Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-09-14
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Extraordinary Marriage.

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Our readers will remember that some
time since we stated that it was very usual
for ladies to institute suits for breach of
marriage promise, but that no instance of
such suit in which the gentleman was the
plaintiff had fallen within the range of our
observation or reading. The following facts
may lead to such denouement:
Squire John Bradsher of Person County
n. O., had been widower for only few
months. After the loss of his partner he
felt sadly oppressed with the unwonted
lonliness of his situation, and naturally fell
into the habit of visiting a Miss Frankly
Lea Of the neighborhood by way of dispel-
ling his gloom. 1t is not in human nature
for two persons of opposite sexes, with
warm impulses and throbbing hearts, to as
sociate constantly and intimately without
becoming strongly attached the one to the
other, The thought at first, perhaps, en-
tered the brain of neither. But Miss
Frankly, as is the saying, had the quills.-
Twelve thousand was her dOwry. This,
with her other attractions, (for, mind you,
she was only 81 operated like magic on
the ardent nature Of the squire, who, though
in his seventeen year, was rejuvenized by
the inspiration of Miss Franky's smile He
therefore found no difficulty in making up
his mind to marry her if he could He
proposed-she accepted. The morning of
Saturday, the l4th July just passed, at
O'Clock, was fixed on for the marriage. The
squire procured his license, paid an extra
price for i. in view of the expected accession
to his wealth, employed parsoD, rigged
himself off in suit of black, and made eve
ry other imaginable preliminary arrange
ment for the ceremony which was to con-
summate his bliss.
The daughters Of Mr.. Samuel johnson,
another widower of the neighborhood, were
invited to the wedding. johnson was only
57-Miss Franky's age exactly. They had
been children together; and while they
were both quite young they had loved
He was not satisfied that she and the
squire should marry. On Friday evening,
the day before the expected wedding, seeing
a neighbOr passing his house he hailed him
The neighbor found johnson very much
excited and disturbed. johnson stated to
him that he could not bear the thought of
Miss Franky's marrying squire Bradsher,
and that he wanted him to go to Miss
Frankly at once and say to her for him that
if she preferred marrying him to squire
Bradsher she could do so. The neighbor
insisted on his writing to her letter to this
effect, offering to deliver it. "No," says he
81 am entirely too nervous to hold pen"
"You must go and deliver the message"
Finally he consented, and repaired 10 Miss
Frankly S residence, charged with this mes
sage of love. Miss Frankly, in reply, au-
thorized him to say to Mr.. johnson that if
he would get ready to marry her at sunrise
;be next morning she would marry him.
1t was then late in the afternoon. Hav-
ing no time to spare, he put off under whip
and spur TO Rorborough, the county seat,
for his license, and at the same moment
started off servant to Leasburgh for par
son. The servant took care not 10 inform
the minister what it was his master wanted
of him, but only said that bis services were
required at sunrise the next
Mr. johnson, the minister who had been
engaged to oficiate, and the friend who had
borne the messages of love between Miss
Frankly and the bridegroom, were at their
post at the appointed hour. The marriage
rites we're performed, and Miss Frankly
Lea became Mrs. Frankly johnson.
An hour afterward squire Bradsher and
his retnue we're to come. Accordingly |
the bride hastily addressed note to the
Squire, informing him that she was no
longer Miss Frankly Lea but Mrs. Franky
and that he need not trouble him
self any further about her.
The astonished yet incredulous squire
could not believe the note authentic, but
regarded it as hoax attempted to be
practiced upon him by some of the wild
young men of the neighborhood. To sell
tie the matter he FASTENED over to see his
Arrived in her presence he
presented the note to her and inquired i'll
she wrote it. She replied in the affirma-
tive. Incensed at her faithlessness, he in
duged (who that is mortal would not y in
bitter complaints of her ill-treatment-
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