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Show MARRIED ON THE BAY. Eloping Couple Wed in Open Boat, Outwitting Angry Parents. BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 19. A marriage mar-riage In an open boat In Pacomoke sound was the novel squel of the romantic roman-tic elopement of a Virginia couple. The lovers were Miss Angle Mister and John Spence of Saxe's island, Virginia. William Mister, father of the bride, was much opposed to the attention that young Spence was paying to his daughter, daugh-ter, and forbade her to allow him to call, threatening him with violence should he catch him at the Mister home. Spence paid little attention to the threats, but wooed and won the girl. An elopement was planned, and Spence procured the license In Virginia. Arriving at the garden gate, which was the appointed spot for the meeting, the young man uttered his familiar whistle, and, to his surprise, Instead of his lady love carrying a satchel, her father appeared with a shp.tgjm, and-''if'iVw and-''if'iVw ancw a' cha3 th,:oui-h r-orrirrelda and marshes until u late hour, when Mr. Mister, thinking that he was thoroughly thor-oughly rid of Spence, returned to his home to enjoy peaceful slumber. Yesterday morning Spence went to Princess Anne, Md and secured another anoth-er license. He then met his sweetheart, found a minister, and with a few friends embarked in the boat. They sailed Just acro?9 the boundary line into Maryland waters and were married. A large number of Maryland oyster-men oyster-men witnessed the marriage, and pay it was the most novel affair they have seen In many years. |