New-York tribune., 1886-06-04
ELOPEMENT IN OYSTER BAY.
A YOUNG LADY MARRIEs AN OYsTERMAN.
HIS FATHER AND SISTER AT THE wrDDING-THE
BRIDES FAMILY INDIGNANT.

HIS FATHER AND SISTER AT THE wRDDING-THE
BRIDES FAMILY INDIGNANT
OYSTER Bay is not the biggest or most entcrprsng
town on Long Islabd but il has developed order
OF elopemeat There is coachmaD IN this one. All
the other elements are present. The young lady,
Lately Miss Clara Mason, Is described AZ handsome,
highly connected and prospectvoly wealthy Her age
is twcnty-four William J. UnderhlI. rhe other party
the affair is four years younger. H- regaiar occu-
nation l. that of an oystcrman; when not engaged in
this he Digs wells sings in the choir drives sta2c De-
cen Locust Valley and Oyster Bay and occasionally
pumps the church organ hen the small boy fails to
be on time His bride is the daughter of Dr. James
Mason, a wealthy New-Yorker who settled in Oyster
Bay many years ago. lie died, leaving widow aud
six children The family moved in good society botn
in Oyster Bay and New-York where they lived some-
times during the winter The children we're carefully
brought up and had every opportunity for culture that
wealth could procure Miss Claras education was
particularly looked after by her mother and otter
reIa tious The three sons grown TO manhood,
and hold good positions in this aud other ei'l,s. Ono
of the dau1 1hters. the eldest. was lately married
Miss Clara had an excellent musical training and tor
some time has played the organ in Christs Church. the
on, Protestant Epsc opal church in Oyster Bay Here
ste met Underhil two three years ago. Their ac-
auantance at first formal the difference 10 their
social positions demanded gradually rpened into nti-
macy Her friends noticed this with or less alarm,
and two of her relatives spoke TO her about IT,
She laughed and told them she considered what they
| said a good Joke Such a thing a. caring for Under
| hill she said had entered her mind lbe re-
nonsrances OF her family had bGr temporary ehect
upon her. and in few weeks she was IN Onderh"is
company as much as ever Their MEETINGS were mostly
in the church. where they 10th went to practice during
| the week Last fall some claimed to have over
fhe
| should wed in June wait until winter came again.
This was told TO her other and more careful watch
was kept upon the young lady's actions whenever she
| went out But nothing discovered TO cause the
family to think that she intended to be arried as bad
been reported aud they had begun think the report
| was ony bit of village gossip when on Wednesday
| afternoon the marriage took place.
| Mrs Mason was away from nome that day aud her
other daughter Edi h. went out for short time after
noon leaving Clara iu the house alone. Miss Edith
| nad been gone but a few minute, when trin-lookmg
| carry-all drawn by handsome team and driven by
Daniel Underhll Williams father stopped in front Of
| the door. The curtains OF the vehicle were clio ely
drawn but it was atterward learned that the occu-
pants of the vehicle were illiam Underbil aud tis
| sister The horses had scarcely halted when Miss
Clara appeared the doorstep attrcd in travelling
| costume She entered the carrt-all and the party
were driven TO Cold Spring, five miles distant. at a
lively pace They went TO the bouse of the rev. r.
Folsom Baker. Protestant Episcopal clergyman and
| were married by him. the brideyrooms father and
| sister acting witnesses.
After the ceremony all returned to the residence OF
| Mr. Tnderhill VINO occupies tho second floor q
jewellers shop in Southst Oyster Bay. IL was about
| O'Clock when they got back. Mrs. Underhi at once
dispatched note tn sister Edith, telling her what
she had lone and requesting that ner mother be IN
| formed Miss Edi Mason was greatly shocked on
reading the note and her mother tainted on nearing
truth OF the report but when they learned that the
newly married couple had been seen walking through
the streets in arm they could not DOUBT the iact
1t was an awful shock" said Mrs. Mason later to
friend terrible blow indeed but shall mourn
Clara gone from me forever" -
| The mother and daughter then went 10 Ciara- room
and found that stIipped OF everything nat was
| easily removable Bow she had done tbis unknown
TO them mystery. but they decided me had hone
il different times and s,creed the articles III some
| place until after the marriage la one "ardIobc soe
had taken down all her dresses and hung uD those
of her sisters in their places SO a. to decei,e her
mother in case she glauced into the closet All her
The Young woman's relatives are highly indign ant
over the One OF them sali YESTERDAY 10
| + iBCSE reporter: q" 10 say am disSusted ieeoiy
expresses my feelings just now, but want to say ms
While deplOre the foolish course that 1 ara iis
taken We propose to let her follow her own WILL She
| has d-raced herself. not us. II the man she has
| married onl, poor we should not care 80 much IL
he hac the stun in him to rise. But no has neither
chan al out HON cant the life o me see the hr.t
thing to attract thu fancy OF any woman, particularly
a refined and Intelligent yeuug lady aS have always
considered Clara be. 1t to me that the most
charitable construction 10 put upon the wh"le auaf
| that shs is insane. What she aud her husband pro,
| nose to do | can Imaglh. She has been surrounded
by luxury all her ie aud how she IL get along with
| clam dieger is mystery to me-
| As vet there has been reconciliation and no at
TEMPT ut one between Mrs Underhill and her FAM ly
The viIagers-nany Of them nj l.ast-sympIthIze with
tn. vonng woman and enthusiastic over her acol
| Young Uaderhili has rich baritone voice. and .
| ioyral disposition that made him tavOrite with tue
prls of the village whom he paid great attention
| until be fell in love Tin Miss Mason. -
| How did they happen 10 select Wednesday, was
| asked Of an old yillager.
| "Uh because they wanted to have il take place on
the same day as the Presidents, and they DID beat
| Grover inst a little"
| The ownspeople say that the affair has been ex-
pcced for come time Mrs UnderhIli IL j. claimed Is
one of the heir, several large estates now ia ltIga-
| ton. :,
Last night the local brass bands serenaded the newly
married couple aud fireworks We're set oil and boniiies
| kndled in their honor.