Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-03
Strangely Wooed.
Popping the Question
Under Funny Cir
cumStanceS.

Last week an interesting event
occurred in one of the hotels In
Pittsburg. A young lady from q
neighboring town went to the city
for the purpose of meeting her be-
trothed, getting married, and 60
ing to the West to settle there
She was accompanied by her broth
er, who was to act as groomsman,
and the lovers sister, who was to
be the bridesmaid. The intended
husband not arriving in time, the
young ladies arranged that they
sould occupy the same bed in a
room adjoining that of the brides
brother. Having travelled all the
night before, the bride and her
brother being worn out, retired at
an early hour, with instructions to
their companion, whom they left
reading in the ladies' parlor, not
to make a noise when she came to
bed, as they did not want to be
awakened out oftheir sleep. The
young lady getting interested in
her book. sat up at late hour.
At last, getting drowsy, she slipped
off as noiselessly as possible to her
room, and quietly retired, as she
supposed, to the bed occupied by
her intended sister-in-law, and
nesting close up alongside the
blankets, was soon asleep. Hap
pening to waken before her COM
panion, she put her arms around.
as she supposed, the brides neck,
and commenced kissing her and
calling her sweet sister and other
endearingnames peculiar to the sof-
ter sex. In a moment her kisses
were paid back with interest, and
she found two stalwart arms en-
circling her fair form, and instead
of the brides she was in the brides
brothers arms. She had mista-
ken the room. Here was diem
ma, and not knowing how to
explain, she commenced sobbing
as if her heart would break, which
awakened the bride, who came to
the rescue. The young man,
however, refused to let her go,
| saying that a fortunate accident
had given him prize, and he
| was determined not to lose it, and
on one condition only would he
release the young lady from his
| grasp, and that was that she would
put her arms his neck and
kiss him, and promise to become
bis wife, at the same time his sis
ter became the wife of her brother.
He said that he had long loved her.
and intended to ask her that day
for her hand, and thanks to an
accident, he had now a much bet.
ter opportunity than he could ever
hope tor again. The young lady
seeing no alternative, finally sur.
rendered, threw her arms around
the mans neck and sealed the
| bargain with kiss, when the
young man covered up his head,
and she retired to his sisters
room promised bride. She en-.
Joined secrecy upon the brother
and sister, but the thing was too
good to keep. Immediately after
they got dressed the groom arriv-
ed, and after getting breakfast dis
patched the landlord for a minis
ter, who soon came and made the
indissoluble knot. As soon as the
minister got through, the grooms-
man and bridesmaid astonished
the company by taking the places
of their brother AMI sister, and
requested the minister to repeat
the performance, which he did in
less time than it takes to tell it.
"Whats the meaning of all thisY'
asked groom No. one, who seemed
to be agreeably surprised by the
scene just enacted. His new
made wife, now smiling all over,
related to the whole company the
incidents of the past night. Groom
No. two said it was all right; he
did not care how many stories sis
ter told !; that be was the happiest
man alive, and if his wife had
shed tears that morning, they
were the last she should shed, up-
less tears of joy, if he could pre-
vent it; and she looked up at her
husband, said she would never
cry again when he put his arms
around her, for now he was her
own darling husband. The after
noon train instead of one, carried
two happy couples to homes in
the West. where we hone that