Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-03-22

/, es' answered the great paper;
who are you ?"
"My name is Frank Phillips"
50 son of Toll Phillips, at Linden 2"
The same," responded Frank
"and am on my way back to Kansas
from very delightful stay of several
weeks at my old home"
Further explanations developed the
| fact that Frank and the JOURNAL
would travel together about $50 miles,
when the JOURNAL said:
by the way, Frank, there is a report
circulating here that a daughter of
James E. Walter, of Linden, eloped
last evening with a young schoolmas
ter-which of the three is the truant 2"
Miss Annie Lou said Frank, in
differently.
But little more was said, except that
Frank stated that he resided 7S miles
west of Atchison, Kansas, etc.
The B. G. O. No. | express was
boarded at the S. V. R. junction, and
as the train neared Martinsburg Frank
moved to the door. When the train
stopped he smiled welcome to some
body outside. Presently the truant
young lady, now a bride, entered the
car attended by her lord. After the
couple had become settled the JOURNAL
stepped oyer and extended greetings.
The bride recognized the great paper
at once, and introduced her husband
as "Mr. Conway M. Anderson" A
few commonplaces followed when Mr..
Anderson arose and sought Frank for
a chat over his adventures. This left
the bride in a position to tell the Jour
NAL the history of the affair. Mr..
Anderson and she had contracted a
warm attachment for each other about
a year ago, but parental disfavor had
roughened the coulse of true love-so
much so that she advised Mr.. A. not
to consult her father concerning the
natural consummation of their wishes.
Sunday evening last Norman Cooper,
q young neighbor, visited the house,
and shortly afterward Miss Annie Lou
said
Norman, let us take walk"
Norman assented, but suggested
that it was rather cool for walking.
The lady replied by stating that they
would not walk far.
She took his arm and led rather than
followed. They did not go far until
they found Il gentleman sitting in a
buggy. Annie Lou dropped the young
mans arm and SAID good. bye, Nor
man! ~ The latter was dazed. and re-
covered his breath just in time to say
"a Anderson, take good care of ANNE
Lou" Attended by solitary horse
man, they sped on down the Manassas
Gap valley, through Dismal Hollow,
ria Happy Creek to 2iyerton, where
they designed taking the midnight
train to Hagerstown. But the train
was late-late, when of all nights it
should have been ''on time" While
sitting in the waiting-room a step is
heard on the platform-a walk of
omlnous import to both. The door
opens and Carroll Walter, brother of
the hrlde-elect, enters. Anderson
shifts uneasily and the attendant gives
out John l.. Sullivan grunt. Carroll
took his sister aside and appealed to
her to return with him. She declined.
Hark there is the whistle. and the
train comes laundering down the
river. 1t halts. Carroll once more
appeals, but the girl having gone thus
tar, says "no," and taking Anderson's
arm, walks into the car. At daylight
they are in Hagerstown. Later u
IISOHoC 10 oUldlutu duu hcN. II. ..
France sent for. The latter was not
at home, and Rev. E. l.. Delk's services
are invoked. The two are made one,
and c. V. r. train lands the pain in
Martlnsburg, where the JOURNAL met
them as stated.
Taking the plan all through it was
we'll designed. Great study of railroad
connections had been induleed and
the result met the happiest expecta-
tions.
The bride is a bright, lively and in
telligent young lady. She spoke hope
fully of the future indeed, she was
sobered by but one regret-that she
could not marry the man of her choice
with parental consent.
The groom is a young man of more
than ordinary ability and acquire
ments., He read portions of his ''fare-
well address delivered to his school
Friday OF last week. These evinced a
thoughtful mind, we'll trained III the
very mathematics of rhetoric.
The parents of the bride are very
estlmable people. From them it has
been understood (since this article
was placed in type the marriage was
Objectionable mainly on account of the
fact that the attachment between the
two had been but recently suspected,
and it was deemed that In some re-
spects the pair were unready for mat
rimony.
Where were they going?
Phillips had informed the JOURNAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
But Anderson stated that 1--WE are
going where Frank Phillips lives"
Say, Anderson" said Phillips, edo
you know that you are talking to II
newspaper man 2"
Great guns" said Anderson, sis
this the MINING JoURNAL-the man
that once lived at Linden ? Well, sir,
please excuse me-I'm saying nothing
for publication-positively nothing ~
At Piedmont the JOURNAL left them
after en- joining upon each the lifelong
observance of the mutual obligations
which obtain in such cases. Both
promised to be good to each other es
peclally the young groom
It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye
our stay
Like laverock in the lift, sing, 0 bonny
bride
All the h; 9S world was Adam once with Eve by
What's att; the 4 world my lass, my love-what
l am thine and thou art mine, life is sweet
and new.
When the darker days come, and no sun may
shine,