The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-03-15
Married in the Dark.

lived in Central Michigan a curious
old benedict named Dodsworth. At
the age of fifty he married glrl of
twenty, and when the burden of sixty
years bore him down his wife was
only half his ,-age. Dcdsworth was
noted f; + his peculiarities, bat the eli
max came when be found himself on
his diving bed. He was worth about
100000, and he hadn't a blood re
lative, living SO far as be knew, He
wafted 70 leave his property to his
wifs, as the pair had lived very hap-
PLY, but yet he could not leave it
without displaying come of his pecu-
liarities'in" the provisions Of the will.
Sjmo old men display mean spirit
when making their wills, and draft
in provision cutting the wife off
with shilling ifshe marries again.
The old man wasn't of that stamp.
Ills young wife was good looking,
vivacioue and fond Of society, and it
was folly to suppose she would mourn
for her ''late departed" any great
length Of time. Therefore Mr.. Dods-
worth turned heel on the usual GUS
tom and said in his will: a"'# z i.
"Iu case my wife Celia does not
take unto herself another husband
within thirteen months from date
of my burial, all bequests otherwise
made in this will are to revert to the
State Of Michigan, to be used for
building and furnishing a home for
old women" >.s' ~ .."..~ &
Whether Celia was pleased or dis-
pleased at this provision deponent
saith not, but the old man had not
been under the sod more than six
months when thewidow was said to
be looking out for another man. II
it was singular for the dying Dods-
worth to urge his wife to marry
again, it was still moro singular that
he should desire the ceremony to be
PEI formed under the following cir
cnmstances, viz:
'And it is mado incumbent on
said Celia Dodsworth, that in taking
new husband, the marriage cere-
mony shall be performed in the big
barn on my farm, on the Il road
1t shall take place at 10 o'clock in
the evening, Oh the main floor, with
ont lights of any description, with all
doors shut, and free invitation shall
be extended to all. The clergyman
shall stand in the stables, and the
bride and groom on the Wain floor,
and the principnl parties to the cere-
money shall be dressed in black
throughout"
A WILLING WIDOW.
The widow announced her inten-
ton to faithfully obey in spirit and
letter; the, will was probated, and
the twelfth month had scarcely pass,
ed before she issued an invitation fol
the e~pU61ic to attend q wedding at the
barn. Just who the groom was t
be- no enc could possibly assert, az
the widow had been keeping COM
pany with a widower, a bachelor anc
two young mon, and as tar as any
outsider could judge, she loved one
"a we'll as the other. Being good
looking and talented, and having 6
fortune behind her, it was not strange
that she should have number OF
suitors.9 She seemed to enter into
the spirit of the affair with great zest,
as also didIthe minister; and to fur
ther misIify the people in attendance,
the bride entered the barn alone at
one door, the groom alone at another,
and no7ohe knew that the minis er
had arrived until his voice was heard
in the stables. ''a.
BOUND IN THE DARK.
There were at least 200 people
present, and each one understood that
even the striking Of q match would
break the will. Manv iokes wara