The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-01-05
\ POSTAL EL0PEM ENT
HOW THE MAIL CARRIER BLUFFED
HIS SWEETHEART'S FATHER.

the >orrel Mare Was Carrying United
states Mall Bag and the Angry Parent
Was Afraid to stop the Runawa,s Eioped
tndcr Government Protection.
Somehow this contention of Che
street ear employees and others who be
lieVe that United States mailbag does
not confer high powers upon bohtail
horseear or any other uncommon kind
of vehicle serves to revive memori IS Of
the elopement OF Luke Marshall and
the Myers girl.
There never was such an elopemcnt
in the history of the Teton country. 1t
was the most deliberate. tranquil and
letsmcly running away with which re
cord had before or since dealt. The
elopement was two days In its progress
from one given point to another, nAd
the given points, which We're Myers.
ranch, up in Maryyille, Col, and Rex
burg, down ON the mesa, were scarcely
more than eighty miles apart. And
old man Myers hung around In the rear
and in front and at the flank all that
time, trying to stop the enterprise, but
being utterly baIlled by hearty oh
SefNanCe ana regard Tor law.
Myers used To talk about rights and
| Justice and law and all that kind OF
thing Il great deal, and had made
speeches ut many n mountain meeting
| against violence and Illegal acts and 80
| on.
Blame it, he argued, If you PEG.
pie so ON lynehin' rustlers instid e
sendin EN- down TO Evanston for trial
you'll never git no postoitice ner any
other favor o the COMMENT. but1l sCay
right on, passed. o. ignorant exiles.
And he argued so well that lawless jus
| tee actually ceased. and eventually a
star-route postal delivery was estab
lished by an approving government,
aud in recognition of Myers's services
he was doomed for Postmaster and
Deputy Marshal both of which offices
were given to him. After that he was
more legal than ever,
Luke Marshall carried the mail from
ReSburg riding the pass ON his sorrel
mare, and it WAS quite natural that he
should fall In love with the girl at the
pnataace Now Myers, for all his ear
nest talk about lawessness. had al
ready lamed two men and shot the ear
off another because at various times
they had tried to prove to him that he
ought TO let the girl marry. Luke Mar
shall was no such fool as these One
day when he was ready to leave for
Rexburg he called to the postmaster's
daughter TO fetch her jacket and come
on. Tho girl came out and Luke lifted
her mp to comfortable seal upon the
mailbag behind him.
Here, What's them?' cried old My
crs, Marshal and Postmaster
oh we're going over the range to
get married" said Luke casually.
We're clipping.
Old Myers drew up his Winchester,
"1ule! Git down oif'n there he cried
Il want fair aim to shoot that Teller
square through the eye"
This was where Marshall's nerve
come out strong. Get out of the way,
you Anarchist" he cried. Don't you
see you're delaying the United States
mail, A man of your age! man mold
in two public Offices! Delnyin the
GOV ment of the United States as is
! represented in this sorrel mare an this
bag Stand aside or I'll have YOU as
Deputy Marshal arrest yourself rs "A
private citizen, an call yerself AZ Post
master to witness the breakin OF the
law
Old Myers slowly let down his sln.
You mean youh-he mumbed.
Il mean that this sorrel mare repre-.
SCENTS an actually Is the Gov'ment OF
the United States an you delay her on
her travels at your risk.
But hold on Luke. That's my
girl
Marshall drew his silver watch. Are
you an Anarchist, an outlaw, an at
taeker OF Gov 'ment, an II fanatic?" h.
inquired. IT'S 10 o'clock. And as
Myers sullenly stepped aside the elop.
ers started off at slow jog.
Old Myers followed them all the say
to Rexburg and tried to catch Luke III
his Governmentally endowed sorrel
mare. but without avail, for the mail
! carrier knew his limitations and did
not dsmount until he reached the JUS
! lice shop in the town. And of course
after that the law-abiding Myers
couldn't be expected to shoot his own
son-in law mail route or no matt
route