The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-15

From the Peoria Republican,
Cole, the artist, has just returned from e trip
down the Peoria, Pekiu and Jacksonville Rail-
road, and while stopping at Forest City he
witnessed rsral wedding which quite throws
into the shade anything OF the kind We have
ever heard. While at the hotel, In the eve
ming, party drove up, and assembling IN the
parlor sent for the landlord. They had come
from the prairie, and were In search OF an
official 10 tie The knot that should make them
one and inseparable forevernore. Cole was
invited to witness the ceremony. ana
ascending to the parlor, found Tie e1.
peclaDt bridegroom, ma man ~, aoohI hI,.Siny lTlsy
damsel OF twenty, waiting impaliently
the arrival OF the parson. For some rea-
son no minister could be found, and they
were obliged TO tall back upon young Fellow
newly elected Justice Oflhe peace, anu VINO
had never before officiated al ceremony of
this Kind, he was very nervous at tne taea
Of having to perform the ceremony, ana nsd
brought with him copy OF Every Man his
own Lawyer,' and ..Hayne's Township Laws"
through which he searched for desired
form. Not Hndipg one, and the crowd grow
ing impatient, he told the couple 10 stand up
before him and hold up their right hands.
This dcne he pronounced the following unique
charge
"You and each of you do solemnly swear
that In the cause now upon hearing, you VIII
tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth, and that you will love, honor,
cherish and obey each other during the term
OF your natural lives, 30 help you God"
Both answered solemnly, Il Will" aad then
the Justice charged them dollar each, and
pronounced them man and Wifi. One OF the
friends then produced jug Of whiskey from
their wagon aud proceeded 10 compound o
punch, OF which the whole crowd drank
freely, and had o dance. AS they could hnd
no music, their efforts we're pranclpaily con-
fined TO jgs and break-downs. At last the
psrty concluded 10 put the happy couple to
bed. The bride was willing to go, because
she said che was tired and her shoes pinched
her feet. The girls OF the party io0k her on
to her chamber and soon disrobed her, ana
announced TO the young men that every tMng
was ready. Al repaired 10 the bridal-cham-
Der, where the face Of the new made bride
was sweetly reposing on the pillow. After q
romp and the perpetration OF the customary
jokes, the young fellows intlmated 10 the
bridegroom that they proposed to diyest him
OF his wearing apparel and put him by the
side of his wife, He demurred. and then
scuf1e ensued. The bridegroom was as strong
as all OK, and getting angry he blacEened one
fellows eye and tore another ones coat OH nus
back. In the turmoil the whole party got out
OF the room, tumbed down stairs, ana brought
up In the barroom, where, good order being
restored, everybody took q drink. In spite oil
all persuasions, the newly married man deciar-
I'd he wasn't going TO let them take OH hs
clothes. His comrades then got rope, and
making moose. slipped 1t over hls head and
tried 10 drag him up stairs. They neatly
choked him 10 death, when the landlord inter-
Tered and cut the cord. Then they fastened 1t
to his leg, and In trying to drag him up stairs
broke lounge, tore down hand rals and half
the banisters Finding that they couldn't get
him up stairs, they went up to see u they
couldn't make the bride get up and come
down, but she locked the door and
wouldn't let the crowd In. Some OF
them got hammer and nails, and get
ting ladder put it up on the outside OF the
house. climbed into the brides apartment,
and nailed up the door solidly, Vowtng II the
bridegroom wouldn't let them put him to bed
he shouldn't get In the room anyhow. They |
hid the ladder and went Off The happy man |
finding The coast clear, walked quietly to his |
room and attempted 10 thter. He couldn't
ret In, and he fran,lcally shouted: Jenny,
omen the door," JeEny informed him that 1t |
WAS nailed ND. He tried 10 Kick it open, when
the landlord lnterftred and told him he was
not going 10 have the furniture OF the mouse
ruined 10 that way. He went out and TILED
TO find the ladder. but couldn't do II. Al last
some one remembered that company OF
liehtning-rod men had some ladders ut the
other end of the town. So down the newly |
married soul FASTENED, secured aladder. and
at 4. 80 in the morning succeeded 10 Joining |
his BRIDE In the room above. The noxt morn
ing the party returned home, declaring that
they had had the jolliest wedding ever hnowD
In that section. This Is no fancy sketch, but
a bona flde occurrence. We could give the
names Of the parties II we wished.