The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-08-20
MASHED AN AGED COLONEL.
An Ancient of Seventy-twO Captlvatod
anu Abducted by Bright-Eyed Girl.

an nAoAcht VI OtNefty-JWO CdpJIVatC0
and Abducted by Bright-Eyed Girl
Special to the New York journal.
SPARTA, Ga, August 9.-Tne
particulars Of an elopement which
took place last night, and which
has many peculiar features, have
created great sensation in this
community.
Col. Charles Pinkney is the
wealthiest resident Of the town
and is we'll known throughout this
section. He is 70 years of age,
but is still hale and hearty, and
looks much younger. Col. Pink
ney has but one son, Elbridge, a
man of 40 years Of age, who has
had control of his fathers bust
ness for some years past.
About a year ago there came to
Sparta a handsome, middle-aged
widow named Mrs. Langston. She
brought with her beautiful
daughter, Is years of age, and the
appearance Of the new corners Gre
ated sensation in the little town.
Miss Eva Langston was the type
of perfect brunette, such as is
only found in the South. Her
dark hair could easily have Sc
cured her an engagement in
dime museum on account of it's
extraordinary length, and some of
the more enthusiastic of her adj
mirers asserted that Sparta had
no use for electric lights while
Miss Eva kept her eyes open.
Mrs. Langston opened a MILL
merry store, and a great demand
for new hats sprung up in the
town. Before month had pass
ed Elbridge. Pinkney laid siege to
the widows heart and proposed
marriage. Mrs. Langston con-
sented, and the couple went to live
at the old Plnkney homestead,
taking Miss Eva with them. In a
short time it was decided to put
the young lady at a school, and
the academy in this town was cho-
sen as the place.
Miss Eva began her studies,
while her mother closed the MILL
merry establishment and devoted
herself to society.
During the short time that the
handsome daughter had been an
inmate of the Pinkney household
the old Colonel had become infat-
uatel with her, and it has since
been learned was in almost daily
correspondence with the object of
his flame.
Not wishing his son to know Of
his passion, the Colonel conducted
his courtship in the most secret
manner, and no suspicion of it
was aroused. When the lady
principal of the academy went to
Miss Langston's room this morn
ing she found note informing
her that the writer had eloped
with the Colonel.
Rushing over to the Pinkney
residence it was discovered that
Col. Pinkney was also missing.
He had taken valise filled with
his best clothes, stuffed his peck
cts with money, and slipped away.
The pair had evidently taken the
midnight train for Atlanta at a
crossing mile or two below here.
The following notes from Colonel
Pinkney to Miss Eva were found
in the young lady's room:
My OwN ONLY SWEETEST EVA: Your
old Ducky cannot eat from thinking about
his little girl Why don't you wave the
blanket out of the window occasionally, so
can know you are thinking of your
OLD LovING PINKEY.
My PRECIOUS, AWFUL, GLUCOSE EVA:
Don't talk to the milkman in the morning
or you will make your old sweetsy real
Jealous. / could not sleep last night think
ing of you; 50 got up and walked around
the yard The bulldog took ME for a bur-
glar, and came near being devoured. Do
drop a note to your pootsey wcotsey.
PINKEY.
The couple are supposed to have
gone to Atlanta; where they will
be married. Lively times are ex-
pected in the Pinkney residence
when the clippers return, and Mr..
Elbridge Pinkney is getting bald
headed trying to figure out what
relation his stepdaughter is to
him. He says he will never ac-
knowledoe her as a mother.