The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-15
ROMANCE In REAL lice.
Edith 0'Donnell, the High
School Novelettist,
Plays Heroine.
A RUNAWAY MATCH.
She Started for School, but Met Her
Frank on the Way, and So
They We're Married.

There was considerable excitement
among the High School scholars today
when it became known thar one Of their
most popular members had gone and got
married.
When 1t became known that she had
eloped their excitement knew no bounds.
Miss Edith L O'DonnelI Is, or at least
until Monday last was. one of the bright
est scholars in the High Glass. She was
thoughtful and industrious and very
popular with her associates. She lived
With her parents at No. 157 Pavonia
avenne, where her mother keeps an ex-
tensive boarding house.
For the past six years. Frank Gordon,
who is employed on the Erie road, has
boarded with the O'Donuells, aud being =
pleasant and attractive young man. was
regarded almost ike one Of the family.
Frank and Edith were aiwavs good
friends. and when ,Edith's lessons frou-
Dlec her, or she could not solve a prob
lem, she would always turn 20 Frank.
and he would help her out of ner diff
Guilty. Frank was always anxious to as
sist her, and she willingly accepted his
assistance. but no one thought anything
OF the matter. as Edith was considered
but girl.
THE ELoPEMEET.
Monday morning list Edith went to
school as usual. but about half past ten
she complained 20 Principal Sweeney of
feeling sick. He allowed ber to 20 home,
and since then he has not seen her. At
home they knew nothing OF her sickness.
Tor she appeared at dinner as well as
usual and ate heartily. She left home
again for school. but never got there.
Instead she met and f..fl.
pared to the rectory of the Rev. DR..
Mitchell. pastor of the Scotch Presby-
terian Church, who tied the knot which
made them man and wife. Frank said he
was thirry-one years Of age; Edith said
she was eighteen They then went to
Tuesday TO Fairview, where they have
taken up their residence Frank wrote q
very nice letter TO Mamma O'Donnell.
begging forgiveness, and Mamma o. Dom
nell forgave.
This morning they called at their old
have their personal effects shipped to
Fairview. left for their future home.
While the family did not wish that
Edith should be married so young desir-
ing that she should graduate first from
the high School. they nevertheless are
now reconciled, as Frank Is progressive
young man and viii no DOUBT prove q
good husband.
''Well, who would have ever thought
that Of Edith. / guess / will get my
mother TO keep q boarding house, too,
said one High School girl before reclta-
ton began this morning.
We'll. / don't care" said another; II
think she might have told us something
about it, anyhow"
All the girls are mad at Edith and say
they viii never speak to her again The
High School boys are different, and are
naaIL L rrarW Wnvnu -
mothers had better hide them Id wash
boilers and the like.
Edith, IL will be remembered. about q
year ago, wrote a novelette,, as did the
other girls OF her class, ar the request OF
Prof Eichoff. Edith's provsd OF more
than ordinary merit and was published in
The SUNDAY MORNING NEWS of March 10.
It WAS entitled The Smuggier's Daugh-
ter"