Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-09-03
LIZZIE LANKER.
A Queer Indiana WeddIng-Th Pray.
err Of n Disappointed Woman.
From the Kokomo und.) Tribune.

From the Kokomo Ind Tribune.l
On Wednesday last a wagon arrived
in this city from the neighborhood Of
Middle Fork, containing the following
persons Milton Birely, an engineer in
the saw-mill of a Mr.. Morrison Lucin-
da and Mary Ann Morrison, and Mr..
and Mrs. DonOhue, the latter sister of
Mr.. Birely. The object of the Wis
it was to meet Miss Lizzie Tanker,
OF Richmond, Ind, to whom Mr.. Bire.
ly was to be married. Having implicit
confidence in the sincerity and honor
of Miss Tanker, he went to the clerk,
XII Winslow, proved the age of Miss l..
and secured licence. The party at the
proper time went to the train, as they
say, but failed to see Miss Tanker.
Birely was not to lose q wife in this
way, so he proposed to Lucinda MCr-
rison and was accepted. He came down
town, went to the clerk again, return
ed the license, and, upon the statement
Of himself, his sister, and the sister If
his sweet Lucinda, he obtained O new
license. The party then sought and
found Rev Mr.. Pickett, a New Light
preacher, lately removed here, who
bound tie twain in the happy bonds of
wedlOck.
The entire party, happy as so many
morning stars, especially Milton and
Lucinda, struck out for Middle Fork.
But Lizzie Tanker had arrived here
from Richmond and could not under
stand why her Milton was not here.
She sought him, but found him not.
Lizzie was going to see about it. She
found a wagon going to New London.
On this she took passage. At that
place she secured a MI. Funk, q churn-
pedlar, to drive her to Middle Fork,
She arrived at Donohue's ten minutes
after the other party had reached that
place. When she appeared before the
door Birely appeared in the door, and
as 0 o as he saw who she was he turn
ed into something like a petrified man.
For q time he could not move a muscle,
but his eyes OF. close his mouth.
Lizzie settled with Mr.. Funk, and
then walked in. Milton regained his
senses and introduced the visitor as his
wife, Lizzie took the matter more cool
ly at first than could have been expect
ed. She talked kindly, heard and made
explanations, and said "Let us pray.n
The entire party knelt. Miss Lam
ker, with trembling voice uttered the
following prayer:
"Our Father who art In Heaven, thou
who carest for Thy children, who lOy-
est the fatherless, the orphans and un-
protected, have pity on me-. o give me
power to bear this afflictiOn, this deep
humiliation. Have mercy on this new
wife. While l thank thee, o God, for
my ~deliverance from such q tickle hus-
band, from such a pitiable creature, /
would ask Thy blessing upon this poor
wife. Give her grace to bear the afdic>
ton ofsuch husband. Keephim from
drink; and may he become a better
man. Watch over me, Our Father,
and preserve me from ever again an
preaching SO nearly to utter ruin. Give
me strength to return to my home and
preserve my sex from such men. Hear
me and keep me in Thy love. Amen,n
After this prayer, Lizzie, who had ap-
peared to be cool, showed signs of In
tense excitement and tainted. She was
watched throughout the night, was
kindly cared for, but was not able, until
after two days, to return to her home.
bhe left this city on Saturday for Rich
mond.
Mrs. Blrely ghas since been sick and
is still In o dangerous position, =
Milton Bireiey has now his fourth
wife, although he Is not above thirty
five years old.
He was IN tOwnoni Menday, looking
tcr 2 sstratcn. III VIE Esctsaf. M
whose employ he was, not being pleas
ed with the condition Of things, dis
charged him.
The above Is not a fancy sketch, but
True, Is we learn II from the hest au.
thority. y"