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now as the young man came up to [miss?]. Enough was heard between the alone couple to convince] the ladies in hearing that love and matrimony in mutually and resolved on by this couple the overseer and miss M.S. - He persued her used every means by persuasion to induce her to fly with him and soeon be married - she insisted that she was not then ready - She had not come at that them to meet him and that her clothes were not fit to be married in - he affectualely parried this her reply by telling her that considering the only way they could must they must marry if they married at all her clothes were good enough. She answered him, her friends would all be mad with her - to which he said, "did I not tell you this before we had so far proceeded and you told me that if I waited till your friends t g become willing, I might go without a wife my life time." yes said the fair one, and then told her lover though she could not go then, she had not denied him and did intend to. She loved him said she better than any one else, and that on the following Sunday she would marry him - would run away with him. Such was the discourse between these lovers and much more. At the time of day appointed, the overseer's friend drove up in a gig the lovers escape to the hymeneal altar. The young parsuded his lady love in every kind of affectionate and pathetic appeal he could to induce her to go with him - but was before observed, she wanted nerve and tears flowed plentifully to the relief of her feelings - whether from the tender professions of love which her lover from her lover and his and her fear that they could never be each others, or duty, to her friends and her own standing, or a sense of her degradation triumphed most here to determine to refuse to go and weak, is most exactly known, but judging from what is already known of her, it was fear above of her friends which thus affected. (I could pity her but this is not the right place.) - So ended the present scene a promise first being mutu ally vowed to marry in future. This overseer and his friend being gone, Miss M. requested the ladies have to keep secret what they had just known of her to which they assented, supposing she had determined not to marry this
The young man just gave (omitted) the youth and inexperience of this quite young lady had precepitat into an [unpraull?] which she either lead or world repeut of and that they would not explore her by devulging what they knew not withs founding tthis promise not to divulge tee ladies sisters coined not divest their minds of the opinion thatyoung [mip] would still marry the young man she kissprofeped to love so as juously. nearly a week papes away are any thing more is heard of this affair was hot the whole was discovered and that the friends of the young lady who was so near being wived costed the whole blame on the fanily in which the scene above deseribed happened ( I say happened for luck was never intended to be there) The gentleman of the house was not at at home not withstanding on his head the luck blame way hurled as well as on his wife and sister the visiter. mentioned. The gentleman was ignorant of every thing of the kind until his wife informed when he came home and as his wife as he said had promised [mp N.] to keep her case a secret she duly made her husband an exception on account of so serious an affair happeningat his house in his overseeres and persisted his secrecy too which he thought prudent now comes the practical exemplications of the wisdom of those saying mentioned at the begining of this account letters breathing anger and vengeance [??????] with [grasert] abuse was slut by [Mip M's] guardian to the gentlem an at Bethel charging him his wife aand sister with having tried to [undull?] his young ward against her will and almost indefiance of her, to runaway with, and marry his overseer. for more than a week the guardian was a madman without reasow releesing to hear the true story and nothing but severst retaliation and revenge it is to be remarked here that the gentleman spoken of and the guardian were and had been for two or three years previous the best of friends and were obliged to one anohter for many favors but he to whom by far the greater part of
gurtleobligations were due was the guardian who being the wealthier and certainly kind natured had done many favors for the man he now held in such expectation. The wrong version of this affair spread over the county and community at large likewild fire gathering as it spread the young lady had many respectable friends who made the first inprefsion but not one who consulted realtor believed the story against the gentleman his lady and sister the guardian's brothers and many his relating still were friendly with the accriminnated man and blamed their brother and tried to bring him to reason butin vain here was a bright fine harmony in a neighborhood and a cooler of friendship between families. The young lady it seems was freed to a disclose the whole matter whom it was known she was carried in toa room and on [ingeusition?] [????] [spanish?] rear impose on her the being in a novel situation young [?????] and mortified [????] [?????] best take the could for herself knowing the blame on the above mentioned ladies, declaring she had never promised to marry, that she was taken by surprise and nearly fereed off by the two ladies who were present. This take so couple ly exculpated young [Mip M.] in the opinion recepary to shield the young lady's standing a can thary opinion is now gaining growth and until it be sew what will be this uphhot, I forbear to write work about it. I think I have been quite imartial in the above narration. [lousidining?] the indigiation with whiel I have been [accaroually?] filled in relation to his affair one might be suppose that was not impartial. But have when I undertake to tell facts, hurtle is my guele nut even my imclination loan prevaricate from the bath
Oak Lawn 14th (W.) 1837 The Times. we after hear of hard times. indeed it is the cout of all times, by croakers and those who look ouly truth dark side of the wheel of fur time. but if those ouly are called croakers who coun plain of "hard times" and look on the dark side of fur time's wheel, senely this whole notion are at this time croakers reliving things as all blacknep thinking themselves earelped in dark nep which they know not how to dispel these alas! are hard times and us jesring matter. For the fountains of trade and enterprise and the common [?????] of the whole county, of every neighborhood answer and there will be perceived [???? ??] very faces and excitement enough to convince the most incredselous there the present times are so hard, that healing who are the life of a [??????] prosperity are so "hard run" for many that their cry is a generla disthep. Hundreds if good in[??? ???] families what have for many years by aged a fortime the fruits of thier houlof in dusty are daily reduced to beggary. A storm is raging witle fearful [veuleall?] over the wide spread courthy. All the barks with little or no exception have stopt specie ipues the [solveiay] of bark notes are of course much doubted as money cannot be had produce of all kinds is depreciated town to half its value and at this half price moneycannot be had. The great staples of this mighty confederacy cotton and to fa ced is fallen down to half price and at this money cannot be obtained. The wealthier and here tofore most prosperous men are now hardest preped for money the property of marry is
sold for a pittance in all pete of them. The course quence is, many, very many, of this clap of the life blood of any and all visitors, must fail, often break and as it is from this clap, heat money and employ ment flow to the hard working and pou rer clapes, it inventably follows heat these latter clapes must be deeply injured and in many instances sunk into extreme and equallid poverty. A certain cause has caukered hall and the monetary work and but few know where ot is and their opinion as to this cause both sides know and acknowledge there is a cause for they deel its effects to their sorrow. The great map of the nation that understand nothing of the course hear by its consequence are entitled to have this cause hold up to them to see it unfolded and hear it explained in doing this one giant prejudices to be combatted, the popularity of one man unfortunately it is a most in auspicious moment to inprep the great map of the nation with the real certain facts in relation to the cause of the present unprecedented pres june throughout the whole nation from the [?????] of Texas, from the [????] to the western wilds. The nation is too much phrase yield with manworship whatever conflicts with the doing of their idol, " one man", they human idol was a heal duty inspired will supernatural virtue and with wisdom nearly I give land with those attributes of leeity understood as [?????] [??????] and omni preluce it is to be lamented that the people have so much confidence in the indegrity and perfection and ability of Andrew Jackson