Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-11

ROMANCE II REAL LIFE-A CLERGYMAN liv-
ing not a thousand miles from Proctorsvlllc.
having attended a matchmaking, retnrn-
ed to his home about one O'Clock on New
Years morning, and found team hitcbed
IN front of his door and young couple in his
house. The object of their visit was soon
made known 10y the young man, who in
formed the clergyman that he wished to be
married TO the young lady who was in the
other room arranging her toilet
The clergyman suggested that it was an
unreasonable hour for a wedding, and pro-
posed that they postpone the nuptial cere-
mony till the next day. In reply to this
the young man said that they were not in
tending to be married until the next dav.
but had concluded the evening previous to
take trip to his home in Jaffroy, \. Ii. and
were going down to Winchendon on the
night tain. The story was so plausible that
the clergyman married them. They LETT and
went TO the hotel in the village where they
spent the remainder of the night. In the
morning they went to the depot to take the
train for Ludlow, neglecting to pay their bill
at the hotel or for their team hired at the
livery stable. The landlord followed them
and demanded his bill Of the bridegroom.
which he paid. The livery stable keeper
also went and presented his bill Of three dol
lars for the use of the team. This bill was
also paid and the man returned to his stable
ana discovered that the whip he had furnish
ed the young couple was missing He went
back immediately to the depot and demand
ed pay .or the lost whip, which the hapry
bridegroom handed oyer On returning t.
the stable he found the runners Of the sleigh
I~..Ly &.
leave before he could reach the denot
FASTENED thither and presented a bill for the
third time to the happy bur unlucky man.
who paid i've dollars Tor the damage done to
the runners OF the sleigh The cars soon
arrived and took the Young couple to Lud-
low, and the livery stable keeper returned |
to his stable. On examining bis sleigh more |
critically be found the beams Of the SLEIGH |
were also broken. Hitching up team he |
soon started for Ludlow and found the voung |
bridegroom, and for the fourth time present !
cd OIL, which was this time Cancelled with 4
a i've dollar greenback. Nothing more oc-
CURED to mar the pleasures Of their honey
moon till the up mail train arrived at Lud-
low, Wheu OF stepped young man in search
oil the runaway couple. TINS man had
bill to present to the young bridegroom. who
had proved his rival in this love affair. the
iacts OF which were that the two Young
gentlemen then confronting each other had
Doth been Counting the same girl but lover
NO. (who had just arrived on the train in
search OF the fugltives) got the girl to prom
Ice TO marry hIm, ana after they had an
pointed the wedding DAY, invited lover No.
: TO attend the festivities. The invited lover
however, stole march on his rival. and on
The evening alluded to procured team and
went TO see the lady, when. after few min
nts conversation, they agreed to proceed T.
the minister's residence as above, and h. ,
come Twain 1i one flesh. The truan. gIrl,
however, dId no; fail 10 array herself in the
marriage garments furnished hor by lover
no. /, We, when learning Of the proceed
nss' was greatly ineensed thereat. and upon
meeting his rival at Ludlow. claimed ;bar
the naughty girl bad promised to marry him
ma that be had bought the clothes that she
lad on her at that time-her wedding suit
he bridegroom remonstered in vain with Inc
elected lover, whose indignation woult h.
IuIeted with nothing short of full pavment
or the nice clothes that he had furnished tho 7
reacherous girl. But here the BRIDEGROOM {
vas IN bad situation; such inroads bad Z
zen made upon his financial resources. tbst 4
his last bill 1.-THE unkIndest cut Of alD over ?
lied them, aud he was unable to nav il how 2
nuch soever he might have desired to. But j
is relentless opponent was uncompromising
his demands. and nothing short of all the
bridegroom : money and watch would satisfy
is wounded heart and depleted pocket book.
At last the bridegroom yielded to these
tern demands. and gave up hls watch and
'st dollar, and doubtless feels rich in the
ossession OF one who has forsakcn another
ID agreed to cling unto bin alone througb
tc.-RutLdnd Herald, Jan 4th.