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Show -t- . Wl:E BOt XI) TO MARRY. Roraantio and Exciting Kloppineni of ' Minnesota Couple. Kochkster. Minn.. April 10. A story eonies to this city from the village of Oronoco, ten miles north of here, which for sensation and romance is not ofte 1 equalled in natural life, but partakes par-takes more of the uaturo of the fancied tale of a novelist. It is related a follow: fol-low: Last Sunday morning al about 1 o'clock, n wcll-iippeariug young couple came to Clark's hotel in Orouooo, saying say-ing they were mail ami wife, ami applied ap-plied for lodging. Their team was reeking with sweat and tlioir buggy plastered with mud. The landlord, having his suspicious aroused by the general condition of affairs, questioned them closely, and they seeing that they were suspected and becoming sensible of the folly of the course which they were then pursuing, toM him their story. They were eloping; and intended nothing wrong in representing themselves them-selves as they did. but that the lateness of tho hour forbade them ohhduing tL-e services of a minister, ami that it seemed them there was no oilier way of obtaining ob-taining shelter till morning without arising suspicion, which they wished to avoid. That if a minister could bn oh tallied they ery much w ished to be married at once, for they greatly feared the pursuers would be on their track and that the morning would see them appear. , Although it, was 2 o'clouk in the morning, Mr. Clark yielded to the tearful entreaties of " the girl ami the 'solicitations of tho young man and conducted them across the river to the house f Jitslico of the Peace N. Riefsiihler. 'Tho yt lllig man had obtained a license, ami they swore an oath that they were of the rctp.ii.slto age. The justice saw iw reason why he should not marry them as they requested, request-ed, ami the ceremony was duly performed per-formed al 2 a. m. Sunday. ' Tliev continued their lliirhi on Sun- day, ami art: said lo have taken the train on the Milwaukee road for Chicago. Chi-cago. The groom's name is William Poole. He is a resilient of Wabasha county, is about 22 years obi and has a somew hat checkered and shady past. He shot one Strickland in Wabasha county some three years ago. for which he has been lining time al Stillwater penitentiary ami was only released about two weeks ago. The britle's maiden name was Anna MayWyatt. She is 1H yeaiy old and very comely of face and liguro, ami up to the time of her, present escapade lived with her folks iu Wabasha eouuly, who are very nice people, her father being a well-to-do fanner. i , The engagement of the young couple antedate Poole's lnearnati,jat Stillwater, Still-water, ami the girl's relatives having fears," which the subsequent results proved to have been fully warranted, had taken great pains to prevent her from meeting Poole on his return. Poole went lo Wabasha Saturday ami took out a license, and the Might was made about I) o'clock that, night from a card parly, which the two went intending intend-ing ut n neighbor's house. They drove twenty miles through the mud to Oronoco, Oro-noco, arriv ing there, as has been stilted, at 1 a. iu. Sunday. The bride's father is very much grieved anil incensed, ami those who know him say it will not be well for the young man to appear in his presence for some lime to come al least. |