Year: 1875

the pupils of the seminary who had in
terested herself in the affair of Miss Du-
bois and Mr.. Marcy to quite an extent,
that, although the day was delightful,
the young lawyer had not been seen in
his accustomed place on the veranda of
his Office. On making proper inquiry
she learned that he had not been there
at all that day. This aroused her curl
osity and excited her suspicious, leading
her to make further inquiry, and she was
informed that he accompanied Miss Du-
bois to Albany. Without further con
sideration she believed that an elopement
had taken place, and Immediately in
formed the faculty that young Marcy
and Miss Dubois had fled to Albany for
the purpose of being clandestinely mar
ried. This aroused them to the highest
pitch of excitement. The rumor ran
like wildfre through the institution,
reaching the city in short space of time.
There was strange hurrying to and
fro " in the seminary-consternation was
everywhere mingled with the silent mirth
which the affair had created among
many of the young ladies who really en-
joyed the scene. Cupid had slyly found
lodgment within those walls dedicated
to science and study, though all thought
the little winged god was sternly forbid
den thereto many known only in the
beautiful dreams of girlhood. Yet he
had actually been a sojourner in that
temple Of science. One of its fairest in
mates had yielded to his witchery had
fled to his enchanted bowers. Fearing
that the wrath and influence of the
young lady's father and her other friends
would be turned against the institution,
and dreading the odium which an elope-
ment would bring upon it, an immediate
pursuit was decided upon. The sheriff
of the county, with posse comitatus,
was sent in pursuit and proceeded with
hot haste to Albany. Learning that the
lady was at one of the principal hotels
in the city he rushed thither, eager to
forbid the bans before it was too late
Sans ceremony he rushed into the ladies
parlor. Miss Dubois was there enjoying
herself with her friends, but to the as.
tonishment of the sheriff, young Marcy
was not present. The officer had entered
the room sternly determined on breaking
the chains that love had forged with the
strong arm Of the law. He had antici
pated tears, cries and shrieks from the
lady, mingled with deep curses from the
lover, but no ardent lover was there
no priest about to pronounce the solemn
but happy union could be seen.


The lady and her friends, taken by
surprise at the sudden entrance of the
sheriff and his assistants, started to theil
feet In alarm. One of the ladies present
summoned courage enough to demand Of
the officer what he meant by his intru
sion. Confused and embarrassed by the
awkward position he found himself in
he said


We-we--have that is-we want
to find Lawyer Marcy and Miss Dubois
We are told"


l am Miss Dubois, sir. As for Mr.
Marcy, have not seen him to-day
What do you mean, sir ?"


"Why, the people of the seminary
said that you and he had gone off to
gether to-to to-get married, and"


And so they sent you in pursuit o
us, suppose? You will not arrest m,
on mere suspicion, will you? :"


"We had to obey orders, madam.
have warrant against Mr.. Marcy foI
abduction-that is for carrying you of
for they made that out before the Jus
tice," said the officer. The deep, clear
silvery laugh of Miss Dubois, in which
her companions joined, ran through tn,
room at this announcement, while tn,
sheriff and his assistants, finding them
selves "sold as the saying is, retired
greatly chagrined at their singular ad
venture. 1t happened that shortly aftel
Miss Dubois and her friends left Troy
Mr.. Marcy, having business in Albany
proceeded to the city alone by stage
Having transacted his business he re
turned home alone, as he went, to tn,
surprise of the citizens and his friend
who verify believed he had eloped will
the pretty heiress. His own astonish
ment was unbounded when informed o
the commotion and excitement he haC
unconsciously caused-at the seminar,
especially-when he learned that during
the day it was believed throughout tn
city that he had absconded with clan
destine marriage in view that for tn,
time being he had abandoned the Law
for Gretna Green. Nothing could ex
ceed the modification of the seminary
at the useless and ludicrous excitemen
they had produced. For a long tim,
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