wall,
without being observed, the Jail being a
rural one and there being no outside guard.
The window of Fountleroy's cell was
level, AMI the buggy was i'm.
m,diately under it. The minister leaped
on to the scat. and. being within II few
inche, of the Jail window, quietly thrust
his Land thr ugh the bars and pre- sed on
the glass until it fell in with Il loud jingling
noise. The lady on the ground gave faint
scream, but was tenlerly treasured by a
young man be ile her.
BY this time the minister was holding Il
low CONVEX alton with some one through the
Jail window. In few minutes he jumped
to the ground again, the lady was assisted
into the buggy, when all three men got into
v, H.,
they managed to stand upright, the min,
lister taking up coign OF vantage on the
seat In few minutes mans hand
Issued from the grated window, then
the two men in the tody of the
carriage stopped down ami raised the girl
tenderly in the air until she could seize the
hand, which she at once kisse passionately
Her supporters managed to raise her gradu-
ally until her face was on a level with the
window when, with low cry she
pre- .seI her lips against the face of
tho waiting man on the other side of the
bars They exchanged II few words
and then the minister commenced to read
tho marriage service In the middle of the
ceremony the two men found it impos ,ible
while in their cramped position to hold up
the bride elect, The minister paused. the
girl was lowered to the buggy and her ac-
co,nmodating companions consulted FL
nally one of them kneeled down.