Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-07
CAPTURED ALIVE.
How Susan Helped Her Husband
70 Down Her Father.
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H0~ M Sba~ Derger captured his
father ia Law vita the timely assistaaee
0f Mrs. Shawberger j. tae story ~ the day
ia the sl rsgious- Il Is = seq0ei 70 = secret
marriage.
Fer some tine past Mr. II. ). Catoa. pro-
prietor 81 Cations Commercial Co.leses
had ais sister. Sue Caton. keeping house
for him. Sue is one ot 1hoss naughty giris
who never could keep her hair ia curl. and
sho picked oat Mr. s. @. ShawheFger, the
principal in her brothers college, a. far
game for ber winning. Tie lucky man
did not need more than one glance from
Sues black eyes 70 meet her On Copia's
battlefield. She insisted on sha~berger's
boarding with the family and dong the
carving. Mr.. ShawDerger helped her q
all the cooked hearts that came under his
knife. and Sues brother became suspicious
after il was too late.
She rather enjoyed her brothers dis
comfort. and told him plainly that she
loved Shaw berger and intended 70 marry
him, no matter # the whole family made
itself disagreeable about the matter.
Learning this. Mr. Caton last week dis
charged Shawberger and forbade him the
house. Accordingly Susan walked outside
aud met ber affinity, and 10 make things
secure they were married sscretly.
Young Cation heard OF the marriage and
telegraphed the news 10 his father at Linz
colnsvilie. The old gentleman boarded his
cutter and flew over the white rasis 10
punish his daughter and horsewhip the new
husband. While the old man was hum
ming along toward Titusville, Shaw berger
and his bride were driving toward Centre
willie, intending TO reside with the grOom's
parents.
In conssquen ce of Centreville lying half
way between Titusville and Llncolnville
on the main road the rival sleighs
met near Townville. As the happy
couple were hugging closely 70
keep warm the old mans cutter
shot by ON one runner. The vision of a
steaming horse and of the old gentleman
with gore in ais eye startled Sue into a
scream Had il not teen for the scream
the couple might have escaped detection,
as they were bundled 90 the eyes
| in buffalo robes, hut his daughters
| voice made Mr.. Cation take quick
| turn, which almost threw him out, and
| then he cluckei at his horse and wild
race over the frozen roads ensued. The
| Shawberger horse was pretty good ami
NAL, but he was pulling $50 pounds Of pure
love. The Cation horse was nearly blown
by the long journey but the wiry little old
man behind was light and light-headed in
| his anxiety TO recover his daughter.
The neighbors came 70 their doors to see
/ the chase, and the sympathy was about
equally divided. Stern fathers wished
that the old man would win, while sympa-
thetic mothers and the young folks prayed
silently that the Cation horse would fail
backward on his driver. Bet the beast did
not. aud about mile down the road he
pulled the outraged father alongside the
undutiful daughter.
"Stop the horse, sammy" said the
bride; "we must not hurt father, but we
viii capture him alive"
"What do / seer" shouted the old man
"my daughter in the grasp of polished
villain."
"Oh, come of! cried Shawberger.
In reply the enraged parent pulled a re-
volver and threatened TO end his daugh-
ter's life right there.
Shawl crger grabbed the revolver, push
ing it aside in time to prevent any harm.
| The father-in-law was game, and would
undoubtedly have vanquished his obnOx
ious son-in-law, a much larger man, had
not Sue pitched in at the right time. She
pulled her fathers long. gray locks till he
screamed for mercy, and said he would &C
homo If only allowed TO do so in peace
mo, you don't go home, pop" said
i black-eyed Susan; mot till we have cut
Your claws"
TIE bridal couple bundled the old gem
tleman into their sle ga aud hitched hi.
horse behind They used him as foot.
warmer for the rest of the trip to Centre
vile, and pulled him out at the Court
house. Then warrant was sworn out
against him and he was placed under Sl,o0I
to keep the peace. He would have beer
locked "a in dungeon cell had not hi,
son iu-,aw relented and agreed to let th'
fiery father-in-law off on his own recog.
nizance. In loud, dramatic tones the ols
gentleman disowned his daughter, but tool
it all back when she made another dash a
his curls.
Mr. and Mrs. Shawberger then drove t
their new home, and Mr.. Ceton turned hi
horses head sorrowfully toward Lincoln
willie.