The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-25
And all the world loves lover.


with reluctant feet, where tho brook
and river meet" last night in tho pretty
cottage 4a3 First avenue u. W.. sat =
hcvy of young ladies, the features of
every one lit up with the JOY which u
bridc-an clipping bride at that
| cvekes.
Despite tho watchfulncss OF stern
parents, despite the fact that her np-
preaching marriage with another had
been hcraldcd by cards OF invitation.
despite the bars and locks at which loye
laughs,protty Lizzie McMurray had we'd
dcd George w. Thacker, the one whom
her heart had chosen against tho judy
mcnt Of her parents.
Not all the romance oflife is contained
within the leaves of fiction, and to the
reporter whose ordinary work is most
prosaic often falls the lot to relate q.
tender love story. And here is ono:
Miss Lizzie McMurray was = tall,
handsome brunette OF nineteen summons
who had hecn woood by George w.
Thaellcr, then u conductor on tho Nor
folk and Western road. The Traditional
course OF true love did not run smooth
her parents were averse that sho should
make the match; they parted for u time,
and MIR. Thackcr accepted employment
as conductor on the Richmond and At
lantic road, moving TO Nelson county
Suitors were not wanted for the fail.
| ones hand. but none received her heart
| Then came Captain Charles Landlord
| conductor on the Norfolk and Western,
! who came to board with Mr.. and Mrs.
| MeMurray. lie became enamored of
Miss Lizzic. and his suit received favor
ut the parents hands
Obduratcly sic resisted his loyc-mnls-
ing, hut he was persistent. ana was not
the other absent? Little by little the
parents urged her to forget tho ono
away, and as time wore ON she thought
esteem was love and consented to marry
Captain Landlord.
| The wedding was sot for Wednesday,
| December }, and cards were sent out for
| guests to be present ut the ceremony
| wedding trip South was arranged, and
the parents complacently smiled ab an
ending of the matter in consonanoe
| with their desire.
! But reflection convinced the maidea
that she has made mistake which
would wreck her life. The old love re-
| tidcd her doubts and fears to her friends,
and one we'll vcrscd in affairs OF the
| heart wrote letter to Mr.. Thaol1er
! which meant much if tho lovO of his
youth remained.
That letter was mailed the latter part
| of last week to Mr.. Thpoker at Ports
! mouth.
Saturday morning found ThaolScr at
Roanoke. lie callod upon Miss Lizzie,
and the young lady's mother forbade
her seeing him. But she told her mother
that she only desired to say good-byo to-
him, and her mother consented to Il brief
( interview.
| That interview Was not tho last, how
ever, they arranged at it, hastily and in
whispers, to meet ut tho house of Mr..
| Mays. cousin Of Mr.. Thacler. The
couple met again on SUNDAY at ; o'clock
ut the house % Mr.. James Frazier, 4a3
| First avenue II. W.
Here it was arranged that the next
day they would wod, and wed they did
yesterday morning at O'clock they
met again 1T Mr.. Erazicr's, and Miss
Lizzie went homo ana packed her
clothes and took them to tho house of
Airs. Place. to whom sho conGded her
plans and whose aid she enlisted
After getting her clothcs, wrapped in
4 sheet, safely out of the parental
domicile, Miss Lizzie returned homo to
await the hour when she would leave to
return no moro until she possessed the
dignitcd title OF wife.
Here the first difficulty was on
countercd. Some meddlesone neighbor,
whose prying eyes had seen the young
| lady carrying the bundle out tho back
way, had informed Mrs. McMurray, and
the mothers suspicious were aroused,
and that lady threatened to Lick her
| daughter up.
Just st dinner time Miss Lizzie
descended the steps Of her homo and
carclessly went into the back yard.
Here her younger sister saw her and
called to her, asking her where she was
| going.
With palpitating heart the young
lady ran out of tho back gate aud
FASTENED to the house of Mrs. Plaoe.
Fearful of consequences now that her
| absence from home had been remarked.
Mrs. Place promptly locked tho young,
lady up and sent Mrs. Bane, q friend,
to Mrs. Frazier's to notify Miss Lizzie's
expectant bridegroom that peril was at
hand.
1--WE just had y called meeting," said
an engaging brunette to a reporter for
| THE THINKS, who called at Mrs.
lra2ier's last night.
"Wen referred to the bevy OF young
ladies who surrounded the bride aud tho