Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
From Gallatin.
To the Standard.
P. G.. P.

To the Standard.
Quite accusation was recently ere.
aled here in certain circles by the re-
port that certain young man from
McMinnville had in some way SO acted
as To cause young lady of Gallatin to
make preparations to marry, him and
at the time reported he did not appear
To net the part OF groomsman. Con.
lecture Was rife as to the matter,
whether he had ever made such i'm
pressionS or whether she only feigned
the appointment in anticipation of the
reality in the near future. Your cor.
respondent feeling an interest in any
one from McMinnvilIe, and especially
those who conduct themselves properly,
sought and obtained an interview with
the young gentleman in question, in the
capacity of II reporter for the STAN
DARD.
He freely admitted that there was
quite sensation on the subject, but
could see no grounds whatever for it /;
that he had only been going "baek.
wards and forwards" with the young
lady to church about four times within
the past two weeks, previous to which
he had not paid her any personal at.
tenIion; he could see no reasons why
the preparations should have been
made without his consent which had
not been offered, asked nor granted
that he had only been going "back.
ward and forwards" with her to church
from motives OF pleasure and piety ;
and although they knew such frequent
occurrences would create some talk,
for people will talk, yet they had mu.
tually agreed not to let such talk dis
turb them, and not to deny any reports
that might thus arise. From this
agreement, whether deemed wise or
otherwise, in some way may have orlgi.
mated the extensive preparations that
had been made in the way of baking
cake and inviting the parson, no pecu-
mary responsibility for which, had he,
or wonld he incur. We suggested,
that notwithstanding his appearant in
nocence, he seemed to be somewhat
mixed up in the affair of the agree.
ment, and although negative one,
yet there was negative method Of
proof quite positive in its deductions,
for instance the mathematical method
known as the Reductio absurdam, al
this point he assented that the whole
affair seemed to him an absurdity with
out any reduction We ventured tC
admonish him of the Importance Of the
subject of marrying, that as Henry
Walker, of Wilson county, used to say,
it was q matter that deserved serious
consideration, for it was not for a few
days and then quit" To which he re-
piled that this had been on hand only
a few days and he thought now wal
the time to quit before 1t became any
more serious" than in its present atti
tude. He thought the preparation
for wedding should not I've entered
into without the free and full consen
Of both contracting parties, that thu
lawyers say contract not made is NJ
contract at all except in contingency
To our advice that he should be quie
and fret not himself about the ipse dixit'
of Madam Rumor he cordially assented
and the interview ended.
A large delegation Of the student
and teachers of Howard Female Col
lege in charge of the President visited
the Southern Exposition at Louisville
on the 81 inst, accompanied by Maj
W. S. 'Munday, of the Board of visi
tors, and Capt. W. c. Blue, ex'Mayo
of Gallatin.
The party, consisting of fifty-three
went in specially chartered coach
and received every attention and kind
ness that could be asked from the rail
road conductors and the managers o
the Exposition.
The late Irish potatOe crop is turn
ing out very well-better than was ex
J peeted. r.
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