Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1885-11-26
SAINT gagS Beacon.
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LEoNARprowN, MARYLAED.
oNR noLtAn ran YEAn IN AnyANoE.
A QuEER MAnRibef. Last week,
James Fauntleroy, rich young far
NOR went out walking on Ragged
Edge Hill with Miss Mollie Downes,
lie bcllo Of Chatham Hill village, 10
Smysh county, Va. While passing
along narrow pathway on the noun
tain side, overhanging deep ravino,
they were accostod by Rierre DGgan,
another farmer, who had been sui
tr for Miss Downes hand for several
years. Dugan came upon the couple
whilp Fountleroy's arm was around
the girls waist. lie had not preyi.,
onsly known that he had a rival, and
began 10 reproach the girl bitterly
Faunderoy told him not 10 speak rude
ly to the lady, and when be ihereup-
on applied the epithet, "a heartless
coqaelie,p 10 her, Fauntleroy struck
him hlll in Tie face. The blow csus-
cd Dugan TO stagger and fall from The
narrow path into tile rasine, where
lie by aenseleaa for several hours, I'M
I'll fsunileroy could return to Chat
haa Hill and organize a relief party,
who, with the mid Of ropes, succeeded
in getting The insensible man from Tho
bottom Of lie rayine. Dugon had
both legs broken, and it was feared at
first that he was internally injured.
Miss Downes grief wasintense, and
she fidnted wien Iauntlefoy was mr.
rested and thrown into jail. The
friends of the laiior while endorsing
lis cenrse 10 resenting Organs OBJ
ieeiienable language to Miss Downes,
were seriously alarmed what his fate
would be IL Dpgan should die. They
quickly. perceived chat the only viii
ness againsl Fauntlcroy in that event
would be Miss Downes, and several 81
them suggested the adyisability Of
her leaving the state. This seemed
undesirable, and then lsaunllcroys
brother, who ii a lawyer, suggested
TINT it was q pity that he was not
married, as Mics Downcs could not be
made 70 appear as witness against
her own husband. The suggestion
was quickly caught at, and on Fri.
day night the Downses, brother and
sister, drove quietly into Chatham
They We're met at the jail by Lawyer
Fauntleroy and a minister named Pc
ierson. Theparty had previously To-
Gated Ihe cell occupied by tho prison,
err and they pushed their carriage
dSactly against the jail wall unde,
~ ~ window, Lawyer FaunCle
roy jumped .ae sea. q the car
riaGe and, thrusling his hand through
the irpn grating, broke through tn
glassof tho window. Al the sam
time he called out 10 his brother t
reassure him.
The latter by dragging his cot I'M
der the window in the cell and stand
ing on the headboard, managed to &c
his head on a level with the win
dow. The necessity for the marriag
was quickly explained, and then Law
yer'Feuntleroy jumped down to tn
ground and aided Miss Downes broth
ertto get into the buggy. It wa
found that the trembling girl coul
not fqash the eager hand strotohe
from fhe barred window over he
head and plainly discernible in tn
brilliant moonlight which flooded III
iail,and vicinity. Then Lawyer Faur
tlefox knelt down in the buggy, an
the minister aided Miss Downes
plant her dainty foot on his back an
stand on him. FROM here she su,
ceedea in clambering on to Che shou
ders Of her brother who stood brace
against the Jail wall. In this positio
she could easily grasp her lover
hand, which she kissed fervently.
this strange situation, unable to So
each others face, the loving youn
couple were hprriedly married.
The sentiment in the county
strongly in favor Of the young coupl,
All Of the parties are well.to-do cour
try people, and have borne excsllsr
reputatibns,
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