A ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1322, 8 March 1883, Page 3

A ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT.

Ari'elopement of an unusually romantic oharacter,took place recently in Kentucky, l and has ■ caused much excitement in the district in which ft occurred. Miss Marie Moss (says the St James* Gazette) it one of .the-most , upted beauties of the Blue Grass Region of ceutral Kentucky, Of her mafiy suitorß a Mr Phillips appeared to find most favor in her eyes, His horsed and carriage were always at liur duposal. and he was ever ready to do her bidding/'however .inconvenient or unreasonable might be her demands. Under theso.'eioumstancea Mr George White her guardian, not altogether approving of Mr Philips, thought it advisable to send Miss Mobs away from home, and accordingly placed her in the convent of St Vincent de Paul, near Morgansfield. This arrangment did not suit Mr Philips, who determined to carry off Miss Moss, regardless of her guardian's wishos, Driving up to the convent in a oarriage drawn by post horses, he boldly knocked at the gate, and upon it being opened rushed in, loafing tlfe carriage and horses in charge of a servant, The young ladies.of the school were at ihe moment scattered among the firs and overgreens on the lawn, andnero horrified to see astrangor rapidly advancing towards Miss Moss and seized her by the arm. She seemed reluctant to go with him, and struggled with apparent earnestness to escape. At this moment a Miss AVhite, sistor of Miss Moss's guardian, advanced wilh much dignity towards Mr. Phillips with the intention of rescuing Miss -Moaa. Mr Phillip*, however,* drew a revolver and threatened to shoot Miss While if she attempted to interfere. , Mian White then retreated; and Mr Phillips, pioking up Miss Moss. in his arms, carried her quickly to the carriage and drove off at a gallop. The flying couple aiarted for Shawneetown, Illinois, the Gretna Green of the region; but when they reached thii' Ohio they received news that orders had been telegraphed to arrest them. Thereupon foey drove on down the river, and all tris es of them wore lost by their purjjiti!/ When last seen Miss Moss wasweiiring Mr Phillips's Derby hat, her brown ringlets were waving behind her, and she seemed lo be, and probable was, "aa happy as a lark."