The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-26
FLED FROM HOME
An EIopement Which Has Set
Hope Valley by the Ears.
A Young Woman Refused a Wealthy
Sultor For Her True Love.

It's all because OF an elopement. One
that is just like the story book kind, full
of romance and hard luck. Fly with me-
and-be-my-own-fa -far-from-the madding-
crowd, sort.
Loves Young Dream.
One OF the most prominent residents In
the Valley Is Thomas Segar, who keeps
store. He has an 1S-year old daughter
named Dora. The plot thickens.
Miss Dora is charming young woman,
of course; and has for long time been
the belle of the place, equally OF course.
Possessing an abundance of animation,
ambition and energy she has proved more
than a match for her friends in the con-
test OF words, and her sparkling wit and
flashes of repartee have brought village
swains to their knees before her just as
they knuckle in the play.
Samuel Barber ofNthe peaceful village
felt Dora's spell and bowed before IT ana
Dora too couldn't Danish Samuel from her
thoughts. She reciprocated and 1t was
case of true love so far as anyone could
find out.
The girls parents seemed greatly
pleased with the condition OF affairs and
threw no obstacle in their way. True
love ran along SO smoothly that those up
An love affairs predicted disaster. A-ha'
The Parents Interfered.
A short time ago ripples of trouble
ruftied the surface. Everything was not as
and her admirer began to be missed from
the pleasant little parties in the neighbor-
hood, and on Sunday evenings instead OF
occupying the same pew and allow
ing their happiness to De seen
they sat apart and appeared TO be glum.
and respondent. The cause OF this sud-
den cloud was soon ascertained. IL takes
villager to get at the bottom facts OF
anything. Trouble began from that hour.
The Favored Admirer.
Miss Dora, it seems, had been attending
the Friends school in this city and there
met young man who, when he becomes
of age, will have more than one finger in
pie Of 800 900 or thereabouts. He was
taken with the girls charming manner.
and cultivated her acquaintance. The
friendship soon ripened into love--thats
the way novels put 1t anyhow-on his part,
and by skillful maneuyering he secured
an invitation 10 visit the young woman
at her home in Hope Valley. Fatal hour.
He came, he saw, and he conquered-the
old folks.
Dora was true to Sam just the same and
not even the brilliant prospect of assist
ing in the Spending of 100000 could shift
her affection.
Would she give him up?
Not much.
Then trouble started right in, working
10 hours day. Samuel Barber was denied
Rdmittance to the house of his sweetheart.
Love laughs at locks and things and the
twain could not be kept apart, Words of
entreaty on the part of the parents to
swipe the 100000 only increased the un-
dying flame fed to fast burning by Dora
and Samuel.
The climax of the first act in the Hope
Valley domestic drama was reached when
the
Girl was Whipped.
You know how that affected things.
Miss Dora steadfastly refused to give up
haro odn anH rla only the de-
termined to drink her love draught to the
dregs. Then the mother, becoming en-
ragged, undertook to use force and she now
owns a broken yard stick. Dora appealed
at the house OF q neighbor for protection.
Threw Mud at Them.
The lovers, while they could not meet
openly through fear of mamma, managed
20 enjoy odd moments OF blissful COM
panionship out of doors. 1t was not long
before the mother found out the fact.
One day she suddenly appeared before
the young couple. She talked and
the young lovers were headstrong.
Then the mother, it is said, peited
them with mud, dirt and stones, until
they were forced to seek safety in fight.
This occurred cfose by the home of Josiah
Palmer, and he and his son carefully gath
cred up the stones after Mrs. Segar's de-
psrture and piled them up to preserve
them for evidence.
Fought In Public.
This was on Wednesday OF last week.
One evening previous to that, the young
people of the village gathered at
the depot to witness the arrival
Of the Plainville brass band which was to
give an entertainment. Theyoung couple
were there and were enjoying themselves.
Suddenly the girls father appeared and
demanded an explanation. This was not
forthcoming and hot worde ensued. All
at once the, father, it is charged, struck
Barber in the face and followed up the
attack by slapping the young mans
cheeks several times. Barber, while in
the presence OF the girl, was handicapped,
and endeavored to get out of reach, but
the infuriated man followed him up and
sought to renew the attack. Miss Dora then
sprang between the men and to the great
CONSERVATION of the villagers slapped her
fathers vigorously on the face. The man
ordered his daughter to stop, but she
refused and was unceremoniously carried
la her home and placed under restraint.
Fleeing From Home.
Secretly preparations were made for the
elopement, and on Thursday night, last
the girl let herself carefully out of the
house and joined Barber, who was await
ing her. A few whispered words and then
two forms stole away in the darkness, ,leav-
ing the village lamps, three meals day,
home, friends and several other things be-
hind. Dora hid herself behind a pile of
railroad ties at the depot while Samuel
secured his horse and a "skiddy" or as IL
Is better known, blackboard,
and a few minutes later the
runaway couple were en- route for
New York. Westerly was reached an
hour later and the horse and skiddy were
abandoned. A train took them
TO New London where il
was found necessary to await
the departureof the boat to the metropolis.
Suddenly the girl was taken violently i'll,
and the trip, as planned, had TO be post
poned. Miss Dora grew no better, so the
couple remained at the hotel Friday.
Chased by Enraged Parents.
In the meanwhile the parents OF the
girl had been scoring the country far and
near i'm an effort to locate the runawsys.
The news OF the elopement spread through
the village and 81 told you so" was heard
more than once.
Finally, late Friday afternoon, n clue TO
the runaways was found, and on Satur-