The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05
How Bride and Groom ES-
Cap.d From Parsonage
While Friends Waited Couple
Got Out of a Window.
ESQ ped Shower OF Rice and Old
Shoes AM Clught Train.

plainneld, y. j., June 5.-The s'er-
ladder fro N time immemorial the lelp-
f.l acooi sorry 60 elopements, was utilized
effectually atont 10 o'clock Thursday
night by newly married couple, who
were bound to leave the parsonage of the
Rev. A. H. Lewis. without attracting the
ATTENTION Of an enthusiastic gathering
of seheming friends who were plotting
against their comfort in the good pas
tors parlor
Before the wedding, which took place
in the seventh sDay Baptist church At
r,SO O'Clock, the brido was Miss Louise
August Lewis daughter OF tho Rev.
Mr. Lewis The bridegroom was James
Everett kimball weii-known young
man of plainheld. The popularity of the
young people brought together an assem-
blage TINT taxed the capacity of the
church. Directly after the ceremony
reception was held at the home OF the
bride
Information reached the young couple
few hours before the wedding that their
friends were going IN piay all kinds of
Jokes upon them before thoy started On
their honeymoon, and, II possible. intended
{, cause them to miss the l0:l7 tan for
New York city. The bride and bride
groonl-elect consulted as 10 how they
could thwart the plans of their fun low
ing friends There are two staircases I'm
Preacher Lewis's house, but,they are both
accessible to those in the lower part Of
the house, and as Miss Lewis said TO Mr..
kimball:
"rhey will be sure To guard both stUirs,
70 we must find some other way of giving
shem the slip"
"Can't we arrange 10 have that cxten.
sion ladder sent over from the churchy'
suggested Mr.. kimball. Miss Lewis ac
raptad fha nj an rpndily
A boy was engaged TO have the ladder
ready shortly before 10 o'clock. About
half past clock Mr. and Mrs kimball
left their friends in the parlors and went
ursSairs 10 prepare for their trip. hr.
himball looked out the window OF the
dressing room he occupied and saw that
the ladder was there. Then he sent Tor
Mr. Tucker who had charge of door dur
ing the reception, ana told him 20 take
his station at the foot or the ladder an 4
make himself generally usoful in keep
ing OFF scheming friends and steadying the
ladder as soon as he and his bride were
ready 10 descend.
IL was very dark outside, and none of
the schemers noticed either the ladder or
Mr.. Tucker standing guard at its foot.
BY 10 o'clock the guests In the parlors
who had armed themselves with rice and
old shoes and similar tokens Of affection,
sat ieTed at the main staircase. after hav
Ing lOtktfl itlt No'fi 10 Tue Dhtk sttlIf. InlN
leaving, as they supposed, only one way for
Mr.. ard Mrs Kimball TO lcaye the house.
One young man had a bottle Of glue,
which he intended to use in sealing up
the groom valise.
While the guests down stairs were anx-
icusly awaiting th5 climax, Mr.. and
Mrs klmhall were getting ready upstairs
20 step from tho second story windOw 20
the extension ladder that MIR Tucker was
faithfully guarding. When Mrs. Kimhall
had said the last fearful good-bv TO her
Jareats her husband took mis- vnlise and
q rev It down 20 Mr.. Tucker. whu caught
IL. Then he descended the ladder rnu-
tiously To see II it would stand tho strain.
He made the passage safely, then asconded
TO help his bride out OF tho window.
Mrs Kimball " no Is srrightlv, made
very little fuss about stepping over the
window sill To the top rung Of th3 ex-
tension lad Ter, and I'm very few seconds
she on the ground, laughing over
the trick they had played on their friends
In another minute the bride and bri'e-
groom had entorcd the coach which
awaited them on the West Filth street
side OF tho parsonage ana were driven
rapidly TO the Central Railroad station
reaching it an time 20 take the train Tor
New York.
Within few minutes Of train time n
began 70 dawn upon tho sfheminC friends
of the young couple that tho,r intended
victims had eludcd them. When they
rushed upstairs co look for them they
discovered how they had been outgen-
eraled.
The spectacle Of the faithful Tucker
moving quietly away from Dominic
Lewis house a few minutes later with
an extension ladder under his arm. cx-
plained 20 the disappointed guests how It
had been done.