Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-11
MASHED AN AGED COLONEL.
An Ancient of Ssventy-twO CaptiVAted
and Abducted by n Bright Eyed Girl.

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and Abducted by H Bright Eyed Girl
Special 70 tAe Ns,o Yo,k Eoynsag Journal.
SPARTA, GA, Aug. S.-The particulars
Of an elopement which took place last
night, and which has many peculiar fea-
lures, have created great sensation in
/ this community.
/ Col. Charles Pinckney is the wealthiest
resident of the town and is wei known
/ throughout all this section. He is 10
years Of age, but is still hale and hearty,
! and looks much younger. Col. PinckDey
has but one son, Elbridge, man 30 years
Of age, who has had control OF his father S
business for some years past.
About a year ago there came TO Sparta
a handsome. middle-aged widow named
Mrs. LRngston. She brought with her a
beautiful daughter, Is years Of age, and
the appearance Of the new corners created
a sensation in the little town. Miss Eva
Langston was the type Of perfect bru-
netie, such as Is only found in the south
Her dark hair could easily have secured
her an engagement in dime museum on
account Of its extraordinary length. and
some of the more enthusiastic OF her adj
mirers asserted that Sparta bad no use
for electric lights while Miss Eva kept
her eyes open.
Mrs. LangstOn opened a millinery store,
and great demand for new hats sprung
up in the town. Before a month had
passed Elbridge Pinckney laid siege TO
the widows heart and proposed marriage.
Mrs. LangstOn consented. and the couple
went 10 live NJ the old Pinckney home
ste0d, taking Miss Eva with them. In
short time it was decided to put the young
lady at a school, and the academy in this
town was chosen as the place.
Nrah
mother closed the millinery establishment
and devoted herself to society.
During the short time that the hand
some daughter had been an inmate OF the
PinkneY household the Old Colonel had
become infatuated with her, and IL has
since been learned was In almost daily
correspondence with the object Of his
flame.
Not wishing his son TO know Of his pas
sion. the Colonel conducted his cOurtship
in the most secret manner, and no suspi-
cion OF II was aroused. When the lady
principal Of the academy went to Miss
LangstOn's room this morning she found
Il note Informing her that the writer had
eloped with the Colonel.
Rushing over to the Pinckney residence
il was discovered that Col. Pinckney was
also missing. He had taken a yalise
filled with his best clothes, stuffed his
pockets with money, and slipped away.
The pair had evidently taken the mid
night train for Atlanta at a crossing a
mile or two below here. The following
notes from Col Pinckney 10 Miss Eva
were found in the young lady's room:
Ny Own ONLY SWEETEST EVA: Your old
Ducky cannot eat from thinking about his
little glrl. by don't you wave the blanket
out Of the window occasionally, 80 / can know
you are thinking Of your
MY Precious, AWFUL, GLUCOSE EVA:
Don't talk to the milkman in the ms rninG or
YOU will make your old sweetsy real jealous.
/ could not sleep last night thinking OF you
so got IN and walked around the yard, The
bulldog took me for a burglar, and camo
nenr being devoured. Do drop a note to your
po0tseywootsey. PIEKEY.
The couple are supposed to have gone to
Atlanta, where they will be married.
Lively times are expected in the Piuckney
residence when the clippers return, and
Mr.. Elbridge Pinckney is getting bald
headed trying to figure out what relation
his stepdaughter il to him. He says he
will never acknowledge her az a mother.