The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-05-13
The First Kiss.

arrivals in Cincinnati by
the louisville pnekai was a Young cod.
PIE who, itswas .,idcnt. bore a. more
tender Relationship 10 each other ihan
sbtother and sister, and yet. .vas they ocS
eupied different stat 0 Jaerns, IL Was cets
tain lhey were not husband and wife.
As soon as possible AFTER reaching the
lapding, they repairedto a, hotel, where;
IN conyersation with asoeial gentleman,
the youth copided the secret that. they
were,ap eIoping couple thattbe brideis
.Pa,enik, who resided below zBouisyiIlS,
being, Gke many other progenitors of
the frmale. sex, cruel, peryerse, and hard.
hearted, they had run away, :. aud ,wefe
only anxious to flush the adventure, ky
getting married as speedily as. possible.
He had lardl made The statement, ere
a 'tard featured, middle aged gentlemaa
entered the, e,office, and without obssts.
ing the Young man, walked up to the
register book. ..' =.
= The youth, after significant pres
sure of the arm Of his companion, step.
ped upon one side into another room.
where lie remained until the: elderly
gentleman, having got through the list
of2arrivals,Etarned upon his heel and
WALKED rapidly away. - 2"' ~ - -
."That's bin" exclaimed our hef6:
"he@must have come up by railroad,
aud Is searching for; US = How lucky
that did not put down our right names.
13ut-wbat SHAH we dor" ~ -
D" Well" replied his newly found
friend,t''Ihis is'rathef an awkward fix
| lexpect yon'h have TO 90 fdrther7 up
the river and get married at Gtefns
Green, for the old chap has bad cnun-
lenancedhat means mischief and heql
DO sure tog go to:the court house, SO yoi
won'tbe able to get iiceuse.' ;.
.. LII 60 up stairs and hurry Emelins
I'll ut once" exclaimed The now almost
desesiring,ma . s-'s.. ........ =. -.
"I"u-. can't Nget away before Il
o'clock," returned the other, q" and the
unreasonable. pareat will be sure to bs
aboard. Of the boat ~. -. :.
Hold on. my. lsd," exclaimed his
GOOD natured counsellor "By Joye. /
begin to feel an interest in this matter.
You go up stairs and tell the yound
lady TO be prepared for a start, and in
the meantime keep a sharp lookout, and
don't let tho obdurate father catch you /,
III be back within on hour -
Aud of-be started, leaving the briae-
groom in prospective TO wonder in what
manner he was going to help him out
of thescraPe. ..
Sure enough, within the hour he re-.
turned, accompanied BY certain. gen.
,leman who Was duly qualified, legally
and enthusiastically, TO bind togeibef
hearts that bea, as one" and Ihe bride
being duly notified, thev all made rapid
tracks for the river side, where .tbey
found skif' in wahiug with brace Of
| oarsmcn. -
''Get in aud be quick about it," said
the master Of the ceremonies and
without aword Of inquiry, in they went.
and, when seated; a few lusty pulls took
them to othe middle ofrhe slresm.
s" Now, then" continued he, I'VE ara
cut of the juridiction Of Cincinnati
and there isn't anything 10 prevent The
ceremony being peiformed, so go ahead. ~
Aud therein the tiny Loaf, floating
lNziy down stream, in the: midst Of &
t5eoId, hszy, atmosphere, rhe nuptia!s
were celebrated; and rs the fiual word
was7spoken, the ingenious, manager Of
the affair took bis reward from the rosy
Elips of the bride, BY eheatingthe briao.
groom out Of the first kiss. -. - :, y,
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