LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM....

HUNT, LITTLE, ABBOTT

Posted By: David (email)
Date: 2/12/2005 at 18:29:39

The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, January 2, 1908

Quite a little sensation was caused yesterday by the report that MISS ORAL,
daughter of MR. and MRS. J.W. HUNT, and HENRY LITTLE, the tinner, had eloped
and were married.

It appears that the couple have been "keeping company" for a long time, and
from the events of the past few days it seems that they must have planned
the elopement with considerable care. HENRY took the young lady to visit
her sister, MRS. EARLE ABBOTT, near Dallas, Sunday morning, and the same
afternoon returned to Knoxville. He had given out the information that he
had engaged to work for Duncan, the Albia hardware man, and would leave on
the Sunday night train for that place.

Yesterday morning a friend in this city received a letter from him,
explaining that they were married at Chariton, Monday. During the day the
young lady also wrote to the same effect, and said they had gone to Illinois
to visit relatives.

It would appear that HENRY, having given out the talk about an Albia job to
throw dust in people's eyes, continued his journey Sunday night to Chariton,
and that the young lady drove from Dallas to Chariton and met him. All
doubts were set at rest yesterday by telephoning to the clerk of the
district court at Chariton, who said the license had been issued and the
ceremony was performed there.

Both parties concerned are excellent young people and from first-class
families. They knew that parental consent was out of the question on
account of their ages -- he is 21, she 15 -- and so took the matter in their
own hands.

While the parents are naturally displeased at the occurrences, on account of
the couple's extreme youth, there is every reason to suppose that when they
are ready to come home they will receive the parental blessing as well as
the congratulations of their many friends.

-- KNOXVILLE EXPRESS.
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