The morning times., 1896-12-12
MARRIED OVER 4 YEAR AGO
Elopement of an II Street Girl
Just Brought to Light.
LIT. BYRON AND MISS SCHWAB
She Left Home to Do q Little Shop
ping, Met Her Soldier Lover. Went
to Rockville and There the Cere-
mony Was Performed-Kept Secret
Until Few Days Ago.

Lieut.. and Mrs. G. Webb Byron are
receiving the congratulations of friends.
Lieut.. Byron is a well-known guards
man, and his marriage is a stunning sur
prise to his host OF acquaintances. 1t was
still more stunning to the parents of the
bride.
She was Miss Rosa Schwab, daughter
of the wealthy II street confectioner. To
her many acquaintances she has been Miss
Rosa till within the past few days. But
in reality she was Mrs. Byron, for she
was married November %, 1895, over a
year ago. Since that time the marriage
was kept secret until this week, when
the bride told her mother about it.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
Lieut., Byron, who is from an Indiana
family of high standing, has been living in
the city a number of years. He is in the
brokerage commission business, and has
made great deal OF money. He met Miss
Rosa some years ago, and with him it
pressed his suit vigorously and at last
Won the heart of the young lady.
The brides parents, however, had other
matrimonial projects in view for their
daughter, and the young lover was for
bidden the house. But love laughs at
such threats III city like Washington
and the young people found more than
one chance OF meeting When it became
apparent that the father and mother were
determined to stand by their decision,
Lieut.. Byron thought it was time TO act.
He could not be a soldier, and one OF
Gen. Ordway's officers at that, If he were
not able to meet the attack Of any foe.
SO it old not take him long To think out
a plan by which the father and mother
might be checkmated. At one of their
stolen interviews in Lafayette square the
bold soldier unfolded his scheme to his
sweetheart.
The next day she was to leave home at
a certain hour in the afternoon She was
to tell her mother that she was going
shopping. She promised to do SO and met
the lieutenant according to promise. In an
hour and half she was back home-a wife.
AT ROCKVILLE.
That as on November %. one year ago.
The lieutenant had fixed the shopping
hour few minutes ahead Of the time for
the early afternoon train to Rockville, Md
His arrangements at that end of the line
had been made. 1t required only few
minutes to secure license, n few more
minutes to call on the minister, and the =
young man had won his bride. The next
train homeward bound was taken and
Miss Rosa Schwab returned from her
little afternoon shopping tour Mrs. G.
Webb Byron.
So discreetly did the happy bride and
groom conduct themselves that no sus-
picion was aroused at her home. II any
thing little StriCter watch was set on
her 10 see that she did not meet her soldier
lover. But they met and the lieutenant
was kept posted. The persistence Of sew
eral other suffers at last forced the bride
of year TO confess her deception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schwab have cheerfully
accepted the situation and the young folks
are rather sorry they did not confess
months ago. All is well that ends well
and next week they begin their married
life, housekeeping in a coZy little II street