The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-16
ROMANCE ON TIE RIVER.
kidnapped From Her Fathers Raft
and Carried away on Her Lovers.

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and Carried Away on Her Lovers.
From the OIL city Derrick
A lumberman dress ed in woodsman style
came hurriedly into the union depot on a
recent morning. Leaning on his arm was
pretty girl about is years old. Her pant
ing breath and fiery cheeks gave evidence
OF her excitement, which was seemingly
made more intense by their rapid walking.
Following them was another lumberman,
more nervous than the first He
seemed to be on guard, and kept his eyes
turned toward the rear ranks. He
were on board the day ex-
press for the east. A few minutes after
ward an older man, with an air of business,
elbOwed his way through the crowd and
confronted the woodsman. They started an
animated conversation about the couple
who had just boarded the train, aud for
few moments it seemed that fight would
take place. Kindly advice from a by
stander saved them from the officers, how
ever, and the two walked off together,
Later in the day the older man appeared ct
the depot aud bought a ticket to Brady's
Bead, on the Allegheny Valley railroad.
de was approached by a reporter and read
| lily consented to tell the story.
His name was Andrew Myers. The girl
who lad been carried off By the uncouth
woOdsman was q daughters of Myers. They
| had eloped from her fathers lumber raft.
The daring act took place near Brady's
Bend last Saturday night and was the
GROWING act of q romance made exciting
by determined lover, an irate father, aud
faithful girl, whose respect for her fathers
wishes had hitherto prevented clandestine
| mari iage. The trio live on the Clarion river
near Darlington. They are well known in the
lumber country. The younger mans name
| is Frank Snyder. He is prosperous in the
woods, aud is considered good business
man. But he is rough in his way, and for
| that reason was not considered by Myers fit
| to be his daughters lover. Miss Myers
thought differently, however, and for the
| last year has Insisted on receiving the atten-
| tions OF Snyder. Neverthele ss, she refused
to elope with her lover, and would only
answer wait"
A short time ago the rafting season on
| the Clarion river commenced Both Myers
and Snyder had timber TO run to market,
and were constantly thrown in each others
| way at the river bank. When their RATS
were nearly ready to be started, they acct
| dentally commenced talking about Miss
Myers Kindly expressions led to insilu-
ations, and then war of words. which was
| quickly followed by blow from Myers. A
| moment more and both were rolling in the
mud. They we're soon separated, but not
until Snyder had made a vow to get the
| girl. Myers heard the words and became
equally determined that his enemy should
never be his son-in-law. A few hours more
and both were to start down the river Ny
ers was afraid to leave his daughter behind,
and giving as an excuse the statement that
| he wanted her to cook for the men, he
| brought her on the raft and gave her quar-
| tiers in the rough shanuy, which is FREE
quently built on large fats. Snyder saw
the object OF Myers move and when the
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quickly ollowed with his own.
Both RATS arrived at Bradys Bend
shortly after o'clock Saturday night.
| Myers pulled in to tie up for the night, and,
when about to land, Snyder's raft came up.
He was acting as pilot himself and, seeing
Miss Myers standing on the river edge of
| her fathers raft, he ordered his men to pull
in such way that his own raft ran close to
| tnat of Myers. When at the nearest point
he jumped from his oar, grabbed the young
| girl, and, as he leaped back, yelled at his
men to pull into the current. 1t was a
| daring act, but Snyder had been victorious,
| and found no trouble in persuade
| ing Miss Myers to give her consent to their
marriage when the opportunity came. He
knew Myers would follow, however, and. to
make sure their escape, be determined to
run at night. They arrived at Sharpsburg
yesterday morning. Meantime, Myers had
| come to Pittsburg and was waiting at
| Herrs Island for Snyder and his game.
But they didn't come. They guessed what
he would do, and left him down the river
while they went to Union depot on a cable
car. Myers heard of this trick about 1880
o'clock and went to intercept it, but he was
too late. The woodsman he met at Union
depot explained the occurrence leading to
the flight and told Mr.. Myers that toey
were going to Camden. N. j., to get mar
ried.
MIR. Myers was still angry when seen at
the Home Hotel last night. He confessed
that Snyder was a suitable man for any
sensible girl, and his chief grievance seemed
to be that his daughter should go on bridal
tour with man whose wedding outfit
would startle civilization. Nevertheless
he admitted that Snyder had better clothes
at home, aud his last remark was that if
Snyder had made much money lately he
would forgive him.
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