Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-23
ROMANTIC WEDDINGS.
Two of Them Wherein the Par
ticipants Have Exceedingly
Lively Times.


Nashville girls are whispering TO one
another about a delightfully-romantic
affair in which local j uliet and Louis
vile Romeo bear the leading parts. The
Young persons concerned met last Au.
gust at the Blue Lick resort, and while
drinking the bitter waters they slipped
the sweets whercwlth Cupid conceals
small heartburnings and little agonles
innumerable. The upshot OF the court
ing at the springs was that the girl 8
father refused to countenance the lover
suit. The old gentieman's natural deaf
ness was intensified a hundred-fold III
the young mans case. Father and
daughter returned TO Nashville, and,
October having passed without further
trouble in the matter the former began
TO look upon the case as an incident OF
midsummer madness-easily on and
lightly oil. Therefore when, on Tues
day of last week, he was asked by his
daughter TO drop IN on his way down
town and deliver a note to a clergyman
he complied without suspicion OF what
would follow. The note contained 4
request that the clergyman should call
upon the Young woman that morning.
He went to the house and IN the parior
found party Of young ioIks, central
among whom were the Louisville lover
and his Nashville lass. Doth were dress.
ed for travelling. The preacher was sur.
prised that he should be called upon to
marry them at such short notice, but as
the bride was under ner fathers roof IN
broad daylight and as the father himself
had delivered the summons he perform
ed the ceremony without unnecessary
ado The girls mother WAS rocking
contentedly in her sitting room over
head, oblivious OF the proceedings lew
yards away. The few guests and wit
nesses disappeared quietly ana the
bridal party walked to the depot, whence
in ten minutes they left for the North.
A tornado swept through all the rooms
OF the house that afternoon, but at last
accounts Cupid's clipper was skimmlng
along the lake towards Chicago before 4
fair breeze with all sails set.
Not to bc .utdOne by the lovers who
were married at the summit OF Pixies
Peak, nor yet by those who were welded
nine miles under ground In Mammoth
Cave, az Ohio couple last week stood up
before preacher in the rOtunda OF the
Capitol at Columbus. The bride was
Miss Maggie T.. Foote, OF Yellow Bud,
and the groom was Eugene Reeve,
wealthy citizen of WIlIOnghhy. They
did not contemplate MARI age at that
time, bst while saunterIng through the
Capitol the romantic idea presented IT.
self to the young man and the lady ac-
uuieecci. Governor Foster, Attorney
General Nash. Adju,ant General smith,
the State Auditor, the State Treasurer
and hundred other persons connected
with the State Government accompanied
the Rev. Mr. Moore 10 tho rotunda AMI
Witnessed tie ceremony. "And there,
while the dim religious hight was stealing
through TIA" apex of the dome. saws
the breathless Journal reporter, "Ihr
groom and bride stood upon the ccrtr%l
star in tie mosaic pavement anu were
united IN the holy bonds Of matrimory.
In Congratu ating the groom Governor
Foster said that, although the youth had
robbed the brides father OF a foote,
nevertheless he hoped those concerned
never would make a misStep' because
OF the matter. After much brlIIlantcon'
versation OF the kind the house adjourn
ed sine die