The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-01
A PHILOsoPHECAh BR1DEaROol7.
Hla Anianced Elopes with q Rival.
Whereupon Eae aarries Another.
From he 81. Lo.sl, Tymes.


Lexington was the scene of quite
little episode, in the form of a 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'3 fair damsele. Bliss
Fannie Jennings. and all arrangements
had been completed for the consumma.
ton of the happy event at the time sr-
pointed, at the residence of the father Of
the young lady.
Il appears that Mr.. Russel Gather. OF
this city, had been also paying his address
to this came young lady for some tire
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 her
trunk were stealthily spirited away from
her fathers domicile, snd she and her
lover, after considerable difficulty I'm 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 and
in search of tEeir Honeymoon. Morning
came, and soon thereafter Mr.. H. ap.
peared In town only to the realization of
the fact that the bird had flown, and that
ne st.li remained voyager in search of
wife, but was destined not to remain 60
long, as the sequel proved. In the fami-
Iy of the father Of the young lady there
was also another young lady, poor, but
estlmable and quite pretty, to whom had
been otiert 4 the comforts of home
Miss Alice Haywood. Thithar Mr.. n.
| bent his way on learning the faithless.
meas of his afiianced, and arranged that
the preparation for the elegant wedding
supper should not be for naught. and
that he and Hiss Alice should be mar
ried ut the appointed time and place at
which he was to have been married TO
Miss Fannie. In the course of the day
these fncts were quickly circulated and
known and discussed by all. The clergy
| man whose services had been secured by
MIR. ID. met him and 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 pafson, not knowing
just what shape matters had taken, in
sort of seni-bewilderment entered the
carriage in quest of the solution of. os this ta;s
wonderful and curious affair. Finally
the carriage was brought to @ standstill
and the parsop invited to alight and enter,
the houue, which, to lis 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 SO mysteriously aud unexpected
ly eloped with another party, On enter
ing he found q pleasant company assem-
bled, and soon thereafter united the afore-
said MIR. Hickland to the beautiful aud
estimable Miss Alice Haywood, after
which the evening asspent delightfully."-,
and the wedding supper proved not to be
spoiled for the want of q wedding.