Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-10-28
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Some time ago=we don't remember exactly
how long-a young lady and gentleman Of Park.
eFsb"rgh, whose hearts beat as one, came to the
wise aud naturaliconcluSion to unite their desti.
MES for lite4in the state. of matrimony. In emu
mcrattng the best young people Of the place
these had always favorable mention. For some
reason or other the father of the Young lady
opposed the match when it was suggested to
Rlm and the only alternative was to run off,
which the young folks decided to d.. So in
company with sympa,hising female acqnaint
ance--a ministering angel she-thet LEFT the
Paternat roof onef fine morning, and:taking pas
sage on steamer arrived in this city about
eleven o'clock atnight, and were here received
oy sympathising friend of@the opposite sex. .
West Alexander, the Gretna Green or this "a.
yored section, was decided upon as the place TO 2
have the business done, and as pursuit was feared
i was thought that .'if 'twere done, twere well,
twere done quickly" A hack was procured at
the nearest livery stable, and amid thunder and
lightning, the rafting showers, and the warning
Of eements,-through one of the blackest nights
and in one of the leakiest hacks that ever any
body took the road in, the four adventurers
reached .Gretna Green. One of the gentlemen
dlSmonnting from the hack knocked upon the
door of the residence of squire to whom he.
had been directed, and after along spell of wait
ing maiden came down in her nightdress and
demanded to know the cause OF the racket. She
was Informed of the nature Of the business in
hand, and that the services of her respected sire
were needed She conveyed the fact to the head
otthe house, and shortly after returned With a.
bed quilt wrapped around her person and bear
ing lighted tallow candle, saying as she ap.z
preached the reeking applicant, that The old
man, like Simon's wite's mother clay sick Of
fever, !" and that in consequence he was unable
tomake the dampened lovers happy. However,
If they would como into his bed chamber he
would perform the ceremony as well and briefly
as possible under the circumstances. The par
Ties accordingly, allert the hack, and following
the maid with the tallow candle and ssthe dra.#
perry Of her couch about her" entered the august
presence. The lovers and the friends stood up.
tue squire assumed "a sitting posture, his shirt
collar open and his remarkably hirsute breast
fully exposed. There were four beds in =tbe
room and each bed was supposed to contain
about three small children, between the ages of
one and ten years. When the ceremony com
menced all doubtsas to the number Of occupants
we're dispe!led by the sudden bobbing up of
nine tow heads, the acalregions beneath which :
proceeded to undergo variety of contortions
and Grimaces, fierce to behold This scene shook
the gravity of the bride and groom and the per.
sons in waiting and caused a temporary sion.
page in the solemn proceedings Choking down
Their risibe faculties, however, the squire recon-
nelced and had repeated but few words.
Wien blessed baby which hud been wing 1,n.
observed popped up in the bed between its
parents and sent up a most violent bowling
ltshttention was directed to the tactical susie,
MAGE Usually applied III such cases, and again
thi squire commenced aud had almost pronoup.
cet the lovers man and wife, when the baby.
Leafing its solace, resumed its crying londer and
anS more determined than ever. Tie excellent
noPer seized the infant in her arms and delib.
eraely arose from the bed in her night dress,
and with ghost like strides, in imitation of Ham.
leti aunt, vanished into an adjoining ROOM
Fhk was.1he eliminating point Of the scene
Fut.losing human nature could stand it no e
lonSer, and the bride and groom, with thei, at
te1fdants, ovcrpowered with offended modesty,
r. 'ptStSS4y teIS GHe EootH1 WhlISt the squire
beloved after the lovers that they were ..bone
off1e bone and flesh of.one Aesh.''
Fee, wearied, abashed aud dubious, the
Pa4y re- entered the hack, the seats of w hich
,Ses now thoroughly saturated with water, and
turing towards this city, reached their hotel
in be satdest and most torlorn plight i,nagina-
BILE "A few hours rest under hospitable roof
so9 revived all hands and they reconcied
themselves to the condition of things, and though
regrding the marriage as moi. exactly the thing
it dght-to have been, accepted it as better than.
nod. At least We never#heard of its being re.
pea3ed, anI if The Lord keeps their memory's
.gr9n, this scene is an important era Of their
livS and will never be forgmten in this word
1IE Heme Journal relates an incident con-
cerfng Count de Lagrange, who is we'll known
in ae sporting world of London and Paris, and
wh1 70 good luck follows wherever he goes
Att a yisitto England, with his horses, where
be I'D been successful in naking.a good book,
andpocketinG the result, he arrived, With a
carht-bag in hand, at Calais. 3 slave YOU anv.