Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-02
LOVE IN MISERY.
Matrimony on the Run and
Laughs at Obdurate Par
ents.
Cupid Takes to the Woods, Beats the
Officers, Surmounts Difficulties
and Defies Pursuers.


not married Sunday evening, accord
ing to previous arrangements, as an.
nounced by the LEAF CHRONICLE,
but they were married Monday eve.
ming all the same, and were cheated
out Of only one days happiness.
There was, however, a lifetime Of
misery in that one day and night.
The contracting parties are both
popular young people in the commu.
nifty. Higgs was engaged by James
w. Cooke in operating his stave fac
tory. A love affair between Higgs and
Cookies pretty daughter soon fol-
lowed. Cooke first objected to Higgs
attention to his daughter, but after
wards consented and all preparations
were made, the marriage day an
nounced and the license obtained in
Stewart county. Three days before
the marriage was to take place Mr.
Cooke entered his solemn protest and
the wedding was declared off.
The lovers, however, met at the
protracted meeting at Cumberland
City Sunday evening and decided
they would marry, and that then
was the time. How to get away was
the trouble, because they knew they
were under the surveillance of the
father and his friends. Higgs called
on George Stacker for assistance,
who was quite willing to serve a
friend in distress, as one boy will
help another in such a case, and then
came the tug of war. George brought
his sister into the plot, and Higgs
and the two young ladies unanswered
around and finally strobe away into
the thicket at designated spot to
hide until night, when George Stack
er would call for them. Thus far the
plan worked well. Stacker was on
hand at the appointed hour and safe
ly conducted the party TO the resi-
dence of his mother, and mounting
his horse, put off after magistrate.
He had gone but short distance
when he met the girls father, Jas.
W. Cooke, accompanied by Jas. M.
Lewis and Rev. w. l.. Jackson, 60
ing toward his mothers, and know
ing their business, he turned to gallOp
back and give the alarm. But Cooke
caught his horse by the bride and
the three men held him prisoner.
Arriving at the place, Cooke sent
Lewis and the minister inside for the
girl while he guarded Geo. Stacker.
The latter gave the alarm, however.
and the do, rs were barred, and they
dared not break in.
Soon Stacker was released, and he
put off after a constable and war
rant for the arrest of these men for
disturbing the family. Rev. Jack
son went for the same officer to eX
ecute a search warrant and arrest
Hlggs and Stacker for abduction.
Stacker discovered that the parsOn
had the best of him in that game,
and he whipped back home. APP
preaching the house from the rear,
he hitched his horse in the bushes
and managed to run the picquet lines
and get into the house, his brother,
Charlie, being on the lookout. He
made known the program to enter
the house by force on the authority
of a search warrant, take Maggie
and arrest himself and Higgs for alb
ducliOn. The situation was dread
full, but love is seldom outwitted. A
hasty evacuation OF the fort was
promptly decided upon. AT least
the young lady had to be saved at all
hazards and let Higgs take the
chances of escape. BY this time the
beselging force had increased, and
while a council of war was going Oh
outside to determine the plan of at
tack Miss Maggie was making prep
arations to leave. George Stacker
put the young lady under charge Of
his brother, Charlie, and told them
to go out at the front door, walk
certain distance out of sight and meet
him where the horse was tied. Miss |
Maggie quickly attired herself in
boys suit, with a SLOUGH hat pulled |
down over her pretty face. She and
Charlie walked out like two neigh
Dor boys who were tired Of the seige
They passed unrecognized within a
few feet Of the girls father consulting
with friends, who regarded this as
evidence of an early capitulatiOn.
The door, however, was promptly
barred. But after some time another
man came out. This was Jim Higgs,
as we'll disguised as man could be.
The door was again closed, but soon
had to be re opened to admit ply
;ician to see Mrs. Fletcher, who was
from nervous prostratiOn,
,aused by the excitement, and the
rather than further disturb
he lady, concluded to sit it our all
night. ,
In the meanwhile Miss Maggie had
mounted GeOrpe Stapker'S horse {