The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-01-15

FREE LOVE IN MIssOURI-ONE.B BRIDE
FIGURES IN TWO MARRIAGES.

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The following brace Of marriages appear
ed in the St. Joscph's Gazette of last Wed
nesday week:
On the 22d inst, by the Rev. A. v. c..
Schenck, Mr.. VIM. c. Williams to Miss
Mary Jane Bradley, all of this city.
On the 22d inst, in DeKalb. Buchanan
County, by Henry Tut, Esq, Mr.. John T.
Yates to Miss Jane Elizabeth Bradley, both
of this city.
We happen to know something of this
interesting farce-this delic table morscl of
scandal, which has been the nine days won
der of St. Joseph, and afforded delicate
tadh for the tongues-the only true perpet-
ual motion yet found-of all the gossipine
old women and scandal vcnders of that yery
moral town.
The lady in question-for one played the
part of bride in both ceremonies-lad en-
gagged to two "sighing swains," and the day
OF marriage with each was agreed upon
but it appears that her mother and sisterly
relatives wished her to marry "Angelo," )"
the man Of her choice, and her parental ,,a
wished her to marry the other, (his favorite,) J
and she wished to stave him off by an en-
gagement, rs she did not at all favor his
suit. But on the morning Of the 22d ult.,
her "old dad" provoked by her obs,nacy,
concluded to have things set on end" at
once, and sent for his choice and a priest, to
have Sunbeam" the artist-for he is one
OF tie ortists-joined in pad-beg our par.
don-we mean wedlock, to his daughter.
The twain came, and the victim was
awakened from her slumbers and marched
in her stocking feet, like horse to Jrid (le)
al, or malefactor to the halter. The ccremo
ny was performed and the Argus eyed parent
fondly thought the thing was did up" But,
and alas for the mutaLility of human CAL
culation, her "deary" heard Of it and went
at once in" 4" conhipshuns;" he ripped, lie tore
his hair, he jumped, 1le-he s-wore; yes,
he did-some. 1t was awful to behold lis
agony, and while he was bewaiing his lost
Betsy, SHE was beslumbering her visage for
him. lie managed to procure an interview
with her, planned All eIopcment in the eve-
ming. and went away with lis feelings
"slightly" relieved.
Night came and cas-: her sable cloud over
the earth, when the cheated lover, with car
riage, approached the brides residence and
stopped at the rendezvous agreed upon.-
Meanwhile the groom had retired, as Shak-
spearc says, ito sleep, perchance to dream" !"
and waited for his consort to tumble in.-
She made some sort Of an excuse to 90
down stairs, and left the expcctant bride
groom waiting in a state of awful suspense.
She did not return; an hour passed on the
wings Of time, and lie started in pursuit of
her. No one knew where she had gone
until the old negress spoke up: "La me,
Massa, she's been gone with Mr.. Y. this
hour" !" The cat was out of tile bag.
Imagine the bridegroom's feelings-to
clip Elysium and lack its joy; to Gull a
bouquet and lose tile most fragrant rose ::
to get a glimpse Of heaven and have the
gates SHUT was horrible! Perfectly
monstrous, too hard for human nature to
bear. lie thought 10 commit suicide but
then it might hurt him, and he Didn't
Kansas Herald.