A BRACE OF ELOPEMENTS.
As a proof that " there's no acoountlng for taste "we note that an American paper contains an account of two strange elopements — a Olergyman'a daughter with a Tusoirora Indian, and a pretty school- | mistress with a nogco *' as blaok an a trump epade." In the fleet place It ! appears that the Indian told a olergyman'a daughter, aged 17, that he waß a Spaniard, and lived with some titled Europeans, by whom he was employed; They ' eloped, bat returned m a few days and sought forgiveness. The indignant relatives having ascertained that tha man waa a ne'er-do-well Indian, ordered him out of the houao. A fight followed, and he was kicked and pounded mercilessly, and threatened with tar and feathers If he ever dased to show hie face m tha neighbourhood again. Tha girl's brother If banting for him, intent on murder. It seems that the schoolmlstresa who eloped with the negro, had Bo lack of admirer*', but turned a doif car to all their pro:test«---tiooß of lore, and seemingly went about her work "like a level headed girl. "gjEUi ponduot has shook?.! her friend^,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1802, 29 March 1888, Page 2
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188A BRACE OF ELOPEMENTS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1802, 29 March 1888, Page 2
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