AMUSING ELOPEMENT SCENE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2141, 23 December 1890, Page 3

AMUSING ELOPEMENT SCENE.

Still another adventure must be accredited to the Atlantic and a victory to one ef her greyhounds. Some weeks ago a man and his wife, with their infant child, sailed from Liverpool to New York, and there lived in apart ment some little time. At the end of a not very lengthened period, however, the husband endeavoured to give his wife the slip, and after manoeuvring to that end for a day or two ho effected his purpose. The deserted wife, however, made diligent search, and found her erring spouse had taken passage by the Guion steamer Wyoming, which had left New York on Tuesday last week, and had basely loft her and her child behind. Nor did this sum up the terror of his ways, for he was accompanied by some other woman of whom the wife got to bear. There was no steamer leaving New York till the following day, but the determined woman disposed of what portables she could spare, took passage by the Majestic, and landed in Liverpool on Wednesday. The Wyoming, being an older and slower boat, did not reach the bar till Friday night, when the tug Spendthrift went off to meet her, and on board the tender was the plucky wife. When the tug drew up alongside the Wyoming, the fugitives were greatly surprised to discover that they were found, and had lost the race in which all unconsciously they had been competitors. There was no disturbance of any kind, but the successful pursuer, who is a tall muscular-looking woman, marched her partner aboard the tug, and then learned that bis partner was accompanied by her mother. On arriving at the landingstage the first wife descended the gangway, calling to her husband, to “ come and bring her mother.” Then was seen the novel spectacle of the three women, and the apparently disappointed man, marching peacefully up town to a lodging secured by the courageous and strong-willed woman, who had so ingeniously taken her opportunity and overtaken her spouse.