Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-18
LOVE FOUND THE WAY.

never conceived prettier ron ance
than the courtship and marriage OF Mr.
Patrick Henry Fnznugh, of Baltimore,
and Miss EudoIa Davis, the pretty
daughter of Mr.. William Davis, OF Ware
Neck, county village in Gloucester
county, the former home of the FIiZ
hughs. After one of the most exciting
and roundabout elopement trips, care
fully planned in order to avtii tele
graph aud telephone stations, the
young couple were married in Leor-
ardtown, ST. Mary's county, Md about
midnight on Monday by Rev. Richard
Bickwell, rector of the Episcopal
Church at that place. The couple then
set out for Baltimore to spend their
honeymoon with the parents of the
groom, Mr.. and Mrs. R A. Filzbugh,
arriving on Wednesday. The happy
bride wrote her parents of her mar
riage and beseeched their early for.
giveness.
The couple met several years ago,
while the now happy groom was
clerk in a country store of which the
bride was a patron. Cupid soon
firmly knit their hearts togeth.
er. Six years ago the parents
of young Fl zhugh moved to Baltimore.
He was then eighteen and be came with
them. Though miles of laud and water
separated the young couple, Uncle Sam
regularly carried them fond missives of
love, and distance only lent enchant-
ment." Young Fitzhugh soon secured
"a position as travelling sal. .sman for
shoe house in Baltimore, and was de-
lighted when he found that his duties
would often lead him to the town
of his childhood, where his sweetheart
still dwelt. They soon became en-
gsged.
The only objection Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis had was the girls youth, aud
they withheld their consent to the mar
riage.
The couple got their heads together
and set on next Christmas day for the
nuptials, trusting to the fuFure for the
maturing of their plans. Somehow the
parents heard of it and planned that
their daughter should attend a Peters
burg boarding school and that she
should travel during the Christmas hol-
idays. All arrangements were made 10
that end and last Saturday the you 6
GIRLS heart was saddened at the sight
of her mother packing her trunk and
preparing for the start, which vas 10
nave been made last Monday. Miss
Eudora was to accompany her sister,
Miss Sarah E. Davis, to Petersburg.
Young Fitzhugh heard of the pans,
and decided to Illustrate them.
Now comes the most Interesting part
of the narrative. Last Sunday Fitz
hugh secured carriage with two
hor.es, quietly drove up to the Dav
home, secured permission to take Mus
Eu sora out for final drive, and away
they went. They drove far out into
country, following up the Rappahan-
mock. On they drove, looking for
place where they could ferry the river
and get into Maryland and be married.
At midnight on Sunday they came to
q little place. woke up the good people
and were swiftly ferried across, leaving
word where to send the team. On the
other side they secured another team
and drove until the Potomac, WAS
reached and then crossed into Mary
land. They covered in all exacly
sixty five miles, stopping every now
aud then at some country place for
meals and feed and rect for horses,
which were now in charge Of q friend Of
Young Fltzhugh. Finally, Leonard
town was reached, after circuitcus
route over hills. through creeks and
dales, planned in order to evade tele-
graph and telephone lines.
The couple will remain in Baltimore
for a few days, and will then return to
Virginia to receive the parental bless
ing.