Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-30
TRUTH Is STRANGER THAN
FICTION,
Romance in Real Life.

Romance in Real Life.
Our quiet, old fogy town has this week been
the scene of a chapter of incidents as start.
ling as any to be found on the pages of the most
m novelists. We will give the facts just
rs they occurred, uni )lding a plain ,unvarnIshed
| tale.
On christmas day, one of our clergymen wal
enjoying himself with his family, when u couple
OF young men called upon him., and one OF
them, whom we will call Mr.. H., engaged his
services to marry him to a young lady of this
place, Miss F.. on Thursday evening at ! O'Clock.
Wednesday night. about nine O'Clock. the same
clerical gentleman was regaIing himself, In
gown and slippers, before the domeslic hearth
stone, when 4 ring OF the door bell brought him
face to face with another young gentleman, born
and reared in this place, Mr.. c., who was just
as anxious for the services of the reverend gen.
tleman as was the aforesaid Mr.. II. 1t was
quite cold and this may explain the nervousness
Of MIR. c.; but he managed to let it be known
that he wished the nuptlal knot to be tied, by
which he would be linked in y life union with
the identical Miss F., whom Mr.. H, was e1-
pecting to wed not twenty-four hours later-
Things were getting interesting, and our
friend MIR. O., saw that something was up. He
asked where the bride expectant of two fond
grooms WAS to be found; and was told that she
had left the paternsl roof and was at the house
of the sister of Mr.. c. It.was u clear case of
the Highland Chief and Lord Ullin's daughter.
The hard-hearted preacher refused to respond to
the ardent request OF the anxious Mr.. c., tell
ing him that he could not marry q daughter
against the wishes of her parents. He pied his
cause, but Mr.. O., was memorable, and SO he was
compelled 10 look Tor help in some other direc.
ton. Love laughs at l~ocksmiths. Mr.. c.
made application to other gentlemen of the
cloth and had his hopes bliEhted by u steadfast
refusal; but, luckily for him, all our preachers
are not so stoicai that they cannot re alize the
Pent up Utica that is in young mans breast.
Some time about the noon of that cold Deem
Der night, he secured the services Of one OF our
most venerable d. DIS, and. by him.. with the
sanction Of heaven and earth, Mr.. c., and Miss
F., were legally pronounced husband and wife.
While this interesting ceremony. was progress
sing, Mr.. H., was in the land of dreams and
fancy's finger was painting before his enrap-
tured eye the Elysian bowers, in which he and
his betrothed. Miss F., would regale themselves
in the glory OF Hymen. Like Mrs. Heman's
sailor boy, he awoke to End that it WAS naught
but 1.-The baseless fabric of a vision;" that
THE well laid plans Of mice and men
Gang aft aglee;"
world u woman's fancy is the most capricious.
We'll, Miss F., WAS now Mrs. e, and she and
her liege lord had placed The cold ami turbid
waters Of the Missouri between themselves and
any fancied danger from Inruriated father or
disappointed lover.
There was no pursuit. MI. II. bore his
troubles like u hero, and was found upon the
streets on Thursday with naught to show that
disappointment, like a worm l. the bud,' - was
to consume the damssk from the roses OF his
cheek.
At3o'clock, p. M. he was met by Mr.. O.,
his clerical friend, who sought 10 rally him by
the remark that he would be at home at Ia
O'Clock according to promise. Mr.. H.. with a
merry twinkle in his eye, replied Every well.
l will call for you, and We will go out and cat
turkey together"
Sure enough, at the appointed hour, Mr.. Q.'s
door bell was again rung, and in a moment it
Was announced that Mr.. II was ieady to take
him to the supper. The clerical gentleman was
manifestly caught by his ownjoke; but. deter
mined not to be outduns. he submitted hims.lt
to the disposal OF Mr.. H., who placed him in q
close carriage, and Tom Young drove them rap
idly, whittier, the puzzled divine could not pos
sibly imagine.
AT last the horses stopped, and, jumping out,
Mr.. O., found himself on the edge of town and
immediately in front of the residence of the
late Miss F., but now assurealy, unless he had
been grossly deceived, the legal wife Of Mr.. C..
Mystery of mysteries! What was it? Was he
dreaming? Miss F., had no marriageable sis
ter; she herself was the wife of another. With
his brain In q whirl of wonderment, he entered
the gaze. and soon was in the house, where
was gathered a select company Of friends.
There WAS certainly nothing scary In this, SO
he resolved to enjoy the joke, though it nigh:
be at his own expense. In a few moments how
ever, he wus called from the parlor to prepare
himself for anything startling that might hap
pen, and in a triee, there walked into the
room Mr.. H., and upon his arm was leaning one
of the most beautiful of Lexington's fair daugh-
tiers, the graceful and amiable Miss A.
Was this a felnt, burlesque? The parties, in
interest. seemed to be seriously in earnest; and
SO, at the houi of previous engagement, when
Mr.. H., and Miss F., were to have been Joined
in wedlOck, and at the house of the father OF
Miss F.. the veritable Mr.. H., and Miss A
were, with solemn impresslveuess, declared to
be one for life.
Never have We known q more romantic history
crowded within the limits of half 3 week. As
the friend of all the parties, it is our hope that
this double drama, which has begun as a come
dy may not end in a tragedy; bat that these two
couples, SO strangely wed. may prove by their
happy lives that theirs are among the matches
that have been t.uly made ia heaven.