Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-10
A RURAL ROMANCE.
AN EL0PKKEET WITH E7QUEECBS ALfOGErH-
IR EXTRAORDINARY.
Two LSEEs Start Oui 10 Get Married and Fool
ISL Freaks Return Home Sngls-fhs Singu-
lar Events That Happened 70 Finally
Bring Then Together Again.


burden Of suspense has been lifted from
the minds Of the people Of this place
and vicinity by the marriage Of Anna
Colbert, daughter Of the well-to-do viii
lage tailor, Benjamin Colbert, 70 An
thony Fraley, prosperous young build
or. The bride is twenty years old,
pretty and vivacious. The bridegroom
is twenty-three. They were married by
Dominic Blackjack yesterday morning.
At first people refused TO believe it, but
when il became known that the event
was an assured fact business was almost
entirely suspended in the village for
half day, so pleased was everybody
that at last he didn't have to lie awake
nights wondering what pretty Miss Co
bert and her lover would do next TO
furnish unusual subjects for gossip.
It was mnre than two years ago that
Miss Colbert and Anthony E'raley be-
came acquainted at picnic. 1t was
case Of reciprocal love at first sight. and
the Young man began making frequent
calls on Miss Anna at her fathers
house. Papa Colbert had different ideas
about who his daughters lover should
be, however, Fraley then being just
out OF his time as a carpenter, with no
visible future, and he soon notified An
thony that he must cease calling on
Anna. and ordered Anna 70 receive no
further attention from Anthony. Find
ing that nothing could change the old
rentIeman's determination, his daugh-
ter apparently obeyed his will, and her
lover called no more.
But that they managed 10 see or COM
municate with each other was made
manifest a few weeks later, when Miss
Colbert was found missing from her
room one day, and in her place was
found a note stating that the dictates or
her heart were so much stronger than
her desire to obey the commands OF her
parent that she had eloped with
Anthony Fraley, and that they had gone
away to get married.
Now it so happened that a week or so
before the elopement Papa Colbert had
heard that Anthony Fraley had rich IN
Gle In Pittsburg from whom the young
man had great expectations, and upon
investigating the rumor he had found
IL 70 be based on a very solid foundation.
This caused a great change TO come
over the scheming tailOr's views on the
subject Of his daughters marital pros
meets. and he was on the eve OF an
nouncing 10 her that he had repented OF
separating her and her lover, and that
thew might resume their tender rea-
tions, when the elopement was announc-
ed 10 him I'm his daughters note. The
tailor was at first very wroth over the
news. and was about 10 start In pursuit
OF the flying lovers, when II suddenly
occurred TO him that, while 1t precipl-
tated matters somewhat, it was good
thing all around, for II would enable
him to save his dignity in the matter OF
the commands he had laid upon his
daughter, and at the same time fasten
the young man and his prospects in the
family at once, and save all rear OF
future uncertainty. So he gave up the
idea of pursuit, and went TO his work
with a complacency and quiet uncon-
Germ that surprised his neighbors, who
had quickly heard the news and were
making the most Of 1t.
Fryburg Is eight miles from Coalition,
and thither the elopiEg couple drove as
fast as the horse Fraley had hired would
carry them, for they expected that
Annals father would be after them in
hot pursuit as soon as he received his
daughters note. AS they neared the
place for which they had set out TO be
married, the girl grew extremely I'M
easy, but they reached the village, stop
ped at a hotel, where Miss Corbet re-
ntrf n
hunt up some one who could marry
them, leaving the horse tied at the post
in front of the hotel. Farley was a
long time In finding any one who could
perform the anxiously desired ceremony,
for one OF the two ministers OF the place
was officiating at funeral, and the
other had gone fishing. The young
man finally found a Justice OF the
Peace, who accompanied him to the
hotel TO marry him and the girl.
When Fraley and the Justice arrived
at the hotel, the former noticed that
the horse and carriage were gone. The
Young man hurried into the house and
asked what had become OF the rig. The
landlord told him that the girl he had
left there had taken the horse and car
riage and driven away, leaving word to
say 70 the young man when he came
back that she guessed she must have
been only in fun, and had gone back
home"
Fraley did not waste any time in
foolishness, but hired a horse and car
rage OF the landlord, and with the
hOstler TO drive him started In pursuit
Of the girl. The fresh horse overlook
the other four miles out OF Fryburg, and
Miss Colbert was compelled TO stop.
''What in the world does this mean,
Anna?" exclaimed Fraley.
"Oh, Tony" replied Miss Colbert, 81
only meant il in fun; let's wait"
But Tony soon persuaded the fckle-
minded girl to turn about and 60 back.
When they got back to Fryburg the
Young man did not take the chances OF
leaving Miss Colbert at the hotel again,
Int drove direct TO the Justices Office.
He helped her out of the carriage, and
telling her TO 90 in and wait for him, he
got into the carriage and drove away
toward the hotel. he remained away
so long that the girl started out to see
what had become Of him. At the hotel
she learned that he had driven past in
the direction from which they had
come. Miss Colbert, at a loss to account
for this, in turn hired the hotel rig and
started out in pursuit. She overlook
her lover two or three miles out Of town,
and angrlly demanded to know why he
was treating her so.
al happened to think" he replied,
ss;r was only meant in fun, and We had
better wait"
without another word the piqued
Miss Colbert drove on home, and her
lover followed leisurely. The arrival
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