Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-14
From tds Memphis Bulletin.
MARRYING UNDER DIFFICULTIES


Not long since Confederate soldier returned from
the war TO his home near the State line dividing Ken
lucky and Tennessee The first business be attended
TO was that of marrying the girl he had left behind
when he frs. started out TO seek the bubble reputation
at the lannon's mouth. large party gotten up
by the brides family and who was conceded to
be Justice of the peace because he bad held the Office
for twenty years before the cruel war had commenced
performed the ceremony that united two loving hearts
that had but single thought. After these rites had
been observed, there was feast OF hog and hominy
turkey, pumpkin pies &c, and several gallons Of
human events the newly welded pair were put bed
according the custom still in vogue among the rural
popula ion.
They had scarcely began TO realize the "situaton"
before there great rafting a. their chamber door,
and an imperative demand for them to arise. Some
prypg people had just discovered that the magistrate
was not eguarly elected officer, and not JUS
tice at all Alarm took them ALL and another justice
was sent for who lived some miles distant. Before mid
night the knot tied again, and the anxious couple
we're suffered to retire for the second time.
The first coatre.emps was discussed freely by thoee
who had not gone home and the various contingencies
of the matter investigated thoroughly. All at once it
was found gu. that the last justice lived in Kaintuck
while the ceremony had been performed just the
line in Tennessee There was hurried rush up stairs
and another aIousing of the bride and groom. They
clme down stairs somewhat dissatisfied with tho turn
matters had taken aud then The whole parry went down
the road three-quarters OF mile till trey got into the
State where the tqure lived aud there tie wedding
rites we're performed for the third time. The brides
mother not satisfied wi all this comedy of errors had
some time before, de patched swift messenger for
stated preacher and when they got back to the paterna
mnns:on to make a. things safe the knot was tied for
the fourth time by the man OF God. By this lime the
first glimpse of daylight streakng the eastern sky.
Weaied out by the experiences ard an1ieties of the
night they were at last suffered to retire in p:scs-
Half an hour had not elapsed before there another
confusion in The House. A laundering knock at the
chamber door of the young couple made the groom
thoroughly mad. He told whoever il that it
"too ate and swore he would no. &c: up again for all
the mistakes in the void; lie would whip the first
that disturbed him again. be didn't who was.
gruf demand to open the Ioor if he did not wish to
have 1t beaten down, and the rattle Of musket dec-
ded bin once more to submit to the imposition.
On opening the portal no was confronted by Fede-
RAJ SOLDIER aud the words, "you my prisoner,
along with me-"
Vsinly did he plead 10 have the privilege of giving
bal for his appearance aud all bis Offers of brides
as useless as the idle wind, The officer charged with
arrest was inexotable and the chap s spending
his share Of the honeymoon at Columbia in the guard
house. while the dscOnsoate maid his bride, weeps for
hilr at home.