The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-22
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Some men are fastidiouss in selecting
wives, Others ar not at all nice in mat
tefs matrimonial. But d breach Of prom
iss case in Arkansas I'D general. lis too
rare and serious to leave loophole for
o laugh to come in. -.
Mr.. johnson Topp moved from Ten
'nssase across the MisAiasippi into iArkaii-
aasl He was NOR OF means and a
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matrimony, but he had fear of widows.
.GrassG widows especially, were a terror to
him, He had moved from East Tennes-
see 70 Middle Tennessee and FROM thai
SECTION to West Tennessee, and inally:
over into Arkansas to escape from zeal or
fancied matrimonial danger, arising from
enterpIising, perhaps charming, Tonnes
3 That being MIR. Johnson Topp's history,
It surprised hie friend!ithat he should
appear "a defendant in the case of Dublin
But the Cir if,it Court docket for Crittan.
den county disclossd the fact of the suit,
and the affidavit Of MIS-. Melinda Dublifs
Iget forth the particulars. ,es, Is 81 ss
Ihe plaintiff was, put on the stand TO
tell now wickedly Rks had hsei. led Into
fa:5e' hopes by tho middle-aged bachelor.
~ live at home With my old dad, she
saids apd this fellsN kept cenir'ii round a;;;;;iiia
thar maxim believe he wanted to trade
mules. After he traded o time or two
till that was played out, he come wantin'
cotton seed. i knowei he only wanted
an excuse to get to seq me, and q told
Pon when he como again TO bring him
an 20 whether he'd talk turkey or net
If he hHd fair chance, And that Tyfs5 Tyfss
just what he wanted. You never see 5
man aet.up to-a woman pearter thsn he
did az soon as eyes Pop introduced us,
tellin' him, This is rny darkar
He was powerful shy aEE ca
let him get fairly started oJ
s1osts, and he was dead snre Is Ell
.sparkin'. And it Appeared Ile
couldn't wait more'n q mint for q ss6nafs
TO- say yes. I didn't fool will the man
hextlthiug that happened sho war tryiils Il
story al sss
But her lawyer did not think it No Wa
the whole story, and he was rigat there
WEE moro to beitold. ,as, IS. .fsIa
~ yil yon state to the jury how it hap
peped that the defendant. Topp. went
back on his word after he had asked you
to marry him 7n 81 Ets
q swell, as 4 isaid hefars, he Ras the
mesk kuneasy man until he rot his anr-5er,
sWhich was yes. Tho fourth day Of ,l;ly.
u allowed, would 30 soon eratt for enc.
Wedding day. hHs he Couldn't Igait until
thsnrriti HRs impossible al told him "a
call. Pop ina and .fal it oyag,I went oyer
10 thei kttchsn 70 get up n .sqGar' meal,
and FhoE the man It tconld do the talless
cooking in rkanaaw, when i LET myaelf
out for it IN dead earnest.n 2 3. " .,jI i, .59s
: And Vhat happened when Jour fatheg
and the defendant, T'opp. talked it.overf;;,
Before / lett iem / told Bop The. man
was on the marry and yeckired it WIS
all right. Pop allowed they,z best haya
somethipg TO take, .set on the Whiskey
md s9ggr, and told them thar sTt,s ceokin,
to do; If they preferred Inink In, theirs
they kpotyed just where to git II. When L
came BACK saw thinga = syFrnpg. The
first thing the man eaid, and Inc lookin'
s0hegtni Q funeral Il 'CurileI Dublin, q =
allowed your gal, Malindy, was a aingIe
gal until this mint is, che single. OF IL
abe, ever been married afore 2, q. md Pop.
he told; the truth, looking him plum 5 ID
the eye. She's been married ones snty
littieT;o only q little And said 81 hat's
So; he's talking the Gospel .ffae only a
little, TheN man JIG ont them mighty
ddent aud me and Pop thinks III thara
any, law in SArkansaW he orfet nay. s.
The defendagk 1trnad ! that ha siiifinE
want o Rita, who bad been. married eyer
aog little He thought he bad sbesn de-
Seiyed. The Jury say is fferently. a
iiatle :narried didn't count in "A rkapsaai
ne must pay, and no did pay. saS