Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-07-09
miscellaneous.
A Kentucky Romance.
The LOVE OF Two BROTHERS AND Two
STsrERs-How IT REsrLTED.


In certain part of our country there
lived a family, in which there are two
brothers just entering upon the prime of
youthful manhood; short distance from
them-in fact. ia the same Deighborhood,
lives another family, in which there are
two sisters also in the prime of woman
hood, beautiful, fascinating and attractive.
These young people being near Deighbors,
and coming in contact with each often. al
most naturally. it would seem, fell in love
with each other. the elder brother with
one Of the sisters and the younger with
the other. All went smoothly for a time.
and these young people enjoyed them
selves and dreamed bright dreams of the
future, and no doubt in imagination con-
structed fairy palaces OF love. and gardens
like Paradise, which should be only filled
with beautiful flowers and fruits Of happi-
ness and unalloyed enjoyment
Then, as a matter of course. the ques-
ton OF marrying arose, which must be re-
ferred to the parents of the young ladies
for approval. The eldest brother had no
difficulty in obtaining their consent to mis-
marrying the young lady, and the wedding
day was fixed upon. Then the young
brother went TO the parents and made
known his attachment for the other sister
and their mutual desire to ''splice and
| travel the road of lite together" But the
old folks were decidedly opposed to hav-
ing more than one of their girls marry into
that family" and plainly informed him
that If he wanted wife he must go else
where to get her, intimating that he should
desist paying further attention to the young
lady in question But the young man was
determined that if his brother married one
of the girls he would marry the other. So
he went to the young LADY of his love, y"
and told her the circumstances of the sit
uation, and desired her. if she loved him,
to prove her love by running off with him.
To this she agreed. and the night was fixed
upon when they should carry out the mu-
tual agreement
| But now comes the strangest part of the
story. The two young ladies resembled
each other very much in looks. voice, ETC..
and by some strange freak when the night
of elOpement came, and the young man
went to the appointed place of meeting.
he found woman there whom he thought
was the right one. but she was not. IN
conscious of this, however, he took her to
the place where the marriage ceremony
was to be performed before he found out
that he was with the wrong girl.
Most wonderful to relate, he thought
that after he had gone to all this
trouble he would get married any way, SC
he asked her if she would have him, and
she. in order to carry out the joke. said
she would and they were married then
and there. 1t appears that she had over
heard him making arrangements to elope
with her sister, and knowing the place Of
meeting determined to go there ahead Of
her and thus fool the young man, fol
whom she entertained a secret liking, al.
though she was engaged to be married tc
his brother. Our informant also states
that after they had lived together for some
time the elder brother. determined tC
make the most of the situation. took unto
himself the other sister.