Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-04-07
Marrying Under DaHenliies.


returned from the wars to his home ne;r r
to the State line aiviaiiig Kentucky anq
Tennessee. The 6rst business he t. tniditd
to was that of marrying The girl be had
lett behind him, when he starred out to
seek the bubble at the cannon S mouth
y large party was gotten up by the brides
family, and man who was conceded to
be justice of the peace, because he bad
held the Office for twenty years before this
cruel war was commenced, performed the
ceremony that united two living hearts
that had but u single thought After
these rights had been Observed there " af
a feast Of hog and hominy, roast turkeyS,
pumpkin pies, etc, and several gallons
Of forty rod whiskes to be discussed. In
the course Of 'hutian events the newly
welded pair. were put to bed according tc
| tire customs still in vogue adoiig- the 'ru-
ial population Il ~ - '.''.i ~. 7.
They had ,scarcc began to realize the
situation, before there Was Il great rafting
at the door, ana IN imperative dcmapv
Tor ;Lcm to arise, Some psying person
| had just disc5ver,d that the 'nilgistfatt
| was r6ta regularly electeI ictr, and
was not a justicca all. Alarm took
them all, and another justice was, sent ;ol
! who lived some miles distant. Before
midnight the knot was tied again and'thc
anxious pair suffered to retire for the see
ond time. 80. 60. = -
TIE first cddt,rtcmpts was discussed
freely by those wb6 had not gone home
and the various contingencies of the mat.
ter thoroughly investigated, Al at once
it was found out that the last Justice lived
in Kaintuck, while the c.ifemony !i.l bcct
p4rs3rmed just over the Inc ii Tennessee.
Fharc was Hurried rush up stairs, ana
anoh'r IrJn4mtof the r.ite al,i groom
They came down stairs somewhat iis,at-
isfed with the turn matters had taken
and then the whole party went down.the
road thrce-quartcrs of Il mile ill they got
into the State where the squire lived ,nno
there tie wedding rites were periJlmcJ
Tor the third time. Tnc brides mother
not satisfied With all this comedy Of cr-
rors, had, some iti'hc before dispatched i
swift messenger for Il stated preacher ana
when they got back to the pi,crnal mln
sion, to make ull things safe, the kno
was tied for the fourth time h. the man
of q NJ. BY this time the frat cimpa
of daylight was strcakpg the ea.'c.n Sky
| Wcmicl Of by the experience ano
anxioties of the night, they were al
last suffered to retire inpeace Half an
hour had not elapsed before, there was
another confusion in the house. A thun-
dcring knock at the chamber door Of the
young couple. made the groom thoroughly
mad.7, lie told whoever it was that il was
too late, and swore he would not get ny
again for ali the mistakes in the world.
lie would whip the first man that dis.
turbed him again, he didn't care who i,
was. A grui aemaIl to open the door,
if he did not wish to have it beaten down,
and the rattle of Il misket decided him to
submit once more to the imposition.
On opening the portal, he: was con
fronted 3ty a Federal officer, and ,tbe
words, you are my prisoner, come along
Vaihly did he plead to have the ppriivvil.
ege of giving bal for his appearance, and
all his Offers Of bribns sefe as useless IA,
the idle wind The officer charged will
his arrest was incxnrablc, and now the
chap is spending his share Of the honey
.Aoon at Columbus, in the guard-iousc
While the disconsolate maid, lis bride
wceps for him ut home - Hemp. BaHeEn