News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-10-04
AN ELECTRICAL ELOPEMENT.

Partly out of pique and party be-
cause her parents disapproved of the
match, Title promised to elope with
George Webley. 1t wasn't a trivial
elopement, getting married before
the registrar in London and going
to Paris for a few weeks, but a run
to Liverpool, a marriage there by
special license and trip by fastest
steamship to New York. Arriving
there. they would cross America and
gradually work their way around the
world and back to London in a year
or two.
George Webley was rich and could
easily afford this kind of wedding
tour. In olden times the parents of
Tillie Markham would have been
more anxious that their daughter
should marry George Webley rather
than the poorer but of course more
moral young man, Tom Bantry. But
times had changed, and it was the
daughters that now looked for mon
ey with their lovers. The girl ad-
mitted to herself that she liked Tom
Bantry best, but he certainly had
treated her very badly. They had
an appointment for a picnic up the
river, but without a word Tom had
gone away, and worse still he had
sent no explanation or excuse for his
desertion.
So Tillie thought she would teach
him a lifelong lesson, and knowing
well that her parents would oppose
the match and especially it's hurried
conclusion, she told George WebIey
if he would arrange for the special
license at Liverpool, she would meet
him at Euston station on the 18th
and together they would journey to
the seaport town, be married and
sail for America the 2Sth in the pow
erful steamship Erratic.
Title concluded it was better to be
married at Liverpool than in Lon
don, as there would be less chance of
the escapade being found out until
such time as they chose to disclose
it. Title agreed that they would
write letters to all concerned while on
the voyage from Liverpool to Queens
town, and mail them there, when
there would be nothing but the broad
Atlantic between them and New York.
Tillie met the postman on the steps
as she was going out of the house
that morning, and he handed her a
bundle of letters. She had no time
to read them, nor in the cab, for
there was barely time to reach the
station, where she found Mr.. Webley
impatiently awaiting her. He had
strongly advised her to bring moth
ing with her. Whatever was required
could be bought at Liverpool, he
said.
81 was very much afraid we would
miss the train" he said as he hurried
her out of the cab. 81 have reserved
a compartment
"Theres another train, ISM there?'
she asked.
ooh, certainly, but a railway sta
ton isn't the pleasantest place in the
world to wait, and since | left my
hotel [ seem to have met every friend
/ have known in London, and all
wanting to know where | am going
sand of course you told them, -
said Tillie.
The young man laughed as he held
open the door of the railway carriage
for her to enter. He quickly followed
her and moment after the 1910
a. m. train slid out of the station
and began it's northern journey. Til
lie sat in her corner by the window
and carelessly turned over her letters
in her hand. Most of them were from
girl friends, but on the envelope OF
one of them she recognized the fine,
bold handwriting of Tom Bantry
She stole a furtive glance at Webley
as she tore open the envelope, but he
was absorbed in his morning paper
now that his mind was at rest and
they were fairly off.