Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-07-11
EL0PERS CALLED BACK.
The Romantic Adventures of a
Boy and a Girl.
THEY BOTH RODE ON THE BUMPERS

AFTER a Series Of Remarkable Expert
cnces They We're Arrested in an Ohio
Town and Returned to Their Parents
an Pittsburg-Too Young to Marry.
PITTsBuRG, July 1i.-True lovers Of ten.
der years never had more romantic and
trying escapade than Wesley b. Mosely
and Miss Bessie steadman, of Allegheny,
who have just been brought back from
Alliance, o. She has her sixteenth birth
day anniversary TO celebrate yet, while he
Is not old enough to vote He has been
escorting her to and from school for months
and making himself agreeable at picnics
and parties. Miss Steadman is the daugh-
Ter Of w r. Steadman, a we'll known
business man, while Moseley is the son Of
widow. Both moved in good society.
Their folks thought they were too young
to wed, but the lovers thought otherwise.
To Fool Their Parents.
OF their escapade young Mosely said:
1--WE went to Sewiokly on Tuesday to at
tend picnic. We had previously planned
TO go to Buffalo by the Lake Erie road and
there get married. sent a telegram back
saying we had gone to Jamestown, but
this was done to throw the folks off the
track. We expected 20 cross the Ohio and
take train at Coraopolis, but could get
no one 70 ferry us OYER
~NE : They Rnde on the Bumpers.
'sWhen the Chicago express came along,
with nothing but mail and express cars, /
asked the conductor to take us to Beaver,
where we could catch the Lake Erie train
He refused, offered him $50 to take us
down, but 1t would not 60 We crawled
on the bumpers Of the front car.
'Ihe girl had on light challie dress, and
/ put my light oyeruoat on her TO protect
her from the night air. She looked like
boy. In this way we rode to Alliance, 0.
"There an officer arrested us, but let us
90 again. We did not want TO stop there,
as we could not get married in Ohio We
tried TO board the train again and were ar
rested by train detective. He also let us
gc after we gave him hard luck story. /
told him my companion was my brother.
don't see why be did not discover the
mistake, "a my overcoat only reached to
Miss Steadman's knees.
The Girl Escaped.
I'VE remained all night at a hotel and
4tAh NhAlt trying Co Ets out OF
town, We're arrested aud taken before the
mayor. We were detained in the mayors
Office until evening, when Chief Of Police
Stacey took me to hotel and the mayor
took the girl TO his home.
about 1890 o'clock that night / went
around to the mayors house and gave a
whistle that Miss Steadman understood
She opened the window, crawled on a tin
gutter and along TO an awning which she
attempted to slide down, when il broke
and fell with crash ! caught her ia my
arms We then started across the fields
and got on a road which / thought would
take us TO the Erie and pittsburg depot.
with the hope Of reaching Cumberland.
Md The girl got an wet in the fields. and
she went into farmhouse TO dry her
clothes.
Given Away BY the Coat.
"The old farmer, seeing the girl with a
mans coat on, though something was
wrong and told the police We had lust
sat down under a tree to rest when the
mayor and chief Of police came M in a
carriage and took us back 70 town. where
we met the girls father and my brother
aud were sent home. What / regret is the
inference Of anything wrong between us.
but on my honor there was not and am
sorry If the public think so
Miss Steadman could not be seen today.
She and her mother are both IN Of nervous
prostration, growing out OF the romantic
affair It is thought the loving pair will
be allowed TO marry shortly.