The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29
MARRIED ACROSS A RIVER.
A GOOD JOKE ON A KENTUCKY BRI-
DAL PARTY-"Do IT QUICK,
SQUIRE"
From the St. Louis Republican.

| A Cannelton, Ind, Justice of the
Peace has lately performed mat
rimonial feat which entities him to
the kind regard and business con.
sideration OF every pair of closely
pursued and hotly pressed lovers
in the world. Cannelton is one
of Kentucky's convenient Gretna
Greens-much the better and safer
for being in another State, with
the sweetfowing Ohio between.
Cannelton is so used to young run
aways that the couples are never
noticed any more, unless they have
a notable history. A couple of this
kind sought the sweets of Camel
ton the other day, and got into the
papers.
A pretty little Kentucky girl
was loved by two brothers. She
was not able to decide between
them, and left the question with
themselves to settle. They met
one day on their way to the house
Of the lady, and commenced the ar
gument OF which was the best man
in the old Kentucky style of off
with your coat and at it-pellmell,
rough and tumble-buf1;, and come
again. While they were thus dis
cussing their relative merits, and
both getting very tired of the de-
bate, another young fellow who had
no fraternal rival, slipped into the
house, told of the disgraceful scene
in progress between the brothers,
and asked the young lady to split
the difference and get rid of the
ruf1ians by taking him. The pic
ture he painted her was so bright
that she took him at his word and
both hastened to make tracks out
of the State. They hied them to
the river and on the way engaged
a holy man of Iawsville to come
over as quick as he could and
bring his wedding ceremonial out
fit for their everltstingfheneft. He
agreed to skiff ove4 the river in a
short time and told .eln to go be
as happy as they cesl9-pntil he
came. They crosseslf1 1s.to Can
melton and hastene4 procure the
necessary wedding document by !
the laws of Indiana made and PROF.
vided tor such ventures. They got
it and were walking hand in hand
just outside the gates of Eden,
waiting for them to swing open
with silver music and admit them
to still forbidden joys.
There was just enough fear of
pursuit to make it lively for their
young hearts, and cause them to
tremble a little on the brink of
blessedness. They came to Castle
berry bridge over ripping stream
which was. too wide to jump, and
too deep to wade. The bridge
was undergoing repairs, and
large portion of the floor was torn
up. They stopped and looked into
the gulf below through t. bare
beams. They gazed oveIsto the
Kentucky shore and saf,s.;' boat
full Of mhn rowing across with
steady stroke. Pursued!' That
was the first thought. What was
to be done? They would perish
together rather than be torn asun-
der. Hand in hand they advanc- i
ed one step nearer the gulf, before
taking the fatal plunge through
the gaping bridge beams. A mo t
ment more, and they would have t
been safe from pursuit, and locked t
in each others arms at the pebbly
bottom of the stream. They heard
a voice cry: Hold! rash, ilnpetu- \
GUS children" They looked up and T
saw the smiling face OF Squire Pat t
terson like a rising sun on the other t
side Of the bridge. They knew him S