, 1864-04-30
Marrving under pifaculties.

Not long since, Confederate soldier re-
turned from the wars to his home near the
State line dividing Kontucky from Tennes-
see. The first business he attended to was
that Of marrying the girl he left behind
him when he started out to seek the bubble
reputation at the cannon's mouth. A large
party was gotten up by the brides family,
and man who was conceded to be JUS
tice Of the peace, because he had held the
Office for 20 years before this cruel war had
commenced, performed the ceremony that
united two loving hearts that had but a
single thought. After these rites had been
observed, there was feast OF hog and hom-
my, roast turkeys, pumpkin pies, etc, and
several gallons Of forty-rod whisky to be
discussed. In the course of human events
the newly welded pair were put to bed ac-
cording to the customs still in vogue among
the rural population.
They had scarcely begun to realize the
"situation" before there was great rat
ting at the door, and an imperative demand
for them to arise. Some prying people had
just discovered that the magistrate was not
regularly elected oIiccr, and was not a
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
to retire the second time.
The first contretemps was discussed freely
by those who had not gone home, and the
various contingencies of the case thoroughly
investigated. All ut once il was found that
the last justice lived in Kentucky, while the
ceremony had been performed just over the
line in Tennessee. There was hurried
rush up the stairs, and another arousing Of
the bride and groom. They came down
stairs somewhat dissatisfied with the turn
matters had taken, and then the ra-ty went
down the road three quarters of mile ill
they got into the State where the Squire
lived, and there the wedding rites were per-
formed for the third time The brides
mother, not satisfied with all this comedy Of
errors, had sometime before dispatched a
swift messenger for stated preacher, and
when they got back to the paternal man
sion, 10 make all things safe, the knot was
tied for the fourth time by the man Of God,
by this time the first glimpse of daylight
was streaking the eastern sky.
Wearied out By the experience and anx-
ictics Of the night, they were at last suffered
to retire in peace. Half an hour had not
elapsed before there was another confusion
in the house. A laundering knock at the
chamber door Of the young couple made
the groom thoroughly mad, He told who
ever it was that it was "too late," and he
swore he would not get up again for all the
mistakes in the world. He would whip the
first man that disturbed him again, no mat
ter who it was. a gruff demand to open
the door il he did not wish to have it beaten
down, and the rattle Of musket, decided
him to submit once more to the imposition,
On opening the portal; he was confronted
by Federal soldier, and the words, I" You
are my prisoner, come along with me-"
Vainly did he plead to have the privilege
of giving bail for his appearance, and all
his offers Of bribes were as useless as the
idle wind. The officer charged with his
arrest was inexorable, and now the chap Is
spending his share Of the honeymoon at
Columbus, in the guard-house, while the
discohsulatc maid, his bride, wecps for him
ut home.