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November 22, 1872
Connecticut Western News
North Canaan, Salisbury, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
A young lady from high society in Poughkeepsie elopes with a stranger she met while traveling, marrying him secretly despite her father's refusal to consent without credentials. She leaves home pretending to shop on Main Street, and the couple flees to New York.
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A Clandestine Marriage.
Our social circles were considerably shocked, recently, over the clandestine marriage of a young lady in high life, to nearly an utter stranger. The lady became acquainted with her suitor while travelling during the summer, and he immediately sought her hand. The father, however, desired the young gentleman to show some credentials as to character before he would consent to the marriage. This the young man failed to do, but it is believed secretly met the lady at various times, and finally persuaded her to elope with him. The lady left home with the avowed intention of making some purchases on Main street, and nothing was again heard of her until evening, when a boy appeared at her parents' residence with an envelope. This when opened was found to contain a marriage certificate, the marriage having been performed some hours previous. The happy pair are supposed to have left for New York.
—Poughkeepsie News.
Our social circles were considerably shocked, recently, over the clandestine marriage of a young lady in high life, to nearly an utter stranger. The lady became acquainted with her suitor while travelling during the summer, and he immediately sought her hand. The father, however, desired the young gentleman to show some credentials as to character before he would consent to the marriage. This the young man failed to do, but it is believed secretly met the lady at various times, and finally persuaded her to elope with him. The lady left home with the avowed intention of making some purchases on Main street, and nothing was again heard of her until evening, when a boy appeared at her parents' residence with an envelope. This when opened was found to contain a marriage certificate, the marriage having been performed some hours previous. The happy pair are supposed to have left for New York.
—Poughkeepsie News.
What sub-type of article is it?
Romance
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Love
Family
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Clandestine Marriage
Elopement
High Society
Secret Courtship
What entities or persons were involved?
Young Lady In High Life
Suitor
Father
Where did it happen?
Poughkeepsie, Main Street
Story Details
Key Persons
Young Lady In High Life
Suitor
Father
Location
Poughkeepsie, Main Street
Event Date
Recently
Story Details
Young lady meets stranger while traveling, he proposes but father demands credentials which are not provided; they secretly meet, she elopes pretending to shop, marries, and they head to New York.