The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-30

Il IRE sIR0EBiES OF An OHi"AN Wtio ASiD -, -
WANT THE NEWSPAPERS TO HEAR OF HIS
MARRIAGES. From the Columbus 90 STATE
Journal. l--About three months ago q young
man residing in the northern part OF ths!
city called at the probate judges otfiee ana
conveyed the information that he was ariX-
ions to try his luck in the married state
He INQUIRED II. he procured the license the
matter could he kept out OF the hands OF
those nnewspaper feliers." He was desi-
rous OF keeping the matter secret lot
some time. for reasons which he did not see
lit to communicate. The deputy informed
the young man that lie (the deputy Wouiu
| do his best to preyentha publication OF tne
license. but i? the names were demanded
he would have to give them to the paper
that called fonthem. This the young man
did not like, and so he concluded to not IN
yest in a matrimonial moose, and took DIS
departure. -. "a, 90
| Cured to him as to how he could clrcum-
| vent the newspaper gang and get married,
too. So he hired young man TO go 10
Madison county, and procure the necessary
PAPERS in that county. Acting upon this
purpose he put up a ', and the friend went
| to London and soon returned armed WIN q
| license. ;, -.
| The next move was to get his girl, oflVe
down across the line between Franklin anu
Madison counties, get married, and return
lust as cute as anything could be. One
afternoon he and the girl started as pro.
posed, and carefully avoiding any chance OF
being discovered, kept up sharp LOOKOUT
for the county line. At last they struck IT.,
and were soon directed to the home OF q
Justice OF the peace, who resided just across
the line. When they reached the abode OF
the Justice the shades Of evening were 1ail-
ing very fast. but that did not make any
difference.
The officer was found at work on the
woodpile splitting wood. Their mission
was made known, and as they stated that
they were in q great hurry the justice told
them to alght and he would perform the
ceremony then and there. 1t was so dark
by this time that the justice could not see
to read the names of the parties or where
they were from, but supposed everything
to be regular. The ceremony over, the JUS.
tice informed them that he would Nil out
the necessary blanks next day and forward
the license by mail. The happy couple then
started for home, almost tickled to death nj
the manner i'll which they had fooled the
newspapers.
Time passed on, and nobody guessed
even tUdl TUE CouIiC b"li DSSh hh"AA NSNs
But the license did not come rs he had
promised Finally the mothcr-in-laW be-
came uneasy, and ut her instance the Young
man wrote to the justice. In few days a
reply came chat when the justice came to
/ fiji out the blank he found that the license
had been obtained in Madison county; that
he 1.-THE iustice) resided in that county, but
that the woodpile, on which the ceremony
was performed, was in Franklin county,
and out OF his Jurisdiction: therefore, the
Justice had conscientious scruples, and
would not certify to the marriage. lie also
recommended the young man TO get out
license in this county and be married right.
or over again, il it was not right already.
This information stirred quite breeze
in the family, and finally grew 40 strong
that the young man went to the Probate
Court Monday and stated the case. He fur
Their said that it was the desire OF the glrFs
for wife's) relatives that another license be
taken out and have the work done so there
could be no mistake. He had no doubt but
that they were really married, but was COM
pIying with the wishes of friends for the
sake OF harmony. With this view OF the
case he found himself in another dilemma
when he found lie had to take an oath in
taking out the license that neither OF the
parties named in the license were married.
1t puzzled him for some time, but he finally
took the medicine, and as he left the othce
stated that he did not care how often the
license was published, that he had had
enough trouble trying to keep his marriage
secret to do him Il lifetime.