Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26
Number IL.

make her have glass OF wine, anu oioo'
me-" added she, 81 declare have spi.
some of tine wine over my handkerchief.
II any doubts whatever had renamed IN
Mr.. WOoIey's mind, he must have been
more increduous than the generality OIL
men, if he had any longer entertained tne
slightest suspicion, and accordingly ne
procured the license for their marriage IN
Radcliff church.
Bridal dresses and presents were pre-
pared, bride cake ordered, and every ar.
rangement made for the performance Oh
the ceremony; on the day preceding
which, however, a strange series OF eVenls
took niace. In the afterpoon Of that day,
MIR. Wooley sent to the house of the Rev.
Marcus Darcy Irvine, to reqest that gen.
tleman to perform the ceremony on the
ensuing morning. The Rev. gentleman
was, however, gone out to dinner party,
and MIR. Wooley, the anxious bridegroom,
sent again and again, at 6 o'clock, at
O'Clock, and at 10 o'clock al night, before
Mr.. Irvine returned home, who then stated
that he would perform the ceremony in
the morning, but that it was strange time
of night to come to a clergyman about such
an affair. In the meantime, the confcc-
toner, who had orders TO make the bride
cake, happening to see one of the brothers
of Miss -, the circumstance was
mentioned, to the utter establishment OF
that gentleman, who Immediately commu-
nicated the intelligence to his brother and
Miss -; and, as was to be expect
ed, finding that their sister had never seen
Mr.. .Wooey nor knew aught of the matter,
they determined that a respectable man
like Mr.. Wooey should not be made the
victim of so cruel a hoax. They, in the
evening of the same day, went to his
house, sent in their card, and desired to
speak with him. Mr. Wooley was at
home, but, being persuaded by Miss Bry-
ers that they found it out and were only
come to stop the marriage, he had himself
denied, and would not see them. These
J gentlemen, however, in the most praise.
! worthy manner, made another effort to
undeceive him, and wrote him two notes,
!, desiring to see him at their counting house
on business of the utmost importance, at
} the earliest hour in the morning, and be-
fore he went anywhere else. These notes
: however, together with their call, and the
and the answer Of the Rev. Mr.. Irvine,
} only strengthened him in the opinion that
their object was to prevent the marriage,
and at the persuasion of Miss Buyers he
felt convinced that they should be inter-
rupted # they attempted to get married at
ST. Mary Radcliffe Church, and that they
had better get married near London. With
this view, the sserin-law was despatched
10 Miss -, to inform her of this al
iteration, and make the necessary arrange
ments. This being done, Miss Buyers in
the most artfu manner, informed Mr..
WOoley the next day that, in consequence
of the brothers having found it out, there
had been great disturbance, and that
Miss -- had left her home, and was
then in the house, where she would re-
main until the day Of their starting for
London, but that no one must see her ex-
cept Miss Buyers, not even the servant, as
her character would be compromised if it
should ever become known that she had
been in his (Mr. Wooley's) house before
they we're married.
In order to favor this deception, Miss
Buyers had procured the daughter of a
neighbor who was kept up stairs by her,
and requested frequently to walk about
"There," said Miss Buyers, "don't YOU
hear her over head walking about, how
agltated she must be, poor thing!" Mr..
Wooley pressed very hard to be allowed to
see her, but this was still refused, and ten
der billets were passed by the hand of
Miss Buyers up stairs and down, almost
every hour; and at length, in compliance
with his tender entreaties, the lady above
stairs agreed that on his retiring to restat
night, he might shake hands with her, but
that he must not attempt to force his way
into the room. Accordingly on going to
bed at night hand was put out through
the eoor, and tendsrly kissed by him,
which hand it now turns out was that of
his sister-in-law, Miss Buyers. On the
fou nth morning it was arranged that thew
should start for London, and the supposed
Miss - descended to the carriage
thickly yelled, and accompanied by Mr..
Wooley, Miss Buyers, and male friend of
Mr.. Wooley's. They proceeded to Bath,
where they dined at hotel. Miss Bry-
ers and the lady in one room, and Mr..
Wooey and his male friend in another.
The male friend then returned to Bris-
ol, and the other parties proceeded TO
London, where license was procured.
and after fourteen days had transpired,
which by law they were compelled 10 re-
main, they married, Miss Buyers officiating
as bridesmaid. After the marriage thew
drove to the country, and visited the Isle
of Wight, Southampton, &C., driving every
where with four horses, and .living in first
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