Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-30

BY DICKENS, HUGO, BULWER AND DUMAS.
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In the southeastern suburbs Of Mem
phis liveth highly respectable old lady.
Fortunately, for society and for the pur'
poses herein contained, there are many
Of her class in that select neighborhood,
and only select few will ever be able to
identify the dramads persoae of 4wice
Married. The nice old lady had son;
he was nineteen, handsome and had sew
eral younger brothers. He was raised
principally by his mother, and was
brought up in the way he should go. he
is our hero, and for convenience we will
call him Davy Crockett--principally be-
cause his name is spelled in the family
Bible without any of those letters.
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& sweet little Miss of sweet sixteen,
lived with the old lady mentioned
in the previous chapter The old lady
not so old, after all, but, cid in compare
SON to sweet sixteen--was the young
lady's aunt; aud the affectionate niece,
being an orphan, lived with her aunt.
She went to school, read few novels,
and had the habits and attractions Of
other sweet sixteens. To avoid using
any real name-not that there would be
any real harm in tive shall call her
Lille White. She is the heroine.
The moon shone of clear nights, when
she was up. Spring came. The violets
bioomed and byacinths perfumed the
air. Under these soft influences Davy
Crockett and Lille White softly fell in
love. 1t was mutually reciprocal, and
doubly returned on both sides with COM
pound interest; and they resolved to
marry, or die like Romeolus and Julius
Caesar.
The old lady found it out and gave
them blazes. Shed teach children to
think about marrying and put them to
bed without their suppera. The moon
ceased to shine, the stars only blinked
like the eyes of blind horse, flowers
we're no longer fragrant, and the sky was
not blue, but the lovers were. Davy whis-
pered to Lille, "we'll match herr" but
we will see who was matched.
Two weeks ago, or about the 18th OF
April, a very young gentleman and Q
younger lady met in Memphis. They
had met before, and now were bent on the
pursuit of happiness. They had come to
match the good old lady, who was re-
spectively their aunt and mother. A Ii
cense was procured at Mr.. John Leagues
Office, and they were married in the most
business-like manner. In the afternoon
they returned home, but did not recog-
nize each other as any nearer relation
than cousins usually do. The young
lady continued to take sly glances at
Davy during the day and to sleep with
aunt as usual at night Davy was evil
IDENTIFY love sick, but never told his love.
He ate lightly and did his chores about
the place without marked change.
The LEDGER of last Saturday week
reached the good old lady's home rather
late. She read hastily few articles and
laid it aside. Another member of her
family happened to glance at the list of
marriage licenses, and there. in letters
nearly as tall as an iron fence, stood the
names Of Dsvy Crockett and Lille White.
A scene followed which turned the house
bottom upward. The young couple con-
fessed all. The aunt relented, and al
lowed her to sleep with her as usual that
night. Sunday the family came to the
city. The old lady was little afraid
that the first marriage was not exactly
legal, and to make quadruple the double
knot, she had them married over. 1t
was done at church by minister in a
quiet Wayne cards. The young couple
returned as man and wife, and Davy has
quit bunkiug with the rest of the boys
and right here we drop the curtain.