The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-01-05


been the mother-in-lsw sought tho ad-
fv.es and services Of a laaal 'frIon1, who,
however, for reasons similar thlt induc-
ed Jobs Turkey to lean against the
fence TO gobblc, declined to commence
m ACTON for "Lrelch OF promise" and
TINS ended this transaction, and its in
cidenta, which may be denomnatod,
"The Side Shou," leaving the viciimized
young lady with the melancholy rcilec-
ton thai, "crvI hoiy has 10 lie mdlsgra."
To return to Miss Jo," who all this
time acted as though she delighted TO
'Hlrt," and was Is excessively at fault in
this respect as our hero is seen to have
been in regard to promises and failures
10 perform. At this period the two have
trained into that mutual love which can
only exist between those who have cul-
I tivatod their affections with express re-
ference to each other. \ full understand
ing is arrived Mt; the wedding day" is
set; and all things are heing made Iea-
dy. TheprIlm!narics have been Grrang-
cd. The style and ordor OF the ceremo-
mes are fixed. The Purson isagreod On.
Friends are invited. 4 splendid supper
is being cooked, and all are busyin max
ing "al things now ready" Hope swells
their bosom which throbs now as one,
as to-day is Tuesday, ON Thursday they
marry, 80" enters the quiet village to
make some additional purchases for the
occasion. Unfortunately, orperhaps for
tunntcly for all concerned, she is met
with in town By an old admirer, who be-
ing entirely Ignorant OF the impending
nuptials, inadvertently obtrudod himself
upon her company home. While he was
known T. love and admire "Jo," it was
elaIly us well known that she had re-
poItedly rejected him as II lov4r. She
had no thought Of anything but u fare
well ''iirtation." And the poor fellow,
thus being tempered with, had no though
Of what the morrow Was to bring forth,
for he having spent the night under her
parental ROOT, it was now Wednesday,
and the day following she was to be
united in everlasting wedlock," (Which
in these days means, until the parties
become tired ofoach Other to the young
hero whose ltymcnoal exploints have
been but briefly detailed. But alas he
to whom she had 50 long adhered--to
whom the morrow was to seal her iurey-
or, permitted the demon OF discord to'in-
wade his bosom, and with tie spirit Of
jealousy lie repaired to herresidenca and
found her in ]couyersatiCn with Ais past
:.lnl, but who's. doom he he'd now fixed
.%11eyer, N3 was supposed, when becoming
her to another apartment demanded that
size should .. oAcy Surrender 10 him LIS
likeness wEich she had worn so long 1t
mad almost become fixture OF her per-
son. AT this demand she become be-
wiidered. She stood in mute silence,
transfiNed, as it wore, in her position.
S~peeeh4ess, lop che tima size spake not
a word. But he to whom Tomorrow
was 10 Join herforever, taking advantage
/ Of her situation, slatchcd the locket nom
her side which contained the image Oi
his person, and saying: "GOnsider our
engagement broken" bid her good morn
ling and departed. Left tEus in that
craz.l condition which disappointed love
can alone supcrinduce, She staggered
back into the room from whence size had
been cal,elaud in which her former suit
OF was still seated, and he having become
acquainted with The surroundings im-
proved the opportunity to press his
claims to supply the vacuum SO recently
made. III tie tumu.t Of her passions his
offer was accepted, and the coming Of
the morrow was Needed not, bat on The
principle that,
"Timc and tide waits for no mNn,"
the preacher was called in, The rights Of
%matrimony~ solemni2ed, and tho supper.
which had been prepared for 90 and
r. b. d., was consumed by the marriage
guests OF so" and jim. II. B. D. hay,
lug heard Of the arrangement ATTENDED
Is nj OF the number.
The morning after "the wedding" ON
young hero visited the Bride and Groom
and came away with an armfull of letter.
accumulated during his second courtsLil
with The lady. After i two-days honey
moon the new husband departed for hi
former home. when the wife immediate
ly entered BuryiIle, making enquiry Q
! the whereabouts of our hero who was t
the time III Knoxville, but returnin.
at dark and being informed ofthe soarcl
that had been made, he Immediately sc
out in the direction she had gone, anc
! neither of them have been heard ofsinct
And now this subject is dropped for
ever, holding The original text, "TitI
what measure yc mete, it shall DO meas
! ured to you again" to have been full
, verified in the facts here related