St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-11
CUPID'S GAY FRANKS.
Some Of the Tricks the Rascal
Has Been Play
ing.
Many Of the Incidents Are
Romantic and Others
Harmless.
Some Are Silly, and Most OF
Them Are Fraught With
Woe.
Love Serapes Of All Kinds
From ALI Parts Of the
Country.

the daughter of Andy Rice, farmer.
Horace Middleton, also follower of ag-
riculture, is young and handsome, and
works On the adjoining farm. He fell
in love with the pretty Mary. and pros
pered with his suit, but was unfortunate
enough to incur parental objections.
Tuesday afternoon he and Mary eloped,
and her three sisters accompanied
them They came to Louisville, and
crossed over to Jeffersonville in search
of magistrate Upon their arrival
there Mary said she believed she had
changed her mind, and that she would
not get married after all. Middleton
eXpOstulated, and her sisters Joined him
in his entreatieS that she should go on
with the marriage. But Mary was not
to be persuaded. She promised, how
ever, to consider the matter ten months
longer, and if she then found that she
still loved Middleton she would marry
him.
A somewhat extraordinary case will
come before Chancery sittingS, to be
held in Ottawa this fall. Sidney Law
less, son of Lawless, formerly connected
with branches of the Bank of British
North America at London, Toronto,
Ottawa and st. John, n. B., was pay
ing some attention to young lady
named Maud Chamberlain, daughter of
a well-tO-do farmer living near Aylmer,
Quebec. One day recently he received
a note from her saying that she would
like to see him that night, previous to
starting on visit to friends near Mont
real.
Young Lawless is employed In the
money-Order branch of the postoffice
department here, and when the duties
of the day were over he started down
the road for the young lady's home. He
met her in the drawing-roOm, and the
two sat there cOnverSing for a cOnsid-
cradle time.
At length the father came into the
room. and at once came to an eXplana-
ton of his intrusion by demanding OF
Lawless that he should marry the girl.
''You fave ruined her." he said, sand
now you must marry"
81 don't want to marry your daughter,
and | WON'T" was the young fellows
answer.
Chamberlain pulled pistol from his
pocket declaring that if he did not
marry the girl he would blow his brains
out.
a man named Richie. cattle dealer
of Aylmer, and an uncle OF the girl,
now came into the room, and endeav-
ored to mollify the irate father, and pre-
vailed on the young man to marry the
girl. Richie started fer clergyman,
although it was then II o'clock. He re-
turned shortly, accompanies by Rev:
Mr. Cunningham, Churcn or England
clergyman in Aylmer.
When Mr.. Cunningham came into the
room Lawiess declared that he was I'M
der age, and was marrying the girl
against his will UunGer these circum-
stances Mr.. Cunningham refused to per-
form the ceremony, and went away.
Richie was not easily daunted, but
went in search of another clergyman,
and soon returned with Rev. Mr.. Sears,
but that gentleman also refused to per-
form the ceremony.
The parties remained in the drawing
room till 4 in the morning, when the
Young fellow, worn out with tie I'M
portunities and threats of Chamberlain,
at length consented TO drive into Ottawa
and hunt up a clergyman. A rig was
got ready, and the three men and the
girl started away, getting into the capt.
tai about O'Clock in the morning.
Procuring a marriage license. the
party sought the Rev. DR.. Mark, a re-
tired clergyman, and that gentleman
tied the knot. The bride and bride
groom then parted at the door without
even good morning, and have not
seen each other since.
The family of the boy. who occupy
high social position, were furious when
hn n
weighed. and at once procured the serv-
ices of Lawyer ]. NJ. Gemmill, who has
served the girl with a writ notifying
her that application will be made to tine
high court OF justice to declare the mar
riage null, as it was procured by duress,
and one of the parties at least is under
age.
Mrs. James C. Huff, of Fairchance, Pa,
has sworn out a warrant for the arrest
of her husband, who has elOped with
her siXteen-year-old daughter, by her
first husband, Lille A. Haywood. They
lived formerly at MonOngahela City,
Pa, where Mrs. Haywood was divorced
from Meshech Haywood, and married
Huff. Mrs. Huff discovered the in
timacy existing between him and her
granddaughter, and she sent the girl to a
boarding house in UniOntown, but the
girl at once informed Huff of her where
abouts. Huff at once joined the girl,
and they have eloped to unknown parts.
Mrs. Huff was formerly circus rider.
She saws her friends in Bedford county
will offer a reward of 500 for Huff
capture.
Guyon Roberts, then a railway postal
clerk on route running out of indie
nendence, Kan, three years ago adver-
Used in a Cincinnati paper for lady
correspondent. 1t was simply desire
for filtration that prompted him. Among
those who answered the advertisement
was Miss Sake Adair, daughter of Dr..
G, w. Adair, a well-knOwn dentist at
Carlisle, XIV. and who also has large
practice in Paris, Kv., the family being
among the very best in that common
wealth. The correspondence was car
ried on with increasing ardor. Photo
graphs were exchanged. and finally
Miss Sake wrote "Yes" in answer to a
query as to whether she would take
Tnvon for better or worse. That was
two wears ago, and until last Saturday
the widely separated lovers, who had
became such through the mails. had
never met. At the Gibson house, in
Cincinnati, meeting was arranged, and
they were not disappointed with each
other. They renewed their vows and
quietly plighted their troth for good and
for aye. They then left for st. Louis.
They will spend their honeymoon there
and then settle down in JudSOnia, Ark,
WHIT re Mr.. Roberts, since the last ma
tional election, has established real
estate business.
In the saloon of the little steamer
Minnie Day, which runs between Gin
cinnati and Manchester, o., there was
quiet wedding Friday night. When the
boat approached Fosters Landing the
boat was hailed, and Henry Evans and
Dora Young. both of Lenoxburg. KY,
got OH board. Evans is a farmer, and
for some time past has been paying at
tentions to Miss Dora. She lent will
ing ear. but her parents were opposed to
taking Henry for a Son-in-law, and so,
figuratiyely speaking, set their joint foot
down hard on the hopes of the young
couple. The young people loved and
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