The Washington times., 1906-09-18
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PAPA ON WARPATH
Young Man SnatcheS Sweet
heart From DOting
Parent.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-UsinE = big tour
ing car TO hurry the young woman from
the home of her parents, Orlando s Pea
body, a Chicago youth, snatched bride
from under the nose OF Mayor George
Parsons of Cairo, III. and much 10 the
mayors chagrin. got 10 Mound City.
few miles away. before any veto mes
sage could be sent To the minister
The bride was Miss Blanche Parsons.
eighteen years old. daughter OF the may
or. Young Peabody took her from her
home. made the trip 10 Mound City at
forty miles an hour. called upon the
Rev. George Fidler. Mound City
cierevman. and was kissing his bride
when Mayor Parsons turblaulnS ofQrF
arrived The interdlct being too late
no harm was done but the mayor OF
Cairo was said 10 be an angry oInclaI
that night
The bridegroom. who is tWenty-seven
wears old. is d son OF Sergeant FeaDodys
an official of the Baltimore ana ONO
railroad who resided IN tmcago Tor
some time, but who died seFerai years
ago.
Peabody Goes to Cairo.
Three months ago Peabody went 10
Cairo and within a few days had made
an impression upon the maids and ma
irons of that city. He was called both
l-ich and handsome. and this impression
grew so conviction when the young
imam brought into town The largest au-
tOmOhile ever seen there. his star W@s
inow IN the asceudenc}- ~.
J Among the young women u-et Dy - -
BODY was Blanche Parsons. one OF the
IhelIes of the city and tire idol ot Inc par
sons household. Peabody spent money
literally and was making hHt Let1"ay
with the girl when, uneNpectelil' ASI
father notified him that he was not Wei
come az the home or BE aEi=eF=t5 anu lhuL
/ his attentions 20 Miss Parsons must
I cease. -
! When young. Peabody was told &c. 70
cease his attentions 10 Miss parsons tIe
Young woman protested 10 her mayor
father, but without effect
Mayor Is Firm.
No that young man shall not enter
my door again" said Mayor Parsons
/ firmly. and that ended il. for the mayor
! is not given 10 wool-sethering
/ And so It happened that the Old plan
( Of fcoling papa and getting into the pa
pers as the bright particular stars in
( an clopement drama was formulated.
I one week ago arrangements were made.
: Miss Parsons secretly carried her cloth-
ine away from her fathers home, piece
+ by piece. and eventually shipped il all
/ 10 s.. Louis in readiness for the day
/ when she would reach ti4at city as Mrs.
/ Peabody
Plan Works Admirably.
The rest was easy. Miss Parsons
went 10 call on q girl friend. Soon a
/ sc-horsepower motor ear pufreG up 10
/ the house and into the tunr&lu clam
/ bered Miss Parsons Mr. and Mrs Ned
/ AisthOrpe Miss Matte MulV.hIH. and
/ Williani Burke. Of Cairo With the
I throttle open and 'icCing soUIc, the
/ great machine emuIated the Elsie Janis
/ car in 'The Vanderbilt Cup.' and ia
/ ten minutes. more or less. wis i'm 'front.'
/ OF the Rev. CcOrgc Fidler's Methodist
parsonage iC Mound city.
! Just after che congratulations had
/ been given Mayor Parsons 4as an
/ nounced 10 be or the telephone, roar
/ Ing his objections. 4"
Mr. and Mrs. Peabody. accompanied
/ by friends, went 20 a suburban station
/ on the Illinois Central ard caught q
1 train for St Louis
/ Mayor Parsons collapsed when ne
heard OF the wedding and last night
be was under the care OF a physician