Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-13
AMUSING DOUBLE WEDDING.
A bridegroom Gets q License to
Marry n Girl. and Marries Her Sister
A Wife Bought for IS.
From the Dubuque Herald. June S.

From the Dubuque Herald, June ..
An extraordinary exemplifcatiOn of
female fickleness occurred in our neigh>
boring county Of Jones, on Saturday last.
A couple, the gentlemen being named
Lepper, and the lady, Caroline Suits
man, had loved each other long and well,
and were engaged to be married on
that day, at the fashionable hour of
IL NJ. Lspper had procured his IL
cense, invited his friends, and en-
gagged the officer. But, alas there's
many slip 'twixt the cup and the lip"
especially when "a lass" is in the ques-
ton. Saturday Miss Caroline went from
her country home to Anamosa to COM
plete her wedding outfit; Mr.. Lepper
went there 20 meet her; but not finding
her where he anticipated, after consider
able inquiry he learned beyond doubt
that she had taken the train for Month.
cello. What did this mean? With break
ing heart, and reason tottering on its
throne, the victim Of this cruel treachery
waited, hoping against hope-for the af
ternoon train. His consolation was-odd
as it may seem-his afflanced's sister
Betsy. She assured him Caroline would
be back and marry him; If she didn't,
sooner than to see him left to droop into
bachelorly loneliness any longer, she
would marry him herself The after
noon train arrived-and so did Caroline.
0, the Joy of hope rekindled! o. the bliss
of consumated lovei Now they would be
united in holy bonds, never more
to part till death Not much.
For when he stepped aboard the
afternoon train, on which, as he had
wildly hoped, his Caroline came, and
presented himself to escort her of, she
got her back up, and held her head up,
and turned her nose up, and refused to
be escorted off Nay, more she declar1
ed that her railroad ride was not ended
yet-and she was going-where she
pleased While the conversation was
going on the train started with Mr..
Lepper on board. Mr.. l. rode as far
as Viola, where he got of, while the res
cusant bride went on, as far as Spring
vile. Returning to Anamoss, Lepper
looked mp Miss Betsy Stuttsmsn, inform
ed her thas, as his arrangements with
Miss Carrie had miscarried, he would
accept her offer; he proceeded to the
county Office again, procured the name
Caroline" scratched out of his license,
and the name Betsy" scratched in,
recalled the marrying man, and were
united in sacred wedlock before mid
night
Without following their fortunes fur'
Their, let us turn our attention TO Miss
Carrie Stuttsman. Proceeding to Spring.
vile, she brought up with young man
whose name and lot she on second
thought preferred, rather than become a
Lepper. Rumor hath it that he offered
her five dollars to "break' with Lepper
and marry him. That is what we call
getting a wife cheap; even if the woman
herself should turn out utterly worthless,
her wedding clothes must be worth more
than that If he is satisfied, both brides
ought to be- and Lepper has made the
best bargain of all-for while Miss Carrie
had no children, Miss Betsy had two
This, however, may be owing more tc
luck than shrewdness on Leppers part
for it is not certain whether he knew Of
| IL when he married her.