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-rELOPEMEKT fflJUftfflSOII' GOUNTV.• -above haughs at Unrelenting Parents as well as Xaocksmiths.SIFf*«er Baffled In His Pursuit ol‘ His Daughters Affianced.Tbs Bblcs on III a Track and Carrie* OfT a Bride.•itafltihesoCOiffheth80klle:baanwsw]wlthdcoreelthaiWe hare just received the particulars of asuddenelopement, which occurred recently in Taylor Township, near Elizabeth, Harrison county. It appears that a couple of young people, as young people will, had fallen in love with one another, and continued keeping company until they finally resolved that they were mated in heaven,and pledged their troth to one another. This tact coming to the knowledge of the male progenitor of the young la^, he swore by all the gods at once, that the consummation of the ardent hopes of the young pair should never be realized.Matters stood in this condition until the time referred to above. The young man had visited the county seat and procured a license to marry hiB lady-love. The cruel parent, by some means, ha£ his suspi£ons aroused, and he kept watch and ward over his fair daughter. But love laughs at unrelenting parents, as well as locksmiths. When the1 young man approached the premises to carry off the young lady, the father caught sight of him and gave chase, but the pursued doubled on his track, and came back to the' house. While this waa£ transpiring without, the/ young lad^r arose; from her-bid, and fearing^nereturn of “daddy,” only I gave herself time.tqpullon one stocking and ^j slipe, when ehe ^^ped froin the rear door of the house into the arms of her dear Adolphus, and the two together hied them to the nearest?magistrate where the hymenial knotff d wasfso /strongly tied/that '‘nothing*snort of thfr'law Sn make a separation, j ' '4 ?^ ’The old gentlemen is now smothering‘ liis wrath, while the young folkk are enjoying their honeyraodhdn the neighborhood. Ift?e were permitted advise in this case, we should tell to the father to take back his daughter to his bosom, forgive hisribn-in-law for out-witting him, pat them both on the back, and bid them God-speed in the journey of life.dicaSilefa’prcecvielsie►-erei-ena!■tlifitntj1lt;nah
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New Albany Ledger Standard
New Albany, Indiana, US
Wed, Dec 25, 1872
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