The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-15
Married f3r Fun.
Welded IN A BUGGY AT MiDNrGHT-A
COUPLE WHO WOULD NOT "BACK
QUE"

Welded IN A BUGGY AT MIDNIGHT
COUPLE WHO WOULD NOT "BACK
OUT"
The quiet community round about
Ben Bow, small town in Marion,
county. Mo-, about twenty five miles
from this city, was thrown out of its
customary even channel two or three
days since and set in social agitation,
by the extraordinary matrimonial freak
OF q highly esteemed young couple, in
which pluck had more to do han mt
tnal attraction. The sensation consist
ed Ill that the parties did not want to
marry, never intended to marry, and
had no idea of what they were doing
until the wedding was a fact, the re-
suit of
A THOUGHTLESS DARE.
The particulars, as ATTAINED from Il
correspondent, show TINT the couple,
Joseph Chapman and Miss. Mamie
Hutchinson, one evening the present
week, were passing the time in II con
verSation npon matrimony, without
however, any serious import, Dming
the tete a tete Mr. Chipman thought.
lessly made the boast that he could
back Miss Hutchison out in getting
married. Miss Hutchison retorted thai
he could not do anything of the kind
and challenged him to u trial. The
Young man declared that he would not
g" hack on what he had said, and that
there would he q wedding that night
unless she concluded To take back the
challenge. The Young lady was dis.
posed to defy the Young man, and
while neither contemplated any seriou.
ending to the affair, neither
WOULD GIVE Up.
The brideard0m; TO he sure, thought
tina, when the ordeal came the lady
wonld hesitate; the lady beiievet, fo,
very excellent reasons, that the Young
man, when the test came, would Ell,
his challenge and postpone the cere.
mnny. How much both were mistake,
was realized before many hours had
passed. It. so happened that there was
no authority competent to perform the
ceremony nearer than Emerson, fnul
miles away, where minister resided
The young man proposed to go after &
clergyman and have the nuptinls cele
brated that night. The young lady
not to be out.lon. in proposition, de
clared she would accompany him, an(
save time and trOnhle. The coupl.
left home in a buggy, late at night, To,
Emerson, with no intention of fignrin.
as principals i'll II wedding, and iravin.
their acqnaintancrs laughing at wla
they deemed n tirst-rate joke. Arriv
ing ut Emerson. neither of :he partir.
WIS prepared for surrender, and eaci
determined to see how far the othe
would 60. The minister was hunted
up and got in readiness, aud at mid
night
SITTING IN THE BUGGY,
/ the words were said, the parties join
ed, and the benedictiOn pronounce,
before they realized Il e situation
" hat makes the affair the more inter
estimg is the report that the bridegroom
vas engaged to he married tU n yonn,
lady of the nrighhmrhOnd, and intpndr,
and desired to fulfil the contract. III
is the son of a well-ta-tl" and respecte.
farmer; and will, it is hoped, prove
| good husband. The couple, tlnng
married when they did not want tu
have concluded to accept the situation
make the most out of it. Though mar
ried on a dare, may they never hav
cause tn regret their midnight nuptials
THE sEQUEL-A SAD ONE.
From party residing ut Ben Boy
we learned yesterday that the pariir
to the wedding that occurred in tia
town few days since, an account q
which was puhlisheh yesterday, are i
a sad prrdicament. The bride Was en-
gagged to young man in that vicinity
and was to have been married in f.,
weeks. The banter which led to til
unexpected wedding was made mt
party at which were the bride thu,
should have been of the bridegroom
and the bridegroom to he of the bride
thinking mt the time that it was a goo
joke. CONSERVATION prevails anon
the four most Interested, who do not I;
present see their way out of u disagree
able embarrassment. The marie
compile have not as yet treated the maj
riage us a reality, and are waiting q
, their respective homes until some WI,
shall he found to release them froI
tier difficulty. The marriage wa
, regular and legal, and sn far there M
. pears to be no help for the parties, VIII
are sOrely distrcsspd.-( Exchange.