Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-16
-. orApRurLls ELoPEMENT.

Thar and weslth Sacrificed on the
Altar OF Love By a Pair of bswit0hinS
bellies.
WARSAW, IND, Sept. IA double
,,'o,nent took place here last night,
all the parties are well-known
s,I,ir caused the greatest excite
meut. posso
aura Saunders, the daughters Of
.-.si.a,d Saunders, wealthy farmer
l.-,r.s;dcs on Il finely cultivated farm a
mile from the town.
rosa il 10 wears Of age and ls perfect
.-,'natte. with large dark eyes and mar
t-,yan nue.. Laura is } years younger
arff. the counterpart OF her handsome
- Both girls are graduates OF the
St91sv Academy in Indianapolis and can
,. inc piano like professionals, or ride
f''. hack like circus riders. The Saun-
u,,irls were the bellies of the town and
fatber thought Of setting up CON
g'ctionpry store and stocking 1t from the
NV which his daughters admirers
5auged the girls with.
Eysrv entertainment included the
,r1s4pce of the young ladies as matter
VI course. A week ago picnic was held
Mr. distance from town and the Saun-
iris attired themselves In their Sum
Jev clothes and attended 1t. Their at
ua.tiy,. faces and lively dispositions took
,La fancy OF John Ernest and George
smfth two gOod-loOklng young men, VINO
employed respectively as conductor
"na brakeman OF the l. Z. Railroad which
I'm. through this town.
,rha Young men secured an Introduction
O., the urls and won their hearts by the
i,hs-ai manner in which they purchased
i.s-.reAm and lemonade for them. Then
Nv we're treated to a ride on the merry
go-round and were swung in the swings
ssrtiI the railroad men had captured their
hearts -.
and Mr.. smith accompanied the charming
Laura TO the farmhouse. The young men
called next evening, but met with dlner-
ant reception from what they expected.
Mr. saunders, in fact, drove them out of
The narlor with a club. and intlmated that
# he found them around his house again
ba would start sausage factory on the
nran,ises. To his daughters protesta-
lions he replied that he was once Knocked
down and injured by a freight train, and
he had "a spite against all railroad men
ever since.
Notwithstanding their fathers opposi-
lion the Young ladies continued to hear
was arranged. Mr.. Saunders went to bed
parly last night and Laura and Rosa ap-
narentlv did the same. AT midnight there
vas a low whistle in the road and the
girls window was timidly opened. Then
smith and Ernest appeared on the scene
with ladder which just reached the
basement.
The young ladies clambered down and
the party started for the railroad track.
Mr.. Saunders had been awakened by the
noise and he fastened after them. The
fugtiyes had slight lead, but Mr.. Saun-
1ers gained rapidly upon them. The girls
we're almost exhausted when the track
vas reached. A hand-car was in readi-
ness, and the quartette. piled on it and
started up the track. The young men
worked the handles for all they were
Worth. and soon left Mr.. Saunders far be-
mind. An express train rushed upon
them Wren a few miles out, but they had
been warned and removed the car from
he track just in time to see the train dash
". tits supposed that they stopped at
Clinton, 10 miles up the track, and were
married.
Mr. saunders is furious, and threatens
to cut his daughters off without penny.
The young men are Woodworking and
respectable, and the townspeople applaud
their action.