Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-30
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Frsm tie Memphis Balleia.l
Net long si7co q Confedsrase ssidisr returned
f,or-, The wars % his hems sssr 4hs State line
dividing Ksntneky and Tennessee. Tbs fret
business be stiesses TO vas thai Of marrying
tie girl he had left behind when hs liTst started
out 10 ssek the bubble serGiEtes at the eaSDon's
Esoaih. A large party 4yas gotten up by the
brido's family, ane man '#ho was conceded .
be Justice ei be pesee, becsuse hs had held
he ofHes fer tWeaiy years hsfeFe this cruel war
he'd cormsaced, PsrfeEmsa tho aeTemony that
united two loving hearts thsi had bat sing @
Thought. After these rites bad been observed,
there wss a feast Of hog and bouinY, Tetss IuI-
key. rumpkin PIES, etc, and several gallons o.
fofty. rod Ehiaky 20 be dsc1ss1d. In tae course
Of kunsa events the newly we5ded pair were
put 10 bed according IS the custom sslii il vogue
su1oHg the Iu1Gl PoFu.ssion-
They had scarcely began 10 TesEzs the "sit-
uz.ion" before thsfs was . great rafting At
their chamber door, and sn imperative demand
for them to arise. ssnio pryiug people had just
,s;scoverea Chat the magistrate was not Fegu-
lsriv elected Officer, sId was not justice ct al.
Alarm took lheaa al, s13 another justice was
sout FOR vrko lived soma nileG disisnt. Before
midnight tbs knot was tisd sgsis sad the ARK,
ious eoupe were sufsIes 70 Teiife tO- the seSoaG
tina.
TIE first conGTstsmps wss discussed freely hy
those who lad not gone hoEze, ard The various
contingencies Of the matter investigated thsT'
eughly. All st enes Il Was found oat thst ihe
last justice lived IN KaiEtCck, while Inc eere-
mouy had teen PsIfoTmed Just over the liHe IL
Tssuessee There Wss hurried rush uP stsirs,
sad anoiSeI sIousiCg Of ;ha BRIDE and gres2i.
They esma 6swa stsirs somewhat dissatisfied
5Eiti tbs Ira EssgaSgs lEd taken, and then the
wLcls psrly vent Gswc tie Tead thEec-qusr'ers
Of a milo i'll they GOT INTO the stais woeEe tie
Tc-lire lived. and shcfs the wedding ntes were
re-foYF1ad for the thiTd TINS TIE brides
pscfher. not satisfied with ~ tbs comedy ef Of
,ors. Nd -s,ne tiue before, dispslehss & swiit
Bnesteneer fo7 q STAYED preacher, and When thsy
oot bscls 70 tie FaiegBsi InsnsioH, 70 InsitS 81
sbirys safe, he Eros was tad for the fourth
SIM by lie mar OF Gcd By tAis tiise the tTst
glimpse of dsyligb. gss sliesking TIC esstefa
Wesried ou. by tie experiences Gnd snxis-
ties of The night, they were st last suffered 10
retire ia peace, BALI an hsur had not elapsed
before here vas another confusion in taa heuse
A tbunderirg knock st tho chamber door Ct The
young coupe uads ths groom thoroughly mad.
he told wEaepeIil Wss that i was "too ieie,
and sFors ke would not get up Egain for al the
mistakes Ia the word He w3uld whip ihef6Iat
man thns disturbed EiHs again, he dian't csrs
Who II was gsuf demand TO open the
docr II he iid not wish TO hsYe il beaten down,
and ths rattle eli ; nlnslsst decided hisl to sub
nit enca more % tho igPosisisn.
OH opening tic poI.sl, he was c,nironted ~
Federal soldier, and tie words, ''yOu sle any
prisoner, esms along with mex
Vsinly did be pissd 10 have tho privilege Of
giving bsil for his appeararosi and al his oileTs
q hIibos sere 90 useless az ;be idle wind. The
oficer charged with his sIrest Vas inexorsble,
ard now tho chap is spenaing sis share OF the
honeymoon 81 Columbia, IL i Eaard-ho1se,
wEie tie diseonsola.e mad, Lis pride, woeps
foy him at home.