Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1875 — A Romantic Elopement. [ARTICLE]

A Romantic Elopement.

• The fore part of this w-eek a little romance in which Lockport parties figured developed itself, and may bear relating. Some years since—eight or nine—on a steamer from Liverpool bound for New York might have been found, if you had on a searching fit, a family named Stewart, consisting of the father, mother and several children, among whom was Mamie, who was destined to be the leading character in this story. She was then a rather small girl, pretty and winning in every respect. On this same vessel, acting in the capacity of steward, was a young man of good appearance and address named Frank Brown. We can’t say whether it was a case of regard grew by degrees during the rather lengthy voyage, but let it suffice to state that an intense affection for each other came into existence and was a continued one, as the end will manifest. Well, like all things the ocean trip ended, the separation came, and the Stewart family finally settled( in Lockport as their residence, and the “ briny deep” soon divided the loving twain. Here let it be said that no doubt eternal constancy was declared before the separation. The years passed on one by one, and Mamie grew up into an extremely pretty little lady of sixteen summers, well educated, and might have created a big furor among the young men had she so chosen, but she didn’t. She was the personification of truth to the memory of Frank. But what had become of Frank all this time can’t be told; but any way, who should appear in this classic burg about a year ago but that very gentleman? Years of seeking had they-. proper reward at last. It is one of the occult things as to how he lit upon the right place, but it was no doubt through that strange magnetic attraction that no one explains satisfactorily. Frank had ever remembered and adored his Mamie of yore, and all was lovely. But now comes the trouble. Parents don’t take any stock in Frank, for some reason or other, and Miss Mamie is not permitted to see him, it appears. However, “cruel parients” are sometimes circumvented, as you are aware. As all events they used to meet occasionally; every now and then Frank’s name was registered at one of the hotels, and he and some one else might have been seen together promenading the quiet back streets in the evening. This lasted several months, but finally drew to a focus. Last Friday evening Miss Mamie requested her parents to call her early the following morning, as she had some particular business to attend to. The young lady walked down town, but fails to return at the customary hour; parents get anxious, and begin to search for her. All to no purpose; no Mamie could be found. The explanation of this singular disappearance is that the eight o’clock train that morning bore the young lady in Frank’s company to New York, where, all preparations having been made long beforehand, a quiet, pleasant little wedding took place last Monday evening, and while you are reading this Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown are on a steamer bound for Havana, their constancy rewarded, their trouble! o’er. May they 7 be happy, live to a green old age, etc .—Lockport (N. Y.) Cor. Buffalo Courier.