The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-01
A PHILOSOPHICAL BRIDEGROOM.
His A1fianced Elopes With a Rival.
Whereupon He Marries Another.
From the 81. Louis Times.

Lexington was the scene of quite
little episode, in the form of dual we'd
ding, within the past few days. The
facts are as follows:
A young gentleman, by the name Of
Tolbert Hickland, residing some two and
half miles from the city, on the Dover
road, had arranged. for bis nuptials with
one of Lexington's fair damsels, Miss
Fannie Jennings, and all arrangements
had been completed for the consumma-
ton of the happy event at the time ap-
pointed, at the residence of the father of
the young lady.
1t appears that Mr.. Russell Gather, Of
this city, had been also paying his address
to this same young lady for some time
past, and on the day preceding the day
set for the wedding, called to see the lady
and proposed an elopement with her on
that very day, to which she readily as
sented, and OH that evening, after the
family had retired, both she and ber
trunk were stealthily spirited away from
her fathers domicile, and she and her
lover, after considerable difficulty in pro-
curing the services of clergyman, were
united in wedlock and crossed the Mis-
souri, river that night at the dead hour of
midnight, where awaited them carriage
to convey them on their bridal tour ard
in search of their honeymoon. Morning
came, and soon thereafter Mr.. n. ap-
peared in town only to the realization of
the fact that the bird had flown, and that
he still remained voyager in search of a
wife, but was destined not to remain so
long, as the sequel proved. In the fami-
ly Of the father of the young lady there
was also another young lady, poor, but
estimable and quite pretty, to whom had
been offered the comforts of home
Miss Alice Haywood. Thither Mr.. II.
bent his way on learning the faithless-
ness of his af1ianced, and arranged chat
the preparation for the elegant wedding
supper should not be for naught, and
that he and Miss Alice should be mar.
ried at the appointed time and place at
which he was to have been married to
Miss Fannie. In the course of the day
these facts were quickly circulated and
known and discussed by all. The clergy
man whose services had been secured by
MI. d. met him aud jocularly remarked
that he would expect him to call for him
at his residence at the hour appointed, to
which Mr.. Hickland replied that he
would. True to appointment he called
for the parson at the hour set with q
close carriage. The parson, not knowing
just what shape matters had taken, in
sort of semi-bewilderment entered the
carriage in quest Of the solution of this
wonderful and curious affair. Finally
the carriage was brought to a standstill
and the parson invited to alight and enter
the house, which, to his great surprise,
he saw was the same one to which he
had been called to perform the marriage
of Mr.. Hickland with the young lady
who had 50 mysteriously and unexpected
ly eloped with another party. On enter
ing he found a pleasant company assem-
bled. and soon thereafter united the afore-
said Mr.. Hickland to the beautiful and
estimable Miss Alice Haywood, after
which the evening was spent delightfully."-,
and the wedding supper proved not to be
spoiled for the want of a wedding.