A Romantic, Elopement.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1651, 6 March 1886, Page 2

A Romantic, Elopement.

si- X tffiWRO I?RES3 SSSOOIATIOK. ) ; |p ; : Ne^>£ymouth, Friday. ; £ The T-aranaki herald gives an account ittfjanj elopement,- -attended with more" 'than the iusual degree of the romantic Swhicli is feported; --to have occurred ia ;Taranaki,.a-day . or two ago. It seems rthat "'& ■ifettfeij^u*- one of the out settlements became enamoured of a young lady whose daily avocations were performed m some humble sphere m the village inn. His affection was reciprocated and the parental consent and bless* ing were solicited, but family pride waa up m arms at the bare foought^of such. a , man went dejected away. However, ; the /pair put their heads together to contrive apian -to overcome Ahe obstacles^and, the result was that an .; elopement waa arranged. Biispecti^g.-sbmething'cof > |his rtoVt the mother and 6n> of her"' sons took h'oise one day and hastened ttq prevent the consummation of the disign; -.They arrived on tljupjSQene just-in: •. time, to •• patch, the pair leaving m a tra^-vAn altercation at 6nce ensued between tKe brother and th« lover, and it ended m a- battle.'hetween them. The lover got the worse of this engagement, and unheroically .offered .£5 io.be allowed to|carry' out his intention unopposed. This ■vvras refused, arid the bid was raised- "to and then]! i£ls. The mother desiring to. eet her daughter once more beneath her own roof craftily auETgestedthat they should all journey hack tb "Her house and talk theWatter overl The mother's horse was-placed^at thodisposal of the ilpverj while.; she herself took a seat behind, her; daughter m the trap, and m this wa,y,.theuiofherand daughter driyingji^- front, and I'he'b'rother md the would*- he-'o'rbther-'in'-law bringing up.the rear^ they journeyed to the parental mansion. Arriving—opposite the gate, the tw6'm6h dismounted, and the mother alighted from .the .'vehicle. '••' Axe-ypa clear^of the steps, . mother^, dejur. ?". asked the daughter, and on being .assured 1 she wasj.thp^^young , lady struck the trap horse", -while Jit the J sa^io' -time' the Bwain jumped' up,' and Hhey drove with'- all haste tbrough L New -Plymouth and >on to Waiiaraj- wHere-they •caught.'ra'riiieamer on the point of leayinej. .ijThe I'ad^dle^honei being too much jadftd^by $heir double journey^ were. useless m jjhe, pursuit, and address ot the p^irts v n'ow-k(irhe :^heife in [the Auckiah'd pfpvinciai^district. 1 -