Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-08
SHE CAME NOT.
Strange Case Of WOOed but Not Wed,
Wherein the Bride Gave Her
Note but Not Her Hand.
louisville Courier journal, 5th.

Louisville Courier-Journal, 5th.
Strange occurrences, accompanied
often by funny facts, oftener by morti-
flying circumstances, have frequently
eventuated in Louisville, but the most
peculiar and the very funniest thing
of the season took place Thursday
evening.
The Commercial yesterday morning
published the following:
DR.. w. T. Taylor, of Baskerville, and
Miss Mary G. Hill, of C~hillicothe,
Mo-, were married in the presence Of
a few friends at the First Christian
Church last evening. In the absence
Of Rev. DR.. Tyler, who is conducting
a revival at Eureka, ILL.,, Rev. II. N.
Reubeit was the officiating clergyman.
From reading the above one might
we'll imagine that Miss Mary G." had
become the life-partner Of DR.. T.;
that DR.. Il. had forever folded unto
his manly bosom the fragile form of
Miss Mary g." But, alas, as alleged
in the caption Of this little sketch,
what exceeding strangeness exists in
affairs humane vito.
The reportorial perspicuity of the
newspaper man who dashed off the
itemsreprinted above has waned con-
siderably since the startling news yes
terday morning, that the marriage so
neatly announced did not take place,
and that n Of the dramatis PERSONA
was gathering, as it were, matrimonial
sweets in a quarter far distant from
the First Christian Church, at the
northeast corner Of Fourth and Wal
nut streets.
When a Courier ournalist received
the intelligence he at once started out
to gather the facts, which he submits
as follows
Not long ainos-prObably not three
months agO-Miss Mary G. Hill, whose
winning ways and fascinating feminini.
ties are peculiar to the fertile soil of
Missouri's prairics, came to this Ntste
upon a visit to friends Aeag Baskerville,
Miss Hill had passed the love-in.
spring ago at sweet sixteen, yet her
hardy Missouri beauty still abided
near her, and, Notwithstanding The
onerous burden of twenty-five sum,
mers, served to catch the eye aud oap-
tivate the susceptible heart Of tho
dhashing widowed u, d. DR.. w, T.
They met and loved their hearts
turned to each other as the magnet tc
the loadstono, and ere many days had
rolled around the doctor told his Mary
that without her the joys Of life would
be heeting. 1t is presumed the gentle
Mary hung modestly hoF pretty head
and, while her cherry lips quivered
with teador emotion, simply said
Thy will is my will, and whitherso.
ever thou leadest, even there will
follow thee" To mako long story
brief, they were soon betrothed, and
after q few weeks of engaged bills.
agreed upon Thursday evening last as
the day for the celebration Of Their
nuptials, and upon Wednesday, accom-.
/, panied by several Baskerville friend,
and the Rev. Mr.. Beubelit, who was L
perform the ceremony, they arrived il
this city, and the ladies' stopped at The
boarding house Of Mrs. Buckner, on
First street, near Jacob. Everythins
was in readiness for the wedding upor
the following evening. The intended
brides elegant trOusseau was sent L
{ her apartment, the groom got together
/ his white linen and broadeloth, tn,
! clergyman was in readiness to perform
l the cerenony, the sexton lighted III
tho church, a brilliant assemblags wa,
at the place 10 witness the pleasan.
) event, and all things seemed propitiowl
/ for a long life Of unalloySd welded
/ bliss. The hour had arrived, and III,
| assembled friends we're inpatient,
| waiting for the coming Of the con
D tracing parties, when the ofhoiatinl
+ clergyman announced tathS astoundeS
audience that ON account Of th,
5 unexpected absence of the bid,
I there cogld be no wedding
| Those who had assembled quick,