Year: 1869

Social Sensation In st. Louisa Bells


Of Lucas place Elopes with q Car


rtage.Driver.


We published yesterday the following
telegram from st. Louis:


The daughter Of Henry G. Creveling
superintendent of the St. Louis Transfer
| Company, eloped few days since with D
W. Tod, her fathers coachman. She is on
heiress, eighteen years old, and quite hand
| some.'


The st. Louis Democrat Of the 7th instant
gives the following details:
"Some time ago-it matters not how
long-a dashing and good-looking young
Irishman obtained the situation Of car
riage driver to popular and fashionable
physician, whose practice is confined to the
upper ten Of Lucas Place and other
wealthy neighborhoods. John was q broth
of boy with smooth, rosy cheeks, spark
ling eye and tidy leg, and very winning
tongue in his head. AS for impudence, he
had full share Of that useful commodity,
and considered himself just as good as the
best man in the wide world. <Ese


In driving the Doctor around to visit his
patients John frequently got glimpse of
the pretty faces that appeared at the win
doWs, and he was not too modest to return
with smile the sly glanccs thrown at him.
One face in particular attracted Johns
attention, because it was very beautiful,
and because, too, it threw upon him such
tender looks that his heart was carried
away entirely.


"John, being hopelessly in love, set to
work to lessen the distance existing be-
tween himself and his charmer. He saw
the great barrier which, like giants
causeway, separated his idol from him, and
he resolved to oyerleap it and make her his
own. After revolving in his mind many
plans and expedients, John came to the
conclusion that he would become doctor.
He saw in the example of his employer that
the wand of the physician opened the doors
of the wealthy and fashionable, aud that o
good-looking doctor was the pet Of society.
He read the list of the successful physicians
of the city, and found that many Of them
had married into rich families and Why
should not he get o diploma, marry an
heiress, and live in De Soto stone front


"Getting " diploma, however, is not such
an easy thing. John resigned his situation
as Jehu, and read medical books diligently
for several weeks !; but the hard words re-
fused to stick in his memory, because,
faith, the image of the belle of Lucas Place
was there in full strength, and there vas
no room for the MateriG -Hedica. He per-
severed, however, and as a medical student
visited his beloved, and they exchanged
VOWS of everlasting fidelity. The affair
came to the ears of the rich parents of the
young lady, and they set their faces reso-
lutely against the match. John was for
bidden the house, and the belle was locked
up in her room and watched by one who
WAS more vigiiant than a Spanish duenna.
But bolts and bars only added fuel to the
flame Of her love, and in her solitude
SO romantic to be locked up and watched


"John, after vsinly trying to master the
contents of hie books, threw them away in
disgust, and obtained situation as con-
ductor on q street car. He watched his
chance, and at last found means to commu
nicate With his lady love, and learned from
her that she WAS willing to defy her parents
and throw herself into his arms on the first
opportunity.


:" To make long story short, the young
lady managed to elude the vigilance of her
jailor, and flying On the wings of love to
her darling conductor, they were united in
the holy bonds of wedlock in spite Of Pc
rental opposition. The wedding took place
day or two ago, and the young couple are
now spending the honeymoon at quiet and
genteel hotel in fashionable quarter of the
city. The parents Of the lady were, of
course, greatly shocked at the conduct of
their beautiful daughter but VIC venture
to say it will not be many days before their
anger subsidies, and that the old man will
yet live to be as proud Of his son-in-law as
Colonel Benton was of General Fremont.
We suppress the names of the parties, but
the circumstances are true"