The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
Marrying Under Difficulties,
The following is from the Richmond En-

Ihe followlng Is from the Richmond En-
quirer:
Not long since Confederate soldier re-
turned from the wars to his home near the
State line dividing Kentucky and Tennes-
see. The first business he attended to was
that of marrying the girl he had left behind
him when he first started out to seek the
bubble reputation at the cannon's mouth. A
large party was gotten up by the brides
family, and a man who was conceded to be
a Justice of the Peace, because he had held
the Office for twenty years before this cruel
war commenced, performed the ceremony
that united two loving hearts that had but a
single thought. After these rites had been
observed there was a feast of hog and homi
ny. roast turkeys, pumpkin pies, etc., and
several gallons Of forty rod whisky had to be
discussed. In the course of human events
the newly welded couple were put to bed
according to the custom still in vogue among
the rural population.
They had scarcely begun to realize the
" situation" before there vas a great rattling
at their chamber door, and an imperative
demand for them to arise. Some prying peo-
pie had just discovered that the magistrate
was not regularly elected officer, and was
not Justice at all. Alarm took them all,
and another Justice was sent for who lived
some miles distant. Before midnight the
knot was tied again, and the anxious pair
suffered 10 retire q second time.
The first contratemps was discussed freely
by those who had not gone home, and the
various contingencies of the matter investi-
gated thoroughly. All at once it was found
out that the last Justice lived in Kaintuck,
while the ceremony had been performed just
over the line in Tennessee. There was
hurried rush up stairs, and another arousing
of the bride and groom. They came down
stairs somewhat dissatisfied with the turn
matters had taken, and then the whole party
went down the road three quarters Of a mile,
till they got into the State where the squire
lived, and the rites were performed for the
third time. The bsideis mother, not salts
fed with all this comedy of errors, had, some
time before, dispatched swift messenger
for stated preacher, and when they got back
to the paternal mansion, to make all things
safe, the knot was tied for the fourth time by
glimpse Of daylight was streakipg the east
ern sky.
Wearied out by the experiences and anx-
to retire in peace Half an hour had not
idFSCu uOiOAC euOfO W aS ttHCStiS-t COHiuslOu
in the house. A laundering knock at the
chamber door of the young couple made the
groom thoroughly mad. lie told whoever it
was that it was = too late," and swore be
would not get up again for all the mistakes
in the world. He would whip the first man
that disturbed him again. he didn't care
who it was. A gruff demand to open the
door, ii he did not wish to have it beaten
down, and the rattle of musEet, decided
him to submit once more to the imposition
On opening the portal he was confronted
by Federal soldier, and the words g You
are my prisoner; come along with me-"
Vainly did be plead to haye the privilege
of giving bail for his appearance, and his
offers of bribes were as useless as the wind.
The officer charged with his arrest was in
exorable, and now the chap is spending his
share of the honeymoon at Columbus, in the
guard house, while the disconsolate maid,
his bride, weeps for him at home.