Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-01-24

dodging the rebel bullets. he considered him
self esaalita almost any
3 La -
2 sforit5,3 therefore, eslled on his friend,
"a leo. Nalther, Who s'keeps q. saloon at the
corner o. Morgan and Twenty First Streets,
and offered George fifty dollars TO get bin
"goea, plump faLand .docile wife George.
.hsdsno license as a matrimonial broker, but.
itbei6p Christmas lime, he thought be WOULD
piaysa aiittle jokeS-at the expense ofEpoor
Uhsrley. Observation-Disclosures
with ,his;intention, and dtheysentered into, the
conspiracy with good. VIII. :. :':.ca's,.1s -
. Among gahe sfipnls coEsHlted Halther
were 'Joe GottYald and Anton JoFgen..' Joe
adsabrether who vas 8 smooth faced, rosy
checked eboy 1t and plump as='n head OF
cabbage, and Uuil of@mischief Joe's brother
y was dressed daupssin the >gergeous,array of a
bride. and "a grave. looking Hessian was en-
gagged to play the part of Justice 7of the
4peaesT apdi TO the nuptial knot .'Gs'f1 20
y:lforits Ssssdelighted with thsiappearance
of his Gbride.H. He considered that he had
obtained g great bargain and at. once &C.,
ecepted her as his.sbetter haif.a Asroom in
Walthes's house was nicely scrubbed BY
Jorgen, and tksraethe marriage ceremony
was performed. Moriia vas in. epstacies. As
ssoor, as the moose was fairly around his neck,
he gave the-a a'Sqnireg a$5 for his$tropble,
presented S. to- Jorgen for sornbbing the:
room; and made young. .Gottwald o present Of
t$l5sasa bridal GIFT. ~ - ez;i.T 'sEs %
The lfherality sof the happy man did not
stophere.T- He sent out and invited q num-
her of acquaintance sto,the frolic, and spent
gf5 for wines, cakes, and cigars. - The spree
vas kept up uutii;a late; hour ra1d when the
wedding guests at last took their departure,
Moritz; was informed that the sister of his
bride wss.yerysi ,sande desired Mrs. sMoritz
TO, sit; mp with her that night 9it'would be
take6i as q favor ifsbo would rsu1ain. at his
old dasrters suutil morning, WHEN be could
como aud take bis wife homes - - I.
fMoriiz Reluctantly agreed to this arrange
ment, but fearing something might be wrong,
he demanded Of the Justice his marriage
.certiacate. He was handeda a card obtaining
the. following words, ,s,s Rewardo of merit spre'
aented. tc-.Lepis FeelteE, by Al. e. Secsr,
Eteacher.nn With this document, JIG his pocket;
M9ritz fetired to bee, thanking his; good for
tune that he had at last procnsed D young and
Handsome wife. He slept" but little: being
ffesYeristi With anxiety; and fsarfalii that he
would wake up sud efud 'itall q dreanE |
..Meritz Ras moi 81 singgard sths,uext morn
ltiug,r but, bright and early, he arose aud has
3stenss1 over to Walt1ers House to fetch MS
]sbriaa9 Hs1as informed that there iwas no
lsG6r persea there, land after going nearly
crazy. aud searching all OYER the house, he
was told that. he had been. made, the victim,
[ef practical joke. For, two dayss poor
/ MoriifS was confined to his room, refusing to
eat Of drink, aud diisdainins a,f offers bf con.
ISOLATION. fIe now InSditated revenge, land
1iooklfhs ptppercd cdaresfnoE oEtainais4He called
force, aud officers Bosseau, dickson
! and Eolaule arrested George Wslther, Anton
Jorgen and Joe Gettwald,. en,a charge o
obtaining money pnder false pretences. The
9b5e1ss Jdstice could nSs be found, and Jee,e
4 Young brother abride1 was also missing
4 Ihe thfsc 6SenRdre faken to tbs oallaboose
and will be examined before. ..fde, Recorder
on, q, charge Of felony, They begin. 70 realizs
tie fact that a. praeticsI, joke can be carried
too far, and they viii be lucky If they escape
without Being bled To- tWics tho p2tentso
]iheir Yictimssss .srses ~; 81 ,ea5sasG s.ia'